Ashley: Style Pistol

"Rita Hayworth is my inspiration because she's a pistol and the greatest person in the world."

Tessa Texting in the Square

TIFF 2011: Miss Bullet: Stephanie Sigman

We caught Mexican actress Stephanie Sigman in between promoting her TIFF movie, Miss Bala (which translates to "Miss Bullet") -- the story of a beauty pageant queen turned drug runner.  Not your everyday crime thriller.

Fortunately for us, Miss Bala has North American distribution.  See the trailer here.

Emmanuel: Evening in Dundas Square

Runway Renee in the Square

International model and blogcaster, Renee Thompson (AKA Runway Renee), ignites Dundas Square in her sexy spring look.

If you're looking for behind-the-scenes access to her photoshoots, check out her site Reel2Runway.

Kadiejra: Birthday Girl

On her 19th birthday, Kadiejra lit up Dundas Square with her cool spring look.

Verve Shoot: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Taryn & Margo

Taryn (left) and Margo (right) are in love and their engagement sounds like a chapter out of a romance novel, but don't take my word for it.  Let them tell you themselves.

Margo: "Taryn and I met in grad school and we've been together for a little over 2 years now.  A year into our relationship, we talked about getting married, but decided to put it off until after we both finished school.  Little did I know that Taryn had plans to propose just days after our last papers -- 2 days before my 27th birthday."

Taryn: "Margo was anticipating a proposal sometime after we finished grad school, but I wanted to truly make it a surprise.  I knew she would never suspect that I would pop the question within days from finishing my thesis.  Margo thought I was only stressed about my approaching thesis deadline, but that was only part of it."

Taryn continues: "In late August 2010, with the help of both our families, Anna Sudac - a talented musician and Ryan Taylor - a gifted jeweler, I devised a sneaky proposal.  Margo thought we were just meeting my family for dinner in Cabbagetown.  On the way, she was chatty as usual and I was trying to stay composed.  We always pass by the Fair Trade Jewellery store, but on this particular day, Margo was surprised to find red rose petals strewn outside the atelier and a sign directing her inside.  

"Margo could barely make it through the door before her eyes started welling up.  I opened the single lit jewellery case where the engagement ring was displayed.  The beautiful Anna Sudac started playing Dawn Landes' Kissing Song at the front of the shop.  That was my cue to tell Margo how much I love her and ask to spend the rest of her life with me.

"Margo said YES!  But that wasn't the end of the surprise.

"Her parents (from the East Coast) and her sister (from the West Coast) had secretly flown to Toronto and were  hiding in the back.  After Margo accepted my proposal, both our families popped out and more happy tears were shed."

Many thanks to the beautiful couple for sharing their inspirational and romantic story.

Taryn's style: modern and structured, mixing masculine and feminine elements.  I like pairing skinny jeans and riding style boots with a structured blazer, but I also love kicking around in Converse and a tee.

Margo's style: I tend to go for styles that are a bit more femme than Taryn, but most days I wear jeans and boots too.  I'm also a big fan of tights with cardigans, chunky jewellery and dark tortoiseshell glasses with everything.

Introducing Michael Boustany

Toronto musician Michael Boustany has called Japan his new home for over five years now, but the talented artist couldn't help flying back to catch the Toronto International Film Festival, play some gigs and visit with friends and family.

During his brief stay, I shot these promotional photos for him, which not only capture his quiet demeanour but his daring side too.

Above, Frankie appears courtesy of Fashion Crimes boutique.

Today Michael will be jetting back to Tokyo where he will be putting the finishing touches on his 2nd CD and rehearsing for Japan Music Week - a week long industry event held from November 8th to 14th.

To catch his melodic rock sounds, be sure to visit Michael's website.

Betsy: TIFF Panache

Ché Aimee's Lyrics

Ché's release party for her new EP will be held at the Central on September 25th. She best describes her musical style as "alternative, folk, grunge and soul." A little something for everybody.

Check out her MySpace to hear her cool lyrics.

Rashel in the Square

Chang in Dundas Square

Jennie on the Block

Jennie is the first to pose for me in Dundas Square. As it turns out, she's a big fan of Yvan Rodic's the Face Hunter, but we won't take it personally.