Street Style: King West

Posted by John McArdle
Filed in Fashion & Style
February 4, 2010
Street Style TorontoName: Zach
Occupation: Developer
My Style: "My style is kind of a mash of different things. A little bit military, a little bit casual, sometimes really basic."
Favourite Item: "My favourite thing is probably my glasses. they're a classic style and can be worn with anything."

Name: DJ
Occupation: Sportscaster
My Style: "I'm just trying to make the best of the cold weather, Canadian winter style. Co-ordination is a must"
Favourite Item: "My scarf. It sets the colour palate and ties everything together"

Street Style: Bay and Bloor

Posted by Theo R
Filed in Fashion & Style
February 1, 2010
street styleName: Kaitlin
Occupation: Associate buyer
My style: I wear mostly vintage clothing.
Favourite item: My boots. The brand is Frye.
Sweater: It's a '60s curling sweater. I got it in Kensington Market.
Earrings: They're handmade by a Toronto designer. I really like accessories with feathers.

Name: Adela
Occupation: Teacher
My style: A lot of what I wear, I design, I sew, I make.
Favourite item: My boots. I got them at a second-hand store. I like the colour and design.
Bag: My mom gave it to me.

Wearing White After Labour Day For Windfall

Posted by Briony
Filed in Fashion & Style
January 29, 2010
White Party windfallJanuary's blistering cold is especially hard on those less fortunate, but a bunch of fashion types went fundraising for Windfall last night at Wear White 4 Windfall's Winter White Party, and Frugal Fashion Week's WhoWhatWEARWhenWhy, showing how our city was able to help out in style.

Man-about-town and restaurateur Toufik Sarwa hosted his annual Winter White Party at his new resto Cinq 01, where everyone from Ainsley Kerr to Shawn Hewson schmoozed in their winter whites.

Street Style: Front Street

Posted by Theo R
Filed in Fashion & Style
January 25, 2010
street style torontoName: Jessica
Occupation: Tattoo artist (apprentice)
My style: I'm a chameleon. I dress differently every day. I love bright colours, mixed in with black.
Favourite item: My black leather boots. I love boots and I think they can make any outfit look great.
Skirt: It's tie-dye. I love tie-dye. I love anything from the '60s.
Purse: It's a Roxy purse my mom got me from California. It's got nice, bright pink hearts on it, so it kind of goes with the skirt.

Name: Sophie
Occupation: Executive assistant
My style: It's my day off, so I pick colourful things - non-office wear. I like the tights right now, with the boots.
Favourite item: I love this scarf. I've had it for six years. It's just so colourful, and it can also be worn as a shawl.

Five Small Rooms at the Interior Design Show

Filed in Fashion & Style
January 25, 2010
interior design show torontoThe Interior Design Show was all about transformation. Five Small Rooms was a project involving five designers, decorators and stylists who rethought the backyard shed (or "podspace"). Each shed provided by Summerwood was 100-square-feet, and was inspired by the trend of small, free-standing shelters used in Toronto.

IDS Shows Us The Future

Filed in Fashion & Style
January 24, 2010
Ontario College of Art and Design at IDSThis year's Interior Design Show not only exhibited what the ultimate in design is right now but also what the ultimate in design will be. On the northwest side of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, a section called Designgennext (what a mouthful) exhibited work by students from Canada's top six design schools. From furniture to accessories, the work on display was more then impressive, demonstrating the sheer talent of these up-and-comers to the design scene.