Canada's Best Dressed 2018: See who made the list!

November 08, 2018

Canada is bursting at the borders with stylish fresh faces and fashion-forward industry veterans in every facet of stardom – from the silver screen and music to sports and daytime TV – so we’ve scoured the Great White North to bring you the 25 stars who help keep our country on the style map. Our listees come from the worlds of top tunes (hi, Shawn Mendes and Celine Dion!), high fashion (we see you, Grace Mahary and Victoria’s Secret first-timer Winnie Harlow!), the silver screen (think: Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Oh and Catherine O’Hara), sports (Tessa Virtue, anyone?) and more, but they all have one thing in common: a flawless sense of style that they truly make their own.

Click through to see who made the list (in no particular order!) and find some major fashion inspiration, plus sartorial secrets for being stylish and confident at any age…

<h2> RYAN REYNOLDS, Actor</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> Vancouver, B.C.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> Deadpool 2
<strong>Keeping it simple:</strong> “I’m a real minimalist. I think [Blake Lively] looks at my closet and knows in her heart that I’d be so happy owning two T-shirts, two pairs of pants, some underwear and socks and that would be it,” he told <a href=”https://people.com/style/ryan-reynolds-loves-blake-livelys-style/” target=”_blank”>People</a>.
<strong>Putting the ‘art’ in sartorial:</strong> “I think fashion is a fully legitimate form of artistic expression, so it’s one of the few ways we as human beings get to express ourselves without a giant canvas sitting in front of us,” he told the publication.
<strong>Fashion fan:</strong> “I think <em>he’s</em> the style icon,” his wife Blake said at the People’s Choice Awards. “He’s my style icon.”
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CELINE DION, Musician

Hometown: Charlemagne, Que.
Recent Projects:Toured Asia and the South Pacific all summer and now wrapping up her Caesars Palace residency with Celine Dion – The Final Shows
Fashion freedom: She told Vogue that she loves to play around with her style because it “gives [her] a bit of freedom when [her] life has been work, discipline; hard, hard work.”
Traveling wardrobe: “The clothes follow me; I do not follow the clothes,” she told the glossy, explaining that fashion houses from Armani Privé to Versace send teams to Las Vegas for fittings before her Caesars Palace shows.
Healing power of clothes: “I’ve always loved fashion, from as far back as I can remember,” she told People. “But as everyone knows, I’ve gone through some extremely difficult times in recent years, and I suppose that I’m spreading my wings a little bit more these days and doing so with the help of beautiful clothing and accessories.”

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<h2>SANDRA OH, Actress</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> Ottawa, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> Her performance in <em>Killing Eve</em> garnered the first-ever Emmy nomination for an Asian woman in the Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series category
<strong>Red-carpet secret:</strong> While walking the 2018 Emmy’s red carpet, the star revealed her comfort secret to <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGYpgDakRR0&feature=youtu.be” target=”_blank”>People TV</a>: “Oh, who has a platform? I can run backwards in them; I can moon walk!”
<strong>She wears the pants:</strong> “I love them! I have a long torso, so the high-waist cut works really well on me,” she told <a href=”https://www.instyle.com/news/shop-sandra-oh-chic-wide-leg-trousers” target=”_blank”>InStyle</a> of her favourite style of slacks.
<strong>Collector’s edition:</strong> “I’ve been collecting blouses from the ‘80s for the longest time. It’s the best because no one else will ever have it,” she told the glossy
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<h2>SHAWN MENDES, Musician</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> Toronto, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> Released his latest self-titled album in May 2018 and is the new face of Emporio Armani Connected
<strong>Authenticity is key:</strong> “I just try to be very authentic with what I’m wearing, because that’s when you look your best,” he told <a href=”https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/shawn-mendes-interview-2018” target=”_blank”>GQ</a>.
<strong>The Mendes mainstay:</strong> “My daily outfit is probably just Chelsea boots, jeans, a T-shirt and whatever jacket I can find,” he shared with the glossy.
<strong>Fashionable words of wisdom:</strong> “My number one style rule would be to try everything,” he added.
<strong>Style icon:</strong> “James Dean … When I started doing shoots, I was so uncomfortable and felt really nervous and the only way that I could get through them was to really try to mimic and channel him,” he told the publication.
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JESSICA MULRONEY, Stylist and PR/brand consultant

