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Quiz: Which Canadian designer suits your style?

Do you prefer a classic feminine style? Or do you dress with a conscience? Take ELLECanada.com's designer quiz to find out which Canadian designer best suits your style.

By Briony Smith

7) If you were to move to the United States, the city you'd land in would be:
A) Washington, D.C.: fast-paced and filled with history
B) San Francisco: beautiful and plenty of culture
C) Los Angeles: parties, beaches, and shopping
D) Seattle: lots of green space and laid-back people
E) New York City: always something to do and lots of vintage stores

8) When no-one's watching, you sometimes can't help:
A) Obsessively checking your stocks online
B) Touching up your lipstick while on the train or at your desk
C) Making sure your double-sided tape and nipple pasties haven't gone astray
D) Throwing away your teabag instead of bringing it home to compost
E) Catching a matinee of the latest Frat Pack comedy

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9) Your make-up routine generally consists of:
A) Foundation, black eyeliner, neutral shadow, a classic red lip, and a hint of blush
B) A sprinkling of powder, plus a pink lip and bronzer
C) The works - you'd never go out without your "face" on!
D) Lipgloss and a sweep of clear mascara from fairly-traded, eco-friendly companies
E) A smoky eye and a nude lip

10) If pressed, you'd admit a schoolgirl-style crush on:
A) Harrison Ford
B) Ethan Hawke
C) Clive Owen
D) Leonardo DiCaprio
E) Johnny Depp

11) If your life were a song, it would be:
A) "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" by Aretha Franklin and the Eurythmics
B) "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf
C) "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado
D) "Revolution" by The Beatles
E) "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol

12) If you had one wish from The High-Fashion Fairy, you'd ask for:
A) A Chanel 2.55 bag
B) The $79,000 seafoam couture Versace "dress of a thousand layers" worn by Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City series finale
C) Any Tom Ford-era Gucci
D) A 100 per cent eco-friendly, fair-trade, animal-cruelty-free wardrobe
E) A year's supply of Helmut Lang t-shirts and tanks

13) The perfume that won you over recently was:
A) Ha! You're a "Chanel No. 5" girl to the end.
B) The sweet, fruity scent of Gwen Stefani's "Lamb" and Kate Moss' "Kate".
C) Tom Ford's "Black Orchid," for its deep, musky aroma.
D) Lavanila's antioxidant-packed, fewer-chemicals vanilla scents.
E) "Elle" from Yves Saint Laurent, with its slight, oh-so-YSL air of masculinity.

14) The eighties movie heroine you relate to the most is:
A) Melanie Griffith in Working Girl
B) Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink
C) Kelly LeBrock in Weird Science
D) Mia Sara in Legend
E) Grace Jones in A View to a Kill


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3. Designer quiz: Answers

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