This Holiday Season's Hottest Trends

How to Update Your Summer Wardrobe Without Breaking the Bank

Blame our genes! The desire to welcome summer with new clothes is beyond our control. Think about it. For five months of the year—or longer—we Canadians suffer. Hidden under sweaters, down parkas, and snow boots, fashion becomes more about warmth than style.

How To Dress The Petite Frame For Summer

Summer is here and the temperature is rising; is your wardrobe ready? It’s time to take those dresses and shorts out of storage and reexamine: What can you get rid of? What’s no longer figure flattering? What are the season’s must-have pieces?

How To Plan Ahead for a Haircut

Itching to update your locks? Plan ahead before you get anything lopped off.

How To Get Control in Your Wardrobe

For figure-fixing innovation, we give thanks to Spanx, the first of the new generation of girls'-best-friend undergarments, a brand-name that is now used as freely as Kleenex or Band-Aid to describe underclothes that shape, support and smooth the figure. Finally, wise retailers are putting similar materials right into their clothing.

How to Transform Your Wardrobe

Confucius said, “They must change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” I always liked that Confucius. So clever. And he’s right – if you’re in a wardrobe rut, it can lead to the humdrums like you wouldn’t believe. If your clothes supply is in need of revitalization and you’re not exactly a Rockefeller, you’re going to need some help – and sooner will serve you better than later.

How to Wear the Best Retro

Fall/Winter 2007 Accessories Trends

Renovate My Wardrobe’s stylist Peter Papapetrou shares his tips on wearing all of the Fall/Winter season's accessories.

Live Like a Model

Just sit back and bask in the glamour of it all No offense, but you’re probably not model material—otherwise you’d be a model, wouldn’t you? If you’ve ever watched an episode of Top Model, 8th and Ocean, or even Project Runway, you know it’s not all pampering and primping and looking fierce.

How To Buy Formal Wear

Every once in a while, we need to pull out all the stops and attend an event, whether it’s a wedding, fundraiser, or something work-related. While there are all kinds (black tie, formal, semi-formal, cocktail, etc), the only rule you really don’t want to break is showing up underdressed.

Vintage and Discount Shopping

It’s always been cool to wear vintage. Back in the eighties, all the hip kids shopped for their jeans at Courage My Love in Toronto’s Kensington Market. Now, fashion divas are even wearing vintage to red-carpet events.

Vacation Style

Lounging poolside with a frosty pina colada in the Caribbean is not equivalent to lying on the dock at the cottage with a bottle of beer, so why dress like it is?

Deconstruct Your Fashion

Transforming your old threads into modern masterpieces extends the life of your clothes. Menswear designer Philip Sparks gives some expert tips and advice to help you tailor your garments.

Trash or Class?

A recent water cooler debate at my office revolved around underwear trends for 2007. I was cruising the American Apparel website hunting for briefs and boy shorts to dress some models for a photo shoot when another staffer spying over my shoulder questioned the selection of a pair of fuchsia boxers...

Get the Crap out of Your Closet

If your closet is so bad that even Goodwill would reject half the items, it’s time to clean. When you’re finding dresses you once wore in high school, it’s time to...

Hide Your Flaws

There’s nothing wrong with striving for perfection – and you’re almost there. Here, hair and makeup artist Greg Wencel and image consultant Kelly Millar share their secrets for disguising...

Buy Lingerie that Makes Your Bum Look Great

When it comes to seduction, granny panties and sports bras are as effective as cold showers. If you don’t want him to rely on Viagra in order to get stimulated, it’s time to...