We meet actor Kim Poirier at a skin shop on Yonge St.
No, not the peeler kind of skin. It is Angelo’s Leather Fashion at 885 Yonge St. north of Bloor, a family business run by Angelo Pagratis and son Dimitri.
Poirier is shopping for red-carpet wear for functions like the recent Toronto International Film Festival and […]
Discussing her new film, The Duchess, Keira Knightley revealed that the rigid 18th-century corsets made her and co-star Hayley Atwell belch constantly, and constricted their frames to the point where they couldn’t breathe. Charming.
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Baby clothes manufacturer and online retailer Crazy Baby Clothing Company donates one hundred baby onesies to Lakeland, Florida’s Church at the Mall. The church’s “Teen M.O.P.S.” (Mothers of Preschoolers) program has a store where mothers who participate in their program earn points so they can purchase items. The items donated will be available in this […]
It’s not trendy, it’s “on trend,” and if clothes are really good, they’re “fierce” or “dope.” Don’t like the lingo of fashion? Whatever.
Industry observers say the language of fashion is changing thanks to fashion blogs and reality television, like “Project Runway,” which have popularized fashion terms. Now, competition is high to attain originality and […]
London Fashion Week and who, exactly, is looking at whom? Inside a venue in Covent Garden, an audience of newspaper fashion writers, glossy magazine stylists and department store buyers are watching a new generation of designers at the Fashion Fringe show, on the lookout for next season’s big trends. Read more
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Finding the Jasmine di Milo boutique in Harrods is not easy. “Jasmine who?” replies a bemused sales assistant. “Is it lingerie?” asks another blankly. Perhaps using the designer’s real surname – Fayed – will help to clarify matters. Sure enough, now, it seems, we are talking. Cue much flapping and the hasty production of a […]
You might not expect the headquarters of a Scottish fashion designer to be in a bohemian district of Milan, yet alongside chic bars and al fresco cafes is the home and office of Dundee-born Graeme Black. Read more
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If it was in the 1980s that designer fashion sensed the potential of its power, it was not until the mid-1990s that its full might was realised. Today, a handful of immensely wealthy luxury goods conglomerates own many of the biggest names, while the individually owned designer brands boast sales figures of millions, and even […]
Take a peek at what the fashion-savvy celebrities wore backstage at this summer’s biggest festivals.
Pack away that rain mac and stash those wellington boots, festival season is done and dusted for another year.
Following the muddy end of Bestival on September 7, the summer’s biggest music events are over and out for 2008. But forget […]
As Naomi Campbell sashayed down the catwalk alongside 18-year-old supermodel Jourdan Dunn, many of those watching sensed a shift taking place in the fashion world.
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