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Dear David,</div>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">This is the closest I will get to an eulogy for you; o</span>n my unfinished blog...which in poetic fashion will end with this post on you because in reality you are the beginning of it. The irony here is that it is self published and you came from the other side of the coin, when people had to know how to write to actually be published. Alas, pardon my grammar and writing cliches. I have been out of the editing world since 2012 plus a day as I see in my last post.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">I owe so much to you. You gave me my first big career break in a field a lot of people dream getting into. With the amazing flashy first tittle of Associate Fashion Editor for The Look magazine.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I was told I was a lucky person. And how!</div>
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">Your curiosity in meeting the girl who was the talk of the town for her cinematic antics after a very fiery break up was my godsend. I had the flare of an Almodovar character and that fitted you just perfectly.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>And what a ride we had.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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It was fun, enlightening, intense. We had lots of laughs, multiple fights, and even some tears<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span>but most of all we had an affinity for the other. It was life changing. <br />
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With you fashion was not business but an art. Your ability to cross reference from films, literature, art, architecture, even a random science study most people would have never heard of from reinforced my curiosity and taught me to always pay attention to all. You could have written about anything but you chose fashion, or it chose you. It was really fun reading your text and always finding a a new piece of knowledge written so eloquently,<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> b</span>ecause you were a magnificent writer. Your nuance and wit were unique.<br />
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">You were difficult - let's not mince words- it takes one to know one. Sadly a lot of people did not get to know your true sensitive self. Your grumpy attitude betrayed a generous and deeply caring human being.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Belligerent when drunk you were like a male version of Dorothy Parker. Cigarette and drink in hand with an acerbic and yet funny commentary on everything. Funny for some and very hard for others.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">What preoccupies now is your legacy. </span>Because a lot of the new generation has no clue who you are.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span>You deserve a place in Canada's fashion history, and in a world of ephemera can substance stand the test of time?<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">I remember how proud I was when I spotted you a couple of years back in the video of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB6ZpJFJSTw">Alexander McQueen's epic Dante 1996 Fall Winter RTW</a> show at his <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty/">V&A Retrospective</a> in London. And in fucking first row! With your butch cross leg and writing notes. "Beauty and blasphemy". So you. You were so happy few in infinitely better ways than what the term was coined for . Not many know and much less others care to admit that you were one of a couple if not the only Canadian fashion reporters invited into such shows. Comme des Garçons, </span>Karla Otto, and so many international names knew you and included you on their press lists. Who else could write about such a true artiste as Rei Kawabuko. I am flattering you here, I know you loved the intellectual side of fashion that was difficult to most, even I. They must have recognized innate true talent even if it came from that new<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span>little big country called Canada. But that was ages ago before the time influencers and clicks became the measure of what matters.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898s1">What a hapless<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span>romantic you were </span>David. A scent could bring a tear to your eye. A memory so many laughs, and what fun we had with Eng, Laura, Michelle, Carrie, Jenn and Lil and all the great artists we collaborated with to put your idea of beautiful images and texts into the world. I hope we can figure out how to keep your spirit going - because you were truly one of a kind.</div>
