this week our “it list” comes from a smart and stylish city girl, anne sage, best known for her blog the city sage, and for her role as executive editor of rue magazine. i love anne’s look – casual, sophisticated and always a little bit unexpected. and then there’s those cute eyeglasses of hers. sigh. let’s check out her “it list”... 
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how is it i didn’t know about this online magazine until refinery29′s post on the most inspiring home sites to bookmark now? i was super psyched to be included in their feature, and love the company i am keeping, including collected magazine. billed as “one of the few online interior design glossies that has a unisex style which caters to both girls and guys”,... 
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smug, london. i recently discovered this fab new site (via @renatom on twitter – thank you, rena!) — and it’s all about shopping. but, around the globe! hipshops covers the coolest shops from amsterdam to london, to budapest and brussels — and of course some new york and paris thrown in for good measure. so, say you’re planning your first trip... 
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i love souvenirs, but perhaps not in the traditional sense. sometimes i like the kitschy stuff, like the eiffel tower key chains (above). but, my keepsake purchases are usually more useful – something i can use in the kitchen, like the egg cup from merci – i’ll be eating my soft boiled eggs in it one morning and think “ahhh, i got this in paris“.... 
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These outtakes from the shopping tour in Rue Issue 3 were too good not to share with all of you. The store is called Mjolk, which is a) the Swedish word for ‘milk’ and b) a glowing mecca of streamlined Scandinavian and Japanese design in the heart of Toronto. You already know I’m dying over that rainbow pompom rug, especially when contrasted against... 
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