Jennifer Berry

2 weeks ago | thekit.ca | Jennifer Berry

Ahhhh, the Cannes Film Festival, the sumptuously European kick-off to film fest season. It’s when A-list celebrities from around the globe descend on a tiny, filthy rich French coastal enclave to promote their latest projects clad in diamonds and couture, against a backdrop of palm trees and yachts. It’s a distinctly glamorous affair with an infamously strict, sometimes dated, dress code (until recently, women had to wear heels).

1 month ago | thekit.ca | Jennifer Berry

It feels like there’s never been a more challenging time to be the mom of an adolescent. We’ve all seen a lot of scary statistics. Rates of teenage mental illness rose sharply in the 2010s, and have been steadily increasing ever since. Emergency room visits for self-harm rose by 188 per cent among teen girls in the U.S. and 48 per cent among boys.

1 month ago | thekit.ca | Jennifer Berry

It feels like there’s never been a more challenging time to be the mom of an adolescent. We’ve all seen a lot of scary statistics. Rates of teenage mental illness rose sharply in the 2010s, and have been steadily increasing ever since. Emergency room visits for self-harm rose by 188 per cent among teen girls in the U.S. and 48 per cent among boys.

2 months ago | thekit.ca | Jennifer Berry

There’s a very stylish game of switcheroo happening in the fashion world right now. Designer job-hopping is nothing new: Tom Ford has been the creative director at Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and, duh, Tom Ford, while Karl Lagerfeld designed for Patou, Krizia, Fendi and Chloé before joining Chanel, also launching his eponymous brand a year later. But lately, there has been so much seat shuffling and speculation that it’s hard to keep track of whose key card works where.

2 months ago | thekit.ca | Jennifer Berry |Leanne Delap

“It’s not about the clothes. It’s about how they make my clients feel,” says Toronto wardrobe stylist Rita Liefhebber. “How they step out into the world and the confidence that comes with it.”With more than 20 years of fashion experience under her Khaite belt, Liefhebber has had plenty of practice channelling this clothing-specific je ne sais quoi that can make you stand a little taller and speak a little louder.