Month: September 2008

Montreal 2008 – Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal Toronto doesn’t have anything this awe-inspiring beautiful. It’s a shame. I’ve never seen anything so spectacular in my life. I cried, it was so moving. My pictures don’t do it justice and it’s something that everyone needs to see. When it was founded in 1642, the village, then known as Ville-Marie, had its first wooden chapel inside the palisade at Pointe-à-Callière, today the site of Montreal’s major archaeological museum. Dedicated to Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Notre Dame the small original chapel was operated at first by the Jesuits. Then came the Sulpician Fathers, who in 1657 undertook construction of a larger church. The Sulpician Fransois Dollier de Casson was its architect, and the present-day Notre-Dame Street served as the original site. Its construction, in Baroque style was completed between 1672 and 1683. By 1800, Dollier’s church had become too small, and the Fabrique decided to build the church we know today. To design the new church, the building council engaged the services of the New York architect James O’Donnell, himself …

i got: A Jacket by Etro

A jacket from Etro One of my amazing consignment finds. 50 bucks! Retail value at the time, $1595 (the original price tag was in the pocket). It’s a beautiful jacket that MJ kept pestering me to buy when it was priced higher. I’m not sure what season it’s from. If anyone can place it, let me know in the comments. This picture was taken in Montreal in my hotel room at the Armor Manoir Sherbrooke. I loved the look of the photo so I needed an excuse to use the image in a blog post.

So this is where those media wall photos go

I was wondering where the media wall photos end up after my gifting lounge experience. Check out the link to see wearing me Jeremy Laing. Sorry but you have to register with the site to see the photos in large size. Photos from Ultra Supper Club NightClub Toronto Smashbox Cosmetics Film Fest Swag Lounge at Ultra Sep 6, 2008 Smashbox Cosmetics Film Fest Swag Lounge at Ultra – Saturday Sep 6, 2008 Ultra Supper Club 314 Queen Street West , Toronto , Ontario Smashbox Cosmetics held a special Film Festival Swag Lounge Saturday night at Ultra Supper Club. The girls of Canadian media came out in droves to get some swag, including the hosts and staff of Entertainment Tonight Canada, MTV and eTalk. Edit: The TChad Party photos are here.

I will return with new posts on Friday

Sorry folks. I forgot my camera cable and can’t get at any of my pictures from Montreal. I’ll return to regularly scheduled posting on Friday when I’m back in T.O. Highlights of the Montreal Trip so far 1. YSL at The Montreal Museum of Fine Art 2. Notre-Dame Basilica 3. Reborn clothing shop in Old Montreal 4. Chatting about fashion with Adrian 1 and 2 brought me to tears today. If you haven’t seen the YSL exhibit and you have the ability to, get off the computer and head there now. It closes on Sept 28, 2008. There was no photography allowed so I didn’t get any pictures. I’ll also return with commentary on New York Fashion Week which hasn’t been very interesting so far. I caught a glimpse of Jeremy Laing and it looks pretty cool. He’s playing with cutouts this season.

Victoria Beckham’s Fashion Line

So it looks like Victoria’s line will be similar to Roland Mouret. “The collection was inspired by the femininity and sophistication of the midcentury silhouette, Beckham explained. “I’ve always been drawn to intricate, seam-detailed designs, as their structure enhances the flattering shape of a woman’s silhouette. “I like to focus on the posture of a woman and how she holds herself, which led me to incorporate features such as modern corsetry and grosgrain details, she said. “All corsetry is made for comfort and support with the finest materials, and, in addition, there are finer grosgrain belts that are incorporated into the line of the softer constructed dresses to give this effect in a more subtle way, thus enabling women of all sizes to wear my dresses to create a magnificent silhouette. Looks include a black stretch-cotton, hand-sequined strapless dress with a corseted bodice, and a black-and-white fleck cotton paneled style with topstitched shoulder panels. The label will say both Victoria Beckham and dVb, and the collection is priced between $600 and $1,400 at wholesale. The …