Fashion

White HOT

Whether you don a breezy dress, sneakers, a suit or an of-the-moment lace crochet top, you can’t go wrong with white this spring and summer. In all its many shades, from eggshell and frost to alabaster and vanilla, the...

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Glam Notes

It’s party season. Time to dress up, head out after dark and bring the shine. Whether you’re going to a gala or a New Year’s Eve soiree, to Paris or to Preston Street, have some fun with outfit combinations, styling options and touchable, tactile elements—from feathers and leathers to metallics and...

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Shining in the Spotlight

Award-winning actress and model Helena-Alexis Seymour is inspiring proof you can make dreams come true By Hattie Klotz With her wide smile, confident demeanor and easy-going mannerisms, you’d be forgiven for assuming that Helena-Alexis Seymour was always comfortable in the spotlight. After all, as...

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Artful endeavour

Dream collaboration among fashionable friends leads to wearable works of art By Janet Wilson Photography by Richard Tardif When well-known Ottawa photographer Richard Tardif had a bright idea for an artsy fashion project, he called up a few of his talented friends, who didn’t hesitate to jump...

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Pat Flesher, Restyled

By Julie Beun Walking through the sliding glass door of Pat Flesher Luxury Outerwear feels familiar but completely foreign. Gone are the rows of rolling racks laden with beaver, mink, shearlings and fox coats and jackets that lined the floor-to-ceiling mirrored store for decades. No more is there a...

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Tiny Empires

Mandy Gosewich’s Stunning style reigns over Ottawa’s ByWard Market By Julie Beun Photographs by Ashley Fraser Makeup: www.meredithlyman.com Of all the surprises one finds in walking into Mandy Gosewich’s world, the biggest is the size of her empire. It’s tiny. Like 329 square feet of tiny. Not that...

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There She Glows

Whether she’s on the runway or in the hallway at the Château Laurier, Herieth Paul shines. By Pam Dillon Photography by Kathi Robertson & Michael Lucy On a Sunday afternoon, Herieth Paul’s impossibly long, beautiful legs are flopped over the side of a chair in the presidential suite at Ottawa’s...

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Personal Vision and TWIGGY VIBES

Photos by Elen Marti In today’s selfie culture—filtered, retouched and edited to unrealistic perfection, there’s power in celebrating individuality. Former model Elen Marti knows all about it. That’s why, as a photographer, she’s using her camera to draw attention to uniqueness. Elen has her sights...

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Taking a SHINE to the Château Laurier

Photography: Kathi Robertson & Michael Lucy It’s party season. Get yourself some glad rags that shimmer, shine and make you feel marvellous. In the following pages, the stars have aligned for inspiration: Supermodels Herieth Paul and Lilly Nguyen dazzle in luxe finery. Fashion pros Leslie-Anne...

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Cruising to the Fashion Spotlight

It’s easy to imagine Andrea Bahnam on a yacht at Cannes. Svelte and poised in a chic bikini, she dives effortlessly into the shimmering sea. Of course Andrea has designed that bikini, and all the other must-haves for a lounging on a superyacht on the Côte d’Azur. This celebrated young fashion...

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In Season

Put a little spice and sophistication back into your wardrobe. Au courant colour, texture and a whole lot of swagger will add oomph to your outfits for each day.
Curated by Jennifer Geleta

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Shades of Grace

Imagine a perfect day. A glamorous mansion. A beautiful couple who are effortlessly elegant in head-to-toe hues. This colour story, in shades of blue, mauve, teal, onyx and red, showcases the possibilities of monochrome dressing. Impossibly soigné and flattering to boot, the look projects...

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