Simple Elegance for the City Girl with TMR Collection

Back in September, I had the chance to attend the launch of one of Canada’s newest clothing lines, TMR Collection.  Designed by Tara Rivas, the line is versatile and has something for virtually every woman – especially an urban professional who does not have a large closet space.  Due to the neutral colours, the pieces […]

WMCFW Yays, Nays & Mehs: Spring/Summer 2016 Edition

Yes, back again with my wrap of World MasterCard Fashion Week.  And due to a crazy schedule, I did not attend many shows this season either (or, at least, not as many as I could have). Yays: Star Wars:   Loved the R2D2 shoes on display.  The Force is definitely with us. Press and Buyers’ […]

Rachel Sin Does it Again with #StayGold

So the collection only featured two gold pieces, but Rachel Sin’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection once again features simple, yet elegant classics.  With basic black, grey and white shades as well as yellow, orange and coral, the collection is perfect for many occasions, including date night, brunch with “the girls” and even the office (provided that […]

National Women’s Show Toronto: Fun Day – Just Not for Media

The National Women’s Show Toronto edition was held Friday through Sunday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  As usual, there were exhibitors from many industries, ranging from fashion and beauty to food, travel and more.  In addition, there were demonstrations and fashion shows.  All in all, the event was a great deal of fun – […]

Delicious Bites, Style, Beauty and More at the National Women’s Show

DelectablyChic! will be covering this year’s National Women’s Show, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre starting this Friday.  In addition to celebrity appearances, cooking demonstrations, samples, fashion shows (including one featuring Toronto firefighters!), there are going to be over 450 exhibitors including Holy Cannoli, Sabra Dipping Co., Windfall Brides and more.  Montreal-based […]

Petites at J. Crew Brick and Mortar Stores!

Well, at Yorkdale and the Eaton Centre in Toronto, anyway.  I am unsure about petite availability in other cities.  While the collection is very small (for example, only two washes in the Toothpick jean, perhaps three style of dresses and a handful of Tippi sweaters were among the pieces available).  We shorter women no longer […]

LOFT’s Petite Modern High Waist Skinny Ankle Jean

A while back, I said that I was NOT going to get any new skinny jeans.  I already had a huge collection, and there was no point.  But that collection mostly consists of black and dark blue pieces.  I was okay with colour.  And when Edeleman, LOFT’s PR company contacted me about the opportunity to […]

Happy Fifth Birthday, DelectablyChic!

DelectablyChic! Anniversary, five years, DelectablyChic, Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Today is my birthday.  Incidently, it is also DelectablyChic!‘s birthday.  Five years ago today, the two year old Prospere Magazine became DelectablyChic!.  Though there were a couple of posts which went live before September 1, 2010, the first “official” post was a restaurant review of Cantine, located on Avenue Road, just north of Bloor. What […]

Shopping at Nordstrom Ottawa

Nordstrom, Ottawa, Nordstrom Ottawa, Rideau Centre, Shopping

Over the weekend, my husband and I took a trip to Ottawa, his hometown.  It’s funny, when people think of Ottawa, they think boring and dowdy.  It is a government town, the capital of Canada, after all.  On one of the days, we trekked over to the Rideau Centre, the city’s main mall, to have […]

The Knockoff: A Book Review

I typically don’t listen to novels, but I felt that a book about an online publication HAD to be an audio…on my iPhone.  The Knockoff by Lucy Sykes (she’s Plum Sykes’ twin) and Jo Piazza and narrated by Katherine Kellgren centres around Imogen Tate.  Imogen is the 40-something editor-in-chief of Glossy, a fashion magazine and […]