From dressing stars to receiving them; at home and in Milan with Dsquared
In the fashion world, no one makes Canada look more sexy and cool than celebrated design duo Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared.  And when the boys left their 'home and native land' for Milan when they were 26, it was Canada that gave them their edge on the world stage. Fresh from the catwalk, the boys changed out their camping clothes into pink tuxes and joined Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Linda Evangelista Dita VonTeese and many of the top Italian designers to give their support to AIDS research organization amFAR.  This was amFAR's first ever charity event in the Italian fashion capital and Dean and Dan were their presenting sponsors.

From country girl to runway star - Catching up with model Karlie Kloss
With killer legs, Midwestern charm and a name that rolls off the tongue, Karlie Kloss is modeling's brightest new star.  Discovered at just thirteen at a charity fashion show in her home town of St. Louis, Missouri, she made her catwalk debut at fifteen with an exclusive for Calvin Klein.  We first caught up with the fresh-faced beauty the following season backstage at Karl Lagerfeld's show, where she was still feeling a little shocked by her sudden success.

Ancient statues model the latest fashions at Viktor and Rolf
Inspired by statues from a different era, Viktor & Rolf's Fall 2009 offering was presented as though the clothing was cut from stone, not from fabric.

In Milan, Donatella Versace brings Versus back to life
Twenty years ago, designing legend Gianni Versace launched his secondary line, Versus, which he gave to his sister Donatella to design.  The line was discontinued in 2004. But earlier this year, Donatella decided to bring back the Versus label, choosing Scottish-born, London-based designer Christopher Kane to take over the line.

Couture, New York style
New York Couture, which is a very funky young label that designs clothes for the likes of Katy Perry and The Ting Tings.