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Celebs change hair colours like they change clothes. Note: they get insanely talented professionals to do the job, so don’t try DIY-ing or your hair might just fall out. Going from black, to blonde, to green, to mint green, to silver, to blonde again and every colour in between (ahem Kylie) is exciting. If we had […]

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The 5 items our staff buys over and over »

In Breakfast at Tiffany’s, we first meet an elegant if forlorn Holly Golightly peering into the windows of Tiffany & Co. She’s wearing sunglasses and a long black dress. Fast-forward a few scenes and we see her scrambling to get ready for a meeting, hastily slipping her lithe frame into a little black dress. And in the penultimate scene, she leaves the police station for a flight to Brazil and changes into—you guessed it—a black dress. We never actually see Holly’s closet, but it seems pretty plausible that there are at least a few more black dresses in there. She may be a fictional character, but Holly Golightly’s tendency to amass multiple versions of the same item is a classic case of art imitating life. When I moved out of my apartment in December, my boyfriend packed up my bedroom and marvelled at how many pairs of dark blue skinny jeans I own. “There’s your hoard of denim,” he said, pointing to a large, overflowing suitcase (it needed to be expanded to accommodate them all). I’ve personally declared a moratorium on my mother purchasing any more navy-blue suits, and a friend recently made me vow to step in if she tries to buy another pair of black flats. Even Jenna Lyons admits to having an entire rack of white shirts in her closet. So why, even with shelves of blue jeans, closets full of navy suits and countless pairs of black ballerinas, do we keep buying more?

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Striped Shirt

“Breton striped shirts, because I’m obsessed with French girl style. I open my dresser drawer and it’s basically a Bill Murray movie. #RIPHaroldRamis”
—Lesa Hannah, beauty director

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Turtleneck

“I am a turtleneck collector. I have a section devoted to them in my dresser. I still haven’t found the perfect one.”—Eliza Grossman, assistant fashion editor

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Black Shoes

“I have black footwear in all heights and shapes. Shopping with a trusted friend who will push me in new directions helps me break away from the black habit.”
—Bernadette Morra, editor-in-chief

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Grey Sweatshirt

“I had to put a moratorium on heather grey sweatshirts. So comfortable,
but totally unflattering.”—Caitlin Agnew, assistant editor/research

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Button Down

“I have a cream silk top problem—I can’t stop buying them,
whether in button-up, blouse, sleeveless, boat-neck, T-shirt or tunic form. As a result, I wear a napkin bib at pretty much every meal.”—Rani Sheen, health
editor and acting beauty editor

Grey hasn’t always been our favourite neutral. With a connotation that’s more “mid-winter sky” than “exciting wardrobe staple,” it has taken a back seat for the past few seasons. That all changed for Fall 2013, when designers from Paris to New York re-imagined the grey trend in various exciting ways. On the runways, Alexander Wang […]

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Covering up for the cold has never been more exciting or provided more options. Just take a cue from our October 2013 issue which explores Fall 2013’s many coat translations from big and boxy to textured, mannish and beyond. There’s a coat for everyone this season, just pick your poison.

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The sun may have been beaming down on the street style scene during London Fashion Week, but the temperamental weather didn’t fool fashion show attendees. Wrapping themselves up in the chicest of layers, street style stars outside the Spring 2014 shows continued to rock the fall coat trend from plaid to print to bold eye-catching colours. Even Mademoiselle C aka Carine Roitfeld, who was in town to launch the premiere of her documentary, was the epitome of Parisian chic as she strutted down the streets in an anything but ordinary charcoal-grey coat.

Though it looked chilly, many fashion week regulars were not afraid to bare their legs in dresses and skirts of various lengths. Boldest of them all (with a jacket in hand, just in case) was Miroslava Duma who bravely faced the wind in a crop top and a tartan midi skirt.

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After showing off stellar outfit after outfit in New York City, fashion week regulars—as well as our photographer Stefania Yarhi—packed up and headed across the pond. London Fashion Week kicked off on Friday and, as our newest batch of street style shots will reveal, everyone brought their A-game.

London’s street style definitely took a turn from what we saw at NYFW—though the change in weather may also be responsible. Bundling upon one of fall’s favourite trend, stylish attendees kept warm in fabulous coats. Everything from leopard print to fur to on-trend shades of pink and grey were spotted as they hopped from one show to the next.

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We’re already more than halfway through New York Fashion Week Spring 2014 (day five to be exact) and the street style stars just keep knocking it out of the park, layer by layer.

