They say when it rains, it pours. It couldn’t be truer for me these days. In fact, it’s been raining cats and dogs and I just don’t know where to begin. It has been a whirlwind experience; there have been many milestones recently that I really have to not only stop and smell the…
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Image Courtesy of: RICHARD TARDIF PHOTO / SKYFALL BLUE If it was up to me, my birthday would be officially named as one of country’s statutory holidays. Yes, that means no one, absolutely not a single person, needs to go to work that day as we all need to celebrate and…
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It feels strange doing something that you haven’t done for such a long time. This is one of them – publishing #OOTD posts at Twenty York Street. Once upon a time, this was something that we used to do every single day. YES, E-VE-RY-DAY indeed. Ah, the simpler…
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What’s the one thing that’s worst than frigid cold Canadian winters? Only one thing! Frigid cold Canadian winters that keeps dragging on and on. If you guys are reading this from the other side of world where you wake up to sun kissing your face and the warm breeze of the tropical wind touching…
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As most fashion websites, fashion blogs and other media outlets will be no doubt posting about last night’s Oscar Awards recap – the Academy‘s best and worst dressed list, the behind the scenes and of course, the winners and the losers, While we definitely didn‘t misss the 2013 Academy Awards this year, here at Twenty…
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‘Tis the season of giving and if there’s anything Twenty York Street loves the most (aside from, evidently, her birthday), it’s Christmas.Aside from all the bright lights from Christmas trees and the promise of festive times with friends and family, this also gives us the perfect excuse to show someone how much they mean to…
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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. …
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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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These names may not necessarily be household names at the moment but looking through the mirror ball, these may be the brands that would dominate world of Canadian fashion very soon. Caitlin PowerPure Magnolia (Patty Nayal)Christopher BatesAnastasia LomonovaElise BourqueAngelique Chmielewski Marilou Moles, Twenty York Street and Stephane Le Duc, Editor-in-Chief, Dress To Kill Magazine Patricia…
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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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