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Chic means going casual these days, so it’s no surprise that this fall the trendiest women are trading in their thigh highs and going biker!  Practical comfort, I’m hopeful this trend will stick – but don’t blow your money just yet.  Shoe trends seem to be changing faster than you can save for those perfect Jimmy Choos.

Biker babes Rihanna, Kate Beckinsale, and Gisele Bündchen

Tiffany Ish is one chic Chick.  Her Seattle-based blog I Am Style-ish may have started as a wedding planning guide, but quickly switched from Big Day to trendy Every Day in 2008 – and she hasn’t looked back.

ChickAdvisor: How has blogging affected your life?

Tiffany Ish: I now have friends all over the country and even the world!  I travel a lot and every city that I’ve visited,...

Online shopping may be old news in the United States but Canadians have been waiting a loooong time for many major retailers to offer it to us.  Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy recently launched their portal, GapCanada.ca that lets you buy from all 3 retailers at once!  Isn't that convenient?  And for the moment, shipping is free for purchases over $50.  Sweet!

I've...

Dianne Molina is DaFashionista.  Encouraged by her best college girlfriend and fashion journalist to take a leap of faith, this (Los) Angelena started her blog in 2008 as a way to express herself creatively, never dreaming she'd achieve anything more than a fun daily habit.  It turns out, she got more than she bargained for.

Dianne and Mama Diabolina

ChickAdvisor: What is the best...

We hear Christian Siriano is doing Payless again.

Image: Arun Nevader

Check out these concept beauties for Spring 2011.  The skeptics worry that Payless will tone them down so far they'll hardly be recognizable.  At a price point probably in the $50ish range, we're hoping they keep their moxy.

What do you think of Payless' collaborations so far?  Would you buy these designs...

Valentino is coming to GAP in November 2010, but you won't see it anytime soon according to reports.

The capsule collection is set to appear in London, Paris and Milan with no known plans to bring it to Canada or US.

Valentino RTW Spring/Summer 2010

Are you peeved?  Do you think Valentino is the right fit for GAP?

Flared pants are back in the spotlight for Fall and we are loving the fresh take on the '90s style.

They were seen on Fall 2010 runways for top designers like Derek Lam (left), Rochas (centre), Balmain (right), Prada and 3.1 Philip Lim.  They can be casual or classy and best of all, they are a much more figure-friendly trend than skinny jeans or *shudder* jeggings.

Now it's a gentle...

"Darlings..." begins her latest blog post.  Yes - you have our attention already.  Brushing off this fusty endearment to her readers and serving up heaping helpings of fashion and engaging photography is Catherine Critton of Couture Carrie.  Her 2-year-old Connecticut-based blog started as a personal fashion journal and quickly became a must-read for hundreds of thousands of...

With Toronto fashion week around the corner, we're itching to see what our fave Canadian designers have come up with for next Spring! 

We got a sneak peek of the feminine and classy designs from the Basch by Brandon Spring 2011 collection.



Two great things about this line:

1. It's manufactured in Toronto
2. They want to keep the line exclusive so they only produce 50 units of each style...

Louis Vuitton has snagged Bono and his wife Ali Hewson for their latest Core Values campaign, which was shot in Africa by acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz.  What's so unusual about this image: the pair aren't wearing anything by Louis Vuitton!  They are dressed in Hewson's own organic ethical label Edun (which Louis Vuitton recently acquired a major stake in). 

The...