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CLAIRE FRANCE IS SO FFINE, F/W 2011

It’s rare these days to find a retailer who isn’t using the internet as a hype-heavy marketing tool – rather, they create interesting photos and let the images do the work for them. Case in point: Claire France, a chain of stores in Quebec province, the French-speaking part of Canada.

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TALBOTS – SPRING 2011 LOOKS

Canadian company Talbots has been a stalwart of ladies’ apparel north of the 49th parallel since 1947. Over that time the stores have offered larger-sized clothing with a very conservative aesthetic, however a revamp of the brand has seen it become something of a ‘your mother’s JCrew’. With Linda Evangelista as the brand face, and a [...]

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LAUNCHING: OGILVY FEMME

Montreal-based store Ogilvy has released its Autumn/Winter 2010 book featuring images of Crystal Renn for the plus-size department ‘Ogilvy Femme’, with a backstage video showing the shoot in action. There is a nice moment in the video with Renn looking very Audrey Hepburn-esque for what appears to be a jewellery shot.

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LITTLE MISS SECRETARY

Christina Schmidt looks cute and funky in Canadian designer Stefanie Bezaire‘s premiere collection, available via Etsy.com. Pretty bow accessories, gloves and bright stockings lift the garments from work-wear to chic lady-geek and beyond

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A VERY STYLISH NEW YEAR…

Crystal Renn appears in the January 2010 issue of Elle Canada, working again with wonder team Leda and St Jacques to bring us sophisticated party looks for the holiday season. Thanks to @awesomefrances for the tip-off!

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SPRING FORWARD

From perhaps the late 1990s is this Spring booklet from retailer Holt Renfrew, which used to have quite a well-stocked plus-size designer section in all of its stores throughout Canada. Alas, these images now form something of an obituary as the section was ‘deleted’ when the stores underwent a nationwide makeover.

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