Hometown: Montreal, Que.
Recent Projects: Fashion contributor on Good Morning America and CityLine, fashion and bridal expert at Hudson’s Bay
Stylish words of wisdom: “We are fed so much information when it comes to fashion – what we’re supposed to buy, what’s trendy, what we’re supposed to get rid of.” she told the audience on Good Morning America. “So, that’s a capsule collection. It’s finding those six pieces that you can mix and match, you can do day to night, you actually wear. They don’t just hang in your closet! These are the pieces that you will wear over and over again, so it’s cost effective.”
Dressing down: “Most people believe that I’m out all the time, all dressed up. But in reality, 90% of my existence is spent at home, in my pajamas,” the mother of three has said. “I do not go out a lot. People are always surprised to hear that!”
Canadian pride: “Being able to work with a true trailblazer, a woman who has paved the way for so many other artists was a real honour. I am a big supporter of Canadian fashion, so add that to the mix and I was in heaven,” she told InStyle of styling Shania Twain for the CCMAs
Variety is the spice of life: “I’m not obsessed with fashion though, and I think that that’s what makes me a little bit different,” she told The Globe and Mail. “I really enjoy the creativity of getting dressed, but not in a typical way. I like to mix things. I don’t just go to one place and buy a bunch of expensive clothing.”

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WINNIE HARLOW, Model

Hometown: Mississauga, Ont.
Recent Projects: Making her debut on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway in 2018
Breaking barriers: “I’m proud of the recent changes being made in the realms of fashion and beauty. It’s amazing to be among the wave of rule breakers for diversity. I keep hearing this term ‘new norm’ but really, this was always the norm; it’s just beautiful that it’s finally coming to light,” she told Harper’s Bazaar.
Style icon: “I have been loving Cher’s old looks. I’ve been looking through a lot of them and just seeing how she used to experiment with her hair, her looks and her outfits … Sometimes it’s hard to try new things, but she is living proof that you shouldn’t be afraid to experiment with your style,” she told Vogue.
Fashion evolution: “My sense of fashion has developed a lot … I still have my ’hood style – I still like to wear my gold chains and my grills. I’m surprised I don’t still have a gold nameplate from back in the day,” she shared with Elle Canada.

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COCO ROCHA, Model and Brand Director at NOMAD MGMT

Hometown:Vancouver, B.C.
Recent Projects:This summer she launched Coco Rocha Model Camp to mentor the next generation of supermodels
Twinning: “I swore I’d never be one of those moms who makes her daughter dress like her... but I am... and I’m not sorry about it!” she captioned a video with daughter Ioni during New York Fashion Week
Iconic: “Elizabeth Taylor was the most glamourous woman in the world at a time when people didn’t really have stylists picking out every piece of clothing. She’s one of the most memorable beauties of the last 100 years”
The more prints the merrier: When designer Christian Siriano asked her for The Fashion Spot if she prefers leopard or zebra print, Coco responded, “Both at the same time! Why not? I love a good print.”

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AMANDA BRUGEL, Actress

Hometown: Pointe-Claire, Que.
Recent Projects:The Handmaid’s Tale, Kim’s Convenience, Workin’ Moms
Unafraid of a print: Amanda debuted some of her best looks during TIFF 2018 as Hudson’s Bay’s red-carpet anchor host, working with stylist Erica Wark. Of her day-one leopard look, the actress wrote on Instagram, “Thank you to my Canadian glam squad for giving me the confidence to go full ‘leop’ on Day One.”
Feeling empowered: “[Canadian brand UNTTLD] encourages me to feel dramatic and strong and to apologize for neither attribute,” she wrote on Instagram after their Toronto Fashion Week show.
The best accessory: After debuting a daring new hairstyle (a blunt wig!) and plunging gown at the 2018 SAG Awards, the mother of two wrote on Instagram, “God bless my team for convincing me that power is the only accessory needed.”
Beach beauty: She feels most gorgeous at the beach “with wild, wind-dried hair, sun on my skin and a glass of wine in hand!”