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This is a long winded text to say it was a such a great honour and privilege working for you and having you as my first mentor.<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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And as you liked to say onwards and upwards...</div>
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Laura<span class="gmail-m_-2382088751202538898Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-85637719831684782232012-04-20T06:51:00.001-07:002012-04-20T06:51:23.747-07:00Hmm...busy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Talk about unceremoniously dropping the ball...How does one complete a project that is all about updating new information while being occupied <a href="http://case-scenario.com/">elsewhere</a>?? I guess I will have to work on a good final essay. A where are they now? kind of thing...to be continued...<br />
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In the meantime here is a photo of my favorite new casual bag by <a href="http://jakandjil.com/">Tommy Ton</a> x <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/now-collaborating-tommy-ton-and-club-monaco/">Club Monaco</a> collaboration. </div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-19438698292670935922011-09-20T02:49:00.000-07:002011-09-20T03:24:34.205-07:00Pretty pretty things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.erdem.co.uk/">Erdem</a>'s new SS12.<br />
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The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-11781516452917831262011-09-18T08:09:00.000-07:002011-09-18T08:19:26.432-07:00The Business of Fashion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCNMLHbfjPnyvbpWDZmc_RIhVFUhN0TdeZMAj0anVFH1M-EuSBq363cTQpzwUtic4NJI2wJuCQsaQ8RwEM4aiTlKWvYCfcDPyIkOFo0932AYVv0UmZ4jGZcdgcwDSm0zrDLTGyKITb7RZ/s1600/the-business-of-fashion.jpg.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCNMLHbfjPnyvbpWDZmc_RIhVFUhN0TdeZMAj0anVFH1M-EuSBq363cTQpzwUtic4NJI2wJuCQsaQ8RwEM4aiTlKWvYCfcDPyIkOFo0932AYVv0UmZ4jGZcdgcwDSm0zrDLTGyKITb7RZ/s400/the-business-of-fashion.jpg.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653719350816077378" /></a><br /><div>So while I don't post anything here I strongly suggest you go read the best and very influential business fashion blog , <a href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/">The Business of Fashion</a> by Canadian <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia, 'Times New Roman', TimesNR, Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/about/imran-amed-editor-london" style="text-decoration: none; ">Imran Amed</a>.</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>With that said, I think it is soon time to unveil a new Canadian School of Fashion- that is when time allows. </div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-15941070421638000262011-08-24T08:34:00.000-07:002011-08-24T08:59:27.203-07:00Thank you Jack!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jhY-qnAmX8ZY1v1jUa6W6Ku1nmYKXVWfThMGIhnpKF30bVvLFCOq7RRDr5LqCpCZyRqaJKYvGAfVGwXsQ1LLU1qNlHUeZrtf3gaylj-6iB0G22mkcnyhBDVpXcBhyphenhyphensUFikgE3rLU7cqD/s1600/JackLayton.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jhY-qnAmX8ZY1v1jUa6W6Ku1nmYKXVWfThMGIhnpKF30bVvLFCOq7RRDr5LqCpCZyRqaJKYvGAfVGwXsQ1LLU1qNlHUeZrtf3gaylj-6iB0G22mkcnyhBDVpXcBhyphenhyphensUFikgE3rLU7cqD/s400/JackLayton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644450539291254306" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jack Layton 1950-2011</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For making Canada a better place and believing in a better place for all.</div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/22/pol-layton-last-letter.html">Jack Layton's last letter to Canadians</a>
<br /><div>Photo: <a href="http://www.fabmagazine.com/fab-blog/fab-guy-jack-layton#overlay">fab Magazine</a><div>
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All fun and GREAT!