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“It’s Michael’s default bronze position,” said Dick Page of the tawny faces he was creating backstage at Kors to underscore the designer’s safari-themed collection. His team paired the glowing umber with a strong signature Page brow, little bits of gold highlights around the eyes, a touch of brown mascara, and lip colour provided by Shiseido Perfect Rouge in “Caramel” to “unify the tone across the board.” Each girl was brought to Page for any additional bronzing, which he called “the final toast.”

The chunky, matted thick braid created by Orlando Pita had a bit more of a narrative. “These people are on a trip through Africa,” he said. “They have nothing with them to groom themselves with so they take their shoelaces and tie their hair up in braids in the back. Then they try to neaten themselves up, so in the front, they scrape their hair back.” Using a combination of Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray, T3 Refresh Volumizing Dry Shampoo, and American Crew Defining Paste to build piece-y texture, he wove hair into two fishtail braids, intertwining leather strings into the plaits, and then joined them together to look like one. “It’s not easy to achieve at home but that’s always my goal, always,” he said. “I don’t want somebody to do these hairdos at home and then I’m out of job.”

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When Jeremy Laing debuted his Spring 2012 collection in New York on Sunday, we were there. So were Jeanne Beker and socialite Stacey Kimel. (Canucks gotta stick together in the big bad city, right?) Check out Lewis’s snaps from front row (beside Leigh Lezark, we should add). To say they’re not your run of the mill runway photos would be an understatement.

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In our DIY Nails series, we take the average manicure to the next level by including an element of nail art. Last time around, we taught you how to print the news onto nails. In today’s episode, we’re teaching you how to get the nude-and-neon nail look that was worn by models at the Spring […]

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During one of our first interviews with runway makeup artist Pat McGrath, we asked her was what book she was reading for pleasure. “Nothing at the moment,” she quickly responded, “I don’t have time.” We believe it: aside from her duties as CoverGirl’s Global Creative Director, everyone wants a piece of Pat, including all the top designers who enlist her season after season to create looks that complement their collections. And, because McGrath is the mastermind backstage at countless shows, almost every beauty trend can be traced back to her. Here are some of our favourite McGrath-made looks and the trends they inspired for Spring 2011.

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By Randi Bergman and Rebecca Perrin

From the runways to our face palettes, this spring brought on a kaleidoscope of colours and innovative spins. Given the spunky nature of this season’s beauty trends, we decided to have a bit of fun with some of our favourite products by giving them a bit of an arty spin courtesy of our boy Lewis Mirrett, who painted these beautiful sketches atop his stunning black and white portraits.

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New York! Milan! Paris! Oh, my! FASHION editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra sits down with fashion director Susie Sheffman and senior editor, fashion news Sarah Casselman to discuss the hottest trends, moments and runways of the spring 2011 season. Complete with runway footage of the shows, we present our ultimate primer for the freshest season.

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Find your fashion footing with this season’s mostly wearable (gasp!) shoes.
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Get in on this season’s hottest trends with these major new must-haves.

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We’ve scoured the runways and have narrowed it down
to these 10 items that must be in your closet now.

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By Sarah Casselman and Susie Sheffman

White showed up en masse, fresh florals bloomed and the rocker chick returned. We report from the international shows on the biggest moments of the spring shows.

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WHITES | ’70s | STRIPES | ROCKER | FLORALS | FRUITS | KNITWEAR | LACE | FRINGE | SHEER | ORIENT | DENIM

By Gillian Pryor Canadian designer Marika Brose is the latest to join the fashion film club. In the just-released video for her spring collection, the sweet as pie feather frocks, sequined shirts, and cut out cocktail dresses are featured alongside equally sweet candy and cupcakes. Cementing the Brose girl as a free spirited social butterfly, […]

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