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90 MELISSA AUF DER MAUR From her castle in upstate New York, the former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist climbs out of the rock star box and faces the big bad music industry on her own.

FEATURES

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98 ATOM EGOYAN With his new movie Adoration in the theatres, Canada’s award-winning director talks openly to Strut about the ever-changing film business and shatters a few myths about himself along the way.

104 STRUT QUIZ: UNLEASH THE REAL YOU! 112

Take the Strut Life Quiz and all will be revealed! Who are you? What do you stand for? See where you fit into the human mould, if you dare!

112 TRAVEL CHILE: BRING ON THE CAKE CORN With extreme heat, a roadside striptease and some kind of wheat and egg drink, believing your guide may be a murderer only adds to the excitement of motorcycling in the Andes.

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FRESH FACE

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MUSIC

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Comedian Demetri Martin hits the big time with his new series Could this be the last call for Winehouse? + Strut’s CD roundup + 5 albums that will never see daylight + Taratata sets the standard for music TV + 10 new smash hits we would like to hear + The best sites for music on the internet

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FILM Presidents on film + Actors we want out of costume + Classic films with an Aussie twist + Seth Rogen and Kevin Smith make a porno + Ricky Gervais vs. Steve Coogan + Tweens clamour for HSM3, Disney clamours for money + Fall movie preview: the gems and dregs

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ART Protest art makes anti-Olympic sentiment crystal clear

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BOOKS Two must-read bios: The Clash + Roman Polanski

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DRINK Spend your September celebrating Oktoberfest

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ONLINE Strut’s conversation with an online scammer + TV gets turkey-dumped

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TV Strut reviews celebrity news shows + Five ways Lindsay Lohan can resuscitate her career + Cable series to see before your friends get wise

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S C O N T E N T S

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GAMING Three games that will take you back + Gaming accessories Wii’d like to see

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TECH Cool gadgets and accessories for fall

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CRANK Strut’s new regular column spouts off on YouTube

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ARCHITECTURAL HEADPIECES FOR FALL ESSENTIALS Top hats and bow ties for the ladies, murses for the gents

120 EMBRACING THE NIGHT Photography by Danilo Hess

128 GEEK CHIC Photography by lily & lilac

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141 THE WANTS Strut gives you what you want, not what you need

151 FASHION INDEX Where to buy it all

154 WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN Things that obsess us and things that upset us

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HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Sex and the City ’s Carrie Bradshaw introduced the world to the architectural headpiece.

Found on the fall 2008 runways of Alexander McQueen, Junya Watanabe and Diane von Fürstenberg, this high-flying accoutrement has gone straight to our heads.

Julia Che/Lotus Leaf Style, Fashion Writer and Coordinator

Feather headpiece Lilliput Hats, $160.

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fashion

ESSENTIAL

TOP HATS Top hats capped off the androgynous theme this season.

Worn with a suit or skirt, they were featured by Junya Watanabe, Baby Phat and Vivienne Westwood, among others.

HOW TO WEAR THEM 1. STURDY HEADGEAR Richard Nicoll – The Australian designer who

BOWING TO THE BOW This ultra-feminine trend that surfaced last spring is staying for another season. Tommy Hilfiger placed collared bows on his sheer flowing blouses, pairing them with heavier structured skirts. At Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld sent chiffon bow-detailed dresses down his catwalk.

graduated from Central Saint Martins was inspired by the Amish

HOW TO TIE THE TREND

persuasion and added a touch of organza.

Oversized top hats

1. PRIM AND PROPER

dominated his catwalk.

Tommy Hilfiger –

2. BLACK MAGIC Dior – Pairing a top hat with a trench isn’t necessarily a common trend. But if there is any

Oversized bows on chiffon tops were all over the Hilfiger catwalks.

Monochromatic tones bring a cohesiveness to the look.

house that can get away with it, it’s Dior. Take it from them: a top hat can be worn any day, even

2. SWEET CAKES

with your fall coat.

Chanel – Karl Lagerfeld brings sugar back to spice. This knockout

3. BOYS ALLOWED

bow-collared Chanel

Thom Browne - The

tights. It’s all pulled

dress is paired with pink

theatrically inspired

together for a feminine

Thom Browne collection

look with black

had boys join in on the

Mary Janes.

top hat fun. Stretched top hats made their way Red top hat with feather Canadian Hat, $39.75.

Grey tuxedo jacket with black satin lapel Tiger of Sweden, $405. Black pants Kensie, $88. Red heels Aldo, $49.99. Blue ribbon pin Rebaba, $7.

