FDCC Confused About GSUS

I'm not sure if I was the only one who spotted this during L'Oreal Fashion Week, but take a good look at the following images and tell me what you think is wrong.
If you want to catch up on what happened last week visit: L'Oreal Fashion Week, Now Toronto, blogTO, Toronto Street Fashion, Toronto Star, FASHION Magazine, Flare Magazine, and ModelResource.

(If you didn't catch it - GSUS is from the Netherlands!)

New Sephora Opens on Bloor

For those of us who can't stand malls, Sephora is opening its first Toronto street level store at 131 Bloor Street on Thursday, November 1st with an exclusive invitation only event.

Canadian jazz singer, Dione Taylor will be providing light entertainment while guests sip cocktails and chase the servers around to get the last mini poutine.

Makeup artists from Make Up For Ever are going to be on hand to give you that little extra bit of colour - if the booze doesn't get there first. (Bonus points for spotting the spelling mistake on the website tag.)

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) owns the chain of beauty stores. The company also owns a surprising amount of the world's leading luxury brands including Donna Karan, Fendi, Givenchy, Mark Jacobs, Celine, Emilio Pucci, and of course Louis Vuitton. (Oh, and they also own Make Up Forever.)

I expect the cocktails will also be LVMH brands, perhaps a little Moet & Chandon or some Dom Perignon.

I'm just hoping the gift bags contain a Tag Heuer. (Yes, they own them too.)

Chelsea Rodgers Was a Model

Prince's new clip from the Matthew Williamson show for 'Chelsea Rodgers'. Apparently Ms Rodgers was a model.

Blame it on Diesel

Diesel recently launched a viral video for the Diesel Freezy Sneakers using footage of Aarlf Smaks from the 70's giving a disco dance lesson. Boogie on.

Victoria's Spicy Secret Revealed

Victoria's Secret announced this week that they will be selling the Spice Girls Greatest Hits CD exclusively in their retail stores when it is released in the US on November 13th. Posh, Ginger, Baby, Scary and Baby will also be making their first reunion television appearance at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday, December 4th. The exclusive deal will last for a two month period, after which the album will be available nationwide in all record stores. Spice fans are going to be flocking to VS during the Christmas season, which means mega-Christmas sales for the mass-marketing lingerie giant.

FASHION Magazine Celebrates 30 Years

Canada's first magazine devoted to fashion, celebrated their 30th anniversary with an exclusive VIP sit-down dinner and party at the Moss Park Armoury in Toronto recently. Attendees were treated like supermodels, having to enter the room on a runway created just for the night and having faux FASHION Magazine cover photo shoots.

The issue features Canadian models Heather Marks, Julia Dunstall and Meghan Collision on the cover, while inside the "Our Girls" portfolio features some of FASHION's favourite models from the past three decades.

View the video of the event here.

Madonna in a Bottle

The recently publicized $120 million deal in the making between Madonna and Live Nation is making major headlines. The decade long, lucrative deal would include the rights to sell three studio albums, promote Madonna's concerts, and sell licensing name rights and merchandise - which could include a fragrance.

In an already over-saturated celebrity fragrance market, Madonna's scent would have to be bold and the marketing concept behind it would have to be something no one has done before. (Have you seen the awful P. Diddy ad for his "Unforgiveable" fragrance for women?)

Gwen Stefani's recently launched fragrance, L for her clothing line L.A.M.B seems to be doing tremendously well, especially due to her hot ad campaign.

Interestingly enough, Madonna was reportedly shopping around a fragrance concept called "Holy Water" about a decade ago. Let's just hope if Madonna does do a fragrance, that she comes up with a better name this time round.

Update: It's confirmed! Madge is leaving Warner Brothers Records. In a press release, Madonna issued the following statement:

“The paradigm in the music business has shifted and as an artist and a business woman, I have to move with that shift. For the first time in my career, the way that my music can reach my fans is unlimited. I’ve never wanted to think in a limited way and with this new partnership, the possibilities are endless. Who knows how my albums will be distributed in the future? That’s what’s exciting about this deal — everything is possible. Live Nation has offered me a true partnership and after 25 years in the business, I feel that I deserve that.”

“My time with Warner Bros. Records has been great. I appreciate their hard work and value the many relationships I have developed over the years with the label in the U.S. and around the world. I have an album coming out with them next year and I’m excited about it. We still have work to do together.”

2 Hearts

Pint-sized disco diva, Kylie Minogue released her new video for her first single, 2 Hearts. It is from her upcoming tenth studio album, simply entitled, X which will be released next month. Enjoy!

The Interpreters of Fashion

Stylists: The Interpreters of Fashion, due out at the end of this month, takes a look at the fashion industry’s silent influencers of style. Of course, with the US and Canadian dollars being pretty much on par right now, those north of the border are looking to pay about $61.11 for the book, while lucky Americans get a deal, paying only $47.25.

The people in the book are, mostly, names you have never heard of. They are not in your face like most designers feel they have to be, but they are a major role in what fashion is today. They take the current season’s best pieces and take it to the next level. Their role is to push the envelope of fashion. Their work is seen in every fashion editorial, advertising campaign and runway show. They decide how outfits should be pieced together, which accessories work best and sometimes give creative direction from the start.

It is one of the most draining and hardest jobs in fashion and not a position just anyone can take on, however with top stylists in the US commanding rates of up to $5,000 per day it is a role that many who love fashion want to fill.

Video of the Week: Björk - Innocence

One of the world's most fearless and inspiring performers, Björk held a contest where fans could create a music video for her new song, Innocence; her second single from this year's Volta. The winners are a French couple named Fred & Annabelle. They created a computer animated video using images from the album cover and liner notes.


The result is this:

Apart from the animation of Björk's face, the video fits in so well with the song and is very much "Björkish". I am sure the other 500 or so entries were just as, if not more, fantastical and imaginative.

CIRCA 2007

Probably one of the most anticipated club openings in Toronto's nightlife history, CIRCA opens officially this Friday to the public.



I'm heading off to the pre-public launch this Thursday. There are a lot of high hopes for this place, let's hope it lives up to the hype.

Montreal Jumps on Skinny Model Bandwagon

Montreal is the most recent city to jump on the "we won't let skinny models walk our runways" bandwagon that has been swirling around the industry over the past year. Apparently, organizers say they are "making every effort" to have models who appear to be too thin be withdrawn from Montreal Fashion Week, which takes place between October 9-11.

Could this just be a ploy to get international recognition to the Montreal fashion scene?

Modelresource talked to the agents who know their market and who know their models to get their expert opinions. Click here for the article.