Left: Robber’s shirt-dress, Chasse Gardée’s sandal, Ella and Elliot’s dishware for kids, Harry Rosen’s cufflinks; Right: Canuck kitsch at the Drake General Store (Image: photographs by Jay Shuster; cufflinks courtesy of Harry Rosen)
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Best of the City 2010: four choice bathing suits, cut stylishly modest or barely there
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New Toronto label Destineau is known for its artful patterns—feathers, jewels, cacti and others—designed by illustrator Courtney Wotherspoon. The suits can be ordered in split sizes, and some styles come in matching versions for toddlers. $165. Read the rest of this entry »
The Path Guide: 24 spots worth getting lost for
(All photos by Karon Liu)
Even those who were born and raised in Toronto have a hard time navigating the city’s underground labyrinth, with its dead ends, identical food courts and utterly useless maps—not to mention the complete lack of sunlight, which can drive a person mad. Still, the world’s largest below-ground shopping complex is like a city of its own, with lots of unique shops, restaurants and attractions that are worth the slight possibility of getting cabin fever. An added incentive for people going to a game or a concert: most of the restaurants offer free parking. Here are 24 places to check out.
Canadian figure skater Patrick Chan makes modelling debut
Patrick Chan for Harry Rosen (Photo courtesy of Harry Rosen)
Last year, figure skating became the stuff of reality television dreams, and now figure skaters have become the stuff of fashion inspiration. The men of skating are proving to be a fashion-forward bunch, scoring modelling gigs, taking on PETA and acting as muses to designers.
The leader of the pack is Johnny Weir, the dramatic American singles skater, who’s created controversy with a staunchly pro-fur stance, saying he wouldn’t stop wearing fur until he saw “a chinchilla wearing me.” Weir also played model in the New York Times Magazine recently, wearing a revealing crocheted costume made specifically for him by Rodarte, the avant-garde label known more for quadruple-digit prices than quadruple lutzes. Designer Vera Wang, a former figure skater herself, has created outfits for her new muse, U.S. skater Evan Lysacek, in Vancouver for both his short and long programs.
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Harry Rosen party turns into an electro mash-up extravaganza with Steve Nash
When we arrived at the Harry Rosen party last night (the event’s special guest was Steve Nash) we knew exactly what we were getting into. Virtually every guest (mostly older men) wore head-to-toe black. The music was slow, low, ambient house—loud enough to be noticed, but not nearly so distracting as to take away from conversations about which BlackBerry model one is carrying.
Once conversations turned to Peter Mansbridge, we knew we were in for quite an evening. Fellow guests were heard remarking how “the market is recovering” and talking about where they summered. “Oh, you’re a broker, too?” was a commonly heard remark. When the DJ played a mash up of the Ghostbusters theme with Michael Jackson’s “Bad” and the room remained stoic, we knew we were in trouble.
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Spotted: The Jonas Brothers enjoying reasonably priced cashmere
Kevin and Nick Jonas (Photo by Gary Knight)
The many awestruck reports of Jonas Brothers loitering around Yorkville—the trio is outstaying their August 30th concert welcome to film the sequel to Camp Rock—is unneeded proof that gossip mongers are just 12-year-old girls at heart.
The bros have been seen lining up for iced macchiatos at Starbucks and wearing deep Vs to dinner at Trattoria Nervosa. And yesterday afternoon, they were spotted shopping for TIFF outfits at…Harry Rosen? Holt Renfrew? Nope. OK, we’ll just tell you—Zara Man. Our source tells us that Kevin bought two blazers—one a more classic cut, the other was high-school band inspired. (Alas, he had wanted to buy a plain but torn shirt to match but couldn’t remember his size.) After several attempts in the change room, Nick left empty handed. It all makes us wonder, are these brothers Jonas or ginos?
Just opened: Brooks Brothers suits Bay Streeters just fine
Show your stripes: Brooks Brothers introduced the U.S. to rugby shirts (Photo by Karon Liu)
Brooks Brothers—the 192-year-old company that has dressed nearly every American president from Lincoln to Kennedy to Obama and helped create costumes for Mad Men and Gossip Girl—opened its first Toronto shop yesterday under the Royal Bank tower, at Bay and Wellington, naturally.
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Larry Rosen wants men to wear fancy socks
We asked Larry Rosen—son of Harry and CEO of the sartorial empire that his father built—to tell us where men’s fashion is heading. Here, the 53-year-old sounds off on the importance of eyewear, cufflinks and wearing suits in the summer.
Harry Rosen CEO Larry Rosen (Photo by Jenna Marie Wakani)
