Russell Smith is a man of style – and an internationally known journalist, novelist, radio host and commentator on art and culture. Smith is Canada’s favourite counsellor on questions of style and social life. He writes two weekly columns in the Globe and Mail, including the provocative “Ask Mr Smith”, an advice column on men’s style. He was a restaurant critic – for Toronto magazine, Now magazine and CBC radio – for five years, and has written on travel and lifestyle for many major magazines, including Details, Toronto Life and Chatelaine. He is the author of eight books: his comic novels about urban life have been nominated for awards including the Governor General’s Award, and his definitive guide to men’s fashion, Men’s Style: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Dress, was warmly received in Canada and the United States. He was the host for two seasons of the popular CBC Radio One program And Sometimes Y, and a co-founder of the online men’s magazine DailyXY. An entertaining and erudite speaker, Smith combines a front-line knowledge of contemporary trends with a literary and historical education.