</span><div><br /></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-30411849262801744792011-06-28T11:33:00.000-07:002011-06-28T12:26:31.529-07:00All the best Jeremy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko4_dUJmtg7MnRbydn3RBumUm2Ltvy91-sMv9GhWARBLM_IJdJQLgiIHnEhAgrkBRoG59Z3wk6CYlBpuiYzPbLkwy6-e3VC5kvBke_O7j8-_UGrNHh3j1Mkk1Opy9sGNldJ5uQNA6Xe0u/s1600/web.jeremy-laing-fw09-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiko4_dUJmtg7MnRbydn3RBumUm2Ltvy91-sMv9GhWARBLM_IJdJQLgiIHnEhAgrkBRoG59Z3wk6CYlBpuiYzPbLkwy6-e3VC5kvBke_O7j8-_UGrNHh3j1Mkk1Opy9sGNldJ5uQNA6Xe0u/s400/web.jeremy-laing-fw09-21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623343150752842690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of my all time favorite dresses from FW 09, great for Stevie Nicks ethereal moments</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDlyveaylUk5xoVd99pqbxw_j5oyiO8a9n_kG6_tIW7HBERSj-0nUjfOZe7i3enXF5x5WDkQ97KVnGG9_2qmt1yTIBltWvLE4jbDGuBRYQBEuDWmrx088lgrtsTPeY9paJLmdbZ6x3tJa/s1600/Jeremy-Laing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDlyveaylUk5xoVd99pqbxw_j5oyiO8a9n_kG6_tIW7HBERSj-0nUjfOZe7i3enXF5x5WDkQ97KVnGG9_2qmt1yTIBltWvLE4jbDGuBRYQBEuDWmrx088lgrtsTPeY9paJLmdbZ6x3tJa/s400/Jeremy-Laing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623343146126575842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jeremy and Frank</span></div><br />Best of luck to <a href="http://jeremylaing.com/">Jeremy Laing</a> on the <a href="http://www.andam.fr/andam/fonctionus.html">ANDAM</a> announcement tomorrow.<br />A million things have happened in Canadian fashion and I am too busy with my new life in Monaco and my latest endeavor.<br />I will be back! Once in a while...The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-87894881188071803332011-03-28T06:06:00.000-07:002011-03-28T06:40:37.825-07:00LGFW - The Fashion Collective<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08tCM9a_rp26svSc68M9YtM8HwfjB3UNIt2xP7yfh8wIJe7ZY0V7WvQ2ukup9KotviK8ZPkY36WyYrhgESeVHeIGY9XhGww6vCNgRbIBE1EgME-FwSU7z1cdQTlA3cSlxw96r96vIpeqt/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-28+at+2.55.07+PM.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08tCM9a_rp26svSc68M9YtM8HwfjB3UNIt2xP7yfh8wIJe7ZY0V7WvQ2ukup9KotviK8ZPkY36WyYrhgESeVHeIGY9XhGww6vCNgRbIBE1EgME-FwSU7z1cdQTlA3cSlxw96r96vIpeqt/s400/Screen+shot+2011-03-28+at+2.55.07+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589124697972589218" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is the beginning of </span><a href="http://www.lgfashionweek.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Toronto's LG Fashion Week</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and I am intrigued by </span><a href="http://www.thefashioncollective.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Fashion Collective</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I got a series of invites to what seemed cool new labels and some interesting events.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tell me more Toronto.</span><div><br /></div></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-73912981247170546132011-03-20T14:08:00.000-07:002011-03-21T05:04:09.111-07:00Calla in Flare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f3oKLaZbxUAvJU7nXMIBDCsF-QRNwYhgJsh5bNLkCa5VnSN2XoOdUHgkDQGRa8xSFALkNIE3Boq9hUXb9bIe2m8WfHaXLuu9zS3pjsgE_q-IiTrFZV6Lj1kh7O8zsMVDZj6XQ0QtJrWt/s1600/0411_FLARECANADA_A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f3oKLaZbxUAvJU7nXMIBDCsF-QRNwYhgJsh5bNLkCa5VnSN2XoOdUHgkDQGRa8xSFALkNIE3Boq9hUXb9bIe2m8WfHaXLuu9zS3pjsgE_q-IiTrFZV6Lj1kh7O8zsMVDZj6XQ0QtJrWt/s400/0411_FLARECANADA_A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586479359391413442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2o0QHdzueccgdgg96M4owty9mzw-qhVQSBKCLyQCRPV1JE-bf4ws6loxhtfOxIfEPA57FOwYR0yFgfGqHNDJrrph7GRtelkTb9DdyD_BqP4oibGGXcGAJ1y2auYSPyTi1ifQj8lYD9QBL/s1600/0411_FLARECANADA_B.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2o0QHdzueccgdgg96M4owty9mzw-qhVQSBKCLyQCRPV1JE-bf4ws6loxhtfOxIfEPA57FOwYR0yFgfGqHNDJrrph7GRtelkTb9DdyD_BqP4oibGGXcGAJ1y2auYSPyTi1ifQj8lYD9QBL/s400/0411_FLARECANADA_B.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586479359467459522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_LvISjG3NfWYVMiKQ_q40vxhk3ZqgkJOUrap5lbjib8IQURJ2aVMNaXF22BpmwwIE8dUHBtjGhL3ubSlIcNhwvIp28tmuKNJhhndUCshhJWPKTiTN_xEw2lHdojolNrH-E77b1mijUEX/s1600/0411_FLARECANADA_C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_LvISjG3NfWYVMiKQ_q40vxhk3ZqgkJOUrap5lbjib8IQURJ2aVMNaXF22BpmwwIE8dUHBtjGhL3ubSlIcNhwvIp28tmuKNJhhndUCshhJWPKTiTN_xEw2lHdojolNrH-E77b1mijUEX/s400/0411_FLARECANADA_C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586479357305811810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PIQp0lXUNM1a9HKFTE6ZKcoTWS-og_hWYp64SOjjRuKnyNXVFkQgo6oqZHUNjYmQQPlKyaWCJfVwEkrHg0xxXoae_ggxX4tWo4MpCKONuV41g2IC1TYks4w0eJ527kC7KnhKcPfe_lDt/s1600/0411_FLARECANADA_D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PIQp0lXUNM1a9HKFTE6ZKcoTWS-og_hWYp64SOjjRuKnyNXVFkQgo6oqZHUNjYmQQPlKyaWCJfVwEkrHg0xxXoae_ggxX4tWo4MpCKONuV41g2IC1TYks4w0eJ527kC7KnhKcPfe_lDt/s400/0411_FLARECANADA_D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586479358299064146" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love this </span><a href="http://calla.fr/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calla</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Paris fashion week diary in </span><a href="http://www.flare.