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P.K. SUBBAN, Hockey player

Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Recent Projects: The defenceman for the Nashville Predators coaches kids in his Subban Defence League and has collaborated on menswear with RW&CO.
Tastemaker style: “One thing I’ll always maintain in terms of my style and fashion sense is to straddle the line as someone who is creative and fashion-forward, but also someone who is classic, clean and sharp,” he told Sharp.
Suiting up: “When you see a man in a suit, you see that as a sign of someone who is professional,” he told the magazine. “When I put on that suit, it also represents that I’m someone who should be taken seriously.”
Personality is everything: “He’s got a very strong charisma and a strong personality and … that actually is very, very easy in dressing him is that we can reflect on that personality and the presence that he has in his natural character,” one third of P.K.’s suit styling team, Maud Marquis-Breton, told the Montreal Gazette.

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TESSA VIRTUE, Ice dancer

Hometown: London, Ont.
Recent Projects: 2018 Winter Olympics and Stars on Ice
Got it from her mama: Tessa told HELLO! Canada about having her mom as a stylist, including for The Ellen DeGeneres Show! "I’m very lucky. She has a great, keen eye for what works for me, she knows my taste very well and I’m so busy now that I don’t have that much time to be shopping for events and stuff, so I’m very lucky that I have such a stylish mom."
Style inspiration: “I’ve always loved Audrey Hepburn, and her style has undoubtedly influenced my aesthetic, both on and off the ice,” she told The Loop.
From reps to red carpet: “I’m either in workout wear or black tie ready,” she told the publication. “I’d say my look has evolved in the sense that I’m better able to mix and match high-quality, high-end pieces with fun, funky, inexpensive elements.”
Take a load off: Relaxation keeps Tessa young! “We’re busy performing but I think it’s important to still take time for ourselves, whether that’s a bath at the end of the day or reading a good book,” she told HELLO! Canada. “Now it seems like the best relaxation is on a plane, because you’re sort of forced to disconnect.”

Photo: © Instagram/@tessavirtue17

EVANGELINE LILLY, Actress

Hometown: Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
Recent Projects:Ant-Man and the Wasp and next year’s yet-to-be-titled Avengers film
Superhero style: “I believe my suit is the most comfortable of the [Marvel Comic Universe],” she told NDTV. “I don’t know if it was just because I liked it so much, and I felt so cool in it and I really wanted to wear it. I slept in it, I ate in it, I bathed in it, I never took it off ever,” she joked.
The Law of Styling: Evangeline had one of her most fashionable years yet while promoting her Marvel film across the world, working with Law Roach – the stylist also responsible for Canadian icon Celine Dion’s winning wardrobe!
Beauty secrets: She told her fans while on Instagram Live that she’s “a firm believer that drinking lots of water and getting lots of sleep is the best thing that you can do.”

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CARLY RAE JEPSEN, Musician

Hometown: Mission, B.C.
Recent Projects: Released the new song “Party for One” on Nov. 1, the first single off her upcoming 2019 album
Have fun with fashion: “I like to play with fashion and feel the theatrics of a performance. I think that gets enhanced when you’re wearing something that’s a little more wild,” she told V Magazine.
Multiple personalities: “[My style is] generally playful, I like to experiment. Tomboy-ish on occasion, especially when I’m not on stage. A little hippy-ish, too … And grandma-ish, I have a very old lady who lives inside of me. She likes all things floral,” she shared with Cosmopolitan Middle East.
Red carpet style: “At the beginning I felt like, ‘oh, it has to be this very elegant, sophisticated thing.’ And then I’d find myself on the red carpet playing this person I’m not … It’s actually more important to find something I’m really comfortable in and that I still feel beautiful … and like me,” she told Radio.com.

