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PHOTOS BY STEVEN MIESEL
STYLED BY KARL TEMPLER
www.radhourani.com

Everything under $100 in June LouLou

Summer is in full swing and LOULOU, Canada's shopping magazine is bursting with breezy, isty-bitsy and chic pieces that will leave you looking fabulous and fresh.

With a slew of products on every page and nothing over $100, you can shop without breaking the bank (or a sweat!) in the summer heat!

June 2009 issue is only $2.99 available almost everywhere magazines are sold.

FASHION: CNTM in Greta Constantine

On this month's (Summer 2009) cover of FASHION Magazine, the 11 contenders for the newest Canada's Next Top Model are all wearing special order Greta Constantine dresses and gowns - gorgeous!

Pick one up to see this worldly and insanely gorgeous Gabor Jurina photo spread (styled by Susie Sheffman) - with models Liisa Winkler and Yasmin Warsame.

T.Os Hottest Artists in the Hottest Clothes

In this month's Toronto Life Magazine (May 2009), photographer Mark Zibert captures 20 of Toronto's hottest names in the arts (theatre, performance, music...) completely enrobed in Canadian labels - in an awesome shoot at the AGO.

Styled by Judy Inc.'s Amy Lu and Alon Freeman, the fashion spread includes actress Seana McKenna in Andy The Anh, ballerina Bridgett Zehr in League of Lovers and Thieves and pianist Eve Egoyan in Nada. Full details and shopping info are listed.

Get the mag to see much better photos!
www.torontolife.com

LOULOU: 12 pages of Spring Shoes!

In this month's LouLou Magazine: SHOES!
12-pages of footwear highlighting 80+ pairs including the top 8 trends of the season including wedges, cut-out booties and architectural heels.

LOULOU also tracks the key TRENDS this spring 2009, including:
• cropped jackets • black and white • harem pants • sarouals

BONUS: a 28-page pull-out shopping guide for 14+ sizes featuring key trends and must-haves for spring.

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Launched in 2004, LOULOU is a Canadian (English and French versions) shopping magazine (kind of like LUCKY in the States), published by Rogers Publishing. It is page after page of things to buy and the best part is that it comes with complete purchasing info!

Naked Eye Magazine

Surprised I haven't come across this before - Naked Eye is "Canada's new nationwide publication covering today's pop culture. Through articles, interviews, and capsules, Naked Eye provides its readers the latest information on music, film, fashion, television, food, technology, celebrities, and sexual issues." It is features, event pix, blog and tv!

Ottawa Online Glossy

We love hearing about new Canadian rags! In an enjoyable and convenient magazine format, The Dinner Jacket is a three issue in, monthly online glossy - hailing from Ottawa - that features local fashion photography and arts & culture articles.

It's super easy to zoom in, save your favorite pics and navigate through the entire issue.

www.thedinnerjacket.com

Lisa vs. Ceri

I came across a blog post from 'Canadian Magazines' blog where the blogger quotes a Forbes Magazine article that states Cindi Leive, the editor of Glamour magazine, is America's most influential fashion editor (not Anna Wintour).

** What's most interesting is the slew of comments on who could be Canada's most influential fashion editor - between Fashion's Ceri Marsh and Flare's Lisa Tant. **

Cindi Leive was named because apparently Glamour reached its highest circulation ever (taking online circulation numbers into account). I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but I hardly think that is what secures the title of 'Most Influential Fashion Editor'. The people at Forbes are definitely not reading Vogue or InStyle daily.

In Canada, however, where numerous new magazines have popped up (and folded) in just the past five years, most people aren't familiar with the leading ladies behind our top fashion mags (or couldn't care less). Through further Googling, I came across these interesting articles featuring Canada's apparent Top Two:

Ryerson Review of Journalism (2006)
Fashion magazine editor-in-chief Ceri Marsh shows that good manners still go a long way

Fashion editors may look like Barbie, says Flare's Lisa Tant. But we're GI Joe underneath. Meet one of the toughest...

Auntie Fashion:
The Lisa Tant Interview
Lisa Tant vs. Ceri Marsh

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For the record, Canada has more that two fashion mags (I'm talking print-only):
Elle Canada
Style
Lou Lou
Lush
Zink Canada

Lifestyle:
Canadian Living
Chatelaine

Rachel Schwab

Fashion Style Makers at Home

In stores for a couple of weeks now, the September issue of
Canadian House and Home presents The Fashion Issue - and goes into the stylish homes of cover couple Joe and Kimberly Mimran (Joe Fresh/Pink Tartan); Susie Sheffman (FASHION magazine), and Paul Sinclaire (Tevrow&Chase) among many others.

As well, fashionistas Kumari Colson (Kumari's), Sandra Pittana and Margaret Morneau unveil their spacious dressing rooms; stylist Conrad Nadeau showcases his over-the-top Montreal condo and ten other Canadian fashion designers share their top must-haves and things they can't live without!

Canadian House and Home

Fashion Weekly Online

Fashion Weekly (FW) is a new, online fashion publication based in T.O., with content ranging from local shop profiles, international trend reports and photo features.

