Flashback Friday: Justin Trudeau Featured in Vanity Fair's Best Dressed List

In case you missed out, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was featured in Vanity Fair's 2016 International Best Dressed list last week.

You can scroll through the list here.

Shop the Look: What Sophie Gregoire Trudeau's been wearing in Japan

Another trip, another fashionable moment for Sophie Gregoire Trudeau. Friend and stylist Jessica Mulroney has done in again with statement pieces that are perfect for her trip to Japan with her husband Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

According to the Huffington Post, Sophie is wearing head-to-heel Canadian designer fashion.

Shop the look:
Dress - Erdem 
Handbag - WANT Les Essentiels
Shoes -  Zvelle 
Earrings - Dean Davidson

The next look has to be one of our favourites we have seen so far. The pink dress by Canadian designer Jay Godfrey looks stunning with Sophie's complexion and grace.

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Dress - Jay Godfrey
Shoes - Zvelle 
Jewellery - Jon de Jong (JDJ)

We are excited to see what she wears next! 

Recap: 2017 Invictus Games Launch

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Prince Harry and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were in Toronto earlier this week to promote the launch of the Toronto 2017 Invictus Games, a competition for veteran and active armed forces members.

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It seems like everyone had a great time promoting the games. We've all seen those one-armed push-ups Justin did, right?

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The 2016 Invictus Games begin May 8 in Orlando, Florida. 

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Political pranks for April Fools

For those who may have missed it this morning, there were some pretty good April Fools jokes from our political leaders this year.

Rona Ambrose listed Stornoway on Airbnb.

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Tom Mulcair was going YOLO on the beard.

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And the Huffington Post Canada reported on PMJT's new pre-rolled shirt line.

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April Fools!

What Sophie Wore: Perfect in Pink Tartan

Tonight, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau are in New York for the 2016 Catalyst Awards Dinner. PMJT delivered a key note on gender equality, and his team's incentive to have more women running for leadership roles in politics.

Justin looked good as always, but we thought Sophie really took the spot light in her stunning Pink Tartan tuxedo. As expected, this outfit is another piece from a Canadian luxury label. We hope to see her wear more from them. 

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GQ Covers Justin Trudeau's Washington Looks

We are fans of GQ, so we were happy to see their post this week. According to the stylish magazine, the Prime Minister's style seen in Washington D.C., doesn't disappoint.

His uncommon and "damn good" style got a big thumbs up from the publication.

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The article features PMJT's looks including the Canada 2020 reception, his three-piece daytime Washington look, and of course, his State Dinner tuxedo.

To read more on the story from GQ, please click here.

The 2016 State Dinner

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For tonight's Canada State Dinner, the guest list has been released.

Canadians attending tonight's dinner include Ryan Reynolds (and his American wife actress Blake Lively), Michael J. Fox, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, and Sandra Oh.

The White House released the State Dinner's menu which features American and Canadian influenced cuisine.

6:57 PM: Guests seen are arriving to the State Dinner.

7:03 PM: CBC confirms Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau is wearing a Lucian Martis dress, Ela "Mini Milck" handbag, Zvelle shoes, John de Jong earrings, and a Dean Davidson ring.

7:11 PM: The two most talked about political power couples arrive.

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7:25 PM: Confirmed. Michelle Obama's dress is a custom-made Jason Wu dress. Wu is a Canadian-born designer who works in New York. Quite fitting for tonight's event!

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7:30 PM: Blake and Ryan arrive. Blake Lively is wearing Ralph & Russo.

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So there you have it! A night which will go down in history. Lovely gowns, sharp tuxedos, for what seems to be a perfect night of celebrating diplomacy with some great food and entertainment.

Tell 'em I Need Reservations For 20: Canada State Dinner Menu Revealed

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The Trudeau's are in Washington! On Wednesday, March 9, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau are attending a reception hosted by Canada2020. Guests include ministers from Canada and the United States, and even Canadian artist, The Weeknd. We are loving Sophie's jacket at tonight's reception!

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Huffington Post Canada, along with CBC, released details on what will be on the menu for the official Canada State Dinner on Thursday, March 10 for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to the White House, hosted by President Barack Obama. This will be the first Canadian visit in 19 years.

As for the big event tomorrow, the menu will feature food reflecting the spring season, highlighting elements of the best of American farm and seafood. Some of the ingredients are sourced from Mrs. Obama's White House Kitchen Garden.

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The official Canada State Dinner guide reveals the first course is a baked Alaskan Halibut “Casserole”, which will be "accented with delicate angel hair asparagus, chanterelles and spring onion from a farm in Ohio, and finished with herbed butter sourced from Mrs. Obama’s White House Kitchen Garden."

The next course is a salad with "thin slivered, roasted apricots in ginger, cardamom, and White House Honey, with crystal lettuce, young arugula, and variegated spinach. It is garnished with pine nut crisps and shaved Appalachian cheese."

And for the main course, it will be "tender lamb from Colorado, accented with an herb crust."

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As for desert, a 22 plate arrangement of edible art will be served including Nanaimo bars, butter tarts, squares, and chocolates. 