Photo: © George Pimentel Photography

ANTONI POROWSKI, Reality TV personality and chef

Hometown: Montreal, Que.
Recent Projects: Netflix’s Queer Eye
First splurge: “This is actually the first thing I bought myself after the success of the show. I’m very frugal, so I don’t like to shop because I’m afraid everything is going away. It’s a bright-yellow Intrecciato fanny pack from Bottega Veneta … I still feel sort of shame-y about it, but I wear it every single day,” he told NY Mag.
Loud loungewear: “Bathrobes are my favourite, and usually I wear whatever they have in the hotels, but when my friend Aaron, who does PR for Versace, found out I was coming to Kansas City to shoot, he asked me what I might want from Versace and he jokingly said a bathrobe. So, he actually went and sent me a Versace bathrobe that is the loudest, gaudiest thing ever,” he revealed to the publication.
Fashion week faux pas: Of attending New York Fashion Week shows, he told Vanity Fair that he was only going to “Tom Ford, and that’s it. Apparently, you have to wear a suit. I’m very ignorant, and I thought that you could wear jeans and a T-shirt to an after-party.”

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<h2>CATHERINE O’HARA, Actress</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong>Toronto, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> <em>Schitt’s Creek</em>
<strong>Earliest fashion memory</strong>: “I had a pair of clear plastic (with coloured sparkles) high heels that came in a set with a purse and a tiara. The purse now makes me think it was more ‘Little Queen’ than ‘Little Princess’.”
<strong>Celebrity closet raid</strong>: “Ryan Gosling’s ... for my sons. They need suits.”
<strong>Best style advice you’ve received</strong>: “’Stand up straight!’ I keep forgetting that one!”
<strong>Power piece</strong>: A great hat.
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CHARLOTTE CARDIN, Musician

Hometown: Montreal, Ont.
Recent Projects: Main Girl (2017) received two JUNO nominations this year
Everyday uniform: “It’s very simple. I dress the same way in real lie [as I do] on stage or anywhere else – maybe not at a wedding, but for normal occasions,” she told FLARE. “I like good quality things but not anything over the top or too glamorous. My ideal outfit is black jeans, a white T-shirt and either sneakers or a cute pair of boots.”
Personal style icon: “Alexa Chung has really good style,” she told W Magazine. “Jane Birkin, Francoise Hardy. I like Snoop Dogg, sometimes.”
Day to night: “The same [as daytime], probably, just darker. Still simple. When it’s a bit colder, I’ll wear a nice pair of black boots,” she told the publication. “I like black jackets, so I just switch between a leather jacket or this really long jacket I like to wear.”

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<h2>DINA PUGLIESE, Co-host of <em>Breakfast Television Toronto</em></h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong>Woodbridge, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> Serving up news and entertainment every morning on <em>BTT</em>
<strong>First splurge</strong>: “A winter coat that looked like a ‘70s couch. Full-on tapestry. With a punk rock-inspired purple and pink faux fur trim. I still love that hideous cloak of punk rock.”
<strong>Royal closet raid</strong>: “Meghan Markle. Hands down. She is elegance personified. I want everything she wears. Even if the tag is still hanging off of it.”
<strong>Off trend</strong>: “I love seeing others pair comfy kicks with dresses. Whenever I try, I look like Jerry Seinfeld. Big ol’ boats for feet overwhelm the look. I so envy anyone who can pull it off.”
<strong>Unlikely piece in your wardrobe</strong>: “My Dad’s navy blazer from back in the day. I wore it religiously throughout high school as part of the school uniform to “rebel” against wearing a kilt and blouse. I paired his navy blazer with grey slacks for the bulk of my time there.”
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DINA PUGLIESE, Co-host of Breakfast Television Toronto

Hometown:Woodbridge, Ont.
Recent Projects: Serving up news and entertainment every morning on BTT
First splurge: “A winter coat that looked like a ‘70s couch. Full-on tapestry. With a punk rock-inspired purple and pink faux fur trim. I still love that hideous cloak of punk rock.”
Royal closet raid: “Meghan Markle. Hands down. She is elegance personified. I want everything she wears. Even if the tag is still hanging off of it.”
Off trend: “I love seeing others pair comfy kicks with dresses. Whenever I try, I look like Jerry Seinfeld. Big ol’ boats for feet overwhelm the look. I so envy anyone who can pull it off.”
Unlikely piece in your wardrobe: “My Dad’s navy blazer from back in the day. I wore it religiously throughout high school as part of the school uniform to “rebel” against wearing a kilt and blouse. I paired his navy blazer with grey slacks for the bulk of my time there.”

