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Vancouver’s most enthusiastic gossip hounds headed to the city’s first, and hotly anticipated, SMUT Soiree at Vancouver Urban Winery last night, hosted by The Society and LaineyGossip.com. The cocktail party and panel discussion, led by eTalk correspondent and famed gossip Elaine “Lainey” Lui and television host-slash-actor, Dan Levy, dished the dirt for a hungry audience, finally served after envying Toronto’s six-year SMUT streak. For Lainey, it was only fitting that she indulge her adopted home and have Levy join her in moderating the panel, because Vancouver is where the two originally “fell in love” when covering the city’s 2010 Olympic Winter Games. “That’s when we became boyfriend and girlfriend,” she joked.

The proud friend told both me and the audience that her BFF had just returned from filming Admission, a film starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Michael Sheen, but despite her beaming endorsement, Levy modestly added, “I don’t have a very big part, so let’s not inflate things.” Related: Dan, sharing the big screen with Tina Fey (!!!) needs no inflating.

What has seemed like the longest celebrity pregnancy in the history of the world is finally over. No more false alarms, Jessica Simpson has finally given birth to a…baby (and not a llama, as one Toronto boldface may have suggested). The fashion mogul and her fiancé, NFL star Eric Johnson, welcomed a baby girl and they’ve given her a somewhat normal name: Maxwell Drew Johnson (a tribute to the couple’s families: Maxwell is the maiden name of Johnson’s mother, and Drew is Simpson’s mother’s maiden name.)

Despite the long-running jokes about it being a never-ending pregnancy, Simpson proves that she is in fact human, giving birth in just under nine months to the 9 lbs., 13 ounces bundle.

Simpson, who remained in the public eye throughout (since her pregnancy announcement via Twitter last Halloween), released a statement on her website saying “This has been the greatest experience of our lives!! […] We are so grateful for all of the love, support and prayers we have received.”

The mogul reportedly has said that she wanted to start clothing lines for kids and babies, and perhaps now she has her feature model! Hmm, could little Maxwell be giving Blue Ivy a run for her money?

Say it isn’t so! As we reported yesterday, the fashion world was hit with a major disappointment with the announcement that after 27 fabulous years on air, Fashion Television has stopped production. This end of an era certainly had us thinking “what happened?!” While FT had always been known for bringing insider access to the masses, it seems that the industry invasion of bloggers and runway live streaming has resulted in poor ratings as of late.

While Fashion Television certainly blazed the trail for leading fashion news and introduced many of us to the industry while giving us rare insights into the surreal worlds of Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld and the like, the show has suffered a viewership plunge in its last years. Scarce one-on-one interviews are a things of the past with greater access to designers (most fashion houses produce their own branded media content).

What does this all mean? The Globe and Mail writes “spending tens of thousands of dollars on travel is no longer considered a smart investment when access to designers and tastemakers […]”

The world may have changed since FT first aired in 1985, and the show’s end may seem inevitable, but we’re certainly going to miss seeing Beker’s trademark quirky charm and can’t wait to see what she what future endeavor she has up her stylish sleeve. And according to Bell Media, we do not have too long to wait: “Bell Media remains committed to the fashion genre & will continue to grow FTC to deliver a broader appeal for viewers & advertisers. Jeanne Beker remains with Bell Media & we look forward to new projects with her.

Whenever I’m in Manhattan for a few days of shenanigans, it usually goes down like this: brunch, shop, eat, drink…and repeat. Whether it’s a couple of days or a couple of weeks, it’s just never enough to conquer all the shops and restaurants New York has to offer. You can drive yourself nuts trying to hit every new “hot spot”—for me, I prefer to sprinkle in a few places that I’ve never tried before (whether or not it’s in the latest New York Times) along with my tried-and-true standbys.

As any serious shopper/eater knows, the key to a successful day relies heavily on efficiency and stamina. So, by neighbourhood, here are some of my favourite shops and the delicious pit stops I make to refuel.

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In London’s far far east, where no fashion boutique has gone before, LN-CC is boldly going in a new retail direction. While the industry bickers over whether worldwide e-tail like Net-a-Porter or hyper-localized concept retail is the future, LN-CC is doing brilliantly at both like it’s no big thing.

A party at Holt Renfrew in honour of shoes and a fashion blogger almost sounds too cliché to be true. It probably would be if Holt Renfrew couldn’t pull that kind of thing off (which they did) and if the attendees weren’t suckers for shoes (which we are).

FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Hang With Me” by Robyn I’ve been on a big Robyn kick this summer and with the much-anticipated release of her next album, Body Talk Pt. 2, I […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac “I want to be with you everywhere.” Truer words have never been spoken. And come the summertime, isn’t that all we want? […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Odessa” by Caribou If you’re craving a little musical Canadiana this summer, pick up Caribou’s Swim. Nominated for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, this Canadian-based artist […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “Come Over” by Estelle ft. Sean Paul A stand-out track from Estelle’s second album, Shine, “Come Over” is the perfect accompaniment to a backyard BBQ or […]

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We recently attended the S.M.U.T. Soiree, an annual gossip sesh thrown by the culture mavens at The Society. (They also blog for us every Thursday on all things culture.) We took a few moments to chat with smut guru Lainey Gossip and her fellow panelist, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy (Canadian photog George Pimentel also got […]

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FASHION has launched a new online music channel to showcase stylish up-and-coming acts. Every week, our guest editor, MTV Canada’s Dan Levy, picks his favourite summer tracks. This week: “A Case of You” by Joni Mitchell “A Case of You” is one of my all time favourite songs, and a perfect tune to accompany any […]

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