To the great frustration of pretty much everyone else here at FF, I spent a lot of the past few weeks musing about the pros and cons of jumpsuits. As I did most of this musing aloud, those around me have chimed in with their apparently strong positions on the subject, and it has caused a rift in the usually warm and fuzzy FF environment.

One side believes that jumpsuits are evil - the devil's pantsuit - always. Forever. No exceptions. And there is plenty of evidence to make that case...

Courtesy gofugyourself.com

Courtesy gofugyourself.com

The other side argues that the right jumpsuit, worn the right way, by the right person, is a gutsy fashion manoeuvre, capable of reaping huge fashion props for the wearer. I will confess that I fall into this second camp, based on the following:

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Courtesy Versace

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So what's the difference? Why does one look like coveralls and another look cool? One looks like the dregs of disco, while another looks smart and sexy?
After long hours spent examining the offenders, I think I've figured it out.

The key to a good jumpsuit is the proof of a waist. Through tailoring or a funky belt, there has to be some shape under that shift, or you end up looking like a house painter:

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Final Vindication: The S/S09 shows are almost over and it's looking like a real jumpsuit season. Now that we know how to wear one, I say have at it. Besides, who doesn't love an outfit that's a one-stop-shop?

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Posted by SAM

If clothes make the man, accessories make the woman. And so it has been that for decades stylish ladies have adorned themselves with the trendiest accoutrements to finish their looks. Only, of late, it seems many have graduated beyond a Hermes scarf or the requisite bling accent, and onto an accessory that lives and breathes.

First, it was the puppy. Back when Paris and Nicole were merely peripheral members of the celebrity circus (oh how we long for those halcyon days!), PH tried to up her profile by parading around with Tinkerbell. And you know what, it worked. Images of Paris and her puny pooch are forever burned into our memories, no matter how many therapy sessions we pay for.

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After seeing her press coverage, many other B-list celebs decided they couldn't leave the house without a doggie in tow either - which, in turn, begat the dog purse.

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Not to be outdone by some bleach-blonde hussies, the A-listers decided they were going to one-up that accessoire-du-jour. Thus began the baby bump trend. Checkmate, Paris.

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And that's where we stood until Summer 08. But now, that whole baby thing is played out, too. So what's a girl to do if she's trying to look fashion forward on the red carpet? Well, let's ask Rihanna.

Fashion File: "Hey Rihanna, it's Fashion File."

Rihanna: "Oh hey Fashion File. Love the show!"

FF:"Thanks Ri-ri. You look amazing!"

R:"I know, right? It took me hours to get ready."

FF:"Really? But you're so naturally beautiful. What took so long?"

R:"Well I had to wait forever for my accessory to arrive. Check him out!"

FF:"Him?"

R:"Oh, Patches Magee, there. Nice one, Ri-ri. Where's his Harley? Parked out back, next to a couple of dead bodies?"

Yeah, kinda intense. Rihanna roles with the Hells Angels. Nothing says "don't step on my gown's train" like an organised criminal walking behind you.

But Rihanna isn't the only girl rocking the bodyguard look. After Nuclear Wintour had paint thrown on her by PETA...

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...she, too, decided to compliment her outfits with a couple of thuggy Adonises.

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In fact, word is that Anna dashed out of Dennis Basso's latest show during New York Fashion Week, with the help of her burly sidekicks, even before the designer had finished taking his bow.

So there you go. If you want to be Vogue-chic, you better get yourself some brawn. Or at least dress up your little brother in Dad's suit, and slap a pair of Ray-bans on his pizza face. It's that, or a dog purse. And trust me, you do NOT want to be rifling through that yucky mess to find your lipstick in a pinch.

Posted by LUKE (with an assist to SAM)

Dior is a must-see show ANY season, so it was no surprise when today's Spring/ Summer 2009 Collection brought out such stars as Academy Award-Winner Marion Cotillard, Harry Potter's Emma Watson, Stephanie Seymour and Singer Katy Perry. Backstage, make-up artist Pat McGrath and hair stylist Orlando Pita took the beauty look for the show to new heights (literally!) And the clothes? Galliano offered up romantic femininity in bright frocks for day and transparent gowns for evening. And what would a Dior show be without some truly covetable, killer high-heels?

