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Street Style: students, bloggers and former models

Posted by Mona Chammas / March 31, 2011

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Street Style Toronto Name: June Ambrose
Occupation: Celebrity Fashion Stylist, book author of "Effortless Style"
What she's wearing: Unknown, but June's silk turban and sunglasses are part of her signature look
Style: Opulent. Decadent. Distinguished

Name: Josh
Occupation: Actor and former model
What he's wearing: All vintage pieces from Kensington Market
Style: Eclectic and offbeat

Name: Emma
Occupation: Research scientist
What she's wearing: Purple shirt is zero + maria cornejo, coat is Kai Ackman, shoes are A-Detache, bag is from Makr and necklace is designed by Biko
Style: Clean lines and minimal with an eccentric punch

Name: Bianca
Occupation: Fashion blogger
What she's wearing: Vintage jumpsuit from 69 Vintage, necklace from Aldo, shoes from Winners
Style: Classic with a hint of eclectic

Name: Brie
Occupation: Fashion design student
What she's wearing: Her own designs
Style: Whatever suits my mood on a particular day

Name: Arta
Occupation: Editor in Chief of Défilé magazine and student
What she's wearing: Necklace and bracelet are vintage Cartier given to her by her mother, blazer and shirt from Zara, jacket is BCBG Max Azria
Style: Conservative with a slight modern twist

Name: Andrew
Occupation: Marketing specialist
What he's wearing: TNA jacket, vintage pants from Beacon's closet in Brooklyn and shoes from Ted Baker
Style: Boho on acid

Name: Andy
Occupation: Fashion student
What he's wearing: Boots bought at Steps, pants from Zara, vintage sweater from Holt Renfrew
Style: Balmain meets Pucci

Writing and photos by Mona Chammas. For more street style in Toronto and other cities, check out my blog at www.geekychic.ca

A special thanks to Peroni for sponsoring our coverage of Toronto Fashion Week.

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Silly / March 31, 2011 at 09:15 am

Josh - marry me!

agentsmith / March 31, 2011 at 09:20 am

"Effortless Style"? That shit isn't effortless. Props for being bold though.

Matt / March 31, 2011 at 09:41 am

Gradient Brie, super cute.

Timmy Vee / March 31, 2011 at 09:51 am

Name: Josh
Occupation: Pretend Pirate of the Caribbean
What he's wearing: Stuff someone threw away
Style: Johnny Depp Clone

the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 09:51 am

OK, so josh,a s an actor, thinks he's johnny depp, entirely copied his style, right down to the goatee.

the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 09:59 am

ok, Emma, bianca and Andrew, you look awful. Sorry, but what's with the wierd lookign purple jumper, that's not adult clothing. andrew you look liek you just rolled out of a ditch you slept in. Emma, you're dressed like an overly eccentric hippy teacher.

... / March 31, 2011 at 10:09 am

"Hi, I am Bianca. I am a fashion blogger. My blog has 42 Facebook fans."

"Hi, I am Arta. I am Editor in Chief of Défilé magazine. My magazine was liked by 66 people on Facebook."

poohead / March 31, 2011 at 10:19 am

Anyone hating on Josh is a bitter guy jealous of all the poon Josh probably gets. Oh and to the myopic retard who said Josh a Pretend Pirate of the Caribbean. Josh is clearly angling for Johnny Depp circa Benny and Joon. Get your movie aesthetic facts straight.

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 10:23 am

*Points and laughs* Cartoon characters, yay!!!

Timmy Vee / March 31, 2011 at 10:24 am

@Poohead - Thanks for that Josh!

Timmy Vee / March 31, 2011 at 10:34 am

June: Effortless style without the effortless or style
Josh: See above
Emma: Social worker chic
Bianca: This looks like something from the set of Golden Girls
Brie: The audition for the costume TV show is next door sweetheart
Arta: All that is missing is a cigarette in a gold holder, and a stripe on white through the middle of her hair!
Andrew: Nothing is un-cooler than trying to be cool
Andy: Fail

Gillian / March 31, 2011 at 10:38 am

@Timmy Vee You are a card! The most hilarious man on the internet!