Bow clutch Olga Berg, $130. Multicoloured bracelet Swarovski, $825.

down his runways.

3. BROCADE MADE Michael Kors – Who said bows are for blouses? Michael Kors shows us how brocade can do a bow right, even at night.

White sheer top with bow Kensie, $74.

Yellow high-waisted skirt Tiger of Sweden. Crinoline Vintage. Bow and rope belt Seventy, $178.

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ESSENTIAL

FLAPPER CLAPPER The Roaring ’20s was the decade of the flapper. Loose-fitting dresses featured straight lines with “flaps” that bounced up to show the knees of the dancers.

Almost a century later, styles may be less conservative, but we still love the provocative look of flaps when we dance!

HOW TO TAP THE TREND 1. FEATHERED FROCK

STOP AND SMELL THE ROSETTES Summer’s floral trend has continued to bloom into fall in the form of rosettes.

This season, floral shapes are more structural, and they’re sprouting up all over the runways. Chloe, Giambattista Valli and Marchesa were thinking flower power (but not the ’70s kind) this year.

Naeem Khan – With a background designing for royalty

HOW TO DO IT RIGHT

in India, Naeem Khan can show us how to work a ’20s look. This all-over feathered dress is perfect for a night out. The long, loose feathers at the hemline “flap” as you move.

2. SPARKING SILVER

1. BLACK ROSES Chanel – Found in the Chanel fall collection, this stunning black number features subtle rosette detailing on the hip and shoulder.

Diane von Fürstenberg – As this Fürstenberg flapper dress shows, it’s still safe to wear metallic this year.

Just remember to leave your sparklies at home: this number is shiny enough to go without accessories.

2. LATE BLOOMER BluMarin - Rosettes were found all over BluMarin’s fall collection. The allover pink rosettes create dynamic volumes. Add

3. BEST VEST Zac Posen – Superstar Zac Posen goes flapper with this

more blooms with a matching clutch adorned with rosettes!

black and red sequined dress. Though it gives the illusion of an oversized vest, Posen allows tassels to peek out from the hemline for a more modern look.

3. BIGGER = BETTER Vera Wang – Think bags and sunglasses are the only things oversized?

Sheer black cropped top Mellinda-Mae Harlingten, $300. Black flapper dress Velvet, $240. Black sheer nylons Secret, $8.95. Fur Vintage. Feather headband Lilliput Hats, $225. Black 1920s necklace MiMi+You, $150. Oversized blue ring Swarovski, $280.

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Gown guru Vera Wang designs oversized rosettes that are hard to miss.

Purple dress Cake Clothing, $225. Black rhinestone belt Versace, $200. Rosettes Think Joanna, $40–$75.

fashion

ESSENTIAL

SUIT UP IN PLAID

Grey T-shirt Hugo Boss, $135.

Grey and black-patterned sweater vest RW&CO., $52.

Violet cardigan Firetrap, $125.

Denim pants APC, $175. Black belt Jack & Jones, $35. Silver boots Bikkembey, $422.

Murse Zegna, $1,195.

Out with the dull corporate suits and in with layered plaid. Show a little personality (not just through the selection of your tie) and start rocking the look. The tartan print was seen on menswear fall 2008 runways from Jean Paul Gaultier to Etro.

THE MURSE Guys, you can now take everything out of your overstuffed pockets and place it proudly in your new murse. Made famous

by Jerry Seinfeld, the men’s purse now holds more of a masculine edge. Practical and stylish, the murse will leave you never wanting to leave home without it.

HOW TO PULL IT OFF

MURSES FOR THE MAN

1. COLOUR SHUFFLE Paul Smith – Layering plaids is the only way

1. COOL COLLABORATION

to wear tartan this fall.

Eastpak – Eastpak and Raf Simons are continuing their

Paul Smith combines

collaboration after the success of their spring/summer 08

two variations on red

backpack line. Found in the

and green plaid.

Eastpak Raf Simons fall collection, this highshine quilted nylon bag combines style, utility and value

2. AVIATION BOMBER

($320).

D&G – Get jet-set in this D&G aviation-style

2. DOUBLE DUTY

bomber jacket. Plaids

Energie – This Energie leather duffle can

don’t always have to be worn on suits this season.

be used as a handbag or a shoulder Art director and producer Julia Che from Lotus Leaf Style Photographer Mackenzie Duncan Assistant stylists Karlie Basaraba and Wendy Wong from Lotus Leaf Style Make-up artists Eryn Shannon and Natasha Nikolic from The Artist Group

bag. Featuring adjustable straps and easy-to-wear colours, this murse unites practicality with style ($219).

