FASHION Magazine
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The Weekend To-Do: We’re soaking up The xx’s latest album, Moon’s pop-up sale and Western Canada Fashion Week
The final days of summer are fast approaching, and as much as we’re looking forward to breaking out the Oxblood skinnies and fur gloves, that feeling won’t last come January (winter blues anyone?). Take advantage of the final few outdoor happenings going on from food festivals in Vancouver to Toronto’s Queen West Art Crawl. Looking to relax this weekend? The xx’s latest album dropped earlier this week.
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Fall 2012 culture report: What’s hot for fall in music, movies, television and more!
What to read, see, hear and do this fall »
MUSIC »
Legends of the Fall: From Azealia Banks to the xx, we break down the next-level sounds of the season.
By Sarah LissMOVIES »
Chic Flicks: This season’s film forecast.
By Alexandra BreenTHE ARTS »
Beaton, Baroque & Beyond: Captivating art and performance on the horizon.
By Caitlin AgnewTHE T.V. »
Screen Grabs: Reality shows are retreating, dramas are breeding and ensemble casts are back to reclaim the prime-time throne. Here is a preview of the best in fall television.
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The Weekend To-Do: Toronto gets a pop-up shop brunch, new music from Edmonton makes us swoon and don’t forget about the Olympics, of course!
Illustration via Quentin Jones/Nowness Plippity-ploppity goes the rain, and pippity-poppity goes the shopping. This weekend, when we’re not watching designer-clad athletes dodge raindrops in London, we’re checking out temporary shops across the country. Popping up in unlikely locales, get your wardrobe fix everywhere from frescoed-in-spray-paint back alleys to restaurants best known for their house-music brunch service. But who wants house music when you have the latest band from Edmonton on your Rdio?
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Sharlene Chiu’s FASHION + music pick: “You” by CREEP
CREEP is Brooklyn’s DJ/producer duo Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard. These two make sleekly haunting music with clean electro beats with enough space for you to fall right into the song’s heart. If you find yourself going through the xx withdrawal like I am, you should check out CREEP’s “Days” which features the xx’s Romy […]
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Hot disc: The XX covers Aaliyah
Eight years ago today, R&B starlet Aaliyah’s fast, shimmering career crashed to a halt. No? Too soon? Luckily, there are more sensitive commemorators of the young honey’s almost-iconicism—after all, she had the range of a soprano, the brassy lure of Janet Jackson, the street-noir style of a sexy thug. And, if you recall, killer singles. […]
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