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When I think about dressing for an important meeting, a scene in Nancy Meyers’s 1987 romcom masterpiece Baby Boom comes to mind. Diane Keaton’s J.C. Wiatt (a.k.a. “The Tiger Lady”), a turbo corporate consultant, marches into the boardroom of a midtown Manhattan firm to sell Country Baby, her puréed-baby-food business. She is wearing a sharp-shouldered […]

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There’s nothing like summer in the city (well, at least until the humidity hits). With July right around the corner and the temperature creeping steadily higher, it’s time to trade in your dress shirt for a shirt dress. These breezy button downs are the perfect way to beat the heat while still remaining polished and […]

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Amal Clooney stepped out in a sunny yellow Lanvin topper for a night out in New York this past weekend. The classic coat has us giving this A-list star an A+ for keeping it simple but chic. Clooney’s pop of colour means we’re thinking of shedding all our dark and dreary outerwear in favour of […]

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I have a recurring dream in which I realize I’ve left my house without my head scarf on. It’s jarring—I’m not sure where to duck or what to cover myself with. Everyone else walks by, seemingly oblivious, but I feel exposed and terribly uncomfortable. So I can imagine the unease some women must have felt […]

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When it comes to investment dressing, a Max Mara coat is in­variably at the top of any fashion savant’s shopping list. With that in mind, the label launched the Atelier collection in 2009. This special project, which continues to this day, has a dedicated design team who continue to reimagine these signature looks. Atelier coats […]

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In a sense, all parties represent an alternate reality. One where people are more engaged, eager to sing or dance, and likely better dressed. Of course, when one is talking about Power Ball, the annual must-attend fundraiser for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, one understands that that alternate party reality is going to be […]

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Fashion always offers up its own reading on the current state of affairs. Based on the F/W 2017 shows at Milan Fashion Week, the mood is unsettled but there’s a palpable revolutionary spirit taking hold. Here are five trends that speak to this restive political mood. 1. Politically fashionable Immigration, human rights and feminist sentiments […]

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Going as far back as Cleopatra, women have embraced the ritual of reddening their lips. Throughout history, painting mouths this colour has been associated with prostitution and the lower class, and it has been condemned by the church and viewed as witchcraft. Eventually it shed its negative associations, but one thing never changed: its ability […]

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In Milan, fashion is as much a part of the culture as fantastic food and classic architecture. Shoe and handbag boutiques dot nearly every street corner, runway recaps make the nightly news and the women don’t think twice about walking in high heels on cobblestone streets (I wore flats all week for fear of twisting […]

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As editors, we get a peek, often months and months in advance, at what’s coming next. It’s hard not to put parkas on our wishlists in the height of summer and have bikinis on the brain in February. Thinking ahead is one of the best parts of the job, especially when it comes to the […]

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It’s hard to live up to the fierceness of Janet Jackson’s classic track, “The Pleasure Principle,” but this year’s Power Ball—named after the song—managed to match some of JJ’s magic. Dance mastermind Ryan McNamara took on the role of the party’s artist-in-residence and yaaas queens, he did not disappoint. While the mojito and sparkling wine-sipping […]

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After what seems like a hundred seasons of “no makeup” makeup dominating the runways, the Spring 2016 shows brought back something we’d been seriously missing—fun. And colour! If you can believe it, models wore actual makeup. Yes, as in more than just a quick swipe of moisturizer. So what better way to kick off the […]

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