Housed in a massive 5,300 square feet industrial feel showroom, Maison MIKAZA is home to beauty, form and function.Established in 2008 by a husband and wife team, MIKAZA has quickly become the go to place for high quality designer pieces and unparalleled customer service. QUALITY PRODUCTS. QUALITY SERVICE Well-known for carrying gorgeous modern furniture, lighting and decor for residential, commercial…
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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…
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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…
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If you wake up tomorrow and re-invent yourself to whoever you want to be, if money is no issue and you can just pick a profession – any profession – what would it be? They say if you do what you love, what you are passionate about, you will never have to do a day’s…
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Said to be its best season yet, the whole city is buzzing with excitement in anticipation for Ottawa Fashion Week SS 2013. With it’s new location at the heart of Little Italy – Sala San Marco – the city’s fashion lovers will congregate for 3 nights of spectacular runway show. Check out at last season’s OFW but expect…
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I think there’s no other colour that can instantly brighten up your day, make your smile shine brilliantly and makes you think happy thoughts than yellow. If you really want to pack up a punch and command attention to your outfit, choosing this colour in the right tone and share will guarantee a statement like…
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Call it voyeuristic, call it vain or simply call it as living vicariously through someone else’s life, or in this case, shopping experience is, whether we admit it or not, something that we all enjoy doing once in awhile. Why else would vlogs (video blogs to you dear neophyte) of shopping hauls after shopping hauls…
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When you try your best but you don’t succeed…When you get what you want but not what you need…When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep…Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face…When you love someone but it goes to waste…Could it be worse? LINKED, red carpet event, Arc The Hotel.Emerald…
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One of my most coveted, most beloved, most versatile fashion item when I was a struggling University student was the classic beige trench coat from JACOB. Sure enough, as soon as I received my first ever pay cheque, I literally ran to the store and bought it. A well-loved Canadian fashion brand headquartered in Montreal,…
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A few days ago, this Press Release came out: Robin Kay, President of the Fashion Design Council of Canada (FDCC) and Executive Director of World MasterCard Fashion Week, announced, that Fashion Week is now owned by IMG Canada and operated with IMG Fashion, global leader in fashion event production. IMG will work with local fashion consultants, in…
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