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When a Tuesday trip to the Drake Devonshire Inn makes you feel like it’s a Friday, you know there’s something special about the place. Not long ago, I headed east to Prince Edward County for a media preview of the boutique hotel’s annual summer outdoor art exhibit, Follow That Thought, and discovered that what makes […]

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If you’d have told me that The Drake would open a hub in the Junction Triangle when I moved to the area eight years ago, I would have laughed. When my family moved from Queen West to Dundas (really) West, I figured my postal code had lost its cool factor for good—and my distance from The Drake’s chicken and waffles was […]

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Thanks to designers like Mary Katrantzou and Jil Sander’s Raf Simons, floral prints bloom on the runways year-round. Carry these bold botanicals over from your wardrobe to your workspace with a Rifle Paper Co. vintage-wallpaper-inspired notebook (shown, $16 for three, drakegeneralstore.ca). Perfect for jotting down New Year’s resolutions.

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We’re celebrating the 2011 holiday gift guide with our most stylish finds for the festive season, no matter who’s on your list.

Sudanese beauty and model icon Alek Wek was spotted going into the lounge at The Drake Hotel last night. Did anyone see her? Talk to her? Take blurry cellphone photos? We want details! Send tips to fashiondiaries@fashionmagazine.com.

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Last week, I joined revellers with a cause at the annual Earth Day Canada Gala. The national environmental charity took over the Drake Hotel for a night of non-profit partying. Between the speeches and the never-ending toasts, it was fun to hunt for enviro trends–from locally foraged food to El Naturalista footwear to foot-pedalled cabs. Here are a few of my favourite snaps:

The Drake was the place to be last week (seriously though, when isn’t it?), as the hotel celebrated its 5th anniversary.