Photography by Barbora Simek
Kaitlin Churcher, snapped in Toronto
Style: Neo-gothic Bohemian
Wearing: Vintage coat, 3 by 1 jeans, Michael Kors boots, Hoi Bo bag, over-sized scarf
Winter style tip: “Mixing prints with sweaters is usually a good thing to do, finding nice patterns and textures while trying to stay warm is what I try to do to stay stylish in the cold months.”
This striking yet delicate gold necklace – much like the desert flowers it’s inspired by – comes by way of London-based jewellery designer Alona Shelemy. Following the launch of her eponymous line, Shelemy’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection is rich in the colours (rose, yellow and pink golds abound) and splendour of a Middle Eastern desert at dusk. Can’t you just picture this gold Elise flowerbomb necklace (or one of the brass-finish cuffs or gunmetal pendants from the collection) as a regal finish to your night-out ensemble? You won’t have to – it just so happens the entire collection is available online.
Alona Shelemy Elise necklace ($230) at byalona.com.
Photography by Barbora Simek
Cara-Joy, snapped in Toronto
Style: Japanese-influenced vintage boho
Wearing: Brown’s vintage Men’s tuxedo shoe, Urban Outfitters trousers, Jeffery Bean cashmere sweater, 30′s vintage Kimono, Alkii Jewellery, hand knitted beanie, Zanzan sunglasses
Winter style tip: “Always pack a change of shoes. When I head outside I wear thick socks pulled up to the thigh and rubber boots but once I head in I remove layers and adjust. But a change of shoes is essential.”
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Photography by Barbora Simek
Kealan Sullivan, snapped in Toronto
Style: Army vintage
Wearing: Men’s 70′s dress boot, Men’s 50′s army trousers, 60′s Tibetan lamb vest, fashion sunglasses, wool Nurse’s coat, all vintage from V by 69 Vintage
Winter styling tip: ” Winter is the perfect season for wearing lots and lots of clothes. I’ve invested in three pairs of these men’s wool pants, and they create the foundation for my looks which is uniform and then it’s about adding fur hats, fur collars and big scarves and overcoats. That way you can stay practical and warm, I definitely believe in warmth.”
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I fell in love with this set of vintage-inspired dessert plates from Anthropologie and at only $18 a pop, they add a much needed eclectic flair to my otherwise white dinnerware set. Imagine serving up bite-sized macarons to unveil a lime green Praying Mantis. It feels like a natural selection.
Photo courtesy of Buonanotte Toronto.
TORONTO: OLD COUNTRY EATS
Status: Just opened
What: The upscale Italian restaurant, Buonanotte Montreal, becomes a sleek fixture on the TO restaurant circuit with the grand opening of Buonanotte Toronto.
When: Lunch on Monday to Friday 11:30AM to 3PM; dinner on Monday to Saturday 5PM to 11:30PM.
Where: 19 Mercer Street, Toronto.
Buzzworthy notes: Many of head chef Davide Ianacci’s dishes (think agnolotti, gnocchi) are family recipes inherited from his mother and grandmother; gluten-free pasta is also available upon request. A live DJ spins every Wednesday to Saturday night, with bottle service beginning at 11:30PM.
VANCOUVER: FASHION FILM
Status: Now playing
What: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, the doc on the legendary Vogue editor, is now screening at the Vancouver International Film Centre.
When: Mon. Jan 28 (6:30PM); Tues. Jan. 29 (8:45PM); Thurs. Jan 31 (4PM).
Where: Vancity Theatre, Vancouver International Film Centre, 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver.
Buzzworthy notes: Directors Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt and Frédéric Tcheng capture the eccentric manner and exquisite eye of one of the most renowned American fashion editors of the 20th century.
Read on for more fashionable events taking place across Canada this week!
Victoria Baslva, snapped in Toronto
Style: Winter Vintage Chic
Wearing: Vintage coat, Danier gloves, purse from NYC
Winter style tip: “In the winter maintaining good style is a combination of staying warm and adding elements and details that are meant purely for style to keep outfits interesting.”
Photography by Barbora Simek
Hey girls.
