What you don't see

Is the chaos that goes on backstage at a fashion show. Probably a good thing! Except when seen through the eyes of Leica-toting mastermind Jonathan Lorange. Jonathan has the exceptional ability of capturing the stress and nuttiness of backstage and making it appear serene and calm. Don't believe me? See for yourself.

Photo credits: Jonathan Lorange, Backstage at the Guerilla 22 event

Tribute to the Onesie

While seeing a regular gal like myself surrounded by handsome models actually just makes me feel kinda bloaty and old (as opposed to fierce and fabulous as I might have hoped), I'm sucking it up in order to give you a first hand look into the new love of my life: international playground in New York's Lower East Side.

This temporary concept shop is only up until December 22nd, so if you're in NYC for the holidays, be sure to check it out at 186 Orchard Street (between Houston & Stanton). After hours of scouring the city for the perfect party look for the Guerilla 22 event, I discovered this minimalist wonder of a boutique, where Johnny found me the Diana Orving onesie pictured above in no time at all, for a grand total of $200 USD.

For those not able to hit up NYC for the holidays -- do not despair. You can shop online too.

We hardly knew each other, and it goes to show

For those of you who weren't able to make it out to the Guerilla 22 event on December 12th, I've included shots from the runway below. To the lovely guys and gals who braved the snow and made it out to The Loft, thank you so much for your support. It was an awesome night.

Special thanks to:

Co-stylist Amelia Marino and Schad Boutique

The Hair Loft hair & make-up team

Mizdragonfly

Dee Dee Butters

Barrett Palmer

Cover Models Management

Models International Management

Daniel Picard

Jonathan Lorange

Paul Galipeau

DJ Chris International

And my lovely backstage team:

Alison, Hilda, Sarah, Bruno, Jessica & Julie

Going viral

Yeah, right. But please bear with me as I indulge in a little more shameless self-promotion. The video above was filmed as at the photo shoot for my new column, and features interviews with my fabulous creative team. Such a fun day. I hope you all like the new column. It drops December 12th in Guerilla Magazine.

Sex + Sequins

Hello lovelies,

I've emerged from my blog hibernation to tell you about an event I'm crazy excited about. I have a new fashion column, ConFashionals, launching in Guerilla Magazine on December 12th, 2009, and to celebrate my new column, I'll be coordinating and styling a fashion show at the Dec. 12th launch party at the Hair Loft (Elgin and Gladstone).

The fashion show is inspired by the images from my first column, and will be featuring wardrobe from Schad boutique, jewelry from Mizdragonfly, models from Barrett Palmer, and plenty of sexy sequins to go around. Think Paris Vogue meets Lady Gaga. Can't wait. I hope you can make it.

xo

Tracie

Guerillas in party dresses

All my blood, sweat and tears have come to fruition in the latest issue of Guerilla Magazine. Check out the fashion editorial written/styled by me and featuring some of my favourite collaborators: Lucyna Danuta Bakowska (aka Uta), Sommer Mbonu, and Anne-Marie Rooney. We dressed up a fabulous model in all sorts of fun pieces graciously provided by Victoire and sent her into the Polish Embassy to roll around on the carpets and try (but fail) to shock the locals.

Rumour has it I'll be starting up a fashion column in an upcoming issue of Guerilla... Stay tuned!

I stumbled and I liked it

Photo courtesy of www.stylesightings.com

I discovered an incredibly addictive web tool this week: Stumble Upon. I highly recommend this web crack for all the Internet junkies out there. The way it works is you build an account, customize your settings (I took the fashion, design and travel route), and then click the "Stumble" button. Before you know it, you'll be surfing through the World Wide Web's top-rated sites for the subject matter of your choice. I've been on it for a week and already have 20 favourite sites. Here's my top list for fashion:

www.stylesightings.com - There's a special on Paris right now. *swoon*

www.thefashionpolice.net - Take part in their many polls. So much fun!

www.polyvore.com - One-stop shopping to mix and match from a whole pile of boutiques

www.krftd.com - Check here for a review of fashionable umbrellas

www.howtofoldashirt.net - Learn how to fold a shirt in two very complicated and practically impossible steps

www.fieggen.com - While you're at it, might as well brush up on your shoe lacing techniques, right?

www.dirtyflaws.com - For those who like to mix a little S&M with their couture...

I'll keep you updated as my web travels continue. I've also got a Stumble Upon Addicts support group on the backburner, if need be. Don't be shy to share your fave links!