The comfort of his melancholy: memories of Leonard Cohen. MAC tribute opens Nov. 9
When I learned of the death of Leonard Cohen last November, I got out my copy of The Favourite Game, lit a candle, made a little tribute still life with a mandarin orange and black [...]
Fashion festival kicks off: big shows celebrate Montreal 375 and Canada 150
Olivier Theyskens burst on to the fashion scene around the time I started covering it – in 1998. He was moody and dark, romantic and feminine, and I quickly became a fan. A true talent, [...]
Scouting North Hatley for the Clintons, and other news
I'm back! And you’ll be pleased to learn that I spent my summer vacation previewing the sights and tastes of North Hatley for the Clintons. An advance team for the Secret Service, as it were. [...]
The scene: Fashion flashback to the Grand Prix parties
Race, what race? Yes, Lewis Hamilton took the Canadian Grand Prix for Mercedes, and Montreal’s own Lance Stroll – all of 18 – placed ninth for Williams. But for the beau monde, social scene and [...]
C2 Montreal: Bewitched, bewildered, inspired
How to sum up C2 Montreal, the creativity and commerce conference held for three days last week at the Arsenal contemporary art gallery: Mind blowing? Inspiring? Confounding? Enlightening? Overwhelming? Yes, all of the above. With [...]
Happily ever after: Love is Love closes Jean Paul Gaultier world tour
They’re the icing on the wedding cake: 36 creations – frothy and not – by Jean Paul Gaultier. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exhibition is wrapping up its record-breaking Gaultier retrospective with Love is Love: [...]
Shopping Toronto: a picture diary. Captivating shoes, department store blur, plus salami
It's a big blur: four days in Toronto shopping from Yorkdale and Yorkville to the Eaton Centre and Ossington St. Saks, The Bay, The Room at The Bay, Nordstrom times two (at Eaton Centre and [...]
Éditions de robes opens shop in Museum Quarter, stocks red collection by the Joncas twins
Welcome Editions de robes, second edition. The Mile End dress shop, known for its dedication to the allure of the dress and for nurturing fresh design talent, has opened a branch on Crescent St., in the heart [...]
Lessons in retail from Rebecca Minkoff
Rebecca Minkoff can tell a compelling story, that was clear as the designer held sway at an intimate lunch for media at Ogilvy’s Tudor Hall last week. That storytelling knack is certainly one key to her [...]
Style for a certain age: my rules (which I don’t always follow)
It has been suggested that I position myself as an “advanced” style influencer – not so advanced as Seth Cohen’s dames, perhaps, but someone who dresses like a grown woman, who is not overly eccentric, and [...]
My long-awaited closet cleanse: what I learned
I am a constant shopper, a clothes horse, a fashion professional. Naturally, my closet is overflowing with stuff, designer and not, colourful and black, dressy and everyday, boho and minimalist. Most of the stuff is good [...]
Reluxe vintage sale is on Thursday, benefits women’s shelter
Thursday’s the day for the second annual Reluxe vintage sale to benefit the Fondation Le Chaînon. Le Chaînon is a women’s shelter that has been in operation since 1932. It’s a remarkable organization in that [...]