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Why are Fathers so hard to shop for? How Mom lucked out year after year with Body Shop gift baskets and opera CDs while Dear Old Dad bravely smiled his way past every tacky mug and Looney Tunes suspenders is anyone's guess. My Dad still has the box turtle paperweight I made in 2nd grade sitting on his desk, my shaky signature carved in the underside.

Say it with us-- awwwwww.

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Somewhere, there is a room full of people who decide what colours we’ll all be wearing in 2011. Or so they think. (They are Pantone – global authority on color and provider of professional colour standards for the design industries). Really? Are they the ones truly influencing us on what colour cocktail dress we select for that see-and-be-seen fundraiser?

What about Anna Wintour, or her...
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Recessionista ShopCrawl
It's two weeks before the ShopCrawl, and those of you lucky enough to score a ticket might want to clean out your closet, purge the rejects and make space for the new arrivals!

We've done a wee bit of pre-shopping to pick out must haves from each store with a little advice from store managers on their hottest items.  Even if you aren't able to join us for the ShopCrawl, it's a...
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ChickAdvisor Recessionista ShopCrawl
Hey Everyone!  We have another fabulous ShopCrawl lined up on Thursday June 18th in the Bloor/Yorkville area!  Our 5th ShopCrawl, Recessionista is guaranteed to help y'all forget about...  uh, the recession!  How you ask?  Because the discounts are silly good, and you get so much for free it doesn't make financial sense NOT to go!

There will be up to 100 women...
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Ingram Gallery has partnered with Eat My Words to present the first Canadian Exhibition of MonkeyBiz beaded art. MonkeyBiz is a non-profit organization that promotes empowerment and employment opportunity for disadvantaged women in South Africa through beaded artwork.

MonkeyBiz supplies the colourful glass beads to women artisans to create dolls and animals. Each of the 450 women involved in the...
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So, you've been eating nothing but probiotic yogurt and guzzling gallons of water in a drastic effort to maintain that impossibly flat stomach of yours. Or perhaps you haven't. But no matter what you've been doing for the past six months, even if it’s included cuddling with Orville, chilling with Ben & Jerry or getting “Lay”d, your butt is getting into a bathing suit!

No more...
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Iconic Arm Candy Designer Bags
With trends coming and going faster than you can scream ‘gotta have it’, it makes you wonder will there ever be another ‘Birkin’? Maybe or maybe not, but there’s definitely a bevy of beautiful bags old and new that have left a mark on the fashion world becoming icons of their generation.




Buying a timeless classic is not an inexpensive venture, but there are a few that won’t leave you...
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Posted by Ali | Monday May 4, 2009
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We recently attended the new SPANNER store opening at the Shops at Don Mills. If you haven't checked out Don Mills yet, you must. It is beautiful. It is done in the same style as the out door open concept malls in California. We were giddy just driving into the place!

SPANNER has been around for 35 years and is carried in select boutiques in addition to this new flagship store. We were treated...
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Project Runway Canada Season 2 winner, Sunny Fong is a comeback kid. In 2005, the Ryerson film school graduate turned designer had to shut down his label, VAWK, when he ran out of money. Project Runway Canada was his final attempt at making it as a designer. After snagging first place, Sunny finally got his big break! We chatted with Sunny (he's so sweet!) the day after his big win to learn a...
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Since his appearance on Project Runway Canada, designer Lucian Matis has been gaining momentum and catching the attention of the fashion industry.

This year at LG Fashion Week in Toronto, Lucian closed off the week with his earthly and organic collection “City Hunter”. ChickAdvisor had a chance to ask the Romanian-born designer about his inspirations, his latest collection, and plans for the...
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