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Flare</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Calla's ANDAM nominated collection and great inspirations came to life nicely in these pages. Maria Felix and me in the same story: grand.</span>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-3157200355962911532011-03-16T03:05:00.000-07:002011-03-16T04:58:24.923-07:00Just because - Arcade Fire<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="440" height="320" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SYdJAi-BBrs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br /><br /><div>I thought of doing this when they won the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/13/the-arcade-fire-grammy-_n_822697.html">Grammy for Best Album of the Year</a>, needless to say it is a rather than long delayed post.<br />The amazing <a href="http://www.arcadefire.com/">Arcade Fir</a>e's "We used to Wait" video feature combined the best of technology and music at the <a href="http://thewildernessdowntown.com/">TheWildernessDowntown</a>.<br /><br />I hope someone is writing the definitive book on Canadian music of the past 10 years. There is even more material than with fashion.</div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-3957123620000091832011-03-08T11:07:00.000-08:002011-03-08T11:26:40.239-08:00From Canada with tattoos: Zombie Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji038UA63A_ZRwTpbsBJbWXGPaqhTWUxCRROBD2rCeaVFu2-otYqOJwQ4_Wc__o_0Obu-2BP-svTvcv_IPN6GLdcXKtVswcezCOydQ5GHjqe_oKndkzfMDI1jh0jh_K29aIXXmzgMaheHW/s1600/ZombieBoyLadyGaga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji038UA63A_ZRwTpbsBJbWXGPaqhTWUxCRROBD2rCeaVFu2-otYqOJwQ4_Wc__o_0Obu-2BP-svTvcv_IPN6GLdcXKtVswcezCOydQ5GHjqe_oKndkzfMDI1jh0jh_K29aIXXmzgMaheHW/s400/ZombieBoyLadyGaga.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581791825912017314" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nicola Formichetti</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'s muse and Lady Gaga "Born this way" featured partner -</span><a href="http://www.bizarremag.com/weird-news/tattoos-body-art/7173/zombie_boy.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zombie Boy</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- is from Montreal Canada. Sounds about right; Montreal is a pretty interesting city, a good place for the arts and experimentation.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't think I need to point out why the relation to fashion. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But just in case :</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Mugler fall 2011</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">creative director Nicola Formichetti</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">music director Lady Gaga</span></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-36610566184584123792010-12-29T13:05:00.001-08:002010-12-29T13:17:20.440-08:00Witness my shame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGfjcG62sc9wQTt8GEorpr3UarXE0rrv7Q00zWN_O8Z1yRStnKHKI7FY7YQok9_YZ9X49XarrDECVCLcBKb7kySrcxQkDf3aQ5r6XoF7rFotGe2uIBBiP82bsiEc-wWNfOEtm0YZ8iOhk/s1600/shary-boyle-witness-my-shame-cover-illo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGfjcG62sc9wQTt8GEorpr3UarXE0rrv7Q00zWN_O8Z1yRStnKHKI7FY7YQok9_YZ9X49XarrDECVCLcBKb7kySrcxQkDf3aQ5r6XoF7rFotGe2uIBBiP82bsiEc-wWNfOEtm0YZ8iOhk/s400/shary-boyle-witness-my-shame-cover-illo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556215817613176386" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGfjcG62sc9wQTt8GEorpr3UarXE0rrv7Q00zWN_O8Z1yRStnKHKI7FY7YQok9_YZ9X49XarrDECVCLcBKb7kySrcxQkDf3aQ5r6XoF7rFotGe2uIBBiP82bsiEc-wWNfOEtm0YZ8iOhk/s1600/shary-boyle-witness-my-shame-cover-illo.jpg"></a>The tittle of an amazing book by Canadian artist <a href="http://www.sharyboyle.com/">Shary Boyle</a> is also exactly how I feel...Resolution before the end of year and for the New Year: keep up.<div>I have missed so many news, so many ideas...so many profiles. I am sure there will be so much more Canada in fashion next year...</div></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-8979463999995673682010-10-11T07:48:00.001-07:002010-10-11T08:41:40.230-07:00Chilly Gonzales<object width="400" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qc0vqaa9m7A?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qc0vqaa9m7A?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="365"></embed></object><br /><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Favorite record of the moment: Ivory Tower by </span></span><a href="http://www.gonzpiration.