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The fascinating history behind Longines, this season’s most coveted watch brand

Any Toronto watch collector worth their salt should own at least one vintage chronograph from Longines, the longstanding Swiss...

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Real Weddings: Inside a secret elopement at a glamping resort in Grafton

Real Weddings: Inside a secret elopement at a glamping resort in Grafton

They were married in a forest chapel

"This has been a really taxing time for people of colour": Meet the stylish group introducing Torontonians to the Zen world of birding

“This has been a really taxing time for people of colour”: Meet the stylish group introducing Torontonians to the Zen world of birding

No khakis necessary

Where to get your glow on this Fall

Where to get your glow on this Fall

It’s the season of changing colours, hot toddies, cozy sweaters and, of course, those rosy, Fall-kissed cheeks. To keep both an...

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How a Toronto stylist is expanding the city’s knowledge of ‘inclusive beauty’

How a Toronto stylist is expanding the city’s knowledge of ‘inclusive beauty’

Solange Ashoori remembers the day in 2006 when she tagged along with a friend to a hair appointment in Toronto. The friend had...

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Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Sustainable lab-grown diamonds have arrived in Yorkville

Sustainable lab-grown diamonds have arrived in Yorkville

Love hasn’t been cancelled, and neither have engagements. But with the pandemic spurring a deeper examination of...

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"We were ready to pull the plug if we had to": the inside story of Toronto’s first in-person charity event since Covid

“We were ready to pull the plug if we had to”: the inside story of Toronto’s first in-person charity event since Covid

There was no table hopping and guests were spread apart in three rooms

Toronto's best online fitness classes

Toronto’s best online fitness classes

Cardio, bodybuilding, yoga and body-weight blasts, all streamed directly into the comfort of your living room

We tried a signature facial at Caudalie Hazelton House, the clean beauty brand’s new Yorkville flagship

After months of lockdown, Torontonians are finally emerging, troll-like, out of their houses to take care of grown-out...

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We got married outside my 96-year-old grandmother's nursing home window

We got married outside my 96-year-old grandmother’s nursing home window

Inside an al fresco micro wedding at a Korean nursing home

"We're disinfecting shower stalls after every use": What reopening looks like at five Toronto gyms

“We’re disinfecting shower stalls after every use”: What reopening looks like at five Toronto gyms

We spoke with gym staffers about the precautions they're taking—including outdoor workouts, plexiglass barriers and hospital-grade air filters

Our big summer wedding was postponed by the pandemic, so we had an intimate backyard ceremony with a homemade Caribbean feast

Our big summer wedding was postponed by the pandemic, so we had an intimate backyard ceremony with a homemade Caribbean feast

They borrowed chairs from their church and purchased most of their decor, including a balloon arch, from Amazon

Posh Gvasalia Lanvin is Crowned the Winner of FASHION Magazine's Slay The Runway II

Posh Gvasalia Lanvin is Crowned the Winner of FASHION Magazine’s Slay The Runway II

Tonight, FASHION Magazine held its virtual runway competition Slay The Runway II , a co-production with Karim Olen Ash and XPOSED...

The Want List: super stylish, highly functional picnic paraphernalia for your weekend excursions

The Want List: super stylish, highly functional picnic paraphernalia for your weekend excursions

Everything you need to be the envy of your fellow park-goers

Our large two-day wedding was cancelled, so we had a quickie ceremony with 40 guests in a public park

Our large two-day wedding was cancelled, so we had a quickie ceremony with 40 guests in a public park

Inside a multicultural ceremony at the Toronto Music Garden

Before the pandemic, I was about to graduate from Ryerson with no job prospects. Now, I'm signed to the same agency as Beyoncé

Before the pandemic, I was about to graduate from Ryerson with no job prospects. Now, I’m signed to the same agency as Beyoncé

How Boman Martinez-Reid, a.k.a. Bomanizer, got the internet laughing during a pandemic

“We got married, signed the papers and went inside for pizza”: How a young couple with three kids tied the knot on their front porch

“We got married, signed the papers and went inside for pizza”: How a young couple with three kids tied the knot on their front porch

With DIY accoutrements and lots of champagne

"If you don't want to wear a mask, your tattoo can wait": Toronto tattoo artists on what it's like to reopen their business

“If you don’t want to wear a mask, your tattoo can wait”: Toronto tattoo artists on what it’s like to reopen their business

"I think the government is prioritizing the economy over safety. I'm not ready to go back to business as usual"

A toothbrush like no other

A toothbrush like no other

The first thing that you’ll notice about the new Oral-B iO toothbrush is its entirely non-traditional design. It is beautifully...

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"We're booked solid for the next three weeks": Toronto hair stylists on their reopening plans

“We’re booked solid for the next three weeks”: Toronto hair stylists on their reopening plans

"Going forward, we’ll be working at a third of our capacity. I’m not sure it’s going to be worthwhile to stay in business"

Five new ways to host intimate, socially distanced weddings in Toronto at any budget

Five new ways to host intimate, socially distanced weddings in Toronto at any budget

From a custom delivery service to inside a shipping container

"I would have hired someone if there wasn’t a pandemic": Six Torontonians who embarked on DIY home improvement projects

“I would have hired someone if there wasn’t a pandemic”: Six Torontonians who embarked on DIY home improvement projects

Spurred on by all the extra free time

My Mother, Myself

My Mother, Myself

The following story is a sneak preview from the upcoming edition of Latitude, a magazine that meets canna-curious women where they...

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Finding My Way Back to Weed

Finding My Way Back to Weed

The following story is a sneak preview from the upcoming edition of Latitude, a magazine that meets canna-curious women where they...

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What actor Paul Gross loves about Stratford

What actor Paul Gross loves about Stratford

The silver-fox thespian takes us on a tour of his go-to spots in Festival City

From summer fashion finds to patio hopping, here’s what’s in store at Bloor-Yorkville this season

From summer fashion finds to patio hopping, here’s what’s in store at Bloor-Yorkville this season

Featuring retailers, ice cream and coffee on sun-kissed patios with the return of CaféTO and Summer Music in the Park

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

How an iGaming platform is giving back to the northern Ontario community

By bridging the gap between digital play and physical bingo halls, Betty is redefining the gaming industry to ensure that local communities always win.

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Five ways to prepare for the ultimate watch party experience, at home or on the go

Enjoy the soccer game anywhere with immersive tech that feels like a win

Great Spaces

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Inside an art dealer’s 430-square-foot apartment crammed with paintings

Janos Toth began collecting works by Inuk artist Floyd Kuptana last year. He now has 42 on display

Inside painter Janna Watson's minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

Inside painter Janna Watson’s minimalist studio in a Grey County forest

A weathered steel exterior renders the building virtually invisible from the road

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

This couple turned a Dundas West Victorian into a dark and sultry Hollywood Regency palace

“I want it to feel like an Old Hollywood actress retired and then went thrifting”

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Inside a technicolour rural farmhouse lovingly restored by director Eva Michon and musician Sebastien Grainger

Turns out the guy from Death From Above 1979 is really good at renovations