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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 there are no judgements and no conditions to help the women in need. And having volunteered for the sale for [...]

By | April 26th, 2017|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Vintage sale for a cause: Le Châinon

You want a Gucci, Pucci or Roland Mouret. And a Chanel. Maybe even an Hermès scarf. You also need cool basics. You are not a creature of trend, but style to your own tune. Vintage is a thrill. There’s so much stuff out there – so where to turn? The folks who run Le Chaînon [...]

By | May 23rd, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Vintage sale for a cause: Le Châinon

Checking out the red carpet contenders at Paris haute couture

In the never ending cycle of fashion shows, the haute couture summer season in Paris has just wrapped. Aside from the pure beauty, amazing embroidery and intricate confection, the fun of couture is picking out the contenders for the Oscar red carpet next month. Here are some looks that stood out from the likes of [...]

By | January 27th, 2016|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Checking out the red carpet contenders at Paris haute couture

Fashion TV is back: M2M launches on Apple TV

Apple has got into the fashion game with M2M  – Made to Measure – on Apple TV. Billed as the "new face of fashion storytelling," it's a huge archive of documentaries, fashion films and fashion shows. Last night I caught Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? – Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo – William Klein's rapier-sharp satire of [...]

By | December 8th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Fashion TV is back: M2M launches on Apple TV

Beautifying Ste-Catherine St.: Pharmaprix ups its game

  Talk about the beautification of Ste-Catherine St. W. Pharmaprix has just opened its seventh "Enhanced Beauty Boutique," or Galerie Beauté as we say chez nous, in the country. It is 4,000 gleaming square feet of prestige and mass brands, plus the the usual drug store stock upstairs. And the concept boasts the only Chanel counters in drug [...]

By | December 8th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Beautifying Ste-Catherine St.: Pharmaprix ups its game

A bagful of complaint: where’s my NEW purse?

And now for the complaints department: I have been hunting for a new handbag for years, it seems, and the situation has gone from bad to out of reach. Like thousands of dollars out of reach. On the contemporary level, where bag prices are also rising, almost every maker embosses initials in tacky gold front and centre. If [...]

By | December 4th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on A bagful of complaint: where’s my NEW purse?