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chilly Gonzales</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.<br />Gonzales is the musician, pianist, producer, and Guinness world record holder from Canada with a Mexican bought name who lives in Paris.<br />For a fashion reference, the track above was used in the Chanel Haute Couture FW10/11 show.<br />For pop reference, when you see an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btfbIVGES1I&feature=related">iPad</a> ad you are listening to his music.</span></span><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />For fun:<br /><object width="400" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gk_rOFTSHQ4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gk_rOFTSHQ4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="365"></embed></object>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-88698123960415937752010-09-23T05:17:00.000-07:002010-09-23T05:20:29.141-07:00CALLA Printemps Été 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><object width="380" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sM4I_cY2xUg?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sM4I_cY2xUg?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="380" height="300"></embed></object></span>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-85429807049632029052010-09-21T03:18:00.000-07:002010-09-21T03:24:59.613-07:00Qui est Thomas Tait?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvK9zkzx9MyWmCATWMfe6P35eeolXCOWCgaUtp83wIo7VPkglIDaaRMTGZSRRTne5WpN7869x8SdCI75enaTxzj3Jadps4ADXckSsZRQbN-VkancoYaSujqjgJNaZDELTb4lOUfwK1UgCU/s1600/Thomas-Tait-Debut-Collection-500x373.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvK9zkzx9MyWmCATWMfe6P35eeolXCOWCgaUtp83wIo7VPkglIDaaRMTGZSRRTne5WpN7869x8SdCI75enaTxzj3Jadps4ADXckSsZRQbN-VkancoYaSujqjgJNaZDELTb4lOUfwK1UgCU/s400/Thomas-Tait-Debut-Collection-500x373.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519309855771887682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">photo from: The Business of Fashion</span></div><div>More on <a href="http://thomastait.com/">Thomas Tait</a> from one of my favorite sites from another Canadian; <a href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/2010/09/bof-exclusive-thomas-taits-hush-hush-london-fashion-week-debut.html">The Business of Fashion</a></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-47075515935185736922010-09-17T00:19:00.000-07:002010-09-17T01:09:41.049-07:00Jeremy Laing's amazing collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTxdA7C5rnj-6l8aYmS9Yj15vHDStWz_-EbqfSVWEkLP3VDNusnNhVwI-NuAyy1MqyQRumN7bwRtuM9cYfZX7ZqSb3m9DAVWp1S_WdYJq4s1dMOQX3XvNA_many8gGQx1R3g5INOXf-E5/s1600/JeremyLaing_SpringSummer11_TheCanadianSchoolofFashion.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTxdA7C5rnj-6l8aYmS9Yj15vHDStWz_-EbqfSVWEkLP3VDNusnNhVwI-NuAyy1MqyQRumN7bwRtuM9cYfZX7ZqSb3m9DAVWp1S_WdYJq4s1dMOQX3XvNA_many8gGQx1R3g5INOXf-E5/s400/JeremyLaing_SpringSummer11_TheCanadianSchoolofFashion.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517790223812141170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeremy Laing SS11 Collection</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.jeremylaing.com/">Jeremy Laing</a> the aesthete simply showed the best collection of his career. Mature, desirable, modern, sexy, and most importantly true to his take on fashion. <div>Also noting that <a href="http://www.jaime-sin.com/">Jamie Sin</a>'s jewelry pieces played the perfect accompanying role.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-JLAING">style.com</a><br /><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-65822855971556087312010-09-14T02:49:00.000-07:002010-09-14T03:18:22.887-07:00Rad Hourani's way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl9Du-tYhIlgozcF3RNCN1Lxla5WL7vk90bEJAMRNkOi6lP5Y8vpFpnyHIybUP5nbUsFHVoYoVneelcXj7bzV_8GAIKZkaoTZgUyHNBiUcX2wAMEQlO9P7Tz4Bqr7RLK4gxx9BCzFW1S_/s1600/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl9Du-tYhIlgozcF3RNCN1Lxla5WL7vk90bEJAMRNkOi6lP5Y8vpFpnyHIybUP5nbUsFHVoYoVneelcXj7bzV_8GAIKZkaoTZgUyHNBiUcX2wAMEQlO9P7Tz4Bqr7RLK4gxx9BCzFW1S_/s400/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516710670446242834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBYflXM4BjMgu4P_g5PxUpulMlpc7hfBSkj_1aMSpHwA9jfhk3_Bj8i2A0dQ00z6DSDhOQOvvjjCWusAhj7VRV2G5VKQReoP11SYiyqUdKGB22JlKplUD8-MRxdPmTdjzHS4crHXm5b95/s1600/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNBYflXM4BjMgu4P_g5PxUpulMlpc7hfBSkj_1aMSpHwA9jfhk3_Bj8i2A0dQ00z6DSDhOQOvvjjCWusAhj7VRV2G5VKQReoP11SYiyqUdKGB22JlKplUD8-MRxdPmTdjzHS4crHXm5b95/s400/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516710665064790018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-S0suI32LyMjBZ5nE8pwF7DfBXXp3Q7Xs1lLZVBm2Mi2MuKJZ0U0LZe29cSQ3jbtat669bgHf3oOKbKL3jm3scSFtLAA6QCKcy7ho_LIs3A09tdVzMY1rG2_UMA86GErLLanT-E9wNda/s1600/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream5.