During World Mastercard Fashion Week in Toronto, I had the pleasure and privilege of attending the Toronto Fashion Incubator‘s Press and Buyer’s Brunch. The Toronto Fashion Incubator is an amazing organization that nurtures emerging and independent designers in the Canadian fashion industry. The Press and Buyer’s Brunch was a wonderful…
Pilates Gives You a Great Bum
I kid you not darlings, pilates gives you a seriously great bum…and abs…and arms. You get the point. It’s one of my preferred methods of exercise and I never looked better than when I was taking weekly private pilates classes. When Sarah Brooks invited me to come take a one-on-one…
A Conversation with Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014
In this installment of things you might not know about me: I once competed in pageants. The Miss America system to be exact and before I hung up my clear plastic heels (don’t judge…they’re the best option for swimwear, they make your legs look a million miles long), I made…
BCBGMAXAZRIA bon genre
As a young girl growing up in the South of France, Marypierre Julien lived above a perfume shop and was taken by the world of fragrances. At the age of 9, she informed her parents that she wanted to become a “nose” and while her perplexed parents were not quite…
A Conversation with Rad Hourani
In January of 2013, Rad Hourani made fashion history by becoming the first Canadian and the first designer to present a unisex collection during the Parisian Haute Couture shows. These two distinctions were achieved after only 5 years of having launched his eponymous line, a feat unto itself. Hourani has…
Effortless Style with Kim Newport-Mimram
Last week I introduced the fabulous washable capsule collection by Kim Newport-Mimram that she created as a collaboration between her line, Pink Tartan, and Tide Pods. This week, I thought I’d share some of her top tips for achieving the effortless sort of elegant style that she is known for…