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According to the CBC, the flower arrangements featured are made up of orchids, hydrangeas, and amaranth to represent both Canada and the United States' scenery of their change of seasons in the spring time.

Of course, it won't be a Canada State Dinner without a finishing touch of Yukon Jack Canadian Whisky drizzled on "Yukon Gold potato dauphinoise and lightly sautéed varieties of spring vegetables", and, yes, a small interpretation of poutine.

Guests will be entertained by the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir, and singer Sara Bareilles.

To read our guide on what to wear to a State Dinner, please click here.

To see the official White House menu, please click here.

(Editor's Note: A special thank you to Kendrew, who let us know as soon as the dinner menu was released.)

What to Wear to a State Dinner

According to the Toronto Star, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, March 9 in prep for his first ever State Dinner as Prime Minister (along with his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau) held at the White House with President Barack Obama and the First Lady.

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The State dinner will be held in the East Room with many members of cabinet members from the U.S. and Canada, with perhaps a few celebrities as well. 

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The Toronto Star also reports, before the dinner "each leader will offer a toast to his counterpart and praise relations between the two countries." Afterwards, there is entertainment and even dancing. 

Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau was spotted in Canadian label Greta Constantine last week in Toronto for a gala, so we feel she may wear another Canadian designer for this week's dinner as well. 

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So what if you find yourself with an invite to the White House State Dinner? Don't worry, we have you covered.

WHAT TO WEAR
Stick to Formal wear. Think of it like the Oscars of American politics. The White House Correspondents Dinner or the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner is equivalent to the Golden Globes. 

THE VIBE
It's a diplomatic event, with some party aspects. Aim to be elegant, but understated. 

OUR SUGGESTIONS

Bergdorf Goodman

Victoria Beckham - Double-Crepe Sleeveless Sweetheart Gown, Black

Farfetch

Lanvin - Crepe Knotted Evening Gown

Net-a-Porter

Givenchy - Gathered Gown in White Jersey

Net-a-Porter

NEEDLE & THREAD - Embellished Tulle Gown

Bergdorf Goodman

Oscar de la Renta - Short-Sleeve Floral-Embellished Tulle Ball Gown

Neiman Marcus

Ermenegildo Zegna - Custom Tuxedo

Neiman Marcus

Burberry London - Wool Tuxedo

Overall wear what feels right, and what you are most comfortable in. Be true to you, and have fun. Bon appetit! 

I'll Ask 10 (Short) Questions and They All About Us

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Much like the Maclean's Town Hall event we covered, CBC allowed 10 questions from 10 Canadians to ask questions directly to the Prime Minister, as well as live from correspondent Peter Mansbridge. CBC stated the 10 Canadians had all diverse opinions across the country.   

Highlights: For the live portion of the event PMJT wore a jacket, shirt, dress slacks, and for once, no tie.

Significance: By wearing the jacket, dress slacks, and dress shirt sans tie we feel the tone came off casual (creating openness and relatability to all Canadians who may be watching at home), yet still being presentable and respectable by having it held in Parliament. He even coordinated perfectly with his bro Peter Mansbridge, where they matched before.

Overall: Good choice in outfit. We are looking forward to what else he has in store!

A picture taken from the recorded segments. Image: CBC

To see the full episode please click here.

Let's Talk It Out

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For those who may have missed it, PMJT stopped by CTV's talk show The Social for a special episode in collaboration with Bell Media for one of their biggest fundraisers to date.

Bell Let's Talk is an initative which helps end the stigma around mental health. On Jan. 27 money was raised by texting, tweeting by using the hashtag #BellLetsTalk.

PMJT also shared his own family's experience with mental health, and spoke about how his mother, Margaret Trudeau as being one of his inspirations.

You can catch the full episode of The Social's special here.

For more information about Bell Let's Talk please click here.

Highlights: The tie! We barely see him wear this colour.

Signifance: Prime Minister's magenta tie perfectly coordinates with all of the hosts' attire. The tie colour may have been a subtle suggestion of commroditery with the colour for the hosts and demographic of the show. Normally for public events, we tend to see him in a dark or light blue tie. Much like other casual events and appearances, PMJT rocks the shirt with his sleeves rolled up with dark blue dress pants.

Overall: Great job. We are glad to see him help raise awareness for this great cause.

#TBT FU2016

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We're throwing it back for #TBT to a mere week ago when PMJT was in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.

We are ecstatic to see PMJT with one of our faves, President Frank Under- wait, we mean Kevin Spacey with Bono for a quick selfie during a function.

House of Cards premieres March 4, 2016.

House (of Commons) So Big I Haven't Seen Them Boys In Two Days

Amidst all the sparring today in the house House of Commons over ISIS and pipelines, we do have to say we love both Interim-Leader Rona Ambrose and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's style seen today in Ottawa for their first day back sitting. 

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Pushing for Progress

For those who missed PMJT's discussion with Sheryl Sandberg and Melinda Gates on gender parity, the World Economic Forum has kindly uploaded the entire talk "Progress towards Parity".

