You see the models strut their best on the runway, with make-up perfectly done and their hair well-coiffed to either a flawless bun, an edgy frizzy tease or this season, a surprising twist oF chopsticks on both ends. But what you may not see is the hours of detailed work and combined expertise backstage….
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Ottawa – Where’s the hottest place to be this weekend? Well, any Fashionista in Ottawa worth her fur and sequins will tell you it’s the Ottawa Convention Centre. This year’svenue to the 2013 Fall Winter season of Ottawa Fashion Week. On February 8 – 10, 2013, the capitalis once again transformed into a giant runway…
Read More...Ottawa Fashion Week Launches A Whimsical Winterlude Edition
What better can you warm up each winter night this weekend than an evening of glamorous runway show at the Ottawa Fashion Week? An incredible display of six or more incredible designers on the runway each night, OFW is not just about the runway; it is fashion, it is arts, it is a showcase…
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Planning your dream wedding this year? Make it a night to remember with the help of Wed by Hand, not to mention one worthy of Pinterest. On February 10th, Wed by Hand, Ottawa’s Indie Wedding Show, returns to the Glebe Community Centre for its fourth year. We’re talking do-it-yourself workshops, local vendors, and of course, food…
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I may not be the best at keeping resolutions but year after year, I still do it without a fail. With that well-thought resolution comes the big hope that New Year will start with a Big Bang. Well, I don’t think I could have had it any better this year. For my very first post in 2013, I…
Read More...WELCOME TO TWENTY YORK STREET DESIGN
Once upon a time, I met a young man who, unbeknownst to me at that time, would change my life as I know it. Brilliant, talented and no doubt skilled in many different professions, Eric Meloche was and is one very ingenious industrial designer/custom furniture maker. Born with a wide range of expertise and an…
Read More...Get Kinky at KINKI for Charity
Once in a while, if you’re lucky, you find the perfect combination of flavours that not only excite the mouth but wakes up all your senses. If you’ve been to Kinki and have tried the new menu developed by new Executive Chef Pablo Robaina, then you know exactly what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, then…
Read More...Twenty York Street Featured at Style Profile
Describe your personal style. Love Bohemian and Rock ‘n Roll style but as much as I try to channel these genres, I just can’t seem to pull it off. I have to stick with what I know and what I think flatters my figure. I’m more of a classic, clean and elegant dresser. …
Read More...4th ANNUAL I AM FASHION IS BACK – ARE YOU READY?
The glitz, the glamour, the spotlight and the endless parade of beautiful designer pieces. These may be the elements that lures the press, media and fashionistas from all over to a fashion show but what makes them keep coming back for more is far deeper and more significant than that. When the final bow is…
Read More...Forty Under 40 Awards: Spotlight on Fadi Ghaby
Trained as an Engineer, born a Leader and designed as an Entrepreneur, the man behind THANN Canada, one of the fastest growing companies in Ottawa, Canada has proven time and time again that perseverance and hard work always win the game.The road to success has never been an easy one. Faced with endless obstacles –…
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