By: Vanessa Burka

In one weekend, everything starts to change. 
As our tans gradually fade, so is our serenity.  Labor Day weekend has passed, marking the demise of the bikini season. Although the New Year theoretically begins in January, September tends to feel like the launch of a new chapter.  A feeling of nostalgia has been known to weaken us, as mementos of our grade school days cloud our memories. Picking out your pencils, rulers and duotangs is now comparable to prepping our CV’s for the dreadful grown up job hunt.

By: Madelyn Chung

I once thought that I met the love of my life on Chatroulette.
Yes, the website that is notorious for being filled with men jerking off (for the record, this boy was fully clothed). 
It was definitely not one of my proudest moments, and it got a lot of interesting feedback from my friends, but for some reason I was convinced that this boy was The One.

By: Sara Koonar
Fans of the famous intimate apparel brand can now get their hands on their favourite pajamas, lingerie and panties at Yorkdale Mall’s new Victoria’s Secret store, open to the public August 26th.

By: Sara Koonar
We may not approve of her antics and cat fights with Erin at ELLE (on The City) but we do approve of her style. Olivia Palermo, the Upper East Side’s fiercest socialite, can be seen mingling with fashion’s biggest stars at parties across the city. Love her style too? Here is how you can get Olivia’s look:

H&M and Designers Against AIDS (DAA) are teaming up with some of our favourite celebrities for the second year in a row for the Fashion Against AIDS apparel campaign, which works to fight the disease and raise awareness among young people.
This year artists such as Estelle, N.E.R.D, Katy Perry, Dita von Teese, and Yoko Ono are working with H&M to design t-shirts, dresses, tanks and bodysuits.
Twenty-five per cent of the sales will be donated to youth awareness projects. Even better, the entire collection is made out of 100 per cent …

I am a devout Project Runway Canada fan, verging on obsession. So you can imagine how excited I was to be volunteering for LG Fashion Week during the Finale taping. Although I was stationed in the Media Lounge, I had something different in mind.
My mission: to see Iman live in the flesh and to hug Sunny Fong, my favourite contestant on the show.
In a desperate attempt to get in, I begged the girl guarding the door to the show, telling her I was a volunteer, but I just didn’t have …