Photo: © Dina Pugliese

<h2>LAMAR JOHNSON, Actor and dancer</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> Toronto, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> <em>The Hate U Give</em>, starring alongside Elle Fanning in <em>All the Bright Places</em> (2019) and Sophie Turner in <em>X-Men: Dark Phoenix</em> (2019)
<strong>Face of fashion:</strong> The Canadian star’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lamarjohnson/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a> looks to be taken from the pages of a high-fashion magazine, featuring snaps from style shoots with designers like Toronto’s own Daniel Gregory Natale.
<strong>Sartorial inspiration:</strong> “He’s just killin’ it,” the 24-year-old told <a href=”https://wwd.com/eye/people/lamar-johnson-the-hate-u-give-1202851148/” target=”_blank”>WWD</a> during TIFF 2018 of one of his fave designers, Raf Simons.
<strong>Keep fashion fun:</strong> “I find myself, when I’m shopping, there’s music in the background, so as I’m looking through the clothes rack, I’ll be dancing a little bit. You get some stares,” he joked with <a href=”https://www.tribute.ca/news/the-next-steps-jordan-clark-and-lamar-johnson-talk-about-season-three/2015/03/13/” target=”_blank”>Tribute</a>.
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<h2>SUZANNE ROGERS, Canadian fashion advocate and philanthropist</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> London, Ont.
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> Speaking at the Canadian Embassy about her Suzanne Rogers Fashion Institute during London Fashion Week’s Curated Canadian Collections showcase
<strong>First splurge</strong>: “A faux fur jacket from babysitting money at 14. It was the first real 'fashion' piece I bought. I wore it until it fell apart.”
<strong>Royal closet raid</strong>: “The late Princess Margaret”
<strong>Style words to live by</strong>: Giorgio Armani said “Elegance is not about being noticed, it's about being remembered.”
<strong>Agree to disagree</strong>: “I had a pair of denim overalls in University. Everyone would cringe when I wore them … but I loved them!”
<p>Photo: © Chris Nicholls

GRACE MAHARY, Model

Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.
Recent Projects: Grace used an Eritrean print for a collaboration between SUNS shoes and her non-profit, Project Tsehigh, which works to provide renewable energy to developing countries
Earliest fashion memory: “Watching my mother transform when she would go out. I remember seeing her elegance radiate in whatever she dressed up in, her light but poignant makeup and my favourite – helping her select her jewelry for the night.”
Best style advice: “Only buy it if you LOVE it. I also had my very first agent once tell me his grandma told him that for any purchase, set a price per compliment given. If you receive enough compliments that add up to or surpass the price you spent on the item, then it was worth the purchase.”
Celebrity closet raid: “Rihanna”
First splurge: “In my modelling years, my first big purchase was a pair of boots and a purse from Miu Miu.”

JENNA BITOVE NAUMOVICH, Stylist and personal shopper at the Room at Hudson’s Bay

Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Recent Projects: Planning the ultimate fairytale Versailles-themed wedding! This summer, Jenna said “I do” to Nick Freda at her family’s waterfront home in Collingwood.
Power dressing: “A Balmain blazer definitely makes you feel like a boss.”
Fashionable regret: “Probably the first time I tried to dye my hair blonde! I did it with one of those store-bought packages. It turned orange! I had to walk around elementary school for a week with brassy orange hair before I got it professionally fixed.”
Best style advice: “Sometimes less is more and sometime more is, well, MORE! And that can be pretty fun.”
Royal closet raid: “Lady Kitty Spencer”
Style inspo: “I’m super into fashion bloggers right now like Chiara Ferragni, Erica Pelosini and Olivia Culpo.”

JOSHUA JACKSON, Actor

Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
Recent Projects:The Affair
West coast sensibilities: “I’m not sure if it’s the same on the east coast but on the west coast we’ve got the “tall poppy” thing – nobody really likes to peacock and nobody likes to dress well. So it took me a long time to get over myself and recognize that if I want to grow up and be a man one day, first you fake it then you make it!”
Canadian tuxedo: “That was the required attire of my 40th birthday [on June 11]. And we looked good.”
Giving back suits him: “It took me a long time to understand and appreciate how much you’ve got to look the part to be the part.” So, it was a natural fit when Moores approached Joshua to be the 2018 ambassador for their suit drive this summer, which donates gently used professional clothing to donate to organizations across the country.

