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This past Saturday, Toronto’s finest music label and 10,000 of its biggest fans turned out at the downtown Fork York and Garrison Common to celebrate ten years of Arts & Crafts goodness. The one-day concert may be considered a mini music festival in comparison to its much larger companions (Coachella boasts over 75,000 attendees per day, for one), it felt real maxi complete with a hula hoop party, Norman Wong photo exhibit and tricked out food trucks. Many of A&C’s current and formerly-repped bands returned home to play at one of two stages, including Feist, Trust, Stars and 24 members of Broken Social Scene, who thrilled the crowd with their entire landmark You Forgot it in People album from beginning to end.

As Labour Day is a celebration in honour of those who fought to work less than 12 hours a day, it’s only fitting to indulge in a little R&R this weekend. Whether it’s restorative or preventative rest you’re after—what with a new school year, TIFF and Fashion’s Night Out on the horizon—there’s plenty to choose from, should you decide to leave your Adirondack chair.

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Despite a torrential downpour and sticky sweaty temps, music lovers hit Chicago this weekend for the annual Pitchfork Music Festival to see Feist, Sleigh Bells, Grimes, Dirty Projectors, Vampire Weekend and more perform on stage. In and amongst the crowds, Toronto vintage gal Lauren Baker attempted to shoot some of the cutest gals (not an easy task amidst the rain!) Lady Gaga was spotted in the crowd as well, but alas, we didn’t snap her. Here are some of our Gaga-less faves.

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Let the fringe-fest begin! This weekend, the stylish (and the not so stylish) flocked to Indio, California for the first in a two-week installment of Coachella 2012. With the likes of Radiohead, Pulp, Azealia Banks and Feist rocking the stage, and celebs like Katy Perry, Rihanna, Kate Bosworth and Diane Kruger boozing on the sidelines, style spotting amidst the madness was on the agenda for Toronto-based Amy Wood who snapped some of the fest’s best dressed for us. Stay tuned for a new installment next week from the second weekend of festivities!

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The video for the first single from Feist’s new album, Metals, is here: “How Come You Never Go There” is eerie and windswept, and follows Feist through a forest. Her signature bangs are gone, replaced by a My Little Pony–worthy mess of ankle-length hair. (Dare we compare the look to that of another Canadian songstress, Alanis Morissette?) But, despite her solitude in the woods, Feist joins a party in this video—an arm party, that is! We couldn’t help but enjoy the multitude of bangles and cuffs she’s rocking, and it inspired us to pull together a rundown of our favourite Feist-inspired bracelets:

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Word: Mutability

Meaning: The quality of being mutable—no, really?—or a marked tendency to change.

Usage: “To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality, vulnerability, mutability.” — super thinker Susan Sontag

Holt Renfrew announced last night that Feist will be performing at tonight’s unveiling of the Bloor Street location’s always anticipated holiday windows. The singer replaces Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth, who cancelled due to illness. Entertainment Tonight‘s Rick Campanelli and Kim D’Eon will host with Holts prez Caryn Lerner. The Twitter crowd was all […]

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