March 2012: Table of contents
ALWAYS IN FASHION 44 Fashionmagazine.com What’s going on online. 48 Letter from the editor 50 Contributors 52 Behind the scenes 54 Letters from our readers
FASHIONFILE 60 NEWS Tiffany & Co.’s hot new metal, the coat to covet now, Karl Lagerfeld’s latest muse, Diane von Furstenberg goes pint-sized, and more. 64 ESSAY Soft pastels and frothy silhouettes are on the menu this spring. David Livingstone sinks his teeth into these sugary confections. 70 TREND REPORT From brights to black and white, and prints to peplums: your cheat sheet for the hottest Spring 2012 runway trends. 84 PROFILE Montreal’s Martin Lim takes first prize at the Mercedes-Benz Start Up Competition. 86 FLASHPOINT From Vancouver to Montreal, party-goers opt for knockout neutrals, metallics and fruity brights. 91 THE LIST Our dream shopping list, the latest H&M designer collab, and market editor Jordan Porter’s personal spring picks.
BEAUTY 110 MOST WANTED Guerlain’s mascara fit for a spy, Jo Malone scents inspired by British blooms, and a hair accessory that lets you roll with it. 112 NEWS The latest dispatches from the FASHION beauty desk. 114 SPRING 2012 TREND REPORT Crazy coloured hairdos and lips, drenched skin and hair—we report on the season’s biggest trends. 126 MAKEUP Groundbreaking Chinese fashion photographer Chen Man collaborates on a cosmetic collection with M.A.C. 132 MAKEUP Supermodel Kate Moss creates a line of lipstick with fellow English import Rimmel. 134 ANNIVERSARY In honour of the house of Dior’s 65th anniversary, we look back at some beautiful milestones.
CULTURE 143 INTERVIEW Brit singer-on-the-rise Lianne La Havas talks nerves, touring with Bon Iver and being compared to Corinne Bailey Rae. 144 BOOKS Spring’s must-read novels, provocateur author Tamara Faith Berger, and coffee-table books to swoon over. 150 MUSIC Female-fronted ’90s acts stage a comeback, plus the albums to watch for. 154 ART Sculptor Valérie Blass’s twisted bodies of work take Montreal, plus spring’s noteworthy art happenings. 156 FILM Katniss Everdeen ushers in a fighting new female archetype in Hunger Games, plus what’s on screens this season. 160 TV From Ricky Gervais to good Christian bitches to Girls in New York, new TV shows you shouldn’t miss.
FASHION&FEATURES 163 ART CLASS Photographed by Gabor Jurina. 176 SOUND EFFECTS Photographed by Moo. 182 ANAÏS À LA MODE Canadian model Anaïs Pouliot is adjusting to a jet-set lifestyle.
FASHIONSHOPS 185 IT GIRL Calgary’s Kara Chomistek takes the spotlight. 186 NOTES The coolest stores and names to know across the country. 203 FOCUS Lasers or lipo? Read our cross-Canada cosmetic enhancement guide. 216 BUY IT Where to find everything in this issue. 218 ONE FINE PHOTO Happy 35th anniversary, FASHION! A look back through our archives.