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Sarah Casselman
Sarah Casselman shops and trendspots in style.
Whether she’s attending events or checking out the latest finds around the city, our fashion market editor, Sarah Casselman, is always scoping out the fashion scene. Get the inside scoop on what's on this FASHION editor's must-haves list.
Passport to summer style
Posted on July 4, 2008
The countdown is officially on. I am leaving for Nantucket in less than four weeks and my packing panic has already set in. On top of my basics—Ralph Lauren swimsuit, J.Crew T-shirts, Milly sundress and Michael Kors woven tote bag—I know that my bags will also be stuffed to the gills with every lotion and label in my closet.
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How Carrie are you?
Posted on June 3, 2008
What's your Sex and the City fashion personality?
These days, when it comes to a girl’s closet, it is de rigueur to have multiple fashion personalities. We change up our looks like stylish chameleons. In my case, er, closet rather, a week doesn’t go by without the Three Faces of Sarah making an appearance: The Prepster (think seersucker, stripes and sailboat-loads of navy), The Seductress (LBDs, killer heels and notice-me-now jewellery) and The Minimalist (monochromatic dressing with statement extras).
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The Mother of all moments
Posted on May 7, 2008
Meryl Streep once said “motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials”.
Checkout FASHION's top Mother's Day picks
Every fabulous feline can recall a Mother moment – a scene frozen in time that makes us smile, laugh or sometimes even cry, when we think back to it.
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Ready, Jet Set, Shop
Posted on April 28, 2008
There is nothing a FASHION editor likes more than a touch of luxe after a long day at the office. And when it comes to luxe, two bon mots come to mind: Michael Kors. Some may know him from Project Runway, but he is best known as one of America’s pre-eminent designers of luxury sportswear. His ad campaigns (think aviator-wearing, python bag–toting, sun-kissed, glowing glamour girls) perfectly capture the essence of the luxe lifestyle, PJs (that’s private jets, love) and all. So, when MK opened his third lifestyle store in Canada at Yorkdale Shopping Centre, the Tinsley Mortimer set from north of the border came out in droves.
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Toronto Fashion Week: Day four
Posted on March 21, 2008
Shown: Pink Tartan Fall 2008.
L’Oréal Fashion Week is coming to a close, and FASHION still has eighty-five dollars worth of fresh dry cleaning eagerly hanging in the closet. Hmm…mental note: Set up date with tall, handsome drink of water and wear one of these fabulous frocks. Trends spotted: Colourblocking, opaque tights, brights and a very chic trilby hat.
Categories: Runway Report
Toronto Fashion Week: Day three
Posted on March 20, 2008
Shown: GRETA CONSTANTINE Fall 2008. Photography by Sarah Casselman
The media lounge is starting to fill up with grumpy eds: Not enough food, the loo sitch is rather bleak, and the rain is starting to wreak havoc on blowouts and Bruno Frisonis. Best accessories spotted at the tents: Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink patent totes, jewel-tone cocktail rings, fedoras, bright scarves and feather hairbands. New must-have nail colour: Red.
Categories: Runway Report
Toronto Fashion Week: Day two
Posted on March 19, 2008
Shown: JOEFFER CAOC Fall 2008. Photography by Sarah Casselman.
Today’s raindrops made shoe options tricky for the style set. Seen at the tents: Burberry rainboots, metallic silver Rubber Duck booties and one fabulous pair of YSL Tribute platforms. Hey, when you’re standing that high off the ground nothing can touch you, not even the rain.
Categories: Runway Report
Toronto Fashion Week: Day one
Posted on March 18, 2008
Nathan Phillips Square was abuzz with L’Oréal Fashion Week banter. Topics du jour included: The article on Robin Kay in Toronto Life, model Coco Rocha walking in the Joe Fresh show, and who was wearing what in the front row. Project Runway winner Evan Biddell’s show kicked off the fashion festivities and drew an impressive crowd, but his collection failed to hold their attention. Note: Reality TV and the runway sometimes don’t mix.
Categories: Runway Report
An affair to remember
Posted on January 15, 2008
Glowing skin, twinkling eyes and a voice that purrs–there is nothing as addictive as the rush of a new crush. After all, whether you are a sparkler-wearing Mrs. or a single seeking kisses, every lovely needs a little something sensuous (man or latest must-have) to make her heart go all a flutter. But the question du jour remains: Should a modern-day minx wear her heart on her stylish sleeves?
Categories: Girl About Town
Happy hue year
Posted on January 4, 2008
Despite that expected blah feeling après the holiday season–back to reality, to work and to calorie counting (sigh)–there is nothing more energizing and uplifting than a cold, sunny January day with a clear, blue sky. Vincent Van Gogh was right when he said, “I never get tired of the blue sky.” And judging from the countless shades of blue that washed up on the Spring 2008 ready-to-wear runways, designers agree too.
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