FASHION Magazine

Father’s Day is approaching and we have a few (dozen) suggestions on what to gift the dads (and dad-like figures) on your list. The notion that fathers are the hardest people to shop for is sometimes a reality and with that in mind, a roundup of more than 40 items ranging from a North Face […]

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Isn’t shopping for men such a weird experience? They usually don’t have a list that you can take a peek at, when you ask what they want, you’re met with an unenthused “I dunno,” and also…how many ties can you possibly buy a guy over the years?! This year, let us handle the stress of […]

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We may celebrate Thanksgiving at different times but as our American neighbours recover from this week’s turkey and fixings with a little retail therapy, we too will join in the shopping frenzy that is Black Friday. The much-anticipated shopping day falls on November 29, 2013 and retailers are offering extended hours, not-to-miss markdowns, giveaways and […]

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Canadian Thanksgiving falls in early October and is more about the pies and the turkeys than anything else. For Americans, Thanksgiving also translates to over-eating and pie, but also comes with a side of super sales— both online and in-store. Black Friday 2012, which falls on November 23 this year, is a day that has […]

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By Bianca Teixeira

The boiling point of holiday marathon shopping in the US is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving (today!) when prices have been slashed and slashed again. The likes of Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and many, many others have items on sale for as much as 90 per cent off, and those promotions started as early as last night. In an effort to keep sales in the country, Canadian retailers have dropped their prices today as well, but we’ve been mostly spared the insanity that ensued south of the border—there are reports of a Los Angeles woman pepper-spraying 20 people around her (including children!) to make sure she got to her desired items first. Elsewhere in L.A. a man was shot and robbed on the way to his car leaving Wal-Mart with his purchases. Fire departments are saying that shoppers everywhere are being injured from “rapid crowd movement.” So far no one has been killed (unlike the Target trampling victim of 2008), but there was a close case at this Wal-mart, where a riot ensued over a $2 waffle iron.