Prospere Magazine

In a recent trip to New York, I saw a couple of dozens of young people camped outside my hotel, waiting for some celebrity to leave the building. The weather wasn’t nice. In fact, it was raining most of the time. Yet, they were sitting there on the pavement. Waiting...

As a little girl, GISH Girls in Skirts founder, Susan Bosleywanted to “live in the city.” This wish was granted when she went to college at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York...

Career profiles istaking a day off to enjoy our country’s birthday! We will be back next week with a brand new article. Thanks and have a great Canada Day! Enjoy the hotdogs and fireworks! Image courtesy of iStockpho

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Exactly half of you, at 50% believe that the show really should go off the air. After all, it’s nothing but a mess now that they’re ending their marriage. It isn’t Jon and Kate. It’s Jon MINUS Kate! However,18.2% of you believe that the show must go on...

Pride Week concluded with a big. energeticparade on Sunday, June 28. Caileen Weitz will provide a more detailed article soon.

We know that most brides opt for a strapless wedding gown on their big day, but we also know there are a few of you out there willing to go beyond the strapless! This week’s top picks are dedicated to the smart brides who dare to not go bare...

The Toronto Designer Collective Sale, featuring designers and brands such as Aime Luxury (pictured above) started Friday afternoon and continues until Sunday. The event is located at the Burroughes Building (639 Queen Street West) from 11 am to 9 pm both Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28.

As of Thursday at 7:30 pm, every post on my Facebook homepage has been either about Farrah Fawcett’s death or Michael Jackson’s. And the updates keep on coming. It’s interesting how celebrities have touched our lives...

Karen Kowelaski and business partner, Darcy Messenio launched Fashion Flips, a line of practical, fashionable bags in 2005...

Barbara Hunter, founder of London, Ontario’s lifestyle magazine company, Your Magazines CanadaInc., has been in the media industry for many years.Growing up, Barbara was facinated by radio...

Close to half of you (45.5%), felt that the Phoenix Coyotes should stay in town, rather than move to another city, as they have a contract to honour...

Cynthia Cheng Rethink Breast Cancer held its annual Rethink Romp on Thursday, June 11...

This week’s top picks are inspired by the knot’s top 10 sexiest wedding dresses. We’ve chosen 3 of our favourites and have shown you how you can have sexy, designer style for your wedding and stay on budget...

The Ontario government has recently announced that kindergarten, both junior (4-year-olds) and senior (5-year-olds) will be full day as of September 2010. The program will combine “regular kindergarten” with daycare...

Elemental Memories is a line of photo tile jewellery created by Lisa Laverty, who has always had an interest in art.Whether it’s recreating something new from an old outfit, painting walls or anything else, there’s always something to create or recreate...

1. Stunning Size 10 Maggie Sottero This one-piece, strapless, corset back gown with Swarovski crystals, seed beads, bugle beads, glass beads, and sequins is very comfortable AND flattering...

Last week, Prospere Magazine asked: The case of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, both US journalists sentenced to 12 years of labour in North Korea have had a lot of press. However, their employer, Current TV has said little. Why...

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Jonathan, Sarah and Coby having fun at the ReThink Romp on June 11, 2009. The event raised funds and awareness for breast cancer.

Logan Niles While driving cross country from Germany to Jutland, Denmark it’s hard to imagine that pork is the main stay of the Danish diet...

I like Ann Taylor.They’re one of a few stores in North America which do not carry petites sizes geared towards people my mom’s age, and I congratulate them for that. However, on Wednesday, I found a note on my Facebook wall...

After leaving the legal industry five years ago after years of practicing, Kate Woodman decided to take up knitting, something she learned when she was a child. Kate knitted beautiful, colourful scarves, and eventually “graduated” to making scarves and shawls out of silk...

Deb McGrath, an actor born and raised in Toronto has been in the Canadian television and theatre scene for a number of years...

1. Deal of the week: $800 off a Sophia Tolli Strapless in Halifax This Ivory strapless taffeta and lace fitted A-line gown with sweetheart neckline adds some beautiful detailing to the classic strapless bridal look...

There was a post on Wednesday’s Jezebel about a young woman at a school in South Carolina who wanted to be different. At her school, all girls are required to wear skirts or dresses underneath their gowns for commencement...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto held its 39th Big Night Out at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on June 4, 2009. The event was hosted by Canadian celebrities Colin Mochrie (above, left) and his wife, Deb McGrath (right)...

Casauri, a Florida-based business, has been sellingattractive bags for business (e.g...

The rise in popularity of the so-called “metrosexual” led Annie Kue and Humara Kausar launched ibFrank, a mobile men’s grooming company in 2008...

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Last week, Prospere Magazine asked its readers whether they thought Susan Boyle could go all the way. Most readers thought she would go all the way (at 33.1%) and another 31.6% thought she COULD (but there’s a lot of competition)...

Ying Hsu Hooray ladies, spring has finally arrived! And soon it will be summer, where we will enjoy the sun and warmer weather. I am a total fan of Clinique City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25. It is hard to find something that is not-irritating for the face...

Nicole Miller Metallic Marvel in Montreal! Just posted from Montreal, this new with tags size 2 stretch metal strapless Nicole Miller dress can be yours for $500. This dress typically retails for around $700...

Deidra and her friend hang out at a trailer - one of many funky displays at the 11th annual Power Ball, a fundraiser for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery in Toronto’s Harbourfront. A full article about the event, including many more pictures will be up for our next issue, out June 1

Stores like Forever 21 have, for the past little while, been sued by major designers for copying their designs. The major designers are saying that these discount stores are infringing on their intellectual property. Fair enough...

For Karen Cayetano Leano, fashion is in the blood. In her bio, she notes that stylishness comes from her father, while the love of jewellery comes from her mom...

When Keren Taylor was laid off from her job in 2001, her friends suggested that she “take time to decide what to do.” This time-taking eventually led to her starting WriteGirl, a Los Angeles-based program which empowers girls through mentorship programs on creativity and self-expression...

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Last week, Prospere Magazine asked its readers what they thought about the US Supreme Court’s decision about hearing former media baron, Conrad Black’s appeal. The results were not surprising, since approximately 57.1% of you felt that it was a bad decision...

Cynthia Cheng For those of us in Toronto, we may have noticed a lot of changes in the Yorkville area...

Summer is in the air and so many of you may already be in the process of getting bridesmaid dresses for your bestest friends. That’s why our pick of the week is: 1. Ready Made Bridesmaid! A smart bride in Toronto has posted 3 beautiful bridesmaid dresses in sizes 2, 4 and 6...

They have Facebook groups, websites and petitions. They’re on Twitter. Lots of people want the NHL to go to Hamilton. Things have grown since word got out thatRIM co-CEO, Jim Balsillie wanted to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and bring it there...

KahriAnne Kerr came from a small hamlet in Iowa, about as far from the big city fashion world as one can get. Fashion was not the top priority there. However, KahriAnne was different...

Caitlin Cronenberg, daughter of famed director, David Cronenberg has definitely made a name for herself as a photographer. Photography, along with fashion, has been Caitlin’s passion since she was very young. In fact, during the summer she was 13, she shot a roll of film each day...