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Introducing: Frye's pop-up shop

Introducing: Frye’s pop-up shop

The place: The latest in the city's string of pop-up shops is Frye, which has taken up residence inside Ron White's swanky Bloor...

Here's the official fashion week schedule

Here’s the official fashion week schedule

Toronto's LG Fashion Week released its official lineup for the spring 2011 shows (running October 18 to 22) yesterday evening. The...

Suzanne Rogers, celebrity look-alike: the photographic evidence

Suzanne Rogers, celebrity look-alike: the photographic evidence

On a scale of fashion-related risk taking, Torontonians often fall somewhere between “buttoned-up” and “the Amish,” which...

For $12 million, you can name this pink diamond after yourself

For $12 million, you can name this pink diamond after yourself

After the joy of rolling around in a pile of $100 bills wore off, we started wondering what to do with our millions—extreme...

Introducing: Dr. Martens opens store on Queen West

Introducing: Dr. Martens opens store on Queen West

The place: The 1990s are back, big time. Biggie blasts on Chum FM, Sperrys and Red Wings are cool again, plaid dominates the...

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.

From the department of ridiculous trends: fashion designer water

From the department of ridiculous trends: fashion designer water

We've noticed some outrageous designer collaborations lately— Cynthia Rowley 's patterned Band-Aids (a tin of 20 is $10 U.S.)...

Nylon magazine gives shout-out to young Canadian designers

Nylon magazine gives shout-out to young Canadian designers

Flip open the September issue of Nylon and you’ll find four Canadian labels featured inside: Evan Biddell , Greta...

New York Times picks the "coolest" places in Toronto

New York Times picks the “coolest” places in Toronto

With the film festival mere weeks away, Toronto is the focus of a recent T Magazine style map, which names a dozen of the...

See a short film of Coco Rocha's wedding

See a short film of Coco Rocha’s wedding

Earlier today, we posted photos from the Muskoka wedding of Monika Schnarre, Canada's first supermodel. Another Canuck...

Monika Schnarre, Canada’s first supermodel, ties the knot. See the photos

Monika Schnarre, Canada’s first supermodel, ties the knot. See the photos

It’s official: Canada’s first supermodel is off the market. Monika Schnarre (whom, modelling pedigree aside, many of us know...

Unhappy hipsters: is Dov Charney out at American Apparel?

Unhappy hipsters: is Dov Charney out at American Apparel?

With Tuesday’s news that pleated pants purveyor American Apparel may have to declare bankruptcy, shares plummeted into...

See Coco Rocha's wedding dress

See Coco Rocha’s wedding dress

Coco Rocha, one of Canada’s most famous fashion model exports, tied the knot in early June to British interior designer James...

Death watch: American Apparel close to bankruptcy

Death watch: American Apparel close to bankruptcy

Like so many pairs of discarded jeggings, the bad news keeps piling up for American Apparel. This time, the company has issued a...

New IKEA catalogue is out: let’s compare it to last year’s

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come. The company that brought umlauts to America and made an L-shaped piece of metal replace...

Hot Topic turns teenage angst into clothing

Hot Topic turns teenage angst into clothing

Most parents won't have heard of Hot Topic, that is, unless they went through a heavy-black-eyeliner phase in the late '90s. The...

A photographic tour of new it spot, the Thompson Hotel

Today we’re launching Design Scout, a series of photographic tours through stunning Toronto spaces. Our first is a look at the...

Taking Stock: five Toronto trendsetters tell us what they can’t live without

Taking Stock: five Toronto trendsetters tell us what they can’t live without

We talked to five Toronto trendsetters from the fashion, art and design worlds who make a living selling style. Here, an inventory...

The Way We Were: a century-spanning tour of Toronto’s most striking homes

The Way We Were: a century-spanning tour of Toronto’s most striking homes

ARDWOLD Sir John Craig and Lady Flora Eaton lived in a 50-room estate on Spadina Road near Davenport, designed in 1911 by...

Bonnie Brooks is singing along to the Black Eyed Peas

Bonnie Brooks is singing along to the Black Eyed Peas

Bonnie Brooks, president and CEO of The Bay, is no stranger to the media, but we’re always hearing the same stuff about her:...

The essentials: 22 kid’s room must-haves

We’ve outfitted an entire house, top to bottom, with must-have decor staples sourced from all over the city. Feast your eyes on...

Ask the expert: master electrician Rosarii Lannon on knob and tube, electrician superstition and how it feels to get zapped

Master electrician Rosarii Lannon goes by the moniker Electro Dame. Her powers are, well, powerful, and she’s been bravely...

The essentials: 25 living room must-haves

We've scoured the city for statement decor pieces for the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Today, we present our finds for the...

Ask the expert: interior designer Mimi Pineau tells us how to save, when to go big, and which design blunders to avoid

Interior designer Mimi Pineau, known for such innovative residential spaces as the minuscule but modern shed she exhibited at the...

The essentials: 23 bathroom must-haves

We’ve outfitted an entire house, top to bottom, with must-have decor staples sourced from all over the city. This week, we've...

Shopping

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

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

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