Articles by: Lara Cardoso

Born to be Brad: My Life and Style So Far

Born to be Brad: My Life and Style So Far

Lovable stylist Brad Goreski adds author to his resumé …………. Celebrity stylist, fashion icon, and most recently named exclusive stylist for Kate Spade New York, Brad Goreski, has been making a serious splash in the fashion industry with a reality show of his own, Its a Brad Brad World, and [...]

Designer Dree

Designer Dree

Sandro, the French ready-to-wear label, has enlisted model and It Girl Dree Hemingway to design a ten piece capsule collection for their spring 2012 line hitting stores in March. Dree Hemingway—yes, she really is the great-granddaughter of literary icon Ernest Hemingway—has represented major fashion companies in advertising, editorial, and runway [...]

Longchamp x Mary Katrantzou

Longchamp x Mary Katrantzou

Mary Katrantzou is known for her unique and utterly creative prints and patterns. Her personal collections have been featured in Vogue, Dazed & Confused, and Grazia, and are currently available worldwide in over 60 fashion shops. Katrantzou describes the theme for this collab with Longchamp as “when East meets West,” [...]

Seeing Red

Seeing Red

Sometimes all an outfit needs is a pop of colour to take it from average to enviable, and red pants do just this. They are a surefire way to draw attention to your outfit and are impossible not to notice! For a casual look, pick a red jean and pair [...]

Holiday Glam: Amrita Singh Jewelry

Holiday Glam: Amrita Singh Jewelry

Amrita Singh was launched in 2003 and has won the admiration of the fashion world, celebrities, and the everyday woman. Amrita’s jewelry is Indian inspired, and fuses Old World aesthetics with New World fashion, resulting in breathtakingly unique, wearable works of art. A true stylist favourite, Amrita Singh jewellery has been spotted [...]

The Turtleneck

The Turtleneck

I think we all have those unforgiving childhood memories of our mothers forcing us to wear the dreaded turtleneck during the winter months. My mother actually adores the turtleneck – she has tweeted about it, and even calls it her ‘winter uniform,’ seriously. This got me thinking that maybe I’ve [...]

What Were You For Halloween?

What Were You For Halloween?

I always find that each year is a little harder than the last to create and come up with a truly unique Halloween costume. The goal is always a costume that will set you apart from the rest, and often we seek inspiration in many different forms to help get [...]

Shoe In

Shoe In

Now that the fall season is officially among us, it’s time to update your wardrobe with what I think is most important for fall fashion–boots! Fall boots aren’t just fashionable, they are practical–especially for those chilly fall days. Boots can be expensive, but if you invest in a good pair [...]

Cashmere Collection

Cashmere Collection

This year I was given the opportunity to volunteer at the White Cashmere Collection for Breast Cancer Awareness. Over the past eight years, designers across Canada have joined with Cashmere to design incredible outfits and accessories made purely out of bathroom tissue.  The end result is astonishing and truly made [...]

New York Fashion Week: Perry Ellis

New York Fashion Week: Perry Ellis

John Crocco, the creative director for Perry Ellis since 2003 stated, “I appreciate good design that is timeless, classic and tasteful… effortless, aesthetically pleasing, and altogether functional.” The Perry Ellis SS 2012 Menswear collection embodied exactly this with its light neutrals and classic menswear pieces such as the polo and [...]