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Coffee at the Common
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 13:04.
by Becca Lemire
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Hipster Art Party
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 13:04.
by Becca Lemire
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Olga is Holier Than Thou
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:17.
by Elli Stuhler
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The Velvet Underground
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:16.
by Elli Stuhler
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Missed Connections at Bloor Station
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:59.
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Cute Trio at Come Up To My Room
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 12:12.
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SDTC Fashion Writer Elli at Come Up To My Room
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 12:10.
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My Secret Weapon
Tatomme P. Flanagan
Submitted by haley on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:35.
Where you live: Who needs to travel when Toronto has every country within its own? I have lived in India for the past year. Okay, no --- I live in Little India. And if you, like me back in May, didn’t know it existed, it’s Gerrard St. E!
What you do: I am a struggling student journalist at Ryerson University...and when I am not vigorously writing “award winning” stories, you can find me seating people and running around Mill Street Brew Pub in the Distillery District.
Favourite places to shop: I absolutely love Ossington Ave, which is lined with the sweetest little vintage stores...and when I need a break from perusing the endless racks of clothing from my grandmother’s era, I can stop in to one of the several bars which fall between each store for a quick pick-me-up!
Music you can't stop listening to: For just an all around feel good band at anytime during the day, I would have to say Fleetwood Mac!
Perfect Friday night: Mmmm...a perfect Friday night? I am in my element when it consists of a nice dinner out with my girlfriends AND a bottle of wine --- or two, or three, or...
What is your secret style weapon? I feel as though no outfit is complete without a funky pair of earrings! My favourite set these days are my feather earrings... I was told not to venture by bodies of water though, as apparently I would be gobbled up by a fish who is used to seeing them as fly-fishers!
Where did you get them? I usually get my earrings at thrift stores (yes, kind of gross seeing as they have been in someone else’s ears...but there is something called sterilization!) but my first pair of feather earrings came from a boutique in Victoria. However, I just started making my own because I realized how easily it could be done...so I guess you could say I get my earrings in the fly-fishing section of outdoor shops.
Why do you love them? They bring me back to my roots in the forest.... Oh, and they’re just a fun accessory!
If you lost them, you would...: I would...make a new pair??
Website: www.tatomme.blogspot.com and www.axesummergig.ca
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Trend Alert
Common Sense
Submitted by haley on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 18:38.
Common Sense
As the temperature drops and rises, and the snow falls and melts and turns to sludge, fashionistas who want to stomp this slushy grey terrain in style are starting to use their heads. While one's first instinct might be "fashion over function," the truly savvy know that you never really have to sacrifice either. So step through those snowdrifts with ease, plod through puddles without a second thought, fight back against freezing temperatures and eschew the damp 'do upon arrival. Rainboots! Parkas! Toe-warmers! Hoods! Mittens! Never has practical dressing been more du jour - one can simultaneously channel the military trend infiltrating catwalks, rock the mussed-up side braid so coveted by, well, everyone and survive the conditions without putting your health at risk. Plus, nobody's cooler than that girl who, rather than have her boyfriend hold her hand while she totters down the ice-covered stairs in heels of paramount ridiculousness, bounds down the slope in true Olympian form. Style and current events - touché.
Rogue Vogue
Rattails
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 23:45.
By Annie Webber
Ahh the ups and downs of the up-do. It certainly is an uphill battle keeping all your hair in a ponytail. But why should we have to suffer through it? Why must the long-haired among us wage constant bobby-pin war against their flowing goldilocks? Redemption comes in a long, tangled, beautifully-named styling option: the rattail. Equally fashionable for men and women, there is nothing more irresistible than that frizzy bit of extra hair your elastic just couldn’t manage to hold onto. read more...
Fashion Scene
Trench coats show the rain who's boss
Submitted by ginger79 on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:27.
With warm, happy weather it’s finally time to put those parkas away.
Until it starts to rain again, that is. We all know how the saying goes and until May flowers start to bloom it’s best to hide from the rain in one of the many trench coat designs that are ubiquitous this spring. read more...
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Celebrity Dress-Up: Academy Awards Edition
Submitted by ginger79 on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 08:47.
-Elli Stuhler
The number of sleeps until the Academy Awards are limited! Who will clean up? Will Avatar do as well at the Oscars as in the box office? And what will everyone be wearing!?
Okay, simmer down. We took a little trip to the Holt Renfrew flagship in Yorkville to take a look at some of the Oscar-worthy dresses they had to offer. A wild game of celebrity dress-up ensued. And for your viewing pleasure, we put the dresses on Oscar himself and we think he looks great. read more...
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Alice In Wonderland Style Guide: Because Absurd is the New Pink
Submitted by ginger79 on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 15:30.
-Elli Stuhler
It’s unlikely that Lewis Carroll ever saw this coming. His collection of children’s stories about a little girl discovering the impassible (because nothing’s impossible) has taken the world by storm over and over again since the Victorian era.
The infinite possibilities (passibilies?) of imagination and absurdities that this story embodies, offer the perfect opportunity for fashion designers to emancipate their inner mad hatters. Needless to say, the Alice in Wonderland bandwagon is a crowded one. Everyone from Stella McCartney to Urban Outfitters to Avril Lavigne hopped on with an inspired collection. read more...
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Amazing Finds
H&M Men's Denim Button Down
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:46.
H&M Men's Denim Button Down
Yes, yes, yes. Every time you log onto SheDoesTheCity, you see droolworthy H&M denim drop down as you roll your mouse on the screen. I understand. And yes, yes, yes, I also understand that your dad has been wearing denim buttondowns since the dawn of time. But let's be real here - they're so coooooool. And the grommets add a touch of individuality. I'm sort of wondering why everyone on the planet is wearing one at this point. It'll be your best friend within hours of purchase, because it lends itself to so many stylin' situations. Not to mention it is the perfect piece to slip on as you bolt out the door into the sunshine. Pair it with a pretty little dress, pair it with some toughened-up boots, pair it with more denim for all I care - just goget one!
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