Dear______________: Just when we thought it couldn’t get chicer, sleeker, or sexier, leather is indeed back this season in a humungous way. And leather pants are cropping up on all kinds of bodies. If you’re thinking of investing in a pair of leather pants, you’ll also be glad to know that leather—especially colourful leather—will be red hot for next spring, …

  Dear Jeanne, I’m going to a Toronto film fest premiere with a publicist. His style is polished young professional. Mine is colourful creative. It’s our first date. What do I wear? Malene Dear Malene: I love that you describe your style as ‘colourful creative’—that’s at the heart of what any great film festival is about! Doing what comes naturally …

Dear Jeanne, I work in banking but can’t be bothered to change my handbag to go with my outfit. If I buy one handbag, what should it be? Christine   Dear Christine— As much as I’d love to make your life—and your accessory options—easy for you, I simply can’t advocate buying one bag and one bag only to go with …

Dear Jean: The whole world of fashion has been turned on its ear in recent years, in terms of the way fashion is designed, made, marketed, sold, bought, worn—and indeed reported on. There was a time not that long ago when all our fashion analysis came only from savvy editors and astute critics. And some of those critics were often …

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Chronological age doesn’t matter much in my style book. Body type and spirit prevail when it comes to how one should dress, and which trends to subscribe to. Yes, all kinds of studs are red hot these days: Even the 86 year old Queen Elizabeth had the white ngela Kelly coat …

Hate to do this, but I have to start this one off with a big “dark” apology: I’m sorry that I happen to adore wearing black. I’m sorry that it’s so dramatic and timeless and sexy and elegant, and that wearing it always makes me feel perfectly dressed on occasions when I might be feeling a tad insecure. I’m sorry …

Dear Marcella—   This is a tough one, because at this early stage of the romance, you don’t want to turn your new guy off by making him feel insecure, or think that you’re overly concerned with superficial appearances. Still, if fashion is important to you, and you’re intent on trying to inspire your man to turn up the style …

Dear Gerrie:   Kudos to the dramatic diva in you! I’m impressed to hear that you’re looking to make an entrance—and exit—at your next formal affair. Certainly, trains are cropping up at all the best black tie events, and they do make the most divine, sweeping statements. But who said anything about practicality? On the red carpet, where stars are …

  “There have been so many beautiful older women on red-carpets this year, looking as good as they did years ago. What’s the key to formal dressing for the 50something crowd in your opinion?”   I have to admit, there’s a naughty part of me that longs for yesteryear’s red carpets, when starlets and divas alike committed countless fashion crimes. …

Dear Jeanne, I work in banking but can’t be bothered to change my handbag to go with my outfit. If I buy one handbag, what should it be? Christine   Dear Christine— As much as I’d love to make your life—and your accessory options—easy for you, I simply can’t advocate buying one bag and one bag only to go with …

Of all the artistic wonders I luxuriated in during Miami’s recent Art Basel fair, few were more inspiring than Daphne Guinness herself. The 43-year-old British heiress and haute mode aficionado, who turned herself into a virtual work of art with her sublime sense of aesthetics and brave creative choices, swooped into Miami to launch her latest project with MAC: a …

  Love ‘em or leave ‘em, fur handbags made bold and luxurious statements on fall’s international runways, and this winter, these beast-like bags will be everywhere. If you’re intent on upping the ante of your cold-weather look with a furry punctuation mark, and can’t afford the fare of haute houses like Lanvin and Prada, you might consider the lush offerings …