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You might not associate poutine and orange traffic cones with elegance, but Montreal is Canada’s most elegant city, according to a new global ranking released by the fashion retailer Zalando.

Our fair city ranked 31st overall. Vancouver, the only other Canadian city to make the list, finished 46th.

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The short list of 80 cities, which was topped by Paris, was reportedly winnowed down from “a list of 400 cities known for their affiliation with either fashion or architecture.”

Zalando’s methodology combines various indicators of a city’s status as a fashion capital, a compelling urban environment, and an affordable place for residents to lead an “elegant lifestyle.”

Naturally, the accessibility consideration factors in the cost of such items as theatre tickets and “upmarket table wine.”

Whatever methodological qualms you may have about Zalando’s undertaking, the absence of Toronto from the final list suggests they must have some idea what they’re doing.