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Chloé is a blessed brand. And judging from Natasha Ramsay-Levi’s debut as creative director of the storied French brand, those fortunes are not about to change. It’s a rare house in that it is known for being unabashedly cool, and pretty, and feminine. Three things that don’t automatically translate into huge profile and huge praise. […]

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It’s the end of an era for Louis Vuitton’s Takashi Murakami bags—those colourful monogram prints that once accessorized shoulders of celebutantes like Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and Jessica Simpson alongside Juicy Couture tracksuits. The line made its first appearance at Marc Jacob’s Spring 2003 show for Louis Vuitton, and soon after became the envy of […]

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Just weeks after news broke that Nicholas Ghesquière was leaving Balenciaga, Christopher Kane is doing the same with his role at Versus.

While busy designing his namesake line, Christopher Kane has been working at the helm of Versus, alongside Donatella Versace for the past six years. Today, the label announced a mutual separation agreement. Versus plans to slow down the production of its seasonal collections and focus more on the digital aspect of the brand, with Donatella Versace designing the label with help from young designers and stylists.

About his departure from Versus, Kane said, “the time has come to dedicate all my focus to the future of the Christopher Kane label.” Or could he mean Balenciaga?

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What’s better than a birthday party? Your own birthday party! On Wednesday night, the FASHION team (well, that’d be us) celebrated the magazine’s 35^th anniversary, and as you might expect, Toronto’s most stylish guys and gals were out in full force. 700 of our closest friends packed into the Distillery’s Fermenting Cellar to toast us with Skyy Vodka cocktails, mini burgers and musical performances by Divine Brown and The Parallels.

There is a whole generation that has never worn a suit. That is about to change. You know that when labels as influential and cool as Balenciaga and Carven pack their collections with suits, a major shift is in store. It happened today at Paris Fashion Week Spring 2013. Nicholas Ghesquiere’s suits for Balenciaga were […]

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