Aldrin / March 31, 2011 at 10:41 am

Great post, Mona! I really like Emma and Arta's look. Keep up the good work!

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 10:44 am

LOL, wow, sycophantic much, or are you actually josh? Certainly not jealous, just made an astute observation, one that many people who commented here also thought: he's tryign to look like johnny depp, he's an actor, he lieks johnnie depp, so he has cloned his style. Though I'm absolutely certain that josh is not nearly as talented as johnny depp, so his copying his style and most likely his desire to be like johnny depp is a tad offensive.

lol / March 31, 2011 at 10:46 am

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/hype/reality-bites/2011/03/23/the-avenue-recap-new-web-series-%e2%80%9ctakes%e2%80%9d-toronto%e2%80%94and-so-far-we-want-it-back/#more-60617

lol. apparently arta is on this toronto 'hills' spinoff, called 'the avenue' and her magazine 'defile' or whatever is... not a real magazine. nice blazer/jacket though.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 10:48 am

Also, getting poon, as you so childishly call it, is neither difficult nor an accomplishment to be proud of.

Bonk / March 31, 2011 at 11:00 am

June looks fun while most everyone else appears that they're trying to hide crapping in their undies a little bit.

LOSE THE 'TUDES

Sean replying to a comment from lol / March 31, 2011 at 11:01 am

Dude, that article was hilarious.

Lolla / March 31, 2011 at 11:09 am

What is it with front pleated pants these days?? They looked bad in the 80's and even worse today!
Plus why does every second person in this city lists wearing "vintage"??!!! Most of them just look like cheap second hand clothes to me, not vintage!

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 11:14 am

I actually cannot stop laughing at Andy and Andrew. You should be proud, boys. You made my day.

poohead replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 11:16 am

Hahahaha dressing like Johnny Depp is "offensive"? OMG there's a person on the street styled like Brad Pitt! Quick- get on that shit before all of humankind is annhilated!

BTW I'm not being sycophantic but observant. Don't shoot the messenger- it's not my fault your posts make you look lonely and ugly.

Dayna / March 31, 2011 at 11:28 am

Big love, Mona! You rock!

Sean replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 11:30 am

I actually like what Emma and Bianca are wearing.

OMG / March 31, 2011 at 11:33 am

These are all tragic. I have to stop looking at the street style posts because they make me very concerned about fashion in this city... gross!! Guys are trying to hard and as for those women, I mean really, would you dress like that on first date? Hope not.

Sarah / March 31, 2011 at 11:34 am

I think everyone looks great! They're expressing their creative sides....and it's fashion week! where else could they do it?

And whoever left the comment about Bianca's facebook followers and Arta's readers....you took the time to figure this out so you could leave a mean comment? Get a life

Brandon / March 31, 2011 at 11:41 am

Wow Bianca looks amazingly beautiful!

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 11:43 am

really, this is getting way away from what I had observed in the first place. It's a simple fact: josh is an actor that is trying to look like johnnie depp, even you admit that, so i don't really see where the argument is. All other ideas that came about, came about because you decided to be massively defensive and toss insults around. Sayign that josh has a look that very closely resembles johnnie depp isn't even an insult, so much as it's, as I already emntioned, an astute observation, nothign mroe, nothing less. It's an obvious truth, get over it.

This Guy / March 31, 2011 at 11:58 am

hahaha, "poon"

poohead replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Yes, there is no argument. Josh looks and dresses like Johnny Depp, and your posts make you sound fat and lonely and ugly. Oh and you're blubbering bc someone named "poohead" is "throwing around insults" in a streetstyle column ffs? Congrats, you now look far douchier than any of the idiots featured in the article.

HIllary / March 31, 2011 at 12:18 pm

Hey Josh, I'm a marketer and former baby-sitter.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 12:30 pm

LOL!!! No u!

