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Close to HOME • To celebrate our Green issue, editor-in-chief Joanna Fox has some ideas on how to bring a touch of spring into your rotation while also supporting Canadian brands.

FROM THE RUNWAY Check MATE • Plaid is carrying all the cool girlies into the new season, moving from a casual ’90s grunge vibe to more structured shapes, lighter fabrics and brighter tones. Make a statement in a full trench, go head-to-toe in pastel hues, pair it with an animal print for something hors de l’ordinaire or opt for the ultimate in Chanelinspired chic: a boxy blazer.

ON THE STREET Red-HOT • The best way to break up those lingering cooler days is by popping your look with a hit of dopamine-driving bright red. Whether it’s added via a cute pair of heels that contrast with darkblue jeans, a blinding pair of tights worn under a miniskirt, a fringed scarf tied trendily around your waist, a statement hat or a slouchy tote (hello, Stella McCartney), this fiery hue always makes people stop and pay attention.

Style the Trend FRINGE • This season, the tantalizing trim takes off in every medium.

WHY NOT TRY Flower POWER • If Jonathan Anderson’s first haute couture collection for Dior taught us anything, it’s that flowers are officially in full bloom. They adorn this season’s looks in every shape, size and iteration, proving that there is a bouquet of possibilities when it comes to choosing your floral profile.

Garden of EDEN • Springtime florals yield a new, cool-girl vision of femme.

Carry ALL • Awoman’s handbag is much more than just a stylish accessory. For fashion writer Renée Reardin, it’s an important part of her identity.

PERIOD PIECE • In an AI-powered world, fashion is embracing the ghosts of its past, with vintage pannier skirts and romantic frills taking over the runways. Jess Cartner-Morley explores what this means for the modern wardrobe.

LIT CHIC • Is a book the next coveted fashion accessory?

Sewing TIES • Canadian designer Wanze Song wants to not only connect with her clients but also have a positive impact on the industry with her eponymous brand.

THE TROUBLE With THRIFTING • Second-hand shopping is trendier than ever, but will it save the world—or become unsustainable?

THE CHALLENGER • For 30 years, Stella McCartney has championed eco-responsible fashion and backed her words with action. The free-spirited British designer shares what drives her and how her career has been defined by disrupting the status quo.

10 QUESTIONS WITH Afiya Francisco • Meet @afiya.francisco, a Toronto-based former magazine editor turned daytime-TV lifestyle expert and content creator as well as a mom of two teenage boys.

radar • WHAT’S ON THE ELLE EDITORS’ FASHION AND BEAUTY LISTS RIGHT NOW.

STARS ALIGNED • If Melissa Auf der Maur’s new memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, proves anything, it’s that her fate—to play bass for both Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, two seminal ’90s alternative bands—was preordained.

Funny Business • Comedian Vic Michaelis is living beyond their wildest dreams.

Brilliant 25 YEARS MINDS • Women in science are changing our future by tackling our present, one idea at a time.

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY • The MuchMusic Video Dance Party was a milestone adolescent event—an embodiment of music-video culture and a uniquely Canadian experience shared by a generation of youth. Writer Yasmine Shemesh explores its significance across our country.

CAREER HIGH • Katherine LaNasa spent decades under the radar as a working actor. Now she’s ready to ride the wave of The Pitt’s breakout success...