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-S0suI32LyMjBZ5nE8pwF7DfBXXp3Q7Xs1lLZVBm2Mi2MuKJZ0U0LZe29cSQ3jbtat669bgHf3oOKbKL3jm3scSFtLAA6QCKcy7ho_LIs3A09tdVzMY1rG2_UMA86GErLLanT-E9wNda/s400/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion_RadHourani_livestream5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516710660134831410" /><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Last night was the livestream of </span><a href="http://www.radhourani.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rad Hourani</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">'s Unisex NYFW show. Rad has been very good at implementing the latest commercial strategies in the business; diffusion line, online shop, and now the shop the collection right away. He is one of the designers that hopefully is changing an antiquated system by which clothes are commercialized.</span><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-41637806507541555352010-09-13T05:01:00.000-07:002010-09-13T05:07:58.767-07:00Me too<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHg6HvXvTWRjxapibLaHfN-Fuxl6kP2sUyT7Xit9B58FO9ZBDQdKWem8UCHWnTEKSfTXtHeZ3qW8bckxj391QmA51iI2dH41UECOlbytXILeqfXzKkNk6IXnpPr4wjtTJejwilRo7jJpw/s1600/colette_canadiangoose.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHg6HvXvTWRjxapibLaHfN-Fuxl6kP2sUyT7Xit9B58FO9ZBDQdKWem8UCHWnTEKSfTXtHeZ3qW8bckxj391QmA51iI2dH41UECOlbytXILeqfXzKkNk6IXnpPr4wjtTJejwilRo7jJpw/s400/colette_canadiangoose.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516367407973798386" /></a>Colette loves Canada. <a href="http://colette.fr/#/page/5256/we-love-canada/">colette.fr</a> <div>Memories of winter wear...It looks best on a window display.</div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-58544403031906924062010-09-13T03:48:00.000-07:002010-09-13T04:17:45.485-07:00Archiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTpTbB4jyhF1H2tKnRFnAycfzEQjyahNSqcA7c76IF2Yk4SmXMhD8waMLM3sNF1RLCh-kJufsAU3B_-_-u3mu0oFDowoEW43BOkNaUNdqXQbpzoeBPm0wuUWo_P3ML7_uv_c4Yst_Xxrq/s1600/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTpTbB4jyhF1H2tKnRFnAycfzEQjyahNSqcA7c76IF2Yk4SmXMhD8waMLM3sNF1RLCh-kJufsAU3B_-_-u3mu0oFDowoEW43BOkNaUNdqXQbpzoeBPm0wuUWo_P3ML7_uv_c4Yst_Xxrq/s400/TheCanadianSchoolofFashion.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516354494123253378" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It's been almost a month since this came out and I am only posting now. A month a long time ago was recent, a month these days it means I am in the business of archiving. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I am very happy that Jessica Johnson took inspiration from this blog for the tittle of her Walrus article exploring Canadian Fashion. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Canadian School </span><a href="http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.09-fashion-the-canadian-school/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Walrus</span></a></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-52413880122161793172010-08-24T05:05:00.001-07:002010-08-24T05:12:24.812-07:00Canadian Cool<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5JJaikuq6HAFA1cEfZ85k62Bs-7hf7gvgsVLSFh2hWLrcUcwtPC4nZRxzxqoWNTpqpb04iTEP9GsVuC_ztCD6qgTr7bIm_6KMxJyHHYvvdalTPHSBQvnw9shHWU3Av9PzdBDKy-BFRiW/s1600/CanadianCool_CanadianSchoolofFashion.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5JJaikuq6HAFA1cEfZ85k62Bs-7hf7gvgsVLSFh2hWLrcUcwtPC4nZRxzxqoWNTpqpb04iTEP9GsVuC_ztCD6qgTr7bIm_6KMxJyHHYvvdalTPHSBQvnw9shHWU3Av9PzdBDKy-BFRiW/s400/CanadianCool_CanadianSchoolofFashion.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508947910145136626" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>Back from holidays to find out that this weekend's New York Times' T Magazine feature on "Canadian Cool" , the Style Map section featuring my other home: Toronto. Love it! <div>See it all <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/03/t-magazine/03tmagstylemap-toronto.html?ref=womens-fashion-issue">here</a>.</div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-4037455865122946412010-07-05T08:14:00.000-07:002010-07-05T08:36:46.423-07:00The Bieber: something Canadians can be proud of<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjP4VNRrqXXLrdm8Cnl6ca2u5eVOlyZIJ0silCJok0z189UsBH44fyw0QH9IPLtRGV_xUW9G0yhX7C2PBbFGmR6v1gNeMzI7JiH-OGklxQF98xym21U00nrpS8o46LNIrztEb3HZ-DNXZ/s1600/JustinBIeber_girlfriend.