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Can Arthur Mendonça make patent leather glamorous and sexy for fall/winter 2012?

Can Arthur Mendonça make patent leather glamorous and sexy for fall/winter 2012?

Though Arthur Mendonça’ s show was at 4 p.m. on a Friday of a very long Toronto Fashion Week, his team of cheerleaders, like...

GALLERY: 73 shots from Arthur Mendonça’s fall/winter 2012 show

GALLERY: 73 shots from Arthur Mendonça’s fall/winter 2012 show

Arthur Mendonça’ s fall/winter 2012 show proved to us that he’s still the same designer he once was, offering sexy clothes...

GALLERY: 42 shots from Rad Hourani’s fall/winter 2012 collection

GALLERY: 42 shots from Rad Hourani’s fall/winter 2012 collection

Futuristic unisex looks abound at Rad Hourani’ s Friday night show at Toronto Fashion Week, and we loved every last one. Mossy...

Rad Hourani shares his window into the future at Toronto Fashion Week

Rad Hourani shares his window into the future at Toronto Fashion Week

When fashion media heard Rad Hourani ’s “Collection #5” would be showing at Toronto Fashion Week, most agreed that it was...

Toronto Fashion Week trends: twinsies!

Toronto Fashion Week trends: twinsies!

Friday was the last day of Toronto Fashion Week, and not even fatigue, hunger or ennui were enough to keep these Canadian Catwalk...

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The Scene: W. Bruce C. Bailey shows us he’s fun at parties (and much, much more!)

The Scene: W. Bruce C. Bailey shows us he’s fun at parties (and much, much more!)

We had the best time on days three and four of Toronto Fashion Week, and we owe a lot of that to W. Brian C. Bailey, who was happy...

Ezra Constantine pulls back on the black draped jersey at Toronto Fashion Week

Ezra Constantine pulls back on the black draped jersey at Toronto Fashion Week

Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill showed their menswear line Ezra Constantine to the biggest crowd we’ve seen yet in the smaller...

GALLERY: 22 shots from Ezra Constantine’s fall/winter 2012 show

GALLERY: 22 shots from Ezra Constantine’s fall/winter 2012 show

Ezra Constantine strays from its typical Berlin aesthetic, replacing draped black jersey with stronger tailoring and...

Caitlin Power shows she understands trends at Toronto Fashion Week fall/winter 2012

Caitlin Power shows she understands trends at Toronto Fashion Week fall/winter 2012

The socialite types may not have been able to make it to Caitlin Power’ s studio show—too busy counting diamonds, we...

GALLERY: 34 shots from Caitlin Power’s fall/winter 2012 collection

GALLERY: 34 shots from Caitlin Power’s fall/winter 2012 collection

Caitlin Power is definitely a designer to look out for, given her impressive tailoring and understanding of trends. We loved a...

David Dixon brought the elegance of Hitchcock and some weirdly sparse feathers to Toronto Fashion Week

David Dixon brought the elegance of Hitchcock and some weirdly sparse feathers to Toronto Fashion Week

As the end of this season’s fashion week marathon draws near, the fatigue is starting to show—after a socialite-heavy Pink...

GALLERY: 61 shots from David Dixon’s fall/winter 2012 collection

GALLERY: 61 shots from David Dixon’s fall/winter 2012 collection

This season David Dixon was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’ s The Birds, so of course there were feathers. We saw massive (and...

Toronto Fashion Week trends: look-at-me accessories (seriously, look at them)

Toronto Fashion Week trends: look-at-me accessories (seriously, look at them)

On day four of Toronto Fashion Week, those wild and crazy Canadian Catwalk kids demonstrated that Leandra Medine’ s “arm...

Pink Tartan shows a more expensive Joe Fresh at Toronto Fashion Week

Pink Tartan shows a more expensive Joe Fresh at Toronto Fashion Week

Pink Tartan, Kimberley Newport-Mimran’ s label, showed separately from her husband Joe Mimran’ s for the first time ever last...

GALLERY: 31 shots from Pink Tartan’s fall/winter 2012 show

GALLERY: 31 shots from Pink Tartan’s fall/winter 2012 show

Bottle-green fur, signature cigarette pants with a bit of sheen and a host of other great separates were on the runway at Pink...

Club Monaco will be opening its online shop to Canada soon

Club Monaco will be opening its online shop to Canada soon

After sleepless nights spent trying in vain to find anything other than pictures of a white button-down and some khakis on Club...

Toronto Fashion Week trends: good hair game (you either got it, or you don’t)

Toronto Fashion Week trends: good hair game (you either got it, or you don’t)

Hair: some people have it, and some people don’t, and one thing we noticed on day three of Toronto Fashion Week is that many of...

Bustle brings the Calgary Stampede (and seriously hot male models) to Toronto Fashion Week

Bustle brings the Calgary Stampede (and seriously hot male models) to Toronto Fashion Week

Bustle is one of two menswear runway shows during Toronto Fashion Week. Think about that for a second—that’s two out of...

GALLERY: 56 shots from Bustle’s fall/winter 2012 show

GALLERY: 56 shots from Bustle’s fall/winter 2012 show

Hot models, great Canadian tuxedos and some really nicely fitted jeans are just some of the things we saw at Shawn Hewson and Ruth...

Sunny Fong debuts Vawk and Vawkkin fall/winter 2012 at Toronto Fashion Week

Sunny Fong debuts Vawk and Vawkkin fall/winter 2012 at Toronto Fashion Week

Sunny Fong is long past his Project Runway Canada days—his line Vawk has been around since 2004—so it’s nice to see him...

GALLERY: 56 shots from Vawk and Vawkkin fall/winter 2012

GALLERY: 56 shots from Vawk and Vawkkin fall/winter 2012

Sunny Fong showed two collections yesterday afternoon: Vawk and Vawkkin. While Vawk didn’t really fulfill Fong’s “sci-fi...

Line’s cozy and warm fall/winter 2012 collection leaves us wishing it was still cold outside

Line’s cozy and warm fall/winter 2012 collection leaves us wishing it was still cold outside

John Muscat and Jennifer Wells showed their Line knitwear collection yesterday afternoon to a room that included guests like...

GALLERY: 57 shots from Line’s fall/winter 2012 show

GALLERY: 57 shots from Line’s fall/winter 2012 show

Terrain-like patterns and rich earth tones were the common thread in Line’ s parade of sweaters yesterday at Toronto Fashion...

Joe Fresh knocks it out of the park for ladies with his fall/winter 2012 collection, but what about the fellas?

Joe Fresh knocks it out of the park for ladies with his fall/winter 2012 collection, but what about the fellas?

It was a strange scene at last night’s Joe Fresh show. Not only was there no gargantuan lineup to get into the runway room, but...

Shopping

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

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

What Dora-winning actor Hailey Gillis loves about the Beaches

The acclaimed thespian takes us on a tour of her favourite haunts

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

What multi-hyphenate artist Vivek Shraya loves about Leslieville

Including an iconic brunch spot, a bespoke burrito and the ultimate sunset-and-skyline vantage

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