Actor Marion Cotillard

Actor Marion Cotillard with Producer Harvey Weinstein

Dita Von Teese

Actor Emma Watson

Singer Katy Perry

Milla Jovovich

Stephanie Seymour

Make-up Artist Pat McGrath

Model Abbey Lee Kershaw

Model Abbey Lee Kershaw

Model Kim Noorda

Model Stam

Model Tanya D

Model Tanya D

Model Caroline Trentini

Model Caroline Trentini

Model Kasia Struss

Model Denisa Dvorakova

Model Georgina

Model Heidi Mount

Model Natasha Poly

Model Raquel Zimmermann

Posted and photographs by JILLIAN BABBITT

To kick off Paris Fashion Week, the Jeu de Paume hosted Paris's first annual fashoin film festival, "A Shaded View on Fashion Film". The Jeu de Paume is a highly esteemed art institution in Paris which housed a collection of photographs this summer by renowned photographer Richard Avedon. Two of Fashion File's films, produced and directed by Madeleine Czigler, were presented to a large audience of fashionistas. The series Masters of Style illustrates the careers of designers John Galliano and Alexander McQueen by following them with exclusive interviews and backstage highlights. You get an in depth view of their struggle to the top. Among the other films were a very funny Jeremy Scott video of one of his collections, an intriguing documentary of The Coquettes, and a feature film by Canadian film maker Guy Madden called "The Saddest Music in the World" (featuring Isabella Rosselini).
Check out "A Shaded View on Fashion Film"

Posted by: JILLIAN BABBITT AND ELIZABETH PANTALEO, Paris Bureau

Catherine McNeil on the cover of Australian Vogue November 2008
Image from Models.com

Posted by JESSE

He had me at hello. Well, almost. I think it was "It's all about Beverly Hills, 90210" that really tugged at my heartstring.

It's not exactly a state secret that I unabashedly and unironically adore 90210: Original Flavour. It appears that House of Holland head designer Henry Holland shares my zeal for retro teen melodrama - his Spring 2009 collection was entitled "Sex, Lies, and Volleyball", obviously an allusion to The Summer of Deception wherein Brenda Walsh "Dubois" had a French fling with Reeeek, while her boyfriend and best friend were sexin' it up all over The Beverly Hills Beach Club.

Inspiration that springs from popular television shows or movies is nothing out of the ordinary. The muse for Alexander McQueen's Fall 2005 show was Hitchcock's films of the 1960s, including Vertigo and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Rodarte drew inspiration from both Japanese anime and Buffy the Vampire Slayer for its Spring 2007 collection and Michael Kors tipped his hat to the women of Mad Men in his Fall 2008 show.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so one assumes. All the aforementioned collections managed to pay homage to their forbearers in a tasteful, elegant and understated way. I wish the same could be said for House of Holland. To be fair, it's difficult to employ words like 'elegant' and 'understated' when these are your raw materials:

If you were a designer, would you not want to stay far away from a show that thought scrunchies, Lycra spandex and Baja ponchos were the height of couture? I mean seriously, people - Steve Sanders tried to make a sports bro happen. Read that last sentence back to yourself and cry.

But Henry Holland took his lemons and concocted some vile, esophagus-burning lemonade. Some 'highlights' from House of Holland Spring 2009.

Not even Steve Sanders, with his mullet-'fro and proclivity for neon man tanks, would be caught dead in anything this tacky.

Images courtesy of www.style.com
Posted by KATHERINE

Sometimes you get lucky and have one of those interviews that just makes your day - and that was exactly what happened the other day when I met LA-based Designer Robert Rodriguez and his business partner Nicola Guarna at Holt Renfrew.

We sat down, coffee in hand, to start the interview, and before long were all laughing and making plans for lunch! (yep, I could tell we were cut from the same cloth - no designer pun intended) It felt more like a social visit between friends than the typical first-meet Producer-Designer formalities.
As much fun as was had though, we did get some work done: After finishing his education at FIT in New York (where he received the Critics Award for Best Designer of the Year), he landed his dream position working for Christian Dior - when I asked him what he liked best about Dior, I got a quick and enthusiastic "EVERYTHING!". From past to present, Dior is his hands-down fave. Though, up there with Galliano, is Lanvin Designer, Alber Elbaz(and I think Nicola liked his bow-tie styles).

