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Toronto Fashion Week: Jeanne Beker and Bernadette Morra break the rules at Mercedes-Benz’s finalists show
Toronto Fashion Week runs from October 21-26, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re posting...
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THE SCENE: the hijinks (and outfits) of the front row VIPs at Toronto Fashion Week
Perusing the designs on the runway is Toronto Fashion Week’s raison d’être—but ogling the socialites and celebs in the...
City News
Toronto’s glitziest society ladies get blinged out at the second Great Jewellery Heist luncheon
Bling, baubles and babes dominated Arcadian Court on Tuesday at the second annual Great Jewellery Heist in support of Bridgepoint...
Style
Toronto Fashion Week: Mackage proves leather can work for spring at its spring/summer 2013 show
Toronto Fashion Week runs from October 22 to 26, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re...
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Toronto Fashion Week: Duy Nguyen triumphs at the Mercedes-Benz Start Up finalists show
Toronto Fashion Week runs from October 22 to 26, in a large—and stylishly appointed—tent at David Pecaut Square. We’re...
Culture
TIFF PARTY: The annual George Christy luncheon attracted an impeccably turned-out crowd of stars and power brokers
It must be a precondition of being wealthy, famous or otherwise fabulous to look perfectly fresh the morning after a night on the...
City News
THE SCENE: Kate and Laura Mulleavy play host to socialites, designers and “Poordarte”-clad editors at the Bay
With the spate of good weather, Torontonians have been out en masse enjoying the sunshine, but in all the craziness and mishegoss...
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Toronto Fashion Week fall/winter 2012: the Drinking Game
Toronto Fashion Week kicks off tonight at David Pecaut Square, and since it can be exhausting to cram your body into a pair of...
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Denis Gagnon showed a long video, an exciting collection and a model wedding (we’re still not sure why) at Toronto Fashion Week
As day five drew to a close and fatigue from a long week began to set in, Denis Gagnon presented his spring/summer 2012...
Style
Martin Lim triumphs at the Mercedes-Benz Start Up finalists show
Back in June, Mercedes-Benz and IMG launched a national program to discover Canada’s newest design talent, travelling province...
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THE SCENE: The Bay and Topshop host an intimate dinner at One in the Hazelton Hotel
This week marked the opening of Topshop and Topman at Yorkdale, which we’re certain is already yesterday’s news. Frankly, as...
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The city’s definitive best-dressed list: Toronto’s 12 most stylish people
This year’s inductees, as chosen by Toronto Life’ s jury of experts: Fashion editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra, The Bay’s...
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Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on La Société, Charles Khabouth’s sexy, buzzy French bistro
Four million dollars buys a lot of restaurant, even on Bloor Street, at the heart of the city’s richest retail mile. Charles...
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Reaction Roundup: what Toronto’s fashion community is saying about New York treasure Bill Cunningham
Coming to Toronto theatres this Friday is Bill Cunningham New York , a documentary following the life of a New York Times style...
Food & Drink
Is Cinq 01 the new Amber?
After finding success among the socialites with Yorkville’s Amber, nightclub king Toufik Sarwa opened Cinq 01 to create a more...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
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Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative