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Golf wear gets a funky new swing

By Janet Smith

Your dad’s plaids are getting hip, because the game that made Tiger Woods famous has a funky new swing to it, with fashion plates such Halle Berry and Jessica Alba puttering around on the links.

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Sun bites

By Patty Jones

Viva la french sun savvy

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Summer lovin’

Billowing or figure-hugging, floral or understated, take a look at some of this season's hottest dresses that are bound to ensure the living is easy.

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Denim days of summer

Photography by shawn taylor / Styling by Luisa Rino

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June's fashion calendar

Bags & Bling On June 7 and 8, dozens of local designers will display a mix of jewellery, handbags, scarves, hats, belts, and other accessories at the Bags & Bling Summer Sale at Heritage Hall at 3102 Main Street. For more information, phone 604-874-9535.

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Get a touch of Sweden at J. Lindeberg

Brad Pitt wore the designs of J. Lindeberg alongside his partner Angelina Jolie at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards. Now, thanks to Boys’ Co. owner David Goldman, local clothing stallions can wear the same Swedish duds. Late last month, Boys’ Co. opened the first J. Lindeberg store in the region adjacent to its recently renovated store in Metropolis at Metrotown. J.

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Vintage style at Lace Embrace Atelier

Mount Pleasant will soon have a new vintage lingerie shop, which will bring some sizzle to the neighbourhood. On June 15 at its grand opening at 219 East 16th Avenue, Lace Embrace Atelier will feature live lingerie models in the window, starting at noon. In the evening, there will be a “corset soiree” for those who want to come dressed as Scarlett O’Hara or any other diva of a bygone era.

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Go ask Alice Zhou, she’s got the knack

Connectors are those who seem to know hundreds or thousands of people and have an incredible knack for making friends and acquaintances. Vancouver event planner Alice Zhou is one of them.

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Babydust busts the rules

By Janet Smith

Heather Young injects French chic into her designs for children in a limited collection of playful pieces that are meticulously crafted with her signature pleating, button details, and trims.

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Radical ruffles make frothy layers go lushly modern

By Catherine Tse

Ruffles have been a cyclical fashion embellishment since the days of Queen Victoria, and the runway shows for spring and summer ’08 were once again spilling over with billowy layers of them on everything from gowns to T-shirts to jackets. These aren’t the stiff, scratchy, froufrou ruffles you had when you were six years old. Today’s ruffles are impossibly chic and elegantly dramatic.

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Waterproofing is all in the family

By Pieta Woolley

The word no was pretty common around new mom Lara Leontowich’s house. Her son, Ayden, was a typical toddler, into everything, and the struggle was frustrating both of them. Finally, one rainy day last year, Leontowich switched her approach. She dressed her son in rubber boots and wet weather gear, took him outside, and told him to jump in a puddle.

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Spring essentials

1. Spring Julep posy (peonies from Israel, viburnum, hydrangea, cymbidium orchids and ranunculus), available at Divine Vines, starting at $29.99

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Dad friendly by design

By Pieta Woolley

Humidor-chic accoutrements Stylish, discreet gear for babies has propelled Vancouver’s Goober Baby to the forefront of maternal chic, from here to Hollywood. Now, for the first time, the label is extending their subtle-cool baby accessories to dads. The “Gents” package features a handsome rich-brown corduroy pack, big enough for a couple of diapers and wipes, plus a change pad. The pack is lined with a hip turquoise and brown argyle pattern.

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Runway Calendar

Dress for Success On April 15, it’s the ninth annual Dress for Success event, which raises money to provide business attire to low-income women who are going to job interviews. This year’s fundraiser is at the Birk’s store at 698 West Hastings Street. Tickets cost $60 and include a glass of wine. For more information, see www.dressforsuccess.org.

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Want something sexy and simple? Try the shirtdress

By Catherine Tse

One of the perks of being a woman is getting dressed in 10 seconds flat. Enter the shirtdress. Every woman has at least one dress in her wardrobe she can count on in a pinch, when running late or in a frantic mid-fashion crisis. Rejoice—this season, it seems every design house has their own version of the shirtdress. If there was ever a perfect time to replenish that supply of wardrobe staples, it’s now.

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Store openings

The gift of Orb Every time you return to West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano, it seems there’s another example of retailing razzle-dazzle on the strip. One of the latest additions is the new Orb store at 2028 West 4th in the heart of the city’s sustainability district. In keeping with the vibe of the neighbourhood, Orb donates one percent of sales to the charity of a randomly selected customer’s choice, and then tops it up with an additional one percent to a charity chosen by the company.

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Platform fabulous as shoes go high-rise sexy

By Patty Jones

This spring just might be extraordinary when it comes to shoes and the women who love them. You see, now is the season of the platform-shoe fabulous.

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Beauty bites

By Patty Jones

Butter up our nails, pleaseIt’s not just that butter London sounds so adorable, nor that its products have witty names like Prince’s Plums, Tea and Toast, and Frilly Knickers, nor even that, if you look closely, you’ll see that the crown-wearing illustrated crow on the Web site (www.butterlondon.com/) nods its head and blinks its little eye.

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We love spring

Fun times are well and truly back this season with bright prints and studded bangles

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Denim flares way out for a free and sexy silhouette

By Jennifer Chen

Those who’ve never quite felt comfortable in the figure-revealing skinny jean can take heart: the wide-leg has gained some serious real estate in stores.

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Femme tie girls show boys how neckwear should be done

By JJ Lee

This spring body-hugging, white shirts with structured collars will be paired with black shorts or skirts. Expect the tops smartly opened down by two, even three buttons. Women will be tempted to fill the space with cleavage, jewellery or, may it be suggested, with a Femme Tie ($60 at Hum Clothing, 3623 Main, and at Urbanity at 207 Abbott Street).

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Cassandra Ford gears up in the fashion lane

The lead singer of the Vincent Black Shadow, a Vancouver punk-goth-cabaret band, comes across as a vamp on-stage. But when she’s on her own, Philippine-born Cassandra Ford has some offbeat tastes. They include David Cronenberg and Terry Gilliam films, as well as a necklace made of human teeth. Recently, she shared some of her other fashion preferences with us.

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Fashionista finds

Women's stockings, The RealBug specimen case, Paul Smith's socks + more.

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You say party

Angela Fama photos Styling: Luisa Rino (lizbell agency) Hair: Tania Becker for lizbellagency.com Makeup: Natsumi Akatsuka Model: Stephanie Chong for bmgmodels.com Location: the Cascade Room on main street

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Vancouver Undercover

By Catherine Tse

You don't have to go to Paris to find sexy, sophisticated undies.

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