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Reitmans debuts its collabo with Marie Saint Pierre

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Marie Saint Pierre is the latest in a slew of designers to combine forces with a mega retailer, and this time around, Reitmans is acting as the other half. The tough-as-nails Québécois designer — who, a day after giving birth to her first kid, hopped on a plane for a New York showing — recently showed a series of (mostly) little black dresses at LG Fashion Week. The presentation ended with Saint Pierre doing a tour of the room accompanied by FDCC head Robin Kay, each with a pint-sized pup in tow.

Q&A: Eric Braeden on soap operas, hockey and Canadians (apparently we’re really nice, or something)

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Eric Braeden is probably best known for his iconic role as Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless. That, and his moustache. But he’s also an accomplished athlete and an impassioned political activist. Oh, and he loves Canada, too. We caught up with the actor, who’s due to appear at this weekend’s National Women’s Show, to discuss his 51 years in show business, politics and why soap operas have all but disappeared from our televisions.

The Dressing Room: how to get the brainiac look

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Like the wardrobe of so many other cultural cliques today, the storied “nerd look” — which would have once brought about a torment of wedgies, swirlies and all other manner of school hall pranks — has been appropriated by the reigning league of hipsters. In their evanescent cool, they have claimed buttoned-to-the-top collared shirts and shrunken, ankle-grazing slacks for their own.

Grab of the Week: a pair of fiery red, python-print jeans

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Seeing red lately? It’s not just because the holiday decorations have come out. Pops of red are hot off the runways and are one of the best trends this season. Move away from only sporting the classic red lip and try adding a statement piece in a fiery colour to your wardrobe.

Theatre Review: Ghosts

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As Soulpepper rings out its 2011 season, dysfunctional families have been the theme du jour, from Arthur Miller’s The Price to Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. So it’s rather fitting Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts — host to the mother of all dysfunctional families in dramatic literature — is helping to bookend the spellbinding season. With its closing date marked for Nov. 18, those who haven’t had the chance to watch this gripping production definitely should.