3. GREEN WITH ENVY Etro – Go head to toe with Etro. Designer Navy plaid peacoat Jean Paul Gaultier, $850. Red plaid pants Jean Paul Gaultier, $488. Black and white plaid tee Another Boy, $84.

Blue collared dress shirt Zegna, $350.

Red sweater Paolo Pecora Milano, $300. Red tie Hugo Boss, $110. Belt Ed Hardy, $115. Brown dress shoes Zegna, $550.

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3. BLACK MARKET

Kean Etro offers up a

Ransom – The Ransom Drop-off

moss-green plaid suit

Duffle Bag is made with

and breaks it up with

British Millerain 100%

a linear graphic vest.

waxed cotton twill ($190).

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Turtleneck D&G, feather skirt Moschino, tights Wolford, shoes Lanvin, vintage hat

NIGHT EMBRACING THE

New York City.

Anything can happen.

After-hours in

Photography DANILO HESS Styling ANNABET DUVAL

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Dress Balenciaga, feather hat Adrienne Landau

Feather dress Giambattista Valli, hat Comme des Garรงons, tights Wolford

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Black silk shirt Lanvin, dress Marchesa, tights Wolford, shoes Gucci, jewels Alexis Bittar, vintage hat

Jacket Chanel, sweater Marc Jacobs, dress McQueen, shoes Christian Louboutin, bag Jimmy Choo

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Black leggings YSL, silk shirt YSL, belt Gucci, jewels Kenneth J. Lane and Alexis Bittar, tights Wolford, shoes Christian Louboutin

Suit YSL, coat Marc Jacobs, jewels Alexis Bittar

Photographer Danilo Hess Stylist Annabet Duval at Fordartists.com Make-up Martin Wieser at MYR Jan Inc. for M.A.C. Cosmetics Hair Tamara McNaughton using Bumble and Bumble

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Satin gloves, stylist’s own

GEEK CHIC Photography LILY & LILAC Hair/Make-up SUSANA HONG Styling TRICIA CAMPBELL

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Glasses H&M, customized vintage shirt

Vintage black suspenders

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Black vest H&M

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Vintage glasses

Photography lily & lilac Hair/Make-up Susana Hong (FHI/Plutino Group) Stylist Tricia Campbell (Judy Inc.) Models Elise & Walker (Elmer Olsen Models) Special thanks 2b1 Inc.

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fashion Adrienne Landau

Kensie

adriennelandau.com

604.522.1988 kensie.com

IN DE X

Aldo 1.800.326.2536 aldoshoes.com

Lanvin

Another Boy

Lilliput Hats

anotherboy.com.au

416.536.5933 lilliputhats.com

APC

lanvin.com

212.966.9748 apc.fr

Marchesa

Balenciaga

Marc Jacobs

balenciaga.com

marcjacobs.com

Bikkemberg bikkembergs.com

Mellinda-Mae Harlingten

Cake Clothing

604.647.1090 mellinda-mae.com

204.284.4854 cakeclothing.ca

MiMi+You

Canadian Hat

877.646.4682 mimiandu.com

marchesa.com

514.282.1616

Moschino Chanel

moschino.it

chanel.com

Olga Berg Christian Louboutin christianlouboutin.fr

Dolce & Gabbana dolcegabbana.it

olgaberg.com.au

Rebaba rebaba.com

RW&CO.

Ed Hardy

rw-co.com

310.945.4600 donedhardy.com

Secret secretpantyhose.com

Firetrap 514.341.7333 firetrap.com

Seventy

Giambattista Valli

StyleXchange

giambattistavalli.com

Gucci gucci.com

H&M hm.com

Hugo Boss

seventy.it

Toronto: 416.214.0111 Montreal: 514.282.6500 Rockland: 514.389.8585 Fairview: 514.695.3303 stylexchange.com

Swarovski swarovski.com

1.800.263.BOSS hugoboss.com

Tiger of Sweden

Jack & Jones

Velvet

jackjones.com

Jean Paul Gaultier jeanpaul-gaultier.com

Jimmy Choo jimmychoo.com

JoanneJo Living Design 416.782.5636 joannejo.com

tigerofsweden.com

310.391.9292 velvet-tees.com

Versace versace.com

Wolford wolford.com

Zegna zegna.com

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