Pretty Pleats - A Guide to This Season's Hottest Trend
Folded, fanned and surprisingly flattering, pleats for spring are far from elementary. I’ll show you three ways to rock spring's long, soft pleats. From work, to cocktails, to laid-back weekend...
View ArticleDressing for a Formal Event: 7 Rules to Live By
Tired of tossing on the same old dress for every wedding and swank soirée? Sure, a LBD (little black dress) is always chic but as every party girl knows, the genius of dressing up is all about the...
View ArticleHow to Wear Floral Prints to Flatter Your Shape
Spring flowers are popping up everywhere but these buds are no shrinking violets. I'll help you pick the right blooms for your body and show you what makes botanicals new this spring. Wallflowers...
View ArticleHome Shopping Parties: Are You Obligated to Buy?
By SARAH FRANCISWe’ve all gotten the call: ‘I’m having a shopping party on Friday. Want to come?’First of all, no, I usually don’t want to go. Shopping parties bring to mind a gaggle of women sitting...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of A Style Reporter
By SARAH FRANCISIt’s hot today. Like, crazy hot. I’ve left my kids at home and taken the train in from London (Ontario) to attend two events: the Victoria’s Secret Bombshell party hosted by supermodel...
View ArticleDressing Your Guy: 5 Summer Wardrobe Essentials
By SARAH FRANCISAlmost before they learn how to walk, most little girls have discovered another crucial skill: accessorizing. They’re drawn to the pretty, the sparkly and the bedazzled. A lot of little...
View ArticleSummer Office Wear: How to Stay Cool Without Looking Too Hot
By SARAH FRANCISIf I could put my personal style into a pie chart, the biggest piece would be what I call ‘casually elegant’, with the second biggest piece being ‘all-out glam’. If you were to lean in...
View ArticleHow To Be Comfy Without Looking Dumpy
By SARAH FRANCISThough most of us don't get our summers off, a subtle, but powerful, mental shift occurs as soon as the warm weather hits; we reach a point where we resent our buttons, laces, irons and...
View Article5 Canadian Retailers To Know And Love
By SARAH FRANCISFriday we’ll bust out the red and white, an ice-cold beer and a party-pack of Timbits. We’ll lounge on our Muskoka chairs overlooking our Great (great) lakes, listening to the call of...
View ArticleDress Like the Duchess (for Not Nearly As Much)
By SARAH FRANCISAs Will and Kate glide elegantly across Canada on the first leg of their North American tour, fashion-lovers are scrambling to keep up with the newly-minted muse’s endless outfit...
View ArticleWhite Jeans That Flatter - For Every Figure
By SARAH FRANCISStanding in the jean section at Gap the other day a friend of mine had a mini panic attack. Summer sales were in full swing with white jeans nearly half off and I told her in no...
View ArticleKate Middleton: Halloween Costume of the Year
By SARAH FRANCISHow to Get the Look:What You’ll Need: A wrap dress, ladylike clutch, nude pantyhose, nude pumps, a fascinator (or make one by adding feathers and netting to a headband), fully-rimmed...
View ArticleVideo: We Talk Stylish Stocking Stuffers on CityLine
Our style expert Sarah Francis joined CityLine in to chat about stylish stocking stuffers.
View ArticleVideo: Tips For Dressing Your Man
How to Bring Your Guy from Frumpy to FabOur style expert Sarah Francis talks stylish ideas for adding some easy sophistication to your guy's wardrobe.Original Air Date: Feb. 8, 2012 (07:08)Video...
View ArticleHudson's Bay is Bringing Saks to Canada. How Excited Are You?
The girly road trips were fun, I'll admit. And I did enjoy the adrenaline rush of bitchy border guard tête-à-têtes. But Monday's retail announcement means that our frenzied cross-border shopping trips...
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