The second flash issue to hit cyberspace focuses on GREEN initiatives and includes a six-page photo spread with locally available clothing and finds from green is black- a company that sells mens and womens designer items made of hemp, organic cotton, bamboo, and soy, as well as reclaimed, recycled and vintage materials.

Can't wait to see how the e-mag evolves...

Coco on FASHION

FASHION magazine August 2008
featuring Coco Rocha (these scans do NOT do the photos justice!), photographed by Miguel Jacob and styled by Tammy Eckenswiller. The make-up is incredible (wait til you see your own copy) by Hung Vanngo (Wall Group).

ZINK Canada Cover

The new ZINK Canada magazine has been floating around for a month or two now (sold @ Indigo among others) but I only recently acquired my copy ($6) chock full of Canadian features, Canadian designer ads and multiple photo shoots put together by Canadian stylists et al...

However, with all this emphasis on maintaining relevance of the premiere Canadian issue - the cover (and feature photo editorial) contradicts the message: Covergirl Reid was shot by New York-based Canadian photographer Geoff Barrenger; New York-based stylist Tracy Cyprow used an American designer dress (Betsey Johnson) and hair and make-up were contracted out to American agencies.

Editor-at-large, Adrian Mainella, 'gets to the bottom of Canada's fashion dilemma' pointing out our problem of a lower GDP (we spend less than others); our turn-on to international labels; lack of branding; and no ONE relevant national fashion week (for international buyers).

The mag covers beauty, music, gadgets a little food and travel and many fashion spreads. 4 issues/year.

Toronto Life: On the Block

I recently renewed my subscription to Toronto Life magazine - an exclusively T.O. monthly mag with current politics, Urban Decoder, restaurants & entertainment, people & fashion and themed CityGuides. ($24 year includes 10 issues of FASHION).

Although I tend to hold on to stacks of copies (for reference??), I'm often on the Toronto Life website in the Shopping section and its shop reviews, fashion faces profiles and Good Stuff Cheap.

One of my favorite sections is On the Block, where the writer looks at specific areas of the city (Parkdale, Yorkville...) and reviews 5-10 shops in that neighbourhood, complete with a map pinpointing all locations - a great resource for planning your next shopping/browsing outing!

Bassett Publishing acquires Lush Magazine

One of Canada's most gorgeous high-fashion mags, Lush Magazine is in for a growth overhaul, planned by its new owner Bassett Publishing.

Launched in 1995, Lush is known for its extraordinary fashion spreads, the hand-drawn typography and design of Paul Sych, and especially for making famous faces fashionable cover girls including Hilary Duff, Chantal Kreviazuk and recently Taryn Manning.

Founders/art directors Mahfud Ibrahim and Mark Keast of the Pennant Media Group will remain creative forces with the magazine, while Bassett Publishing plans to increase business and the number of distributed copies to 150,000 by next Spring. Currently, Lush is inserted in national newspapers throughout the country and at newstands over the world (including Indigo).

Coming up:
- a profile on Canada's hottest up-and-coming actress, Ellen Page;
- British Sea Power's front man discussing the band's forthcoming album;
- east-side exposure on the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York;
- an equestrian-inspired fashion story;
- as well as a beauty story about sugar's aging properties, and;
- a social theory story on how cocaine travels the globe to its users.

Blink - Don't Miss It

It seems like everyone has a fantasy to start their own fashion/lifestyle magazine. That dream is now a reality for BLINK magazine publisher and editor-in-chief, Lisa Marie Chen.

Torontostreetfashion.com was at the BLINK magazine launch party last night at Lobby. With already two published BLINK issues under her Joeffer Caoc bow tie belt, publisher Lisa Marie is well on her way to making her mark on magazine racks across Canada.

Look for issue number three, featuring original cartoon artwork by Tokidoki. The man behind Tokidoki is Simone Legno, an Italian from Rome - who would have guessed?!

BLINK magazine offers a unique gateway into the Asian Canadian market of urban, upscale, culturally aware, socially active, young professionals. BLINK aims to deliver up-to-date information on what's hot, what's new, and who's who on Canada's social scene and is available at newsstands across the country for $5.95.

Fashion Magazine May 2007

Canada's FASHION magazine always features beautifully artistic and fabulously styled photo shoots. Pick up a copy to check out this month's 'New Romantics', photographed by Miguel Jacob and styled by Tammy Eckenswiller. Also in the May issue: 80s & short short photo ed's and where to find summer's hottest trends.

www.fashionmagazine.com

Hard up for fashion hard copy

When it comes to our insatiable appetite for fashion press we are spoilt for choice. Pick up a hardcopy fashion magazine; go online and cruise numerous style websites and online mags; read blogs and listen to trend driven podcasts.

But what about the state of fashion being represented in our local newspaper dailies and weeklies?
Are we happy with the level of style coverage that hardcopy newspapers give the city of Toronto?
Personally, I find the Toronto Star fashion section always begging for more on Thursdays. I do enjoy the Eye Weekly style profiles, as you get to learn a bit about the local person behind the clothes. NOW magazine really strives to celebrate Toronto designers and shops and the fashionnotes section is valuable for finding out what is going on in the city.

Tell us what paper or local mag rag you read for fashion content and why you like it. Who out there is doing a good job and who needs work.