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Regardless of whether you were actually lugging any textbooks down the hall, this week certainly has the back-to-school feel for everyone. What with New York Fashion Week and the Toronto International Film Festival underway, it feels like everyone is working for (and during) the weekend. To help ease you in, one of our favourite contributors […]

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Despite a torrential downpour and sticky sweaty temps, music lovers hit Chicago this weekend for the annual Pitchfork Music Festival to see Feist, Sleigh Bells, Grimes, Dirty Projectors, Vampire Weekend and more perform on stage. In and amongst the crowds, Toronto vintage gal Lauren Baker attempted to shoot some of the cutest gals (not an easy task amidst the rain!) Lady Gaga was spotted in the crowd as well, but alas, we didn’t snap her. Here are some of our Gaga-less faves.

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While we’ve been busy with all things Canadian fashion for the last few weeks, our friends south of the border have been living it up in the Austin sun for the two-week-long South by Southwest (SXSW) film, interactive, and music festival. While everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Jay-Z (!!!) to Sleigh Bells took to the stage, the stylin’ gals filled out the parties and the crowds in full force, including one Miss Alexa Chung, whom we snapped at the Spin magazine party in a rad metallic skirt, and two of the most babe-ular musicians, Margaux & Charly (they play violin and viola respectively), on bikes. Toronto-born and currently Austin-based writer and all around cool chick Lia Parsley was there to catch all the fashion action. And here, we bring you the best snaps!

Despite Sahara-like temps and Dust Bowl-esque air quality, more than 80, 000 music lovers (including yours truly) camped out on a farm outside Nashville, Tennessee, for Bonnaroo, a four-day music fest that brought together the likes of Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne, Sleigh Bells, Robyn and Girl Talk, alongside a Ferris wheel, a massive waterslide and a whole lot of glow sticks. Among the throngs of mainly swimsuit-wearing attendees, we spotted a whole bunch of cuteness in the form of gals (and a few rockstar guys) decked out in modern-day hippie garb. Check out some of our favourites!

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