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As the fashion flock jets to New York to kick off the Spring 2013 show season, we’re having a look at how one of our gals will be prepping. Photog-about-town Stefania Yarhi will be shooting the styles on the street all month for us and so what better time to have a look inside her bag o’ tricks. So how exactly, does one prep for such a never-ending stylish journey? Let’s snoop her bag and find out.

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Last night more than one thousand white-clad Torontonians flooded Fort York with food and umbrellas in hand for the city’s inaugural Diner en Blanc. The historic location for the pop-up picnic had been kept secret from attendees—many of them kept in the dark until they arrived on shuttle busses chartered for the event. Guests, who brought their own food, tables and cutlery, enjoyed live music and the company of strangers as they picnicked under the drizzling rain. We can’t imagine that food, rain and white clothing are the perfect pairing, but guests were unperturbed by the weather and definitely dined in style.

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If the careers of The Sartorialist or Tommy Ton are anything to go off of, it’s safe to say that street style photography has proven it’s an art form to be reckoned with. While we might not all have the wherewithal to follow in the steps of Garance Doré or Hanneli Mustaparta, knowing how to […]

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Staycation may be the annoying buzzword of a dreary recessionary summer of 2008, but this weekend it takes a turn for the exotic. Tokyo, Bombay, France, California and Gotham City are all coming to our doorsteps through movies, art, clothing and music. No need to pack your bags, but be sure to wish yourself a bon voyage—at least until Monday.

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While the rest of the city was busy setting off Canada Day fireworks and lining the streets for the annual blowout Pride Parade, Toronto’s hippest were hanging in the beautifully shaded backyard belonging to gallerist Daniel Faria. Co-hosted by Faria and alongside Rui Amaral and Andrea Beechey, the backyard soiree (complete with drag show by Mozza Fierce, tunes by DJ Diego Armand and drinks served by topless The Earl’s Men) was a welcome respite from the frenzied pulse beating through the city’s wears. Instead, guests like Trinity Jackman, Jeremy Laing, Frank Griggs and Catherine Dean favoured easy breezy Ts, loose summer dresses, tropical prints and strapped flats. Check out our favourite shots from street shooter extraordinaire, Textstyles’ Stefania Yarhi.

Festival season hit Toronto this past week with the annual North By Northeast taking to Yonge-Dundas Square (as well as several city-wide venues) for performances by the Flaming Lips, Raekwon, Of Montreal and more. In and amongst the crowds, photographer-about-town Stefania Yarhi was snapping the best and most creative styles. Click through to see our faves!

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Lauded as the hottest art party of the year, the Power Plant’s annual Power Ball fundraiser certainly lived up to expectations last night. Complete with wall-projected animations, Kobos hanging on trees, an old fashioned swing and a pre-party hosted by the much-hyped Soho House, almost 2,000 partygoers danced into the wee hours while carving off pieces of Marc Thuet’s bison on a spit. Some of our favourite duos—The Society’s Ashleigh Dempster and Amanda Blakely, designer Philip Sparks and NOW’s Andrew Sardone, Knot PR’s Amy Burstyn-Fritz and Tatiana Read, designer Jeremy Laing and Frank Griggs, and eTalk’s Tanya Kim and CP24’s Melissa Grelo—flitted around the scene. There was a mock television talk show (which we took part in) with a dancing robot sharing hosting duties. There was a performance by Dragonette. There were ladies dressed as sailors and men dressed as women. There were, always, many types of cocktails a-flowing (shout-out to Grey Goose, who created a timely Diamond Jubilee mix at the pre-party). Surely, more highlights will come to us throughout the day, but we can’t be asked to recount them all, given how late we were up.

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Walking through the oversized doghouse gate in Toronto’s Distillery District, it was clear that the Paws for the Cause gala and fashion show had marked its territory. The second annual doggies-on-the-catwalk event had the city’s cutest pooches sporting Canadian-made coats from Babies & Beasts while their celebrity dog walkers strutted their stuff in darling duds by Philip Sparks. Plaid-on-plaid suits, faux fur–collared jackets and ladylike dresses ensured that models like eTalk’s Tanya Kim and MTV’s Aliya-Jasmine Sovani looked (almost) as cute as their leashed companions.