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This V Day consider doing something sweet for someone you don't know.

Pantene is doing their 2nd annual Beautiful Lengths program, which encourages women to cut and donate their hair as an ultimate act of love this Valentine's Day. In conjunction with the Canadian Cancer Society, the program collected 11,500 ponytails last year. The hair is used to create wigs for women battling cancer.


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Menswear designer Philip Sparks launched his new showroom on Saturday, November 29. Located in the historic Burroughes Building at Queen and Bathurst, the fifth floor studio will be open to the public every Saturday between noon and 6 pm beginning December 6.

Select pieces from Fall 2008’s collection of coats, suiting, accessories and footwear will be available. .

The Philip Sparks menswear line...

There are so many TNA lovers on ChickAdvisor that when this popped in our mailbox we had to share:

TNA, Canada’s leading lifestyle apparel brand that fuses function with a ton of cool style has landed on the East Coast… finally! TNA’s very first flagship boutique east of Vancouver, will be arriving soon at Toronto Eaton Centre. Doors open early afternoon on Saturday, December 6th.

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The return of Barbie as a major player in the pink 'n purple aisles of toy stores worldwide shouldn't have been a big surprise - after all, she's in good company with Strawberry Shortcake and the Cabbage Patch Kids making similar comebacks in the last few years.

BUT - are you ready for Big B to make her presence felt during FashionWeek? According to some people...

Bath & Body Works, the chain responsible for our cross border splurges and resulting lies at customs, has been rapidly opening stores across Canada since September 2008.  We can only say, it's about time!  This excellent news naturally means lighter luggage and more room for shoe purchases on your next trip south.

As with nearly everything in Canada, Ontario is got it first...