Milan Pole Dance Studio: Werk It!

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After trying out a bevy of disciplines including karate, aerobics, swimming, and kickboxing, I can tell you with utmost certainty that you haven’t had a real full-body workout until you’ve twirled around a golden pole in four-inch heels and short shorts, ladies…and gents (give and take the short shorts and heels for the gents). Yes … Read more

Capturing Beautiful Clothes and the Beauty of Life in ‘Bill Cunningham New York’

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For decades, Bill Cunningham has chronicled New York streetstyle and the sartorial feats of soirée attendees for the New York Times. Now, the man on the Schwinn bicycle is the subject of a documentary aptly titled, ‘Bill Cunningham New York’, an endearing portrait of the creative mind behind the famous, “On the Street”, and “Evening … Read more

Sartorial Prowess and Journalistic Faux Pas in Absence of Malice

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In Absence of Malice, Sally Field is Megan Carter, a reporter who makes mistakes, many mistakes. When a federal prosecutor, desperate for leads in an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a local union leader, conveniently leaves the case file on his desk, she reads it and subsequently writes a story about the alleged suspect, … Read more

A Lesson In Cool From Paris Blues

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What is cool? Cool is often hard to describe.  The term cool is subjective. It is relative. It’s indefinable, really, and the kind of thing that you only recognize once you see it or experience it for yourself. Some things are automatically branded cool.  Sometimes, cool is about excess. Other times, cool is restraint. Adding … Read more

Baubles And Bling At Boutique Maskarad

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Spring is in the air, which I’m happy to report marks the end of my self-imposed hibernation. I assure you I am not alone. Any Montrealer can attest that hibernation is required to survive in our arctic corner of the world. Now that Mother Nature has bestowed upon us sunny skies, mild temperatures, and  most importantly dry … Read more

Introducing "Harajuku Lovers" Fragrance- A Fatal Attraction to Cuteness

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“A woman who does not wear perfume has no future.”- Coco Chanel Perhaps these words spoken by the late Coco Chanel are a bit of the extreme, but nonetheless, yours truly wholeheartedly believes that perfume, much like diamonds, are a girl’s best friend- that is, unless your natural scent is like that of an aphrodisiac … Read more

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