Courtesy of style.com

His love for Dior and the principles of Haute Couture are reflected in his designs, and has lead to a celebrity following that includes A-listers Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson and Nicole Kidman. We talked a little about the impact celebrities have on brand recognition, and this lead to the "Charlize Theron story." Several months ago she wore a Robert Rodriguez dress from this past spring's collection on David Letterman...

...and, as it turns out, Dave was quite a fan... he was, shall we say, quite taken by the dress (and I'm sure Charlize in it didn't hurt). Check it out.

After this appearance, they couldn't keep the dress in stock! A little celeb never hurts sales.
Anyway, we decided it was about time to hit the shopping floor and check out the clothes themselves...

So fall for Robert Rodriguez: some tweeds, some lace and bold colour - emerald green, and mustard yellow were the standouts.

Photos courtesy of www.robertrodriguez.com

And incase you're thinking things took a more serious tone when they got down to the business of showing the collection...

...um, not with these two. Excuse the blurry photo, but I couldn't get them to keep a straight face long enough to get a clean shot!

So, to sum it up, overall these are 2 fabulous guys, the Robert Rodriguez line has some great pieces worth checking out, and from what I was told Spring should have plenty of must-haves looks as well - maybe there'll be another Charlize dress in there.
... And finally, I leave you with some tips - something I'm going to try and do here on the blog when I get these chances to spend some quality time with designers...
- Don't be afraid to try something new
- Be eclectic, layer, and don't be afraid to wear colour - "colour is a beautiful thing"
- "Just be fabulous!" says Nicola (in a very faaaaabulous tone), oh and "do men wear bow ties in Toronto?"

Posted by KEREN

Hey! Remember when your sister stole your cute mauve clutch, and then you decided that you had no sister? Yeah, that was harsh. But it's time to bury the hatchet, in the name of looking good. You're going to need that little bitch's adept pair of hands to pull off 2008's hottest hair trend: the milkmaid braid.

And then you're all like, "Wait, what? Milkmaid braids? More like the hottest look of 1908!"

To which I reply, Oh yeah? Sienna tends to disagree...

Photo courtesy of beauty.glam.com

As do Rachel and Nicole...

Photo courtesy rubyrunway.com

Oh yeah, and Mary-Kate

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Even Snaggletooth and Jennifer Connelly are on board...

Photo courtesy teamsugar.com

So yeah, celebs are down with putting up their braids. And the industry is behind it, too. Christy Turlington rocked the braids in her latest shoot for Chanel.

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And Flair Magazine did up Alexandra Tomlinson's do for their October 08 cover.

Photo courtesy fashionising.com

Now here's the troubling part. The woman that started this trend was Yulia Tymoshenko.

Photo courtesy blog.kievukraine.info

I know, her name sounds like that of a model. And of course she looks like one on the cover of this Slavic version of Elle. But she's actually the Ukrainian prime minister. She's an attractive, take-no-prisoners populist, who just happened to start sporting an outdated do. And more power to her. She's owning it!

My fear: someone else's throw-back bouffant might also start to catch fire. And if so, may God help us all.

Photo courtesy of gov.state.ak.us

Posted by LUKE

I am all about Kate Moss. I have been loyal and defended her bad behaviour because she is the COOLEST - Blair Waldorf to my Little J, if you will. But this is not cool.

Apparently, this is a self-portrait by the multi-talented Ms. Moss - but I'm not debating the girl's skills. That is neither here nor there. My issue is with the blood. That's right! THE BLOOD!!! Pete Doherty's festering blood to be specific (insert your line about drugs/disease here)! The line scrawled across the top reads: "Who needs blood when you have lipstick", and is accompanied by a few smudged lip prints, courtesy of Rimmel, I'm sure.
Anyway, it seems this bio-hazard is set to go on the block this weekend at the London auction house Lyon & Turnbull, and is expected to fetch about $100,000. Let's hope the highest bidder brings rubber gloves...

Photograph from dailymail.co.uk

Posted by SAM

Posted by JESSE

I am generally obsessed with Nicola Formichetti's blog, and when I saw his new custom LV bag in a recent post, I decided that it MUST be shared with the world. This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life. Ever.

