JULY 31ST, 2010

What Generation Gap?

You don't wear “mom jeans,” so why should your brood?

The new kids and babies version of Gap's 1969 Premium Denim jeans are just like yours with dark washes, distressed grey denim, skinny styles and zipper ankles, all with adjustable waistbands so you don't have to worry about them flashing too much bum.

Good jeans run in the family, obviously. ...

JULY 30TH, 2010

The Future Smells Like Chanel

If Coco Chanel was right when she declared, “a woman who doesn’t wear perfume has no future,” then perhaps it’s time we talked No. 5 year plans.

At Holt Renfrew’s new Chanel Olfactive Bar, trade fortune tellers for fragrance experts and sit in a tweed chair surrounded by black and white photographs of Mademoiselle. Instead of crystal b ...

JULY 29TH, 2010

Cocktail Wishes, Chlorine Dreams

Kits Pool is overcrowded and the same goes for Third Beach. What you really need is a rooftop watering hole only a hotel can offer.

While most hotel pools in Vancouver are guest-only, you don’t have to sneak in Samantha Jones-style. The Westin Grand downtown offers daily drop-in ($15) that lets locals access the outdoor pool, whirlp ...

JULY 28TH, 2010

Stick it to ‘Em

The Harry Potter-possessed person in your life wants a trip to Wizarding World in Orlando, but your pockets are deathly hallow. In lieu of a Confundus Charm, buy them a broomstick.

The new Granville Island Broom Company makes brooms fit for fictional characters and cleaning house. Handcrafted on-site by two sisters trained in the art of broom-making ...

JULY 27TH, 2010

Hold On To Your Haute Sunglasses

For those who’ve ever left a pair of Chanel sunglasses in the washroom of a Petro-Canada, this dose is for you.

That latest edition to Montreal jewellry designer Mercedes La Rosa’s Bijougraphie collection is a spectacle holder ($70) to keep your glasses safely and stylish stowed around your neck. More luxe than librarian, the eyewea ...

JULY 26TH, 2010

Do Wu See What I See?

Forget Bette Davis eyes, we want Garbo’s sketched by Cecil Beaton.

And we get them at Örling & Wu. The new Gastown décor store stocks the award-winning fabric and wallpaper collection made from Cecil sketches which includes “Garbo’s Eye.” The shop, run by a design savvy pair who met at London's Central Saint Martins, features those peepers on ...

July 24, 2010

Playhouse Disney: Pick your Prize

Sometimes all a busy parent needs is a night off from cooking or a sparkly clean bathtub.

Playhouse Disney Canada is giving away an amazing family prize in August, and they want you to decide what that prize should be. Go to www.facebook.com/playhousedisneycanada to vote on these choices: daycare expenses for one year for one child, hous ...