Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fashion | Givenchy Fall 2011 haute couture [Video]

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

It cannot be said enough, couture is all in the details. In this video Tim Blanks speaks with Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy about his Fall 2011 haute couture collection for Style.com.

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Quote, Unquote | Diana Vreeland on style

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

“Style: All who have it share one thing—originality.” -Diana Vreeland, on style, in Harper’s Bazaar Photo courtesy of Advanced Style -Septembre

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Fashion News | Iris Apfel documentary in the works

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Fashion grand maven, “geriatric starlet” (her words, not mine) and nonagenarian Iris Apfel will be the subject of a documentary.

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Shopping | Magnolia Extended End of Season Clearance Sale

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Magnolia (333 Eglinton Ave. W Unit 2B) has extended its End of Season Clearance. Shop deep discounts at the stylish Yonge and Eglinton boutique until Saturday, August 27th. Happy shopping! -Septembre

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Shopping | Desperately Different Designer Showroom Clearance Sale

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Canadian brand Desperately Different will be having a Get Dressed Designer Showroom Sale at the Ukamaku offices (219 Dufferin St., Suite 224C, Toronto, Ont.). Desperately Different designer Katya Revenko, who won the 2006 Toronto Fashion Incubator New Labels competition, will … Continue reading →

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Event | You’ve been Coveteur’d by The Coveteur at Holt Renfrew

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

The Coveteur team Erin Kleinberg, Stephanie Mark and Jake Rosenberg have taken you inside the closets and homes of some of the most fabulous names in fashion (including Canada’s own Bernadette Morra of FASHION Magazine and Liz Cabral of Flare Magazine) and now they … Continue reading →

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Quote, Unquote | WWD editor-in-chief Ed Nardoza on the fashion industry

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

“Fashion is a fascinating business of big money and big ambitions, hustlers and visionaries. Its grit is balanced by its beauty. Boredom simply doesn’t enter into the picture as there’s no off switch.” -WWD editor-in-chief Ed Nardoza, on the fashion … Continue reading →

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J’adore | Lanvin cutout heel pumps

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

If I’m on a deadline Tumblr is the place where you will find me wasting valuable time or, as I like to call it, “battling writer’s block” (follow me here). While attempting to find my writing mojo the other day … Continue reading →

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As I See It | The now infamous Nivea for Men ad

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

By now we’ve all heard about the daily dose of WTF?! that was delivered to us courtesy of Nivea’s offensive, insensitive and racist ad in the September 2011 issue of Esquire magazine. The ad was for the Nivea for Men … Continue reading →

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Beauty | My nail art obsession

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Nail polish was always something that was strictly prohibited in my house―until I turned 16. When my mother finally lifted the ban I went absolutely crazy for metallic nail polish and would paint each fingernail a different shade of Wet … Continue reading →

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