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Grey Gardens (1976)

This documentary about the black sheep of Jackie O’s Bouvier family has spurred trends in décor (faded grandeur), fashion (head scarves, broaches) and culture (a hit Broadway play). A must-see for any fashion-obsessed culture-vulture. www.greygardens.com

Sarah Bancroft, editor-in-chief

Band of Outsiders (1964)

It's been called "a Godard film for people who don't much care for Godard." Beyond being a totally enjoyable film about the beat generation in France with film noir elements, it features one of the most famous dance sequences in film

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Vancouver fashionistas, get ready to power shop at Aritzia’s amazing end of season sale. Save 20-50 per cent on most of your favourite brands and spring/summer must-have looks like sexy jumpers, flowy tops and perfectly distressed denim. Sharpen those elbows ladies, this sale is legendary! Sale starts Thursday, June 28 at all locations, www.aritzia.com

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Perfect your Sophia Loren pout at Il Nido, where you can sip vino in a quaint courtyard

Our recent tour of Saint Helena in California’s Napa Valley turned up fab food, great views and gorgeous shoes.

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Even if you can’t splurge on a room, the bistro bar at the mountainside Auberge Du Soleil is perfect for Saturday afternoon mojitos and duck pizza. Sit back and plan tomorrow’s itinerary with a view of the valley’s wineries. 180 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford, CA, 707-963-1211, www.aubergedusoleil.com

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Taylor’s Refresher is like an old-school drive-in on the side on the road, with a lawn of red picnic tables, a great wine list, boutique beers,

Raise a glass to toast...the five whites we love the most.

1. Serve cedar planked salmon with Wolf Blass Bilyara Reserve Chardonnay 2005, whose stone fruit aromas and cashew nut tones are subtle and soft giving way to a long finish. Its lightweight packaging and shatterproof bottle make it the ideal barbeque bevvie. $15.99

2. Perfect for a picnic in the park, the medium bodied Lindemans Bin 95 Sauvignon Blanc 2006 offers great value and delicious flavour. So when he whisks you away to a private patch, offer to bring the wine. $11.99

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Move over, Tom Cruise. There's a new crop of cocktail-ers in town.

The Garnish Girls have taken their Vancouver-made line of drink garnishes up a step by opening a one-of-a-kind mixology shop at the edge of Gastown.

Ruby red dividers, ebony tables, mineral blue walls, and black leather cube stools reign at this new, retro-modern drink warehouse and showroom.

Pop by for a bevvie at the fresh juice bar, peruse local art and jewellery, stock up on their edible wild hibiscus flowers that glam up a glass of bubbly, or take cocktail-making classes (stagette anyone?) for less than a twenty-spot.

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Lazy, hazy summer afternoons are just around the corner and your new Tomas Maier bikini deserves a lounger worthy of its pedigree. Read: no white plastic stacking chairs, s’il vous plait .

Patio furniture shopping can now be a lesson in architecture, design and art, at the new green rooftop of the stunning Inform Interiors.

Sculptures like The Bocca, an iconic piece from Studio 65, and the Corallo chair by Italy’s Edra (a $6,880 limited edition piece!) are displayed amongst the modern patio wares.

Shop for wood and aluminum sets that will withstand Vancouver’s

The espadrille meets Grecian sandal in local shoe designer Erin Templeton’s new Knotty Wedges , handmade at her just-opened studio-store in Chinatown.

We also love the Friday purse, whose leather handle can be removed after work, and voila, a belt and a clutch!

Erin Templeton, 511 Carrall St. (at Pender—mind the gap!) 604-682-2451, www.erintempleton.com

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Lovely street, 1 block from elem. school. 8112 sq.ft. lot with huge private back yard. New cedar sundeck, new furnace & hotwater tank. 2 kitchens, walk out basem ent at back. Good Bones, ready for your ideas!!

I just sold this Land at 3718 232ND ST, Langley, BC .

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I just finished uploading this House for sale, 15623 18TH Ave, South Surrey White Rock, British Columbia

Great kitchen, large butcher block island, custom white bead board cabinets, gas stove, stainless appliances, new thermo windows thruout the home, electrical al l redone, 220 in the shop, new furnace, hotwater tank, sunny backyard!