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Designer Collaborations

The news of the Karl Lagerfeld and H&M collaboration in 2004 – one of the first major high/low fashion partnership – was met with a frenzied sense of excitement. These days, the high/low collabs seem to come and go with little fanfare. Has the concept lost its novelty or are we tired of being underwhelmed by the final product? While there was chaos around the Kate Moss for TopShop collection, little has been said about many other recent team ups, like Alexander Wang for UNIQLO, Philip Lim for Gap, Tara Subkoff of Imitation of Christ for Bebe, Richard Chai for Target…

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2 comments | Posted on Jul 21 2008, 1:53pm

Jump up for jumpers

Shorts have always been a completely functional part of my wardrobe, kept solely for days when I'm doing household errands via bike around the city, planting flowers on my rooftop patio, or cleaning house. Strictly utilitarian...until now!

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0 comments | Posted on Jul 15 2008, 2:04pm

All the pretty dresses

The temperature in Toronto is reaching almost unbearable highs. The best way a girl can combat this awful heat and humidity is to stock up on summer dresses.

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2 comments | Posted on Jul 14 2008, 3:15pm

The House of Viktor & Rolf

During a stopover in London last week, I stumbled on a magical exhibit at the Barbican Art Gallery showcasing the exquisite work of Dutch fashion duo – Viktor & Rolf. As one might guess, the House of Viktor & Rolf is anything but normal. The retrospective is showcased over two floors of the Barbican gallery using a mixture of regular and life-size dolls decked out in perfect replicas of signature pieces from each of their collections since 1992. All of this is centered around a giant doll house. Cameras were not allowed inside, and the internet is (strangely) void of many good photos of the exhibit – which is probably a good thing because it’s quite the spectacle to observe in person. If you’re going to be in London, England before the 18th of September, do not miss it.

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3 comments | Posted on Jul 09 2008, 1:05pm

Absence makes the heart grow fonder...

Absence makes the heart grow fonder…at least I hope it does. I’ve been away in South Africa doing a course on Community Managed Micro Finance, and slightly overestimated how much access I’d have to a computer and the internet. All the plans of blogging from Africa failed miserably. But I’m back now, and promise that there is lots of great content on its way.

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0 comments | Posted on Jul 07 2008, 1:33pm

Summer Footwear

We had a momentary taste of summer yesterday in Toronto and sandals were out in full force. While I love gladiators, I suspect we'll all be very tired of this trend before the summer is over. Luckily, there are lots of variations of the gladiator on the market this season.

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2 comments | Posted on May 30 2008, 2:48pm

A Whole New Paper-Doll

At the end of 2007 – the proverbial doors of the Paper-Doll.com boutique closed, marking the end of a 9 year run for the independent Canadian Boutique. Now, a whole new Paper-Doll has taken shape. We’ve got a new look, a new focus, and a new excitement about fashion and style! The freshly re-launched site will feature Suggested Shopping links, Deals and Discounts from your favourite stores and designers, a Designer Database, an Artist Project Gallery, and…drum roll please….a user generated blog! That’s right – you can now be part of Paper-Doll.com by posting your own blogs – whether you’re promoting your latest collection, an upcoming runway show, the season’s most coveted items...Whatever is stylish and fun, we want to hear about it! Promoting great independent fashion has always been one of Paper-Doll’s main goals, and now you can join in.

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1 comment | Posted on May 12 2008, 11:42am