Dazed & Confused fashion editor and Gareth Pugh runway stylist Katie Shillingford has the sartorial daring to dye her hair ombré. We like something a little less permanent.

Which is why we love Lifetime Collective’s Digits dress. Made of silk that graduates from white to midnight blue, the sporty shift is fashion-forward yet utterly unfussy.

It’s already sold out online, but we found the frock at the Vancouver label’s special pop-up shop inside Gastown’s One of A Few. Snap it up before it fades away.

$160 at Lifetime in One of A Few, 354 Water St., Vancouver, 604-605-0685, www.lifetimecollective.com

See photos of the Lifetime pop-up boutique on our Editors' Diary.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade online.

Following the folding of I.D. Magazine, two of its editors have launched Sight Unseen. The design blog ventures inside the homes and studios of creative types and highlights up-and-comers in the realms of art, fashion and industrial design. Rife with arresting images and well-written articles, its become our new Sunday morning read.

Unseeing is believing.

www.sightunseen.com

Looking to cause a stir with your risotto? At Cookworks new Western Living Test Kitchen, small class sizes, a central location, chefs you know (think Vikram Vij) and amazing wine pairings mean this might just be better than a night on the town.

Debuting March 22 with The Food Network’s Cook Like A Chef star Ned Bell, you’ll learn to prepare Okanagan wine-fed beef (apparently some of the tasting rooms up there are not that exclusive) and sample the latest from Road 13. Grab your gal pals (or treat your mom); it’s like your own intimate catered soiree—without the recycling duties the morning after.

$89 at Cookworks, 1548 W. Broadway, Vancouver, 604-731-1148. For complete class schedule, click here.

Play therapy may be the buzzword of the day, but here’s a new twist: modeling clay that soothes and calms your kids with its scents.

Available for the first time in Canada, Mama K’s Aromatic Play Clay comes in scents like Lemongrass to inspire, Lavender to sooth, and Pink Geranium to balance.

And the scent will come in handy when you find it under the couch six months from now.

$25.99 for 5 tubs at www.naturalpod.com

Tired of merely drooling over Fashion Week frocks, we combed the blogosphere for some designer duds we could duplicate. Grab a sewing kit, some dye and DIY:

• Replicate Doo.Ri’s bedazzled tights with guidance from Shini Park of Park & Cube.

• Commissioned by Who What Wear, Erica Domesek shows you how to recreate the tie-dyed looks of Proenza Schouler.

• As writer and Vitamin Daily ambassador Sarah Nicole Prickett discovers, it just takes a pair of scissors to turn a $59.99 Joe Fresh trench coat into a Celine dress.

Have your own designer DIY idea? Post it on our Forum.