Mais oui. It is most definitely the season for holiday parties and as my present to you, Dear Readers, I am providing you with the necessary tips with which to survive the season.
Last week, we looked at how to maintain sophistication at the office party, while this week we examine the most important item on [...]

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While holiday shopping in Rosedale today with Lady Miss Angora, Fiona “just happened” to bump into us. She wanted to take us to Lakes for lunch, but Lady Miss Angora was too agitated for me to contemplate accepting her offer. We left her on the sidewalk.
Upon our return to our condominium, I received a text [...]

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The Godmothers told me to watch this Canadian up-and-comer. Regina-based Rachel Mielke is taking her Hillberg and Berk jewellery line to Bloomingdale’s this weekend for a trunk show. It has been featured in FASHION, Lou Lou, and Canada AM as well as being seen on Lauren Conrad, Celine Dion, and Carrie Underwood. Rachel’s designs are [...]

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West Queen West was jumping on this chilly night with the opening of a store and gallery beside each other.
I stopped in to investigate the Drake Hotel General Store to confirm that yes indeed, it is “a curiously edited shop catering to the sensible and the hedonistic, the traveller and the neighbour”, as promised on [...]

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Inventive and immensely interesting design store, Ministry of the Interior launched an intriguing exhibition by prolific designer and artist Jaime Hayón. The exhibit was wonderful, as was the stylish crowd, including Donnell from sophisticated menswear store Uncle Otis, Rea from eye weekly, and Jen from sassy site, She Does the City.
Before I stepped out for [...]

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After this year’s tragic bankruptcy news of Linda Lundström a Canadian design icon, we were warmed with announcement that she was back in business. At an open house today, I learned the company is rebranded as “Lundström” and got a sneak peek at the Spring 2009 collection, which is modern, trés chic, and very fashion [...]

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Today, my ever-fashionable and always-elegant friend Mary Symons hosted an exclusive in-home launch party for her new company, The Luxurious Edge. She and business partner Sharon Hudson created a divine line of Pashmina tunics and coats. Of the venture, the marvelous Ms. Symons said:
I don’t know why I suddenly decided to do this..I am not [...]

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‘Tis the season. The season of good cheer, lovely gifts, fabulous party gowns, and holiday parties. Oh, those holiday parties. Some are fun, some are work. The work I speak of are the office parties to which one must attend. They are those social obligations where the most dreadful etiquette offenses and fashion crimes occur.
The [...]

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Sweet Philip Sparks celebrated the opening of his new studio in the newly renovated historic Burroughs Building.  His space and clothing epitomizes the elegance of gentlemen from a bygone era.
I do believe Toronto’s most fabulous, creative people attended this open house. I enjoyed rubbing shoulders with Samra Habib, Rouge Magazine Associate Fashion and Beauty Editor, [...]

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Today was another Fashion Mafia workday. They invented the idea of overspending the day after American Thanksgiving, so it was my job to encourage Canadians to spend exuberantly, especially on international goods. I must hand it to Tracee Smithers, who must be the most perfect PR gal in the business, since she booked spots for [...]

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