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Leah McLaren

If imitation is a form of flattery, I owe my Twitter impersonator a beer

The truth is, having a Twitter impersonator appeals to my lazy side. Don't most real celebrities actually pay someone else to do it for them?

A cozy wrapped-up look turns heads on the Missoni fall ’09 runway in Milan; our cheeky knockoff pairs a long H&M sweater with a chunky snood.

Knockoff

The look for less: the snood

Cozy up to the snood – part hood, scarf and cowl – this winter

The golden-hued VIP area at the Roosevelt Room has all the drama and dignity of an altar.

Spotted

A weekly design snapshot

The Roosevelt Room in Toronto boasts a heavenly VIP section

Christina Grivas's sand-coloured cape coat and tall boots in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park were a refreshing break from the quietly agreed-upon uniform of the masses: all black everything.

Photo gallery

Fashion from the streets

This fall, modern dandies rub elbows with leather-clad cool kids and plaid-happy hipsters. We survey the eclectic scene in Toronto and Montreal

E-Commerce

Online trunk sales take off as Canadians surf for steals

Call it luxury shopping in tight times. Websites peddling luxury goods at bargain prices are threatening to turn upscale retailing on its ear

Proposal gifts: With this light fixture, I thee wed

Couples seek to add an even more personal touch to their engagement with proposal gifts

Low and behold, the basement gets glam

Transforming the most neglected space in the house is becoming a real underground movement

Bathroom design

Reasons to redo the loo

From patterned tiles and orange hues, the latest reno trends are making it easier to renovate your bathroom

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Advice
On what angle should outer suit jacket pockets be cut?

This kind of detail will be utterly unnoticeable to most people, but will subtly change the line of your suit

Russell Smith
Vote
Blake Lively: Hit or miss?

We do the trendspotting each week, then let you have your say

Photo gallery
Toronto Fashion Week

New digs in the city's west end and a new energy gave this year's shows a hit of adrenaline

Metallics and sequins added glitz to Pink Tartan's girly basics. The seven-year-old label has developed a loyal following.
Creative control
The modern ad man's style

Forget Don Draper's suit army. Today's image manipulators wear their creativity on their sleeve

Andrew Chisholm, a 30-year-old creative at Juniper Park in Toronto, will often pair his custom shirts with casual details like knitted ties, cardigans and argyle socks peeking over a pair of desert boots (a birthday gift from his girlfriend).
Earlier discussion
Olympic apparel unveiled

Globe Style's Amy Verner chats about The Bay's clothing line for the 2010 Games

The Bay's official Olympic 2010 line
Video
Inside a Globe Style photo shoot

Inside a Globe Style photo shoot

Tools
Cross-border shopping calculator

How much are you really spending?