Still being VERY defensive and insulting, pretty funny. I didn't say I was offended, again, just an observation, your posts and your reference to the idea that I'm ugly, over and over is, as I stated earlier, VERY telling about your appearance, your self-esteem and how you valuate worth. I don't see how what I said makes me ugly, but i guess you're kidna fucked up that way. TBH, I find this enjoyable, you keep posting back at me trying harder (in vain) each time to get a rise out of me, or maybe in the hopes that you'll make me feel bad about myself. That says a lot more about you than me. Your comment re: poon put an immediate label of neanderthal moron and your defensiveness regarding josh makes you an easy target. You're amusing, like a play thing, easily manipulated and fun for a while, now you're gettign tedious though because you can't seem to come up with anything better than a shallow assumption that I must be ugly because you disagree with me and you're very insecure.

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Take it easy, kids. You lost track of the real issue here. The "fashion". I'm done laughing at Andy, and Andrew, but I can't help myself with Bianca and her half inflated Grimace costume. Grimace. Scaring the living $hit out of kids since 1971.

Ralphie / March 31, 2011 at 12:39 pm

Andrew - your pants are meant to be warn as part fo a mountie or some kinda old military dress uniform, they are meant to be warn with boots that go up to your knee, that's why they look a little 'tarded. Put your collar down and do up your plaid shirt, you look like a douchebag. Do something with your hair, polish your boots and zip them up. Seriously, there's self-expression and then there's just plain ol' ridiculous and douchey, you fall into the latter category.

VOGUE / March 31, 2011 at 12:39 pm

June Ambrose dresses with conviction, i like it. The colors bounce off her skin tone great.

Bianca has potential, the (checkered bag?) throws the whole look off tho.

Again like i said in my last comment, vintage is the default but is it being used correctly???

The last two guys are trying way toooo hard. Be a man not a queen. And if your a queen thats cool but mixing eclectic with rubbish is just not a good look.

If your going to mix elements of European style in your look do it wisely and uuugh stop relying on Zara to give you that look.

DO BETTER PEOPLE!!

Ralphie replying to a comment from Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Half-inflated Grimace costume! Hehe, I can't look away either, i keep wondering what the outfit looks like from the side.

jason / March 31, 2011 at 12:49 pm

More Bianca please.

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Suddenly have the urge for a Happy Meal. It's a shame though, because she's a cute girl.

Shanaynay Yo" Laday! replying to a comment from Timmy Vee / March 31, 2011 at 01:06 pm

All you haterz and especially @Timmy Vee you have no lives!

You are just jealous because you are too afraid to step out of your Mass produced style with no edge!
Jerks like you are the reason why the Canadian Fashion Industry has to work harder to even be taken seriously!

One day you all will be below most of these people I can promise you that

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 01:12 pm

1. "Haters" is a terrible term, and should be banished along with others such as "Winning" and "Fail"

2. "Haters" with a "z" is even worse.

3. Below how? On the bottom during sex?

4. The Canadian fashion industry has to work harder because it's not up to par, not because people on a blog offer up their opinions of what others are wearing.

5. Thank you for your time, Shanaynay.

poohead replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 01:26 pm

Ease up fattycakes. Don't worry- there are plenty of ugly fish in the sea to keep you company. PS- pro tip, 1-800-597-JENNY.

Jack Wagon / March 31, 2011 at 01:28 pm

Are you gonna finish that?

Timmy Vee replying to a comment from Shanaynay Yo" Laday! / March 31, 2011 at 01:29 pm

I am so sorry - please accept my apologies for the reason the Canadian fashion industry is not taken seriously. I didn't realize that comments on blogs carried such weight - I thought the reason it wasn't taken seriously was because it was largely shit.

hellebelle / March 31, 2011 at 01:29 pm

where do these people even come from?! i don't even see this on queen w.

Mona Chammas replying to a comment from Aldrin / March 31, 2011 at 01:37 pm

Thanks!

