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Say Yes to the Dress

June 10th, 2010
JUNE 10TH, 2010 Say Yes to the Dress When it comes to weddings, we wish that compiling the mailing list was our highest priority (or at least the future mother-in-law does), but let's be honest, it’s really all about the dress. Just in time for spring fever (and summer engagements), Vancouver designer Jason Matlo has launched a line of fashion-forward gowns. From ...

Funny Girls

June 9th, 2010
JUNE 9TH, 2010 Funny Girls The empty calories of that frothy chick flick you saw last has you craving a more filling film. Consider Please Give, a seriocomedy by Nicole Holofcener, a writer/director the critics laud for creating female characters that are complicated and nuanced like the rest of us. Catherine Keener, in her fourth film with Holofcener, stars as Ka ...

Cover to Vancouver

June 8th, 2010
JUNE 8TH, 2010 Cover to Vancouver Tomes on Basquiat and Bourdin grace the coffee table, but what of your home metropolis? Our young city’s changes are pictorially documented in Vancouver Then and Now. The 144-page hardcover by Francis Mansbridge, an English professor and former North Vancouver archivist, compares buildings, landmarks and plots of land of the past t ...

Snack Time

June 7th, 2010
June 7, 2010 Snack Time It’s two hours past lunch and three hours from quitting time, and your grumbling stomach is threatening to drown out the board of directors presentation. Reach for a deliciously wholesome Snack Pack, the perfect antidote to a late-afternoon energy dip. Made with skim milk, natural sugars and no preservatives, Snack Pack pudding is a nutraliciou ...

Take Stock

June 7th, 2010
JUNE 7TH, 2010 Take Stock A lot can happen in a year. A budding web-based men’s magazine can become Inventory, a biannual print publication with a new permanent storefront at 45 Powell Street, for one. In the back, the editorial team pens upcoming issues and in the front Stockroom they sell sartorial wares right off their pages. Priding themselves on offering unique ...

Name That Tune

June 5th, 2010
JUNE 5TH, 2010 Name That Tune Remember when you could convince them that Coldplay was “kids music?” Now that you're stuck with Bingo and Itsy Bitsy Spider, might as well jazz it up. Toronto-based Songs Just for Me inserts your children's names into traditional kids songs to surprising effect. You may need earplugs after the tenth playing, but we can guarantee your 4 ...

Holy Cannoli

June 4th, 2010
JUNE 4TH, 2010 Holy Cannoli If choosing wine to bring to a dinner party takes up half your weekend, try something a little sweeter. Pick up a batch of authentic Italian cannolis from the gelato shop (your foodie friends will be so jealous you beat them to the pastry punch). Available only on weekends and in limited supply, the cinnamon-tinted shells are filled wit ...

Steals and Deals

June 3rd, 2010
Breathe Deeply Treat your skin to Breathe Spa's signature 2-hour luxury facial (the secret behind many flawless faces) and receive 50 per cent off a pedicure, from now until July 31. Regular price $210, special price $175, some conditions apply. Reserve your spot now as spaces fill quickly, 604-688-4769, for details visit www.breathespa.net That’s the Spirit Look ...

Park Her at the Parker

June 3rd, 2010
JUNE 3RD, 2010 Park Her at the Parker “Sea, Sex and Sun” sings Brigitte Bardot, but if you’re willing to trade sea for Seabreeze cocktails, you’ll be right at home at The Parker, Palm Springs. South of France meets Alice in Wonderland best describes the sprawling grounds, where dwarf rabbits hop along the winding paths amid massive bougainvilleas and outsize rose ...

Bag Lady

June 1st, 2010
JUNE 1ST, 2010 Bag Lady From fashion writer Derek Blasberg’s freshly penned book for young girls called Classy to Louis Vuitton’s fall runway of nipped waists and full skirts, being a lady is back in vogue (Lohans take note). And in keeping with the return of ladylike behaviour is carrying a smaller, more structured purse. Covet the Céline classic box bag, but bring ...
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