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Fashion and Style

Summer is for Colour

June 21, 2010

The temps have really been heating up in Toronto this week. Those of us who have lingered in pulling out our summer wardrobe are now rushing to hide away wool sweaters and hang up breeezy tops, light dresses, and cotton tanks and shorts.  A recent trip to India and this gorgeous ad campaign by Hermes [...]

Create a Style Board

May 25, 2010

Style or inspiration boards are used as a tool by designers as they plan a new collection for a line.  They include inspirational images, fabric swatches and photographs of inspiring people.  All of these images together create a mood, or a feeling that the designer then uses as a guide while working on a future [...]

What to Wear Now: The Utility Jacket

April 27, 2010

Spring has sprung and with it so has the urge to ditch heavy layers for lighter pieces.  How to dress for brisk mornings, warm afternoons and cool nights?  Start with a utility jacket, my favourite piece for spring.  Easy, functional and so versatile.   Here are some ways to wear one:
1.  Pair with something supremely [...]

Best Foot Forward

February 24, 2010

This is a guest post, by Lisa McLatchie of the Practical Fashionista.  Lisa is a personal stylist whose focus is on helping you to develop your individual style in a functional, realistic and cost effective way.
It’s almost like its part of our DNA. When it comes to footwear, as women, we are obsessed!  From stilettos [...]

Underneath It All

February 5, 2010

This is a guest post by Lisa McLatchie of the Practical Fashionista.  Lisa is personal stylist whose focus is on helping you to develop your individual style in a functional, realistic and cost effective way.
Oprah has dedicated entire “interventions” to it. WNTW’s Stacy and Clinton are always talking about it.  And I can’t tell you [...]

Paris, Je T’Aime

January 31, 2010

Last week I visited Paris to attend the Maison et Objets show for work and to sneak in a few days in a city I love with the guy I love.  As we wandered the streets with no particular destination in mind (we'd seen all the major sights on a previous trip), I reflected on [...]

Links à la Mode: January 21

January 24, 2010

I am sitting in a cafe on Blvd Saint Germain in Paris right now simultaneously catching up on work and personal emails (and sipping on a cafe creme).  I was so delighted to find that my "Make a Most-Coveted List" post was selected this week for Links à la Mode by Dramatis Personae!
Check out the links below for  meaty [...]

Make a “Most Coveted” List

January 19, 2010

After I began the "new way to clean your closet" exercise, I started thinking about my shopping habits in general. What if, instead of spending impulsively, I made a list of my most coveted pieces and pulled it out whenever I am about to buy a cheap and cheerful something? Might that make [...]

A New Way to Clean Out Your Closet

January 11, 2010

After the excess of the holidays I tend to adopt a more minimalist outlook.  This year the manifestation of this mindset took the form of: de-cluttering every single surface in our apartment (cleansing on so many levels!), tracking purchases and avoiding any unnecessary ones and tackling the monster that is my closet.  The traditional rule [...]

Link Love: Part 3 of 3 Fashion & Style

January 6, 2010

To round out my list of favourite blogs and websites, I've included my top style and fashion picks below.  Click here for my favourite business and entrepreneurship sites and here for my favourite sites for inspiration.  I would love to hear what yours are!
Who What Wear Daily:  A fun and inspiring celebrity style and fashion [...]

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