ELLE Canada's editor-in-chief and the designer behind Bustle share their fashion inspirations.
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Rita Silvan, Editor-in-chief, ELLE Canada
What are your favourite fall trends?
"Hats."
Who is your favourite fashion designer?
"Issey Miyake."
What's your biggest fashion "don't"?
"Head-to-toe status labels and fur."
What's your favourite fashion inspiration in film or television?
"The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour."
What's the most extravagant fashion purchase made?
"My first MaxMara coat, because for spending."
What's your biggest fashion weakness?
"Cashmere."
What's your favourite piece of clothing?
"My white GapBody tees."
What's your most valued fashion possession?
"My Hermès scarves and Marlowe cashmere sweaters."
Who is your greatest fashion influence?
"Cher, because she is fearless and has a sense of humour about herself and fashion."
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
"Invisibility."
If you had to eat the same meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?
"Triple kimmel rye toast with butter."
If you could have dinner with any historical fashion figure, who would it be and why?
"Christian Dior, because he was a poet and a dreamer."
Favourite fashion era?
"The '20s, '30s and '40s."
Favourite fashion capital?
"Paris."
Most fashionable cocktail?
"Anything pink: Kir Royale, pink champagne, rosé from Provence."
Favourite fashion boutique?
"So many! Marlowe for cashmere, Le Bon Marché for shoes and hats, Eres for bathing suits and lingerie, Winners for bargain hunting, Holt Renfrew (Now or Never Sale!)…."
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