FASHION Magazine

With so many well-known charities raising money on behalf of those with HIV/AIDS, a recent article stating that a cure may be less than 10 years away might make someone blink, but the positivity is there. And nothing was more evident at this year’s Bloor Street Entertains, where chefs, venues and volunteers donated their time on behalf of CANFAR to host a slew of fundraising dinners at some of the hautest locations in the city in an effort to raise $500,000 in a single night.

Supernova the Salon Holiday Party December 4; 200-124 West 1st St., North Vancouver; 604-904-8448; supernovasalon.com. Treat your girlfriends to a night of pampering and holiday festivities at Supernova. Stylists will be offering free hair and makeup advice to get you ready for those fabulous fetes you’ll be attending this holiday season. Indulge in some delicious […]

The post Vancouver: A super salon party appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

The holiday season is upon us and there is no time I love more than Christmas.  I love it all: the busyness, shopping, baking, shopping, decorating, shopping and music. It’s also the time of year when the most glitz and glamour emerges from our closets (and we search for some new head turners).

Today, we’ve got a guest blogger: FASHION’s editor-in-chief, Ceri Marsh

On Tuesday night, Toronto’s fashion and art crowd were like kids let loose in a toy store at the new AGO. We were greeted by white clad “angels” handing out small mirrors we’d need later to participate in Terence Koh’s performance piece. We were then whisked upstairs to the Baillie Court reception space. So beautiful! Guests entered a fairy tale forest, with origami cranes and candles fluttering in branches placed on every table.

A few years ago Mattel announced that, after 43 years of dating, its plastic bombshell had ended her love affair with Ken. A woman with dozens of jobs under her belt, from NASCAR driver to paleontologist, even Barbie couldn’t keep it together. At the time I remember feeling baffled by all the media attention their break-up demanded—maybe because I was more of a My Little Pony kind of girl.

Although I’ve lived in Vancouver now for nearly six years, I had never experienced Whistler Cornucopia (whistlercornucopia.com), a food and wine festival that, for the past 12 years, has offered foodies the opportunity to schmooze, eat plenty of delicious food, and learn from acclaimed chefs, vintners, restaurateurs and sommeliers. Two weeks ago, however, I got […]

The post Whistler wine weekend appeared first on FASHION Magazine.

On the evening of October 29, Vancouver’s fashion cognoscenti rolled down Robson Street and through the doors of the newly-renovated BCBG MaxAzria boutique (1080 Robson St., 604-681-3733, bcbg.com). FASHION magazine was there to help celebrate the grand reveal.

When the re-configured team behind the once-a-year Fashion Cares soiree decided to move the event from May to November, we were a little surprised. It all made sense however when the theme of the evening was revealed and Fashion sCares was born.

My life changed dramatically after the birth of my first son, but I maintained my sense of style with ease. Stilettos? Almost exclusively. Bimonthly mani/pedi? Not a problem. Shoulder grazing earrings? Yes, of course! It wasn’t until I had twin boys that the words “dry clean only” made me tremble with fear, having given up on wearing anything but cotton T-shirts from American Apparel.

With just over a year under my Miu Miu belt covering parties for fashionmagazine.com, this fashionable girl was thrilled to accompany editor-in-chief Ceri Marsh to the Design Exchange Black & White gala (possibly our swankiest outing yet!) honouring Canadian designer mavericks, Pink Tartan’s Kimberley Newport-Mimran and Joe Fresh Style’s Joe Mimran.

{FASHION WEEK SPRING 2009 TORONTO}

Right on the haute heels of the international Spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections comes Toronto’s L’Oréal Fashion Week (October 20 to 25). A trendy time of year when editors, fashionistas and tastemakers alike come together at Nathan Phillips Square for a week of fresh fashion and fabulous parties.

If you were wondering why Montreal was invaded by so many hipsters last week, I have the answer: Pop Montreal (popmontreal.com).