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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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A few highlights from McDonagh's show


Every so often, we come across a can't-miss deal. This time around, it pairs with an incentive near and dear to our hearts.

Pat McDonagh, the Canadian designer that stole the show last October during LG Fashion Week in Toronto, is putting on a unique sale to benefit the Canadian Red Cross' Haiti relief fund. You'll find amazing prices on...
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There are some secrets to being a woman that will forever remain unknown to men. For instance, the reality that our 'natural look' actually takes 20 minutes to perfect. Or, the fact that we ovulate. Yet again, the misfortune that our stilettos sometimes sink into the grass and get caught between sidewalk cracks.

Lucky for us, entrepreneurs Becca Brown and Monica Murphy set out to make that...
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Starting this coming Sunday, you can spot retro furnishings, score hand-picked vintage clothing, and scavenge for hip glassware all in the same place. If you live in Toronto, head to Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) for the 16th Annual Winter Antiques Sale, Toronto’s largest antiquing event.


“Check out fun fifties designer bling that would blow the shades off Sammy…stylin’vintage...
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Eco-entrepreneur Judy Lazar and I think alike. Well, I'm not the founder of the completely reusable shopping system Credo Bags, so I'll give her brownie points for being the more proactive one. But here's what led her to start the line of reusable bags for all types of shopping: she was struck by the fact that shoppers carry their groceries in reusable bags but fill them with plastic...
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With this month’s return of American Idol and the Grammys approaching, we’re feeling like celebrating the talented musicians out there a little more than usual these days. Check out the artists that are making it to the top of our playlist. 

Matt & Kim

If you’re throwing a party this weekend that you want people to be talking about on Monday, Matt & Kim have you covered....
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Banana Republic is one of those stores where I find myself in trouble. I need to have a specific shopping list or I am likely to find myself with a bag full of impulse purchases. Now they have added one more reason for my VISA to quiver: Shoes. Check out some of my favourites from the new collection:

Rumer Peep Toe, $120
Ramona Heel, $120
Petra Slouchy Boot, $198Aden Mid Heel Pump, $98Page Jewel...
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In the Spring of 2007 I did a naughty, and what some would consider ill-advised, thing. I bashed Prada. Not the brand as a whole, because I am a huge fan and have been since my days at Fashion File; I took pot shots at their must have spring accessory. The female turban. While I still stand by my opinion that it is indeed ugly, and I do feel it makes the wearer look like Aunt Jemima, I was...
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If your closet greets you to a pile of tanks that haven’t seen daylight since The O.C. was on every time you open its doors, then Honey - it’s time for a makeover! Start the new year off clutter-free with these 6 easy steps to organizing your wardrobe:


Consider hiring a professional

If your budget allows it, hiring an organizing consultant will save you the time and labour of doing it yourself....
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