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjP4VNRrqXXLrdm8Cnl6ca2u5eVOlyZIJ0silCJok0z189UsBH44fyw0QH9IPLtRGV_xUW9G0yhX7C2PBbFGmR6v1gNeMzI7JiH-OGklxQF98xym21U00nrpS8o46LNIrztEb3HZ-DNXZ/s400/JustinBIeber_girlfriend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490445244682662722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Justin Bieber's Paris girlfriend</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is mostly a documentation on fashion but the most famous Canadian these days is a certain someone called Justin Bieber. The teens love him; the adults are sick of him; and then there are the ones whom have made the Bieber their latest pop culture obsession.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I mean the teen idol's name is Bieber... I wonder if The Beaver in Toronto will host a special music night for the Canadian heartthrob. I know of </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/cgpurple"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">people</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> who would love to go to that party: "Biber at the Beaver".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some Bieber related sites:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-size:13px;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://jointwire.com/test/home3.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">www.callbieber.com</span></span></a></span></h3><div><a href="http://lesbianswholooklikejustinbieber.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lesbians who look just like Justin Bieber</span></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.beavertoronto.ca/calendar/calendar"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Beaver Toronto</span></span></a></div></span></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-26516242676237831662010-06-22T08:28:00.000-07:002010-06-22T08:28:00.286-07:00In Paris - Rad Hourani<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi_ZSGfOEUhyphenhyphen6ZOmxVJ8HJT5cOsWMOFKNNEBXN7CeXTd2BqmQjrpUxDI4ccAOSpgR9H31InBy7D7j_dMBQnPWx6fhe5cdiwRi_EIqVNgAsE13is8TWNbfW5EQ6mcIJ-HfbElvdKQk3715/s1600/RadHourani_Tranclassic.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi_ZSGfOEUhyphenhyphen6ZOmxVJ8HJT5cOsWMOFKNNEBXN7CeXTd2BqmQjrpUxDI4ccAOSpgR9H31InBy7D7j_dMBQnPWx6fhe5cdiwRi_EIqVNgAsE13is8TWNbfW5EQ6mcIJ-HfbElvdKQk3715/s400/RadHourani_Tranclassic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484877996972860786" /><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>If in Paris for menswear fashion week <a href="http://www.radhourani.com/">Rad Hourani</a>'s Tranclassic show opening on Wednesday, June 23rd is a must.</div><div><br /></div><div>Galerie Joyce<br /> Palais Royal 168 Galerie de Valois 75001 at 8pm.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-7469890187843779202010-06-21T08:33:00.000-07:002010-06-21T08:33:00.975-07:00Roots x Coupland go electric<div><object width="500" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0rrBYu1y-_s&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0rrBYu1y-_s&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" height="385"></embed></object></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This one goes under interesting collaborations: famous Canadian author, artist, and general culture observer </span><a href="http://www.coupland.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Douglas Coupland</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is collaborating with clothing and lifestyle retailer </span><a href="http://canada.roots.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Roots</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on a limited edition collection of clothes, accessories and decor pieces under the theme "</span><a href="http://www.roots.com/douglascoupland/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Canada goes electric</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">".</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">We could call this a match made in Canadian heaven as both the artist and the brand have been good representatives of Canada's cultural landscape.</span></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-31425973054262083932010-06-20T05:25:00.000-07:002010-06-20T07:26:53.344-07:00It's all gone Mark Fast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZnyS7tPUuZ9-FpJacjjnBnjg0lHRV9eP51DvXTt8PnSPUS67k5gryze4_wY2LRpaTvWKs7NfCYLeDS1YHYZxXjVp2vw_if669GlwSDIH27kmRZLCmYw8dluhWgQzirwC9CB32XAmm11/s1600/MarkFast_Luminato.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmZnyS7tPUuZ9-FpJacjjnBnjg0lHRV9eP51DvXTt8PnSPUS67k5gryze4_wY2LRpaTvWKs7NfCYLeDS1YHYZxXjVp2vw_if669GlwSDIH27kmRZLCmYw8dluhWgQzirwC9CB32XAmm11/s400/MarkFast_Luminato.