While the crop top is certainly a mainstay, our cross border friends proclaimed their love for the Canadian tuxedo. Case in point: this fashion enthusiast who strutted the streets in a full on onesie carrying not one but four 3.1 Phillip Lim shopping bags (We’d love to be her friend).

While fashion show regulars like Caroline Issa and Miroslava Duma flirted with the black and white trend, Man Repeller aka Leandra Medine played with a softer side with a pastel pink oversized blazer.

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While the back to school hype may be centred around the younger generation, working women can get into the “I need new outfits” spin courtesy of Canadian retailer Reitmans and its first line of professional wear.

Largely inspired by current runway trends, the brand’s 9.5.7 collection aims to dress busy women from home to the office and beyond. “With the 9.5.7 collection, we’re trying to make life a little simpler by allowing women to shop the looks and suggest matches they may not have thought of before. We want to make sure they feel both on trend and confident in the boardroom,’’ says Sanda Léveillé, merchandising manager for the brand.

Specially curated for a career woman, the collection features 15 pieces that play off classic office pieces like a simple white shirt and dress pants. Offering stylish pieces fit for any office dress code, the 9.5.7 collection is complete with clean feminine lines laced with inspirations from the menswear section as well as a mix of prints and textures to help keep the black, white and grey colour code interesting. To add a tasteful accent to your fall outfit, burgundy coloured handbags and heels will sure make chic statement pieces. With the collection allowing you to mix and match pieces, you can create up to 30 different looks for the office!

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Or jump to: ’40s GLAM | BOYS’ CLUB | FUN FUR | PUNK ROCK | SURVIVAL KIT

Along with the crisp fall breeze that assures us summer is winding down comes new fashion possibilities—and what better to fill the void in your closet? With fall comes a tendency for darker attire, the bold textures, edgy colours and metallic hardware—of course, these are just a few of things to look forward to this season, and don’t feel restricted to just one!

We’ve combined this season’s boldest looks to love and layer, and they’re sure to spice up your wardrobe of neutrals and remind you that more is more. We may not be shedding skin as the temperatures drop, but we sure are showing new skins, like wine-stained leathers for trenches and tops and multi-hued furs for coats. Classic camouflage prints were all over pants and pumps that came stomping down the runways for everyone from Jean Paul Gaultier to Carolina Herrera. These pieces are not for the faint of heart or the timid to trends—but keeping warm doesn’t mean letting your style go cold.

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Weather the winds of change in grey, fashion’s truest neutral, or show them who’s boss in a sexy skirt suit. Photographed at Georgian Bay’s Flower Pot Island, we explore one of Fall 2013’s most definitive colour palette with a sprawling photo shoot starring Canadian superstar model, Herieth Paul. From dove to charcoal and tweeds to knits, grey rocks this fall.

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Or jump to trend: COAT | RIOT GIRL | GREY | PINK | SKIRT SUIT | PLAID | BOUDOIR | BLACK AND WHITE | PRINT | STATEMENT ACCESSORIES

Fall 2013 fashion is a lesson in extremes. There’s some serious push and pull when it comes to the stylistic female role in today’s society, and no place proves a better show than on the runway.

Skirt suits, the once-staple pairing for women’s fashion, were back for fall at Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Dior, where models returned to New Look ideals. Nipped waists, strong shoulders and an ample cut of wool seemed to pose that the woman of the 1940s was ideal, at least this time around on the trend carousel. The return of the skirt, whether in-suit or otherwise, seems never more impactful than for this season, where it appeared in virtually every collection from Hérmes to Chanel. At Ports 1961, a mid-length circle skirt paired effortlessly with a grey bomber jacket and cable knit sweater to make the ultimate modern-casual statement.

To add to Fall 2013 fashion’s femme fest, Miu Miu, Carven, Giles and Jonathan Saunders embraced powder pink, the ultimate baby doll hue. Elsewhere, a soft palette of baby blue and winter whites seemed to point to a more innocent direction as well, especially when paired with fall’s boudoir trend. Most notably at Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton, bed-headed models wore slinky lingerie dresses, fox-trim silk robes and lazily dragged stoles on the ground.

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Is the August long weekend the end of music festival season? Say it ain’t so! However, in order to keep you in the spirit of summer festivals, we have a whole batch of street style snaps fresh from Osheaga 2013. The three-day indie festival is reaching peak popularity, with bands like Mumford & Sons, Vampire Weekend and Kendrick Lamar drawing fans from across the country to Montreal. And, thanks to the style-spotting eye of photographer Phil Birnbaum, it seems like the festival fashion at Osheaga is just as strong as the musical line-up. This may have something to do with the Osheaga’s downtown location, allowing attendees to stay in hotels rather than camping onsite.