fashion

Ideas are called for. Lots of them. So I'm pumping them out of my brain.

People can wear their East Van pride with one of these t-shirts created by Alex Usow. Its design was based on a series of t-shirts that started with an original "John & Paul & Ringo & George" design.

Today I had my eyebrows shaped at Flaming June Day Spa on Commercial Drive in Vancouver, B.C. My son watched in fascination and took this photo as esthetician Gracie Ulu spread wax around the edges of my brows and de-haired a new shape into them. If you think about it, it’s really an odd...

It’s pretty exciting to see the first bits of green in the peat pucks. After one week, the nasturtium seeds are sprouting, and I am pretty excited about it. I always feel skeptical when I plant seeds, so their growth seems like an exciting surprise. I keep going back and checking them, and it’s...

My friend and neighbour Melanie McIntosh is president of Inspire Retail Solutions and she’s been passionate about the retail experience ever since her first job at 14 in a grocery store bakery. “The way merchandisers position racks, displays, lighting, product and colour influences how shoppers move through the store, and even what they touch,”...

Do guys care when they lose their hair? “Not really,” says Dave Dawson, pictured here in the new haircut I researched online. “I’m 44 years old and this is what often happens to guys my age. I look like my ancestors. It might be harder for younger guys though.” How do men feel about...

It’s a good place to go for getting dressed up or dressed down. For the past 10 years, The Jean Queen has been offering “clothes you can afford” – as the original sign read in 2000 when owner Corina founded it on the corner of 4th and Commercial. I still remember the first time...