Posted by JESSE

The 60th Emmy Awards aired last night and I would generally say 'well-played' to all women who walked the Red Carpet. Yes, there may have been a few too many dresses by Tadashi (come on girls, unless you won it when crowned Miss USA, leave it alone) but people seemed to make all-around great choices. Best Dressed? January Jones. Not JUST because her name is January (though it helps) but also because she looked KILLER in this Dolce and Gabbana corset dress avec diamond head-band and flawless beauty look. Doesn't hurt that she is a former Abercrombie and Fitch model...

Photograph from Style.com, Courtesy Jim Smeal/BEImages

Posted by JESSE

Through all of the Fashion Week craziness, New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham was able to document a beauty paradox that rarely gets witnessed. I mean, we see the fashionistas, various fashion magazine editors and the buyers perched atop a minimum of 4-inch heel platforms at fashion week shows, but how do they survive a long fashion week day in those things? Now, this is definitely something I can speak to, since as you may know I happen to be a fervent high-heel sufferer-slash-aficionado. I've said it before and I'll say it again; all drool-worthy shoes hurt -plain and simple. And for me to go a day in any of my pet shoes, I must, and always bring an extra pair of very comfortable ugly ones. A girl must always remember... beauty is pain! Check out the feature here

Photograph from nytimes.com, Courtesy Bill Cunningham

Posted by HAZEL

So for those of you who have been following this blog semi-regularly, you may remember a little entry (Come Back to the Five and Dime, Tanya D, Tanya D) in which I lamented the decline of Tanya D's runway turns during last season's Fall 2008 shows. Well something is up- because I have seen her NOWHERE this season. Don't believe me? Go to Style.com, look up Tanya D and YOU tell me the last show she walked. Hell I'll even make it easy for you - click here. That's right Gaultier Couture, FALL, I repeat FALL 2008. For those of you saying 'So what, she hasn't walked any Spring 2009 Collections'- I say Tanya D IS a runway staple- her and the runway belong together! - it'd be like Fred with no Ginger, Gossip Girl with no Leighton, Oprah and no Gail! . Where are you Tanya D???!!?? (said in a high-pitched, semi-hysterical voice) If anyone sees a 5'11'' blonde with blue eyes and a helluva walk - please report. In the meantime, a little youtube homage. (NB: I would have preferred one with a slightly less upbeat soundtrack...)
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Posted by JESSE

I felt a twinge of nostalgia when I found out that My Little Pony is turning 25 this year (me too! Back in the day I was the proud owner of the My Little Pony castle - with a working elevator...!). To commemorate the occasion Hasbro Inc. has produced the "My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years". Designers have been commissioned to create mini figurines to be auctioned off online until October 2 to support the Give Kids the World charity. Some of the 25 designers are: Toki Doki, Japanese manga artist Junko Mizuno, John Stamos (yes that's right, Uncle Jesse!) and Kimora Lee Simmons. Graffiti artist Claw Monkey wins the prize for their pimped out pony in a silk jacket and mini-gold Nikes.

Photo: Courtesy of Claw Monkey

If you're not able to grab a pony before it sells out; you could just get the real deal - I'm sure the lady in your life won't mind - especially if it comes with the equestrian ensemble as seen on "Mad Men's" January Jones (NB: piercing blue eyes not included).

Posted by JACQUIE

I'm a BIG fan of street-style blogs, and the newest kids on the block, actually profile the oldest. Stylish seniors are providing a fresh take (oh the irony!) on one of my favourite online guilty pleasures...

Image from advancedstyle.blogspot.com

In the words of one FF Producer who shall remain nameless (hint: name rhymes with messy): "omigod I luv it."

Posted by LUKE

She is unstoppable.

Magdalena Frackowiak October German Vogue 2008
Photograph by Alexi Lubomirski

Posted by JESSE

So if you have been following our blog, you have probably noticed that the women on staff at Fashion File are mildly obsessed with shoes (scroll down for evidentiary support). But as a guy, let me say that I am a firm believer that a great shoe is as important for a guy. 'Wrong shoe, wrong guy!' (Said in a Samantha Jones-esque voice) Enter a new collaboration between Camper Shoes and Designer Jaime Hayon. True, this was not a discovery of my own (though I will happily reap the reward) - I was tipped off by the blog of Canadian home decor expert, Arren Williams. His entry quotes Hayon as describing the finished product as "a sporty shoe with a touch of elegance". Now THAT's a combination I'll try on for size ANY day.

