Get Sidified at Ottawa’s most fabulous fashion gala fundraiser

 Feature photo credit: Sean Sisk (photography); Corey J. Stone (makeup); Mizrahi Development & 1451 Wellington (location) Sid Cratzbarg’s larger-than-life personality is a permanent fixture in Ottawa’s fashion landscape. For Sid, fashion transcends all ages. “There’s so much out there for young, small-size women but fashion designers needed to realize that women

Elementary, Watson!

 The colorful flash of fireworks lighting up the Ottawa sky ushered us into the New Year a few weeks ago. The foundation was laid for what is shaping up to be one of the biggest years the city has ever seen. Today, the proverbial cherry was placed firmly on top

A Revolution in Political Communications

 It’s a safe bet that the large numbers of younger Canadians among the 3 million new voters who cast ballots in the last election did not open a paper or watch TV news to get their political information. This is the internet, mobile phone and social media generation, and they

Ottawa’s Couturier of the Year

 Nine contestants were in the running for the top spot as they showed their collections at the Grande Premiere fashion show held by Richard Robinson at the Hilton Lac Leamy. The judge’s panel consisted of Ottawa’s top fashion influencers:  Katherine Ellis from FAJO Magazine, Angie from Angies Models and Talent,

Ottawa’s grand boulevard: Vision or nightmare

 By Jeannie Dempster In the mid-1800s, Parisian architects redesigned the entire city, replacing the twisty medieval streets with long, wide boulevards. Given the many violent uprisings of that era, the military favored the new roads, for they provided a much better view down the gun barrel at the angry mobs storming