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 02:55 pm

Awww muffin, looks like you snapped! Gettin a little hot under the collar are we? Now you've dimished so much that you've decided i'm fat, lol. W/e you gotta tell yourself bud! You pour all your hatred for life onto me, it's not my fault you have to project your feelings about yourself onto other people. I get it, you're fat and ugly and it makes you sad, so if you have to call me these things and really try in vain to get at me, then do so, it won't change the bitterness you feel for your sad life. It has, however, provided me with hours of hilarity today. Thanks for proving my point re: your self-esteem and valuation of your stance in society.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 02:57 pm

You have been successfully trolled! Congratulations! :D

poohead replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 03:03 pm

I'm not the one writing bible length posts to someone named poohead. How many times have you said how much you've enjoyed this and how entertaining this is? I think we should hear it at least 10 more times.

Bobby / March 31, 2011 at 03:18 pm

Josh actually gets ass not poon. And hes hot.

Bobby / March 31, 2011 at 03:19 pm

Jack Wagon is a straight man. Enough said.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 03:55 pm

hey you chose your name and your words, but if you really need to read it again and again; I'm havign a great time watching you lose your shit online.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 03:56 pm

Is a single paragraph too much for you to read? I had no idea that the rest of the bible was empty, just a single paragraph and that's it huh. lol.

the_lies replying to a comment from poohead / March 31, 2011 at 03:57 pm

Ease up fattycakes. Don't worry- there are plenty of ugly fish in the sea to keep you company. PS- pro tip, 1-800-597-JENNY.

carla / March 31, 2011 at 04:07 pm

Holy crap, "the_lies" is a total psycho.

... replying to a comment from the_lies / March 31, 2011 at 04:17 pm

You two need to get a room.

jake / March 31, 2011 at 04:26 pm

please...what is a "vintage sweater from Holt Renfrew" exactly?
was it on sale?

blarg / March 31, 2011 at 04:57 pm

Thanks for the laughs. The pictures and comments make the day go by faster.

Dr.Smith replying to a comment from Timmy Vee / March 31, 2011 at 10:53 pm

I think that you all who have posted negative comments and energy towards this is quite sad. You know nothing of these people or what they have done with their lives. Its quite sad that this is what the human race has degraded itself to. Making fun of those who express themselves through their apperance. I think you all have some serious insecurities and THESE PEOPLE SHOW MORE COURAGE than you sitting on your butt at work gain weight.

As for you Timmy Vee you are just a scum bag who gives the "redneck" Canadian mentality life. How do you sleep tonight? Maybe alone because if someone does love you they should be ashamed of how you get on Canadian trash.

TRBB / March 31, 2011 at 11:51 pm

Bianca-Love your style AND your blog...it's fine to say you don't like someone's outfit people but to be so nasty about it says more about YOU than it does her.

TRBB / March 31, 2011 at 11:53 pm

P.S. That bag is Betsey Johnson. It can do no wrong.

TRBB replying to a comment from ... / April 1, 2011 at 12:00 am

@ "..." Who the f**k are you, Anna Wintour?? No,didn't think so. Try some constructive criticism, douche.

... replying to a comment from TRBB / April 1, 2011 at 08:10 am

How about this?

Unless you want to look like an idiot, do not tell people you are a professional blogger or editor in chief if more people buy newspapers from one homeless guy than read your free blog or magazine.

Jack Wagon replying to a comment from Bobby / April 1, 2011 at 08:58 am

Is being called a straight man, an insult these day? Enlighten me please, Monsieur Bobby.

Mike W replying to a comment from Dr.Smith / April 1, 2011 at 12:32 pm

As spoken by the truly vain.

Biko / April 7, 2011 at 11:57 am

Grow up people! Not everybody is as boring as you are. Get back to your desk jobs and life cubicles (otherwise known as condos) and quit picking on things you don't understand.

Marla / April 21, 2011 at 03:32 am

Andrew is a babeee.

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