http://www.straight.com/content/rss/style en http://www.straight.com/article-152030/downtown-betty-has-skimboarding-bag As far as Betties go, we all know Betty and Veronica and Ugly Betty. And then there’s Board Betty, that catchall term for a girl who rides the slopes in winter and the waves in summer—a not-so-rar 152030 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:59:12 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-152028/nanna-body-suit-n%C3%BCmph What: Nanna body suit by Nümph Where: Spank (various locations) Price Tag: $39 Why: Body suits are back on the radar. This vintage-print snap-suit by Danish label Nümph (which transla 152028 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:47:20 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-151096/making-heady-scents-a-world-perfume Women searching out summer-reading material will want to sniff out Chandler Burr’s The Perfect Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in Paris and New York (Henry Holt, 2008). In it, the New Yo 151096 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:14:33 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-151089/designer-turns-tyvek-sculptural-creations If you’ve ever seen a construction site (and given the number of them here in Vancouver, it’s a miracle if you haven’t), you may have noticed buildings wrapped in Tyvek, a white, plasticky weath 151089 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:55:30 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-151083/leather-sandals What: Leather sandals Where: Maiwa Handprints (6–1666 Johnston Street, Granville Island) Price Tag: $29.95 Why: With all the beaded, embroidered, and adorned sandals avai 151083 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:44:08 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-150138/how-high-can-guys-go-the-long-and-short-it Long, baggy shorts have dominated for so many years, it’s hard to imagine men showing skin above the knee. But is it time for a change? Can men finally consider wearing short shorts again? Yea or na 150138 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:03:54 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-150134/saving-summers-hot-looks The original plan was to tell you how to assemble a complete summer wardrobe for around $100. What kind of drugs was I on? The only places you can do that are thrift stores, H & M (and even 150134 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:55:53 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-150126/a-nurave-feel-and-cutecreepy-prints-mean-carny-love At B.C. Fashion Week in April, Vancouver was introduced to Christie Clayton, the founder and designer behind Carny Love. As she strutted down the Generation Next runway, editors, designers, and the pu 150126 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:39:02 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-150123/rubi-kino-floral-blouse What: Rubi & Kino floral blouse Where: Rubi & Kino (486 West Cordova Street) Price Tag: $150 Why: Fashion designer Rubins Autila left Montreal to set up shop in Gastown and hasn 150123 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:34:50 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-149218/short-shorts-get-a-leg-whats-chic-now Judging by what’s hanging from retailer racks and the derrières of gamines, hottish pants and short shorts will hold sway once again on the beach and on the streets this season. This summer, h 149218 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:32:07 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-149207/after-gastown-cool-kdon-makes-its-own-trends-online Around this time last year, just months after celebrating its one-year anniversary, Discollection closed. The Gastown boutique had been known as one of the best places in the city to find a well-edite 149207 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:14:10 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-149203/aaneta-muddy-leather-purse What: Aaneta Muddy leather purse Where: Lord’s Shoes (2932 Granville Street) Price Tag: $490 Why: Having a chic tote is crucial to having a rockin’ wardrobe. Purses—like shoes and shades—ar 149203 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:01:20 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-148321/geox-billionaire-aims-stamp-out-smelly-feet Mario Moretti Polegato is an unlikely fashion entrepreneur. As a young man working in his family’s Italian wine business, he never expected to head a global shoe and clothing empire that sells produ 148321 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:03:44 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-148310/yes-its-invasion-body-shapers Tune in to any Hollywood red-carpet event and you’ll hear the usual names of celebrities and top designers, as well as, increasingly, body shapers like SPANX and Body Wrap, which merge the two seaml 148310 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:37:01 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style http://www.straight.com/article-148304/billabong-riley-short What: Billabong Riley short Where: The Boardroom (1745 West 4th Avenue) Price Tag: $49.99 Why: Daisy Dukes are a summer fashion staple that have truly stood the test of tim 148304 at http://www.straight.com/ Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:18:30 -0700 http://www.straight.com/#comments Style