May 2012

Art installation at Quai 417

April 2012

My favorite Montreal tailor H. Padar launches a made-to-measure collection

Style Files:

Printed totes w/ fun scroll over graphics

Pretty leathers for fall, but be sparing

March 2012

Most amazing Montreal lingerie brand, La Fee Verte

New lingerie shop on Crescent St. steals name from No. 11 boutique hotel in London 

Addition Elle Brings Plus Size Sexy Back  (This story was reprinted in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen, the Edmonton Journal, and a few others too. Go plus size sexy!!)

Caudalie French Vinotherapy Beauty Brand

Coloured Denim

Bridal Boudoir Announcement.. no, you will never, ever see me there. But Bridezillas have a right to roar, I suppose

A is for Aldo  – From Feb. 22, 2012 in Montreal Gazette and Canada.com.

Ski Style 2012 gets catty

A story about new utilitarian party looks starring Montreal designer Travis Taddeo

Rule, Canadiana‎
Montreal Gazette – Dec 8, 2011
MONTREAL – Across Canada, many Bay department stores have been outfitted with sections inspired by the …

Canadiana brands are branching out‎
Montreal Gazette – Dec 8, 2011
If you thought antler chandeliers were passé, consider the “schtick hangers” made of hockey sticks, …

Holiday shopping: Montreal’s fairs
Montreal Gazette – Dec 1, 2011
Mia Lapierre-Poirier (left), and Catherine Toupin are ready to scamper through the Nutcracker …

Style File‎
Montreal Gazette – Nov 24, 2011
Winter galas and formal Christmas parties are among us. And if you’ve already got a stunning dress you want …

Fleshy, not flashy‎
Calgary Herald
I once had a friend meet me for breakfast wearing skyhigh wooden platforms, micro hot pants and a knit bra top. …

Give yourself the slip that doesn’t cling‎
Montreal Gazette
Not ready for peekaboo fashion? Many transparent clothes come fully equipped with slips, but they don’t …

Gaultier leads blissfully theatrical Pinkarnaval parade‎
Montreal Gazette
Just when you thought this town couldn’t possibly accommodate another festivity, Pinkarnaval came floating down …

Denis Gagnon adds zip to hotel uniforms
Montreal Gazette - Suzanne Wexler - ‎July 13, 2011
Denis Gagnon added some flair and plenty of zippers to the staff uniforms at the Place D’Armes Hotel in Old Montreal Tuesday night. The designer, in collaboration with hotel owners the Antonopoulos Group…

Screening the sunscreens: rethinking SPFs
Montreal Gazette - Suzanne Wexler - July 13, 2011
In the United States, the FDA has released new regulations governing the marketing of sunscreens, banning the terms “waterproof ” and “sweatproof ” since the FDA claims all sunscreens eventually wash off. …

Swimsuit retro fits
Montreal Gazette - Suzanne Wexler - ‎Jul 7, 2011‎
Shan sells stylish bathing tops and bottoms as separates, with cup sizes ranging from A to F. The Lola retro one-piece bathing suit, $305. MONTREAL – Forget those teeny bikinis. …

Montreal designers have The Edge
Montreal Gazette - Suzanne Wexler - ‎Jul 6, 2011‎
When U2′s The Edge steps out for an encore this weekend at the band’s Montreal concerts, two young Montreal designers will be looking at one thing in particular: his shirt. That’s because the star musician is …

Bike your own Booze, National Post — June 4, 2011