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Expect the unexpected when it comes to Nada Shepherd, the woman behind the Canadian womenswear label Nada. That’s what shoppers learned when they were surprised last month with a dancing flash mob in downtown Toronto, near Dundas Square and in front of Union Station. The purpose of all this choreography? The launch of Shepherd’s first scent, Nada.

One understands the loveliness of the calla lily, its austerity offset with swooping curves. Keep in mind Diane Kruger, sleek in stark white Calvin Klein, at the Met gala in May, and you have a picture of how the flower fits into the Calvin Klein brand and became the inspiration for Beauty, its latest scent, for which the actress is the face.

The fragrance launched in Toronto last week with a soirée at the Terrace Room at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art.  To celebrate the launch, FASHION (sponsor of the event) commissioned five photographers–Caitlin Cronenberg, Karen Roze, Jody Rogac, Natasha V. and Davida Nemeroff–to interpret the calla lily in their own style.

Lindsey Wixson is one lucky 16-year-old: Jason Wu will be designing her prom dress. [Vogue, via Fashionologie]

Rumi Neely of the blog Fashion Toast has teamed up with Dannijo to design a six-piece collection of edgy jewellery. [Refinery 29]

Mongolian granite sidewalks, Prada Hydro wires and a luxury shampoo recycler? The Globe & Mail spoofs Yorkville‘s facelift. (At least we think it’s a spoof.) [Globe and Mail]

FASHION‘s editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra travelled to Grasse, France–the fragrance capital of the world–and takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the rose fields and factory where Chanel‘s rose absolue–used in the brand’s iconic No. 5 fragrance–is created. READ: In the fields of Chanel No. 5

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“How would you like to have lunch with Kim Kardashian?” asks beauty editor Lesa Hannah.

It’s only a few days into my internship and I’ve already been presented with the chance to meet my celeb body crush.

Before Kim came along, I worshipped at the altar of J.Lo, so, as you can tell, the big-butt-flat-tum combo is what I dream of—I’m a serial lunger.

She’s in town to promote her new fragrance but, truth be told, I’m more interested in seeing her in the flesh. When she finally enters the room at One Restaurant at the Hazelton, I see that, yes, she’s hot.

Our Summer cover star, Sarah Jessica Parker, launched her third fragrance, SJP NYC, last month and we’ve got 5 gift sets to give away. The $75 set includes a bottle of the strawberry, mandarin, musk and vanilla juice, as well as a scented body lotion. If you’re planning an outing to Sex and the City 2 […]

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With frequent email and twitter updates, we’ve been (jealously) following acting editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra play petanque with Diane Kruger, see Crystal Renn strut in Chanel’s 2011 Cruise collection and watch the debut of Karl Lagerfeld‘s Remember Now – all in St-Tropez. In her latest installation she’s moved on to the town of Grasse in the […]

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When Solange Knowles tells you to “Stop Twittering, put away your phones and dance,” you do. Ms. Knowles, who actually uses far choicer, more imperative words, is spinning Michael Jackson for a crowd that, by and large, is surrounding her older sister with an amphitheatre of phone cameras for Twitpic-ing purposes. The older sister in […]

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Michael Kors had ample reason to celebrate St. Patty’s Day on Wednesday, changing his Facebook status to,”Wow! What a St. Patricks Day!! Found out that I am receiving the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. Truly amazing! Also, Style.com named my Fall 2010 Collection one of the world’s top ten collections. Quite a day!!!” [Michael Kors Facebook.com]

Karl Lagerfeld has an interesting theory about porn’s effect on crime rates. He told Bruce LaBruce in Vice: “Frustration is the mother of crime, and so there would be much more crime without prostitutes and porn movies…[but] I personally only like high-class escorts. I don’t like sleeping with people I really love. I don’t want to sleep with them because sex cannot last, but affection can last forever. I think this is healthy. And for the way the rich live, this is possible. But the other world, I think they need porn.” [Vogue UK]

Spring’s new crop of scents includes a tuberose infusion from Prada, a grassy chypre inspired by New York’s High Line park, a pomegranate Splash from Marc Jacobs and more collectible Harajuku Lovers. See all of the season’s top scents in our Spring Fragrance report. Plus, our favourites by the decade, hall of famers and our […]

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