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I'll be honest, I love the Gaudet boys. Design duo Norm and Gio are really sweet. I keep bumping into them at parties and events and they are always happy to give me an inside scoop on what they are working on. Known for elaborate coats and outerwear, this season they are also getting into shoes.


LOVE.


All photos by Marayna Dickinson
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The facechart for the Lundstrom Fall 2010 Show

The vibe and energy was high backstage at LG Fashion Week with the L'Oreal hair and makeup team. Here's a backstage sneakpeak of the hottest look this fall.

Model getting her hair done for the LOVAS Wesley Badanjak Fall 2010 show

Ali being interviewed by the L'Oreal team. Stay tuned on their Facebook page for the video

A sea of makeup and hair...
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NADA has long been one of my favourite designers. The clothes are always sophisticated and sexy. You don't have to work to interpret them. This season however, it's a little bit different. Instead of showcasing at Toronto's LG Fashion Week next week, Nada Shepherd treated the media to a 3D video presentation at Cineplex in advance.

Makeup by Elizabeth Arden

The fashionable crowd donned...
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The Fall/Winter international shows have wrapped, and the message couldn’t be clearer – the lines have been drawn between high drama and chic minimalism, and no fence sitting allowed.

The number one trend coming out of Europe this season is Goth.  Runways were swathed in dark velvet, lace, and leather.  Silhouettes were long and lean with cinched waists, and black once again is the...
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With the economy still wavering, the fall 2010 collections as a whole proved to be less fantasy and more practicality.  But not to discourage, each designer still provided enough drama to make Bryant Park’s last hurrah a memorable one.

The Fabric

The biggest trend of the week was fur.  From Marc By Marc Jacobs' oversized hats to Badgley Mischka’s gorgeous vests, brown or black (and...
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Kim Newport-Mimran is passionate about everything fashion, couture especially. In fact, her closet reserves most of its space for a rather large couture collection.

The co-founder, president and head designer of Canadian label Pink Tartan, Newport-Mimran pulls her inspirations from successful and celebrated fashion icons such as Chanel, Dior, Pierre Cardin, and Cristóbal Balenciaga to name a few.

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Joeffer Caoc doesn’t like shopping. He’s currently reading at once the Gossip Girl book series and Eckart Tolle’s The Power of Now. He used sun-in in the 80s.

“It really damages your hair, but all my friends were doing it,” confesses the second generation seamster, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Toronto at the age of four.

Back in the Philippines, he used to deconstruct the...
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I know - it's only November, but everyone is excitedly gearing up for Spring and since I'm not a winter lover this makes me very happy.

Old Navy's collection is a cheery and versatile. Even if you don't normally shop here, the accessories are a smart buy. Gossip Girl inspired headbands are a steal for around $12.




These boots are only $39.50. Can you believe it?

Flower pins can be...
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The Ready-To-Wear Spring/Summer 2010 Fashion Weeks of Los Angeles and Tokyo fell in line with their European and East Coast counterparts for basic trends.  Leave it to Hollywood and the Far East to put their own stamp on the latest collections, proving the versatility of the season's vogue.

Kevan Hall, Matohu, Skin Graft, Araisara

Stark contrasts of brilliant white and jet black were...
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L'Oreal Paris celebrated 100 years of beauty by putting on a runway show for Toronto LG Fashion Week's opening night on October 19. The show featured a montage of influential looks from different eras; many were stunning!


1910 look: I heart the porcelain skin, rouge lips, and curly up-do.


1920 look: Ladies of this era were mysteriously vampy. Love the feathers!


1940 look: Only a strong,...
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