Celebrity Clothing Lines: Tops of the Pop?

Having received the blessing of the bereaved family of Amy Winehouse, Brit-prep clothier Fred Perry announced on Monday that it would go ahead with a long-planned fall launch of a clothing line named after the (recently deceased) blues-pop chanteuse. Which raises the question: Who among you, seeing his significant other … Read More

September in Style, Montreal

Gentlemen, fall is upon us. And with fall comes great fashion. Autumn clothing has been hitting the racks since mid-June as shopkeepers and the style-literate await the season of light trenchcoats, dress shirts (without those dreaded pit stains), leather boots, and cardigans. Fall 2011 looks promising, designers are adopting an … Read More

Neighbourhood Guide, Calgary: Kensington

It’s possibly the hippest neighbourhood in Calgary. Kensington (most Calgarians forgo calling the area by its full title: The Kensington Village) connects two of Calgary’s oldest communities (Hillhurst and Sunnyside) to the downtown core. For more than a century, Kensington has maintained a Euro-style urban village identity, very different from … Read More

Style Suggesitons: Stripes Beyond Suits

While most men accept colorful stripes when it comes to their shirts and ties, many still find the idea of the multi-stripe a daunting prospect anywhere else in their wardrobe. Common sense and the works of Rudyard Kipling have taught us that a tiger can’t change his stripes. And you, … Read More

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