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Good Stuff Cheap
November 4, 2009 | 5:00 am

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Sales roundup: 70 per cent off Lanvin, YSL, Alexander McQueen, Ports 1961, Michael Kors and more

FASHION AND BEAUTY

ALYSSA AGENCY SAMPLE SALE
This sample sale includes such must-have brands as Fidelity Denim, Snob and Covet. All sizes are available. Cash only. Nov. 9 to 13. 2770 Dufferin St., Ste. 206, 416-782-4169, alyssaagency.ca.

DANIER
Leather coats are deeply discounted at the Hot for Winter Sale. Some great buys include a ladies’ bomber with hood for $199 (down from $369) and a men’s lamb leather jacket for $249 (down from $479). Until Nov. 11. Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge St., 416-595-6336; plus other GTA locations, danier.com.

JESSICA JENSEN
Score 75 per cent off bags from Toronto designer Jessica Jensen at this two-day sale that includes pretty evening clutches, totes and black handbags galore. Nov. 6 and 7. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., 2nd flr., 416-531-4635.

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Required Reading
October 30, 2009 | 10:52 am

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Lululemon accused of not carrying bigger sizes, Prada wants men in skirts, not even Vogue editors can walk in Alexander McQueen’s shoes

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Footwear from Alexander McQueen's spring/summer 2010 show

• While some are praising Toronto fashion week as a bona-fide fashion event, we hear the work’s not over yet. David Graham applauds the designers snagged by the Fashion Design Council of Canada but thinks next year, the FDCC needs more A-list talent. (Well, duh.) Graham wants to see Toronto phenoms Jeremy Laing, Lida Baday and Michael Kale in the tents, too. [Toronto Star]

• Does Lululemon cater only to skinny yogis? One shopper complains that a Lulu employee told her the shop would be discontinuing size 12 outfits because bigger sizes are not within the company’s target demographic of young, high-income, childless women. [National Post]

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Toronto Fashion Week
October 19, 2009 | 9:54 am

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It’s fashion week, darlings

It’s the first day of fashion week; opening the festivities is Project Runway Canada champ Sunny Fong (read our profile of the up-and-comer here), unveiling his 12-look spring-summer collection for Vawk at the AGO. Taking a cue from designers like Alexander McQueen, the show will stream live on-line this afternoon at 4 p.m. at vawkcollection.ca. Stay tuned for more coverage of Vawk and fashion week.

For daily fashion week schedules, check out Where Toronto.

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