Shopping

The end of cheap clothing; the ingredients in Coca-Cola, revealed; Canadian children are too sedentary; old people grieve surprisingly little; and Berlusconi will stand trial.

I have a great purse. It’s perfectly functional and reasonably funky — I picked it up at H&M last fall. It set me back twenty bucks — and I actually get the occasional compliment on it.

Check through the list below to find out where to buy products mentioned in our December 2008 issue

With the holidays on the way, even budget-minded princesses want to go out and play.

Consignment shops used to be a place to simply drop off unwanted clothing and make a few dollars, not to acquire new finds. But these delightful, and fashion conscious, ‘C-shops’ across the country are making what’s old brand new again