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Dear shoppers, please don’t be alarmed, but the calendar has officially flipped to December (anyone else doing the Home Alone face?) Relax and sip that hot toddy—we’ve got more holiday gift ideas from Saks Fifth Avenue for you. This week, we’re turning the spotlight on the ladies for our Fashion Fridays Facebook Live series at […]

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Not sure where to start or finish (hello keeners) your holiday shopping? FASHION Magazine and Saks Fifth Avenue (FASHIONxSaks) are here to make your days merry and bright with our Fashion Fridays Facebook Live holiday gift series. From Friday November 25th to Friday December 23rd, we’ll be coming to you live from Saks Fifth Avenue […]

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National Cat Day is a real thing. At this point, it should probably qualify as a statutory holiday since more people observe it than Victoria Day (Justin Trudeau are you reading this?). Whether or not you have your own feline friend at home or are just flat out obsessed with cat memes, we’ve collected 25 cat-inspired pieces to make your […]

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Kate Moss is famous for a lot of things. Sparking the waif model trend. Being the poster girl for heroin chic. Partying, partying and more partying with, or without, boyfriends like Pete Doherty and current squeeze, Count Nikolai von Bismark. Speaking isn’t one of them. So it was great to hear anything come from the […]

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I was once in New York at the Spring/Summer 2016 Ann Taylor Preview on a very rainy fall day when I saw the light in the form of navy, suede, block heels. I’m a truly impractical person when it comes to fashion and even more so when it comes to shoes, but the instant I saw […]

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It’s here. The day Americans can finally say, “Canadians, they’re just like us!” But also, the day we finally get our very own Saks Fifth Avenue. The famed New York department store has officially opened its pearly, designer-laden gates (they’re cutting the ribbon as we type) and, well, it’s pretty spectacular. The 25,000 square foot […]

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Leading up to its opening in Toronto this February, Saks Fifth Avenue has been marking its territory with a series of stylish and seriously on point events. Earlier this month, the retailer celebrated its upcoming partnership with the National Ballet of Canada, and on Monday, it collaborated with artist Shantell Martin to illustrate its new […]

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It’s almost here, everyone! And by “it” we’re referring to the arrival of Saks and Nordstrom in Toronto, both set to open their doors in the coming months (mark your calendars, people!). It wasn’t long ago that we were hit with sudden news of the American luxury giants making their way north of the border. […]

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Saks Fifth Avenue is determined to rock the socks off of Toronto shoppers when it opens its first locations in Canada next year. In December, it was announced that Saks would take over Hudson’s Bay Bloor Street, and now it’s been revealed that it will take on Queen Street. The Globe and Mail is reporting […]

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Capping off a year in style always seems so, for lack of a better word, crazy. With just about a meme a minute and the web’s proclivity for hyperbole (we’re guilty), there seem to have been so many “best moments ever.” Many of those moments involved the 10 influencers on this list, which helps. But many of them, like this, this and this will just live in our mind for all eternity until we fixate on something else. Meanwhile, here’s who we think was at the top of their game in 2013.

See the holiday windows 2013 »

With less than a month left until Christmas, the grand showdown that is holiday windows 2013 is in high gear. And while the weather outside might be frightful, these intricate displays are way delightful. Continuing in our tradition, we’re taking a virtual stroll through the streets of London, Paris, New York and right at home in Toronto to see which department store has the freshest displays this year.

This year, Liberty London showcased an opulent scene of Christmas crackers gone snap and bang. Each of the storied windows features a colour-themed display of Kenzo clutches, Fornasetti candles and more surrounded by an explosion of lights and sparkles. Across Oxford Street, Selfridges commissioned French foodies Bompas and Parr to construct an edible version of London’s lost architecture entirely out of gingerbread and frosting.

Meanwhile in Paris, Printemps collaborated with Prada to transform the store into an obsessional classic event: surrealist re-interpretation of the advent calendar with animated mannequins and gift boxes made of the label’s iconic saffiano leather.

Blame it on cross border Thanksgiving sluggishness, but two days have passed since a pretty major Canadian retail announcement and the buzz seems yet to hit. Saks Fifth Avenue is not only confirmed as coming to Canada, but its first location has been revealed as the current Hudson’s Bay megastore on Bloor Street in Toronto. Amidst an influx of US retail entry to Canada including Target and Nordstrom, Saks is just the latest giant to tango with the existing landscape, one that has recently seen Sears tumble and cause Holt Renfrew to ramp up store expansions by 40%. The news also comes as a natural follow to the Hudson’s Bay Co. purchase of Saks for $2.4 billion earlier this year.

According to a Globe and Mail profile published on Wednesday, the shakeup is due to Richard Baker, the 48-year old majority owner of HBC, whose private equity firm NRDC (National Realty & Development Corp) also owns US chain Lord & Taylor. The magnate was the brain behind the Zellers location selloff to Target in 2011, just one of the company’s brainiac moves which also include launching in-store partnerships with Topshop and Kleinfeld Bridal.