Photo from Arren Williams Blog

Posted by JESSE

The undisputed champ of the recently wrapped New York Spring 2009 Collections is Jourdan Dunn. She snagged all the important shows for a model to book including Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui. Add to those power-houses a list of cool names like Rodarte, Alexander Wang and Marc by Marc Jacobs and this girl becomes the one to beat at London Fashion Week (AND she has the benefit of home-soil advantage). Mythic status is starting to build around the girl they're comparing to the great Ms.Campbell with a sure-to-be historic July Italian Vogue cover. I had a chance to interview her backstage at Alexander Wang, and found her sweet, funny AND well-dressed (TopShop plaid jumper).

Image from Style.com, courtesy Don Ashby and Olivier Claisse

Posted by JESSE

So here's a question: what if your fashion week doesn't start with the words New York, Paris or Milan? How do you convey the excitement of those fashion capitals, when yours is clearly a second rate sartorial destination? Well, the Kiwis have one way of going about it:

With the drop between 13,000 ft and 2500 ft as their catwalk, six models strutted their stuff today in some of the country's hottest local designers (yes, that is an oxymoron), to kick off Air New Zealand Fashion Week.

Kudos, Kiwis! Throwing models from a plane is about the only way to play it. And the high heels were a nice touch. But with socks? Blimey! Good luck trying to get that trend to jump hemispheres...

Posted by LUKE

Not that I have any kind of hate-on for Sarah Palin (although I thought Tina Fey as SP was the best thing about SNL this weekend, and I've made no secret here of my feelings for Michael Phelps - but I digress...) And my affection for Victoria Beckham has also been well-documented in this blog, so I fully recognize that I might be a bit biased. However, while the rest of North America continues to be all hot and bothered about 'hockey mom'/VP-candidate Sarah Palin and her lipstick, I will take this opportunity to renew my devotion to Posh - mostly because this is her idea of a 'soccer mom' outfit.

Photograph dailymail.co.uk

Posted by SAM

All you shoe-loving Sex and the City fans out there; get yourself to Bergdorf Goodman asap - there's a pair of Manolos with your name on it!



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The satin blue ones with the sparkly pilgrim buckles, that also star in the movie, can be yours for a cool $945! (In the movie they only cost Carrie $525 - what's with that??)



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Personally, the "Something Blue" Blahniks, custom-made for the film, wouldn't top my list of designer shoe choices, but for many out there Carrie Bradshaw style reigns supreme. Apparently, since their movie debut, Bergdorf Goodman has been inundated with customer requests for the shoes...
In an interview with the International Herald Tribune Blahnik, who'll be in-store autographing the shoes this afternoon (actually, as I type this), was unaware of, and surprised by, the demand and responded with "Oh, good lord. I think that's quite obscene." Mr. Blahnik, beware of fashion fans, and good luck today - there's a heel hungry mob waiting for you no doubt.
The self-described grandfather of shoe designers also had some amusing and very 'grandfatherly' comments on shoe trends today... Appalled by the popularity of platforms, he says "I've never seen such ugly shoes in my life. I thought they were demode in the 1980s. They are getting absolutely funkier and horrid now."



Photo courtesy of style.com - Louis Vuitton

Photo courtesy of style.com - Versace

Photo courtesy of style.com - Rodarte


Ah, the kids these days...

Posted by KEREN

Every morning this week, those of us in the FF crew who didn't get to go to New York voraciously plow through the slideshows of yesterday's collections online. We might each look at 400+ photos a day, but you kind of buzz through them, so it goes by quickly - until you stumble upon what will no doubt be the hottest trend in men's fashion this coming spring, courtesy of one Mr.Thom Browne...

Now now, I can just hear you freaking out, and I think I know why. You're getting hitched next summer, and a dressed down suit on your wedding day just won't do. I feel ya. But don't worry, boys, old Tommy B has still got you covered, even on your big day...

Photos courtesy of men.style.com

Unfortunately, I think they ran out of time at the atelier, and what won't make it to store shelves out of his SS09 collection are the cajones you'll need just to put one foot in front of the other in this get-up...

