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kingsley for a day

June 9th, 2007
Looking for an excuse to check out the new Holt's flagship? Here's a ruse: take a kid to the personal appearance by children's designer Kingsley Aarons next Saturday, where he can enter the t-shirt design contest (pens, tattoos and stickers provided) and win a Kingsley wardrobe. And once he's seen Kingsley, you can get all Queensley over in Ladies Contemporary. ...

sweet songstress

June 8th, 2007
Up your indie cool factor and scoop tickets to see Keren Ann, the Israeli-born chanteuse who sings beautiful tracks in English and French and splits her time between New York and Paris (yes, we’re jealous too). We swooned over the dreamy tracks on her new, self-titled album (which she wrote and produced herself thank you very much). Think 1960s Françoise Hardy with ...

steals and deals

June 7th, 2007
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! main attraction If you’ve held off on spring shopping for the sake of your wallet, you’re Zen-like patience has finally paid off. Head to Jonathan + Olivia for 10-30 per cent off men and women’s clothing and accessories from coveted designers like Acne Jeans, Vince, Filippa K ...

secret retreat

June 7th, 2007
If your guy is pushing for a camping trip this summer and you know a weekend sans makeup, smelling of wood smoke and sleeping on the ground won’t bring out the best in you, book a Tenthouse Suite for two at Rockwater Secret Cove Resort on the Sunshine Coast. They may be made of canvas, but camping out in these tents is a world away from roughing it. Submerge yoursel ...

great to decorate

June 6th, 2007
Have you got a Kelly Wearstler decorating style but a Debbie Travis budget? Fear not—you will not have to TiVo How Not To Decorate in order to get your new condo in order. The new decorating service www.goodspace.ca has a professional designer who takes the measurements, drafts the plans, sketches the layout and even pulls fabric swatches and snapshots of items tha ...

10 things we love about holt renfrew

June 5th, 2007
Vancouver’s new Holt Renfrew flagship has just opened its esteemed doors and guess who was first through? Here are ten things we loved. 10. The second floor World Design Lab, housing the amazing Alexander Wang. 9. Vancouver designer

air apparent

June 4th, 2007
If the most fresh air your face has seen involves a mad dash from the office to the parking lot, there is still a way to impart a fresh-faced glow. The new oxygen facials at Absolute Spa use a special wand that treats the skin with pure oxygen that’s been amped up with 87 different nourishing minerals and vitamins. For the following two days, one looks fully rested ...

loving life

June 2nd, 2007
Just when you thought you were going to have to wear your Lululemon pull-on pants to your sister's wedding, couture maternity wear has finally arrived in Vancouver. Yaletown's new Vie Maternity Boutique (as in French for "life") offers great strapless satin dresses by Vancouver maternity line Julou, a giraffe-print wrap dress ($230) by Chiarakruza, plus puff-sleeved tee ...

soma, so good

June 1st, 2007
You're on the go from 9 a.m. to midnight— so you need a restaurant that keeps the same manic hours. At the newly relocated and repurposed Soma, start your day with a

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