RUPI KAUR, Poet

Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Recent Projects:The Sun and Her Flowers (2017), plus the cover of Cosmopolitan India and a four-page spread in Vogue Spain
Stylish dreams: “I just dropped sciences and I dropped math and I was focused full time on just making gowns and preparing my fashion portfolio,” she told Girlboss of her passion before switching to writing poetry.
Front-row veteran: The Instapoet has become a staple in various fashion week front rows, sitting beside Gloria Steinem at Prabal Gurung’s 2017 NYFW show. “She was telling me it was her first ever fashion show. I was like, ‘Well, me too.’ Then I was like, ‘We’re doing a pretty OK job. We’re here, we’re front row and we look great,” she told the Toronto Star.
True beauty: “From such a tender age, we’re exposed to the world telling us that we are not good enough. Commercials reminding us our skin needs to be brighter. Billboards telling us that we don’t look like we could ever belong on a runway,” she wrote in her piece for Cosmopolitan India. “I want you (women) to wake up every day and look in the mirror and tell yourself you are beautiful.”

<h2>SARAH GADON, Actress</h2>
<strong>Hometown:</strong> Toronto, ON
<strong>Recent Projects:</strong> <em>The Death and Life of John F. Donovan</em> and <em>Alias Grace</em>
<strong>Late bloomer:</strong> Given her sartorially savvy red-carpet looks, one would think Sarah had been practicing her whole life. “My mom didn’t even really let me buy fashion magazines until I was 16,” she told <a href=”https://fashionmagazine.com/fashion/fashion-magazine-october-2015-cover-sarah-gadon/” target=”_blank”><em>FASHION</em></a>. “I just didn’t realize that they were a part of the world.”
<strong>Must-have beauty products:</strong> “The Body Shop has a tea tree oil stick that you can put on zits and it makes your zits go away,” she told <a href=”https://www.allure.com/story/sarah-gadon-favorite-beauty-products?verso=true” target=”_blank”><em>Allure</em></a>. “And I’ve always been a big Vaseline fan. I always end up going back to it.”
<strong>Wardrobe staple:</strong> “Great coats. Canada is cold. I invested in a camel Max Mara coat … best money I ever spent,” she once told <strong>HELLO! Canada</strong>.
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NINA DOBREV, Actress

Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Recent Projects:Dog Days, Then Came You, fam
A change of perspective: “We didn’t come from money,” Nina told Harper’s Bazaar, adding that her mom nicknamed Value Village ‘Versace’ to take the sting out. “Eventually, I got to go to an actual Versace fashion show and sit in the front row. And now I go to vintage stores on purpose.”
Athleisure junkie: “It’s that functionality of having great workout clothes but still being able to go run errands afterwards or walk my dog, layer and add things together,” she told PeopleTV.
Sharing is caring: When asked what clothing she shares with BFF Julianne Hough, she told People, “Honestly, pyjamas. Almost every single time I go to Julianne’s house, we have a long night, watch movies, I spill something inevitably on what I’m wearing, so I typically steal her pyjamas or onesies.”
Style splurge: “The first thing I purchased when I started making a little bit more money was a Chanel purse when I was in Paris and I just felt a little special and magical,” she told the publication.

XAVIER DOLAN, Filmmaker

Hometown: Montréal, Que.
Recent Projects:The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Boy Erased
Stay true to yourself: “There’s nothing more difficult than wearing clothes, which don’t represent you in any way, or which inconvenience you because of their style or cut,” he told August Man of his collaboration with Louis Vuitton in 2016.
Day and night: “Blue or black sweatpants, the same T-shirts shrunk from washing, I rotate between two or three bomber jackets with the same hoodie underneath, every day,” he said of his day look. “The second style is the one for premieres and red carpets. That one changes constantly, and I’d say it gets simpler with age.”
He does it all: Fellow Canadian Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan) spoke to his commitment to on-set styling during a TIFF event, saying, “He also gives you the world, too – he also designed the costumes … When he sends you the script, he sends you the look book, a beautifully bound look book, on great paper. It’s like something I want to sell because it’s probably worth a lot now. It’s amazing!”