CELEBRATED DESIGNER RAD HOURANI SHARES STYLE-MAKING SECRETS   BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL     There’s no question that one of our greatest exports to the global fashion stage is my good pal, superdesigner  RAD HOURANI.  Just five years since his first collection debuted in Paris (powerhouse site Style.com voted him a top designer to watch in [...]

BY NINA MOURIN Of course we trotted out the luminaries for the launch of the site and magazine. Here, Diary has the exclusive 411 on Nicole Richie’s trustiest red carpet commandments, along with some of her other valuable fashion philosophy tidbits: Being in the limelight, you’ve walked many a red carpet and always make the [...]

BY PLASTIC SURGEON KARL SCHWARZ   Montreal based plastic surgeon Karl Schwarz (aka Dr. K) is a cool dude, the kind you definitely want at your next party. But he’s also the kind of gifted professional (with a state-of-the-art clinic featuring all the latest up-to-the-minute surgical and nonsurgical aesthetic treatments) you’d want to head to [...]

BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL     Of course I love my day job. Serving as social columnist for Montréal’s leading English newspaper is a great gig and I continue to learn a ton in the wild world of print. But one of the amazing and liberating things about the web (and having your own site) is [...]

BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL     I don’t know how it started, or even when, but for as long as I can remember, I was always drawn to the dark side, at least on the fashion front. While friends in kindergarten vied for the pretty pink and colourful frocks, I was all over the kid-sized black [...]

BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL     Hot young plastic surgeon KARL SCHWARZ (Yes, dad is revered plastic surgeon GASTON SCHWARZ) and his gorgeous new wife, anesthesiologist NIKOLE JECEN (whom he met and fell in love with while they were doing their residency in Washington, D.C.) tied the knot this year, and what a knot it was. [...]

LIGHT AND AIRY PICKS FOR STEAMY SUMMER NIGHTS BY JENN BENJAMIN Whether fashion experts label this particular style as bohemian (‘boho’), bourgeois bohemian (‘bobo’) or, more simply, casual-chic, incorporating loose-fitting, lightweight pieces into your summer wardrobe allows for that easy, breezy pulled-together look that the season is all about!  Why restrict yourself in a taut [...]

5 PRODUCTS FOR WELL-PREPARED PARTYGOERS    BY JANNA ZITTRER    Sephora Shimmer Sheet Set Slim enough for any sized clutch, this paper-packed little box comes complete with everything you need to primp mid-party. With 30 sheets each of bronzer, illuminator and blush, you can simply swipe and blend  to look freshly made up without missing [...]

BY LORD TOMMY SCHNURMACHER Though it is entirely unnecessary for me to introduce the majority of the posts on the site, a note is definitely in order in this instance because a) a little context will clarify things and b) I didn’t have the opportunity to do so in the inaugural print magazine (and I [...]

BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL  One of the things that I really loathe with a capital L is all forms of bullying at any age. The idea of one person abusing another verbally, emotionally or physically is repugnant, reprehensible and wholly unacceptable. And of late, bullying has gotten completely out of hand in our modern world (cyber-bullying [...]

BY JENNIFER CAMPBELL As noted recently in the context of another post, one of the amazing things about the web (and having your own site) is the freedom to explore any topic you like. And so, in this section, INSPIRE THE PARTY, I, along with other Diary contributors, will proudly acknowledge the take-charge, make-it-happen peeps [...]