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484858971987387346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Mark Fast's "The ascension of beauty"</span> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As someone pointed out Toronto recently went Mark Fast crazy; news and tweets from the city were all about Mark's visit. Amid luncheons, dinners and parties it seems Mark was very busy during his time in Toronto to instal his <a href="http://www.luminato.com/2010/">Luminato</a> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-Toronto's festival of arts+creativity - "The ascension of beauty" sculpture. The visual </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">arts piece reinterprets the Lancôme’s iconic rose and femininity to celebrate the brand’s </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">75th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> anniversary.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIGJv_FtGWgOwwf3upjkhhkBnr-r5mv9QjxEm-qEChqa-5SuJKKGxUPzoVOJ77llFsbjLRZtzBshyphenhyphen-cPErd-bvRE7plifTibLJ2ZJbR73EXHqdASFlbreG5UmbkNbknFP6b7fvbjgQ_7s/s1600/FastKisses_markFast_Lancome.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIGJv_FtGWgOwwf3upjkhhkBnr-r5mv9QjxEm-qEChqa-5SuJKKGxUPzoVOJ77llFsbjLRZtzBshyphenhyphen-cPErd-bvRE7plifTibLJ2ZJbR73EXHqdASFlbreG5UmbkNbknFP6b7fvbjgQ_7s/s400/FastKisses_markFast_Lancome.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484859685572099570" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small; ">Fast Kisses</span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The city also has an opportunity to wear a shade of Mark Fast with a limited edition lipstick </span><a href="http://www.blog-make-up.com/home/lora-spigas-look-for-the-mark-fasts-design/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fast Kisses</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> created for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lancôme</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in collaboration with makeup artist Lora Spiga sold exclusively at </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Bay Queen in Toronto</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am torridly late on these news but late is better than never...and today, June 20th, is the last day to see the sculpture at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brookfield Place</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58baZO8JHGy1_QynP-b4M3MEEZJ4l62laCa3bHfpX4MkCPgnmFzzgcyIt1zAWV6AH-eQxA4mZnf1afVHG2UpNrqpP-JPJ9wBADvvgV0tOLWgV-hQf81byjv8-sKSWGh5z86pH0ZvkmgnS/s1600/MarkFast_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58baZO8JHGy1_QynP-b4M3MEEZJ4l62laCa3bHfpX4MkCPgnmFzzgcyIt1zAWV6AH-eQxA4mZnf1afVHG2UpNrqpP-JPJ9wBADvvgV0tOLWgV-hQf81byjv8-sKSWGh5z86pH0ZvkmgnS/s400/MarkFast_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484859320934551474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small; "><div style="text-align: center;">Mark Fast for Topshop</div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And in other Mark Fast news on June 25th in any city with a Topshop (no luck for Paris or Toronto) will see the launch of the <a href="http://fashionista.com/2010/06/first-look-mark-fast-for-topshop/">new collection</a> done in for the British retailer. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7159920287919827198.post-10055991210421924072010-06-16T07:51:00.000-07:002010-06-20T07:27:51.850-07:00I should update more often!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBffzU2bvLvo9Ky3m63Ay0fnKrCMyb9CTWb56RRQTsxlZViGC744DSF7gfbht7ShspTJJRptgVZSA2ythhO0cPrqpsiChN8Sz0wt2i5eH_puqUeQ8J3H3vWNRPlmfppMLPGGXZNA19Lr0/s1600/FLARE_CanadianSchoolofFashion.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBffzU2bvLvo9Ky3m63Ay0fnKrCMyb9CTWb56RRQTsxlZViGC744DSF7gfbht7ShspTJJRptgVZSA2ythhO0cPrqpsiChN8Sz0wt2i5eH_puqUeQ8J3H3vWNRPlmfppMLPGGXZNA19Lr0/s400/FLARE_CanadianSchoolofFashion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483388388506819682" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Thank you to</span><a href="http://www.flare.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Flare</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for the shoutout! It came as a total surprise.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now I could just get a couple of hours added to the 24hr day I could be post more often...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More posts coming this week for sure.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Via: </span><a href="http://finalfashion.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/FLARE-07.10.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Final Fashion</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> & a phone call from my mom.</span></div>The Canadian Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835681679916491776noreply@blogger.com0