Posted by LUKE

Ah the sweet smell of Canadian wood... What's that smell like you ask? Why a DSquared perfume of course. Dean and Dan were at Holt's yesterday for the launch of their first women's perfume, She Wood - the feminine counterpart to their debut fragrance - the masculine version, Wood. And there were plenty of fans on hand hoping to steal a moment with their favourite design duo.









I was fortunate enough to get out of the office for a couple of hours for some fashion and fragrance talk with the twins; which is always entertaining. Trying to follow the conversation as they each finish each other's sentences, it's easy to totally lose track of who said what and who even started the thought in the first place... Fortunately, it was Monday morning, they hadn't had much sleep, and they were moving a little slower than usual - I could keep up. Anyway, we decided to escape Holt's for some fresh air, and sat outside on Bloor St. for some "Street-talk with Dean and Dan", as they aptly-titled our impromptu and informal little segment.






So, first thing's first - they were impeccably dressed as usual, in their signature denim and great matching jackets - when I commented on them, they told me they were actually the uniform jackets they designed for Italian football club Juventus. But, check out the inside design - custom pockets for just about everything you may need to have on you day or night...






I also learned the story behind their love of DSquared denim and the care put into its design. Dan explained that, "as kids our dad didn't have a lot of money, and jeans were considered poor people, so he always made us wear dress pants, and it was the 70s and everybody was wearing jeans, but we couldn't wear jeans. So now, I really think we do good denim - because we weren't allowed to have it as kids."

Hazel (our intern extraordinaire that came along with me) and I (both shoe-lovers) had to take note of their footwear as well.





Ok, I suppose a little about the perfume... "it's for cool girls that wear men's clothes", they say in unison. Launching the men's fragrance first, they found that women were wearing it, and so, created She Wood using the same inspiration - Canada and wood, literally (though the women get a little sap thrown in for sweetness, or something like that - talking fragrance is like speaking another language so I'll keep this part brief). All you really need to know is put best by the twins themselves - "It's our Chanel No 5... you'll love it forever."



(Oh, and the wood on the bottles is 100% Canadian, and for each tree used another is planted)



We talked a little more about their growing DSquared empire, expanding the brand to perfume and accessories, breaking into new markets, and what it is that keeps them going season after season - "crutches" and "wheelchair" were the first answers... but they then added that it's traveling the world and their globe-trotting lifestyle that serves as constant inspiration. "I think what it is, is a passion - you have to really love what you do, and fashion can't really be a job, it's not our job, it's our life."

Life for these two seems at times to move so fast (their travel schedule this month alone is ridiculous!) yet they just take it in stride, smiles on faces and matching outfits at the ready! I wondered, if they could find a free day here in their hometown, how would they spend it? Well, for all you Dean & Dan fans out there, next time they're in the city, here's a couple spots to try... They tell me, "we'd go to the Avenue Diner for breakfast, it's still the best bacon and eggs in town...

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... we'd have a very chic Swiss Chalet lunch... we'd go to Queen St West, we'd probably go to Kensington Market too... then, we like the Senator...

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...we like the old places, the places we used to go - maybe it makes us feel young again..."

And finally, parting words of designer wisdom... Here's their tips for fall:
From Dean - "tartan is really fresh for fall... it gives that little British quasi-punk feel..."
From Dan - "but, key for anyone for fall, what I always say, is spend money on a coat - cause that's what everybody is going to see, everyday... and the rest you can fake."



Photo courtesy of Colin O'Connor, The Toronto Star


And so ends the epic "Street-talk with Dean and Dan" blog.



(DSquared heels - simply for viewing pleasure)

Photos courtesy of: Keren Jackman (unless otherwise credited)
Posted by KEREN

I don't know about you, but I think eyebrows play a very significant role in completing one's beauty look. They protect your peepers from sweat and dirt, frame the face, and produce expression. So imagine my surprise when while browsing Marc Jacobs' Spring '09 collection, I noticed something a bit off about the models' faces. I checked the beauty photos for a closer look:















PHOTOS: Style.com

Bleached eyebrows! This is a look has been carried out on the runway a few times in the past - most notably, Gucci Fall '03 as well as Dolce & Gabbana Fall '07 - which is great for high fashion, though I'm hoping this doesn't catch on with the general public. The only question left to ask is, do they dye them back after the show is done? Hmm...

