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Romanian-born, Montreal-raised Irina Lazareanu has pounded the runways for everyone from Chanel, Christian Dior and 3.1 Phillip Lim to Sonia Rykiel, Rick Owens and Yohji Yamamoto. But it’s her off-catwalk life that she’s famous for: She’s friends with Kate Moss, is working on her own album with Sean Lennon and has played drums for Pete Doherty and his band, Babyshambles (she’s also been romantically linked—or at least rumoured to be—with both of them). She brought her signature bangs and cool, badass appeal to the opening of the Joe Fresh Style flagship in Vancouver, and FASHION snatched a moment with her to talk all things love.

You walked in the Joe show in Toronto last spring. Did you know the company before that? “That was my first time working with them, and it was really amazing. It was my first Canadian show, my mom was there, and I felt so at home.”

This interview is for our February issue, and the theme is love. “Ooooh.”

Obviously, there are things everyone wonders about your relationships. “I love that. I’m very open—I mean, what else is there to know that people don’t already know?”

By Karen Ashbee Nga Van and Anna McDonough have opened a sophisticated store for trend-seeking Edmontonians, Coup (10137 104th St., Suite 101, Edmonton, 780-756-3032, coupboutique.com). You’ll find Kain cashmeres and pocket tees, Myne swingy separates, and Catherine Malandrino chunky knits and pencil skirts. Accessories include Rebecca Minkoff leather bags, and jewellery by Elizabeth and James, […]

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WHAT THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN 5 YEARS:
The Chanel show, which took over the entire Grand Palais with some 3,000 seats, 87 models and an 80-piece orchestra.

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EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT…
Optimistic bright, blasting colour; Miuccia’s “minimal baroque” collection for Prada; the fact that Milan is back on top; and, of course, where to go for dinner!

The designed life

Toronto’s annual Interior Design Show (January 27 to 30, interiordesignshow.com) is a blow-up labyrinth of commercial and sponsor exhibits, indie design experiments and much spectacle in-between. On opening night, 20 one-off Vitra Panton chairs will be up for charity auction, all reimagined by big names like design legend Bruce Mau and fashion darlings Greta Constantine. In an exhibit titled Sibling Revelry, Sarah Richardson dreams up a space with her younger brother, Theo Richardson (who happens to be one-third of the hot N.Y.C. design trio Rich Brilliant Willing), while ladywear designer David Dixon worked with his brother Glenn Dixon, an interior designer. For discoveries, you can’t miss the Studio North exhibit, featuring bright young talent like Montreal graffiti art object–maker Trash Bonbon and Toronto eco-minded, sleight-handed furniture designer Evan Bare. —Sarah Nicole Prickett

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT…
The four models who slipped at the Burberry Prorsum show; the French bulldog that appeared on the Mulberry catwalk; and the trek, in heels, up to the Topshop Unique show venue on the old Eurostar platform at Waterloo station. Seriously—couldn’t they make the moving sidewalk actually move?

Montreal makeup artist and girl-about-town Lisa Sim has been using her namesake cosmetics line, Sim Minerals, on some of the city’s most beautiful faces. Her full collection is available through her website (simminerals.com), or you can buy her signature loose mineral foundation ($45) at the W Hotel’s Away Spa (901 Square Victoria, 514-395-3160, wmontrealhotel.com). The […]

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MY FAVOURITE…PARTY:
The reopening of Chanel’s SoHo store. The guest list included S.J.P., Liv Tyler, Jessica Stam, Blake Lively, DJ/It girl Alexa Chung and the man of the hour, Karl Lagerfeld. Guests channelled their inner Basquiat by grabbing a canister of Chanel-branded infrared spray paint from one of the handsome cater waiters and unleashing on the digital graffiti wall.

MY FAVOURITE…SHOW:
Michael Kors’ sunshine state of mind. I can’t get enough of his cool-as-a-cucumber crinkled linens, tissue cashmeres and hand smocking.

By Karen Ashbee Calgary’s newest cheap and cheerful fashion fix comes courtesy of Forever 21 (Chinook Centre, 6455 Macleod Tr. SW, 403-253-5283, forever21.com). Over 15,000 square feet of space is filled with the latest runway-inspired clothing and accessories, including this wide rhinestone bracelet (shown, $12), available in gold- or silver-coloured metal. At this price, it’s […]

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She’s been keeping a low profile since being discovered in 2007, but Montrealer Anaïs Pouliot pulled off an impressive casting coup during the Spring 2011 shows, walking for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, D&G, Marni, Prada and Miu Miu. SEE POULIOT SPRING 2011 RUNWAY »

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