Store Guide: Agent Provocateur, the lingerie label’s first Canadian flagship

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Name: Agent Provocateur
Sells: Women’s lingerie, swimwear and accessories
Contact Info: 131 Bloor St. W., 416-944-3544, agentprovocateur.com
Hours: M-W 10-6, Th-Sa 10-7, Su 12-6

Agent Provocateur has luxe boutiques all over Europe and the States, but this is the London-based lingerie label’s north-of-the-border debut. (At least for a standalone flagship—its other Canadian outlets are all located within existing Holt Renfrew stores.) With black glass casing, mirrored surfaces and dangling chandeliers, the new addition to Bloor Street’s Mink Mile resembles a 70s-style boudoir—complete with sales staff clad in towering stilettos and pink housecoats.

Known for its racy image (just check out this ad campaign featuring Kylie Minogue), the boutique is filled with lingerie and accessories that exude high-class sex appeal, including barely there playsuits, tasseled nipple pasties and crystal whips. The extra adventurous can even splurge on a pair of gold-plated handcuffs. That said, shoppers can also stock up on pretty lingerie sets and celebrity-endorsed swimsuits, and there are plenty of chic bustiers and garter belts for brides-to-be. But be prepared to shell out: simple thongs start at $90, and basic bras cost upwards of $150. Unlike the other Canadian shops, the new flagship also carries the extra-pricey Soirée line, which includes the lacy nude nightgown famously donned by Kim Kardashian. (For a cool three grand, it could be yours.)

by Jean GrantSeptember 30, 2014 at 12:25 pm

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She plays the super-sensible Dr Joan Watson opposite Jonny Lee Miller’s eccentric Sherlock Holmes in CBS’s Elementary.

But Lucy Liu showed her off her sexy side in a series of sizzling shots for the cover shoot for the fall edition of London-based Schön! Magazine.

In one image, the 45-year-old showed off her shapely legs as she sat on the floor of a landing overlooking a city-scape, wrapped in a luxurious fuzzy coat with a cream shawl collar.

Peek-a-beautiful: Lucy Liu sizzle in the fall fashion edition of London-based Schön! Magazine

The Asian American’s normally straight dark hair was styled in full curls and her make-up accentuated her eyes, with lots of smokey eye shadow, black liner and mascara.

In another shot, the Charlie’s Angels star wore a form-fitting, sleeveless red dress.

And for the cover she donned a black mini-dress with large gold medallions around her neck that carried on down her chest, covering slits in the fabric and preserving her modestly.

Even Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t recognise her: The 45-year-old Elementary star looked stunning in a black mini-dress and terrifyingly high heels with her normally straight hair dark styled in a mass of curls

Cover girl: The actress is on the fall issue of Schön!

Lucy, who has been dating Israeli-American hedge-fund billionaire Noam Gottesman for four years, wore stunningly high heels – which was probably why she was pictured holding on to a bar

Her curly tresses were pulled back into a ponytail that fuzzed out like candyfloss.

In an interview with the mag, the star shared some thoughts on the difficulty of getting parts as an Asian American in Hollywood, according to Just Jared.

She said: ‘It was not easy at all. It was a long journey…I did a bunch of regional theatre and odd jobs, just trying to get my foot in the door.

‘For me, it’s the issue about being Asian in the business. It’s a much more narrow line to cross.’

And she credited the hit Ally McBeal show for getting her noticed in 1998, saying: “[It] really launched me.

‘It’s all about visibility when you’re on a show that popular. It created a very nice résumé that I could play off.’

Now she’s had experience of both TV and movies and Lucy said: ‘There’s an immediacy to television which I really love.

‘You do it and you film it and it actually airs. The dynamic of movies now has changed because of the landscape of television and how accessible it is.’

Scarlet woman: The actress sizzles in a skin-tight red dress

The doctor is ready for you: Lucy plays Dr. Watson in Elementary, CBS’s reboot of Sherlock Holmes