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Toronto fashion week begins with the fur-heavy Izma show

Toronto fashion week begins with the fur-heavy Izma show

Toronto’s official LG Fashion Week began last night at the Allstream Centre on the CNE grounds. Despite the rain and Sunday...

Tavi Gevinson gets access to John Galliano over Jeanne Beker

Tavi Gevinson gets access to John Galliano over Jeanne Beker

When we last wrote about Tavi Gevinson’ s Fashion Television debut, there was just a teaser clip of her coverage of New York...

First lady fashion faceoff: Bonnie Brooks vs. Laureen Harper

First lady fashion faceoff: Bonnie Brooks vs. Laureen Harper

While poring over photos from Sarah Jessica Parker’ s recent appearance in Toronto, we were struck by an undeniable resemblance...

Topshop now shipping to Canada

As of right now, Topshop.com is shipping to Canada, which means we'll be able to get pieces from Mark Fast' s affordable...

Runway photos: Greta Constantine fall-winter 2010

Runway photos: Greta Constantine fall-winter 2010

Friday night, an east-end Audi dealership received a dose of glamour as hundreds poured in for one of Toronto's must-see fashion...

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.

On The Goods this week: SJP in Toronto, 3-D fashion show, Olympic auction

For our readers who missed them, the most popular stories from The Goods this week: • Sarah Jessica Parker makes a cameo at The...

Highlights and lowlights from the Vancouver 2010 auction

Highlights and lowlights from the Vancouver 2010 auction

Two weeks have passed since the closing ceremonies, but the country’s wallets still believe in Team Canada. Ebay has been...

Nada's 3-D fashion show premieres at Scotiabank Theatre

Nada’s 3-D fashion show premieres at Scotiabank Theatre

This season, Nada Shepherd, eponymous designer of the Toronto-based womenswear line Nada, skipped the fashion week brouhaha and...

Just Opened: Evan Biddell’s Oz Studio Boutique

Just Opened: Evan Biddell’s Oz Studio Boutique

From the outside, Oz looks like another one of Ossington's trendy watering holes, but inside it's clear that's not the...

Sarah Jessica Parker makes a cameo at The Bay

Sarah Jessica Parker makes a cameo at The Bay

In the competition for celeb endorsements, The Bay scored a serious victory against Holts last night when Sarah Jessica Parker...

Spring trends: anything goes—no, really

Fashion tends to move at breakneck speed. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the latest trends, which is why shoppers often...

Miss J. finds Toronto's next top runway model

Miss J. finds Toronto’s next top runway model

“Would our first model please come out?” cooed Miss J., the statuesque America's Next Top Model runway coach, in the Bloor...

Nada Shepherd to present Canada's first 3-D fashion show

Nada Shepherd to present Canada’s first 3-D fashion show

Like several other designers, Nada Shepherd is skipping Toronto's official fashion week in order to do something more...

On The Goods this week: fashion week venue drama, Philip Sparks’ show, Pistachio closing at Yorkdale, Type Books moving

For our readers who missed them, the most popular stories from The Goods this week: • Toronto fashion week gets a new venue (for...

Forest Hill’s Type Books to move

The Forest Hill location of Type Books is moving north. One block north. Type is currently at 394 Spadina Road, but co-owner...

From the department of weird ad campaigns: Dockers wants men to feel empowered by their pants

From the department of weird ad campaigns: Dockers wants men to feel empowered by their pants

Like that Seinfeld episode where Jerry and his girlfriend argue over a Dockers ad, we're similarly baffled by the company's Wear...

Miss J. to host walk-off at Holt Renfrew this weekend

The former America's Next Top Model judge and "runway coach diva extraordinaire" will be in Toronto this weekend to whip our walks...

Philip Sparks show begins rogue fashion week

Philip Sparks show begins rogue fashion week

Philip Sparks’ s menswear presentation last night marked the opening of what we're calling rogue fashion week. Though Toronto...

Roots’ unintentionally un-PC sale

Roots’ unintentionally un-PC sale

The inevitable sales on Olympic merchandise have begun, and at Roots, not all countries are marked down. The store's unofficial...

Coco Rocha appears in “diverse” Louis Vuitton show

Coco Rocha appears in “diverse” Louis Vuitton show

Keep in mind that the fashion world is vastly different from the real world, so when New York magazine dubs Marc Jacobs’ s fall...

It’s make-over time at Style: new name, new face

Fashion is all about change and what's new. That's why we're giving our Style blog a make-over and a fresh name: The Goods. Not...

Toronto fashion week gets a new venue (for the second time in a month)

Toronto fashion week gets a new venue (for the second time in a month)

Just two weeks ago, the Fashion Design Council of Canada announced that a "trendy" warehouse would serve as the permanent home for...

Greta Constantine’s fashion show is next week, collection far from ready

In yesterday’s blog entry for the Post, designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong of Greta Constantine offer a glimpse into...

Heather Reisman not invincible: Pistachio's Yorkdale mall location to close

Heather Reisman not invincible: Pistachio’s Yorkdale mall location to close

Not even a powerhouse like Heather Reisman could withstand the economic downturn. The Indigo CEO is closing the Yorkdale location...

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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