Posted by HAZEL

For some time now, the fashion blogosphere has been referring to Anna Wintour as the 'other woman' in Roger Federer's life - usually followed by an unflattering, feline-esque moniker - but I haven't paid it much attention. I mean, everyone knows that the woman likes tennis, and only tolerates the best of the best, so their association has been a bit of an obvious one. Until now.

Photo courtesy getty

During the course of this year's US Open tournament, I have watched Anna drag a who's who of fashion heavyweights (De la Renta! Demarchelier!) out to Queens to sit and sigh over every single one of R-Fed's matches.

Photo courtesy fashionologie.com

When she couldn't find a friend, she made the trek alone.

After a weather delay pushed the men's singles final to last night, she gave her darlings at Proenza the brush off AND LEFT MANHATTAN... IN THE MIDDLE OF FASHION WEEK... to make the trip to Arthur Ashe to watch her boy defend his title. This is the kind of commitment you'd expect of a woman in love - or at least one with a serious delusional crush.

Photo courtesy getty

But the most damning piece of evidence against her came with R-Fed's win - when have you ever seen Anna look like this about, well, anything?

Photo courtesy flickr.com

So, Anna Wintour clearly has an irrational crush on a completely un-gettable sports star. Maybe we have more in common than I thought...

Posted by SAM

What do you do when you spawn a haircut that becomes the most requested look in hair salons everywhere? Change it up! I would anyway, considering every girl and her momma is currently sporting the "pob". I'm not the biggest fan of Victoria Beckham, but you can't deny she has a certain appeal that makes anything she does/wears get duplicated (er, attempted) by the masses. Victoria Beckham unveiled her new look along with a new collection of dresses yesterday, both of which have pleasantly surprised her critics. Lo and behold, the look that I predict girls everywhere will be wearing this spring - and to an effect, not even Agyness could have produced:






PHOTOS: Associated Press, Getty Images & Style.com

Posted by HAZEL

Friday night, slip on the Chucks, your skinny jeans & leather jacket, head to a New York diner, and listen to MGMT play live to an invite-only crowd of fashion & film celebs mingling amongst the downtown hipsters - recipe for a good night out in the big city? Most definitely. But, it wasn't NYC, it was Toronto. And the diner wasn't the dive you might have expected - it was set in Holt Renfrew's Bloor Street flagship store as part of the Converse by John Varvatos Event sponsored by GQ magazine.











On a night where TIFF parties were in full-swing (most talked about being Brad Pitt and the "Burn After Reading" party over at Spice Route), the annual Holt's bash was a must-hit hot-spot.
Jeremy Piven, Gael Garcia Bernal and Sophia Bush were among the many TIFF party-hoppers...











As were local music talents Deryck Whibley, K-OS (who told me he was there purely to see MGMT perform), and Fritz Helder & the Phantoms...











Throw in a few familiar tv faces...

George Stroumboulopoulos, Dan Levy, Jessi Cruickshank


And even a home-grown superstar designer or two (even better when that comes in the form of fun-loving, matching-outfit twins!) Yep, the adorable Dean & Dan of Dsquared are never one to miss a party...





But, I have to admit, of all the famous faces, I was most impressed with Steve Nash. I always knew he was small relative to the giants of the NBA, but to see him in a crowd, he's just a slightly-above-average-height guy, and also much slighter than I would have thought - seems built for a runway just as much a basketball court. Oh, and loved his haircut too...








And finally the night's big draw - MGMT. They arrived on the 'black' carpet and were either extremely camera shy, or too cool for the media, and seemed more into their stuffed dog that apparently was taking calls??... (some joke I'm so not in on).








Anyway, strange entrance aside, their much-anticipated performance was worth the hype. They even, get this, had the fashion folks, uh, "moshing"... so not what you're used to seeing inside Holt's...





So, overall a good night - tons of great food...I even hear that Steve Nash scooped gelato for a lucky few - I unfortunately missed that, probably waiting in the endless line for a drink... I would have taken that over my double scotch if only I'd have known...

Photos courtesy of: Keren Jackman & WireImage.com
Posted by KEREN