We’ve discovered that something magic happens in the third episode of a GIRLS season. In season one the magic came in the form of Booth Jonathan, the cocky and obnoxiously sexy artist, and a dance party of two, just Hannah, Marnie with tunes by Robyn. This time, we know the magic is back when we get our first moment of the season with the girls all together, sitting on a brownstone stoop selling their wares (which in Jessa’s case are blouses that one of Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers once complimented her on). Sadly this is all we’ll see of Jessa and our beloved Shosh for the whole episode, but fear not, what we do get lots that makes up for it. Drugs, dance parties and the return of Mr. Jonathan commence now.
HANNAH
Hannah is a writer, an as yet unpublished writer, so it is good to see her in a meeting with a potential editor. This particular editor is in charge of a website that seemed to be in the vein of Vice, or Gawker or the like, so of course she would like Hannah to write about something outside of her comfort zone (where the magic happens according to the insipid wall art) like a threesome or cocaine. Page-views baby!
So like a good little adventuress, Hannah trots off to procure some cocaine. Since she has “weird nasal passages” she has never tried it herself, but Marnie suggests she ask the junkie from the ground floor apartment in the building for assistance. Except, Laird (junkie neighbor) is a junkie no more. He is clean and sober, just living his life with his turtle. Hannah, being the tone-deaf quasi-asshole we know and love, asks him to buy her drugs anyways. Since he is clearly in love with her, he obliges.
She will need a partner in crime for this adventure, and who better than Elijah, who knows exactly what she should wear and where they should go (obvs to dance and club where Andrew Andrew, the brand consultant gay ipad djs who dress alike and dance alike, are spinning). They will power clash their outfits and start doing coke at 4 in the afternoon and human decency will not stop them!
They begin with a list of what they want to do in their lives. Elijah wants to raise show dogs; Hannah wants to learn to write a check. Way to shoot for the moon you two! When deciding to start their festivities early, they didn’t take into account how disastrous it is to be ultra high in broad daylight among sober people. Their foray on the subway leaves them hanging onto a staircase rail like a coked out Lucy and Ethel. Somehow, the magic subway takes them to 1998, to a real life rave full of glow sticks and mesh tanks. Or, alternatively the 90’s are back in every disturbing way possible. Whichever way this happened, the rave looks fun – this show is glamourizing drugs!
Until, it isn’t anymore. While euphorically high, doing lines off a toilet seat lid (hygiene has never been Hannah’s forte, but et tu Elijah?) Elijah decides it’s a great idea to finally spill the beans on the sex he and Marnie had. Cue epic Hannah meltdown.
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Photo courtesy of Cover Media.
Crickets
You know it’s a slow news week when the top story on People.com is “Holly Madison Likely To Wed This Summer.” Yikes! Is she a thing? I don’t get it. It seems that all the celebrities are on their best behaviour leading up to the Oscars—so apologies for the reality-TV-centric post.
Verdict: I want Oscar season to end so that celebs can start behaving badly again.
Style Talk
Season five of the Rachel Zoe Project is set to air in March, and new trailers for the show suggest there was some truth to those rumours that her new line isn’t faring well. “A lot of the pieces that go down the runway don’t do well on a retail floor,” Zoe is told in the preview. Later, Zoe and her husband have a disagreement, and he says: “I just want it to be commercially viable, that’s all…[Keep your] eye on the prize: sell clothes, sell clothes.” Rachel responds: “That’s not what it’s about.”
Verdict: Now that’s a storyline I would watch. Slow clap.
Faceplant
America’s Next Top Model All-Stars winner Lisa D’Amato fell down and broke her face because of a freak accident on the set of her new movie Cowboys and Indians. “I broke my nose last night folks,” she tweeted, along with a very icky photo of her busted mug. “Got rushed to the plastic surgeon and now I’m finished…I’ll be back to normal in a month. I hope I like my new nose!” Apparently the model was trying to do a handstand against a crew member when she tumbled over. Ouch.
Verdict: Single tear for her face.
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Photography by Barbora Simek
Anhra Jo, snapped in Toronto
Style: Preppy winter workwear
Wearing: Jacket, sweater, skirt and leggings from boutiques in Korea, lace blouse from H&M, combat boots
Style culture: “I am from Korea where the fashion is not very different from Canada, I think a lot of Koreans copy style from the West so it is very similar.”
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