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BLAST OFF

February 12th, 2009
FEBRUARY 11TH, 2009 BLAST OFF The wine festival may not be until March, but if you're religious about red and worship white, there's an oenological event you must snag tickets to now. A runaway hit at the Okanagan Wine Festival every year, the Blasted Church Midnight Service comes to Vancouver's vino week for the very first time. Not your average mingler, the evening brings to life the ...

Underneath it All

February 11th, 2009
FEBRUARY 10TH, 2009 Underneath it All Suffer form Chronic Hanes (all white cotton briefs, all the time) or Spanxiety (fear that body shaping underwear will ruin a crucial moment)? It's time to panty up. Panty by Post, a Vancouver venture founded by two best friends, sends you a pretty new pair made of French satin and lace in the mail. You choose thong, bikini or boy-cut and whether yo ...

Oh, My Makeover

February 10th, 2009
FEBRUARY 9TH, 2009 Oh, My Makeover Getting prepped for an evening out can be stressful enough, but throw in the prospect of Valentine's Day/first date/high school reunion/charity gala, and you may end up too deep in the “getting ready” cocktails. So do what the socialites do, and hire help—for your make up. For $85, make-up artist and jewellery designer Shelley Hilliard (clients include ...

Bringing Home Baby

February 8th, 2009
FEBRUARY 7TH, 2009 Bringing Home Baby We know, nowhere in the baby advice books does it suggest a $500 highchair and $250 bouncer. But when you're paying $400 a square foot for your teensy condo, your stroller needs to double as an art installation. New Canadian décor e-tailer Modern Karibou has all the baby design-o-phile frills, like this Bloom Coco lounger (pictured, $249) and hot ...

We've Got Game

February 7th, 2009
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2009 We've Got Game Wondering where all the men are at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday? Try the long bar at the new Joeys Bentall: Wall-to-wall eligible bachelors in suits quaffing pints in the former bank and trading stock tips on the white marble bar top amid an art installation from Amsterdam (that's surrealism, Vancouver-style). We recommend heading next door to the airy adjoini ...

STEALS AND DEALS

February 6th, 2009
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin daily steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! All About Aritzia Stylish gals are setting their alarm for Aritzia's legendary Snooze You Lose Sale. From February 5-15, shop for Fall and Winter merchandise (think cozy sweaters, to-die-for denim and must-have tops) at 50-70 per cent off. Timing is ever ...

Bowled Over

February 6th, 2009
FEBRUARY 5TH, 2009 Bowled Over Get as bashful around a Barcelona chair as you do a rustic wood coffee table? File your interior design tastes under “Organic Modern” and accessorize with a Log Bowl from Loyal Loot Collective. Crafted by a female foursome from Alberta, the bowls are handmade from reclaimed tree trunks with the insides smoothed and finished in a high gloss hue. One in re ...

BC and Be Ski

February 5th, 2009
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 BC and Be Ski Champagne powdered steeps, snow-covered glades and immaculately groomed cruisers are a given here in beautiful BC. After all, we do have thirteen best-in-class ski resorts. Not that we're bragging. Grab your goggles and pack your most adorable earmuffs for an amazing ski getaway. Whether you're on the bunny hill or the black run, the spectacular sce ...

Cold Plays

February 5th, 2009
FEBRUARY 4TH, 2009 Cold Plays An album written in a remote wood cabin by a singer-songwriter whose stage name derives from the French phrase for “good winter”—we can't think of cooler tunes to keep us cozy 'til spring comes. Though not limited to any one season, the debut from Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago, makes for a perfect wintry night companion. In steady play since the city's t ...

Vogue-ing Slogan

February 4th, 2009
FEBRUARY 3RD, 2009 Vogue-ing Slogan Like The Devil Wears Prada come to life, rumors swirl that Condé Nast plans to give Vogue editor Anna “Nuclear” Wintour the cold shoulder. But everyone can keep their shirt on: There's a fashion campaign to the rescue. Designed by East Vancouverite-cum-New Yorker Christopher Lee Sauvé, an Emily Carr grad and Adbusters alumnus who now does graphic wor ...
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