You can watch the full session here courtesy of the World Economic Forum: https://webcasts.weforum.org/widget/1/davos2016?p=1&pi=1&th=1&hl=english&id=72048&auto=0

Sock Game On Fleek

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Well, that didn't last too long.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kept it conservative and cool at his initial World Economic Forum message and appearance on Wednesday. On Jan. 21 PMJT met a group of young forum attendees at the session "Global Shapers on Pluralism", according to the CBC. The meeting changed his style game immensely in Davos, Switzerland with one of his signature looks.

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Highlights: PMJT kept it light and fun with a purple tie, sans jacket, rolled up sleeves on his dress shirt, and of course, quirky skull-and-crossbones purple socks.

Significance: This may be the first time we have seen PMJT without a jacket on so far in Davos. By wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, we get a more casual vibe coming from the Prime Minister. By having been styled this way we think he is seen as more approachable to the youth, as it sets a more easy-going atmosphere and breaks down any barriers for young people who don't tend to wear suits in their daily lives just yet. However, he presents himself as respectable to the group by sporting a business casual look with a shirt and tie. The fun socks were a great opportunity to wear them, as the group were neighbourly and welcoming.

Overall: We think this is a great approach for engaging the youth this way. The tone of the session was positive and uplifting, so we think this look was just right. Well done.

Dapper in Davos

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PMJT arrived in Davos, Switzerland in style this week for the World Economic Forum. The Prime Minister declared it is the best time to invest in Canada.

His opening speech also touched on the country's diversity, and now more than ever, Canada's focus on equality. 

PMJT also had the chance to speak with U2's Bono, House of Cards' Kevin Spacey, and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio at a private reception hosted by businessman and philanthropist, Jack Ma according to the CBC.

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Highlights: We feel PMJT looks his best in anything blue, so the World Economic Forum stage made him look even more on point as if it were a real-life Instagram filter.

Significance: His carefully crafted look complimented the World Economic Forums's cobalt blue backdrop with a complimentary pale blue dress shirt, and what looks like the same Hugo Boss tie he wore on the day of his swear-in as PM. As this is a more serious forum and environment, PMJT's usual sock game was toned down a notch or two for a more conservative vibe for the meeting. 

Overall:  His suit, tie, shirt, and modest socks complimented just about everything around him. Although we would have loved to see him wear his bold socks, we understand the meeting's more serious atmosphere for his initial message, and we like that he did too.   

Still Fly And Sky High

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PMJT was seen today on his way to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic forum, according to the Financial Post.

Trudeau kept it lightweight and refined by wearing a delicate wool overcoat boarding his plane. 

Highlights: The outerwear piece. Simply because it has all the necessities of a classic dressy outwear coat, but has an integrated full-length zipper that protects your chest and neck higher up from the wind. 

Significance: Flying high in Canada's equivalent to Air Force One, PMJT needs to be comfortable for his long flight. This coat to and from is the perfect combination of refined and functionality. 

Overall: Perfect for a freezing cold front in Canada at the moment, this look says "I can still look respectable in frigid temperatures." Well done. 

Shop the look 

Corneliani - Virgin Wool Overcoat

http://www.harryrosen.com/clothing/outerwear/coats/corneliani/virgin-wool-overcoat/p/67130023

Piel - Leather Laptop Sleeve

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Harry Rosen - Leather Gloves

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Weekly Roundup: We're Not The Only Ones

We're not the only ones keeping up with the Prime Minister's style.

CBC published a story this week on Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau's effect on Canadian fashion.
Click here to read the story.

The Ottawa Citizen believes the Trudeaus will help the fashion industry.
Here is their story.

Maclean's are intrigued with Prime Minister Trudeau's socks.
Justin's socks appeal.

Last but not least, the Montreal Gazette found Prime Minister Trudeau was voted one of the best dressed in 2015 by the Financial Times.
Click here to read about it, and to see who else made the cut.

We also want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

#mactownhall with PMJT

We are delighted to announce our Editor-in-Chief Jessica Eritou will be attending Maclean's Town Hall with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tomorrow in the audience at the National Arts Centre in downtown Ottawa.

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Jessica hopes to have photos from before and after event (as photos and cellphones are not permitted) and a recap of the afternoon session. 

What You've Been Waiting For: The Vogue Spread

This afternoon Vogue decided to publish Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's story online. The piece is easy to read, and gives lots of personal anecdotes, with an inside look at his relationship with his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau. The story is great for someone who may not be familiar with Justin's background (aka Americans).

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Highlights: To begin, the photos were taken by Norman Jean Roy which is already a big deal. The gorgeous Oscar De La Renta dress on Sophie. 

Significance: Justin is in a suit and tie again, which is what he seems to look best in. Again he works off of a blue palette (rarely seen in gray), with a powerful statement piece using a red tie. Sophie is wearing a dress by Oscar De La Renta, again styled by Jessica Mulroney who works with Toronto's The Room. For the couple's photo, the blue dress and blue shirt and slacks show unison for their relationship for the intimate photo. The dress is very well suited for Vogue's vibe and readership. 

Overall: We're sad to see only two photos for this story. As well we were hoping to see photos of Parliament than a cement backdrop, but beggars can't be choosers. If Barack Obama lands numerous GQ covers, why can't we have Vogue?