Nordstrom held a pre-opening gala at their Eaton Centre store on Wednesday featuring shopping, fashion shows as well as delicious bites. Proceeds, which totalled over $270,000, are going to various organizations including the Hospital for Sick Children, Covenant House and Women’s College Hospital. A (small) crowd shot Shot from the fashion show featuring interesting headgear […]
The holiday season is coming up, and it’s a time about giving, not receiving. Sure, as kids, we made long lists to our parents’ dismay, but at school and other youth-related activities, we were also given the opportunity to help. I remember collecting food for the food bank as well as bringing in toys. As […]
Want some pretty purses? Check out DelectablyChic!’s Trend Trunk closet! DelectablyChic! is featured today (May 9)! Many of the items are going towards a good cause including Healthy Minds Canada and the Junior League of Toronto, as sellers can select to donate part of the money they make to charity. This differs Trend Trunk from […]
Hamilton, Ontario-based Trend Trunk, an online store for both new and “pre-loved” clothes and accessories (profiled on DelectablyChic! in 2012), is holding its first-ever “Blogger Fashion Week” starting today (running until Sunday). Each day for the entire week, ten bloggers will be featured on bloggerfashionweek.com, along with links to their “closets” where Trend Trunk users […]
Giveffect, a Toronto-based organization that allows charities to receive donations through crowdfunding. The site has been receiving a great deal of publicity as of late, including an article in the Toronto Star. In just three short months since its public launch (and just under a year since founding), Giveffect already has many groups registered, including […]
In support of Dress for Success Toronto, bring any gently used or new business attire to the Calvin Klein store at the Royal Bank Plaza for your chance to win an exclusive Calvin Klein accessories package ($500 value). Anyone who donates will receive 15% off their next purchase of $75 or more. For those of […]
The Interior Design Show 2013 (IDS 2013) opens to the public tomorrow at the Metro Convention Centre , but yesterday they held their annual VIP party. Like 2012, the event featured a chair auction with proceeds going to the OneXOne children’s foundation. In 2012, the auction raised over $30,000 for the organization. This year, 19 […]
Every holiday season, I make my rounds of donations. It isn’t a lot – I don’t have that kind of money – but I feel that every little bit helps organizations that one supports. Generally, these go to the usual suspects that people would give to – alma maters, hospitals and cultural-related organizations, and often […]
Recently, DelectablyChic! had the chance to speak with Sean Snyder, founder of Canada’s Trend Trunk, an online-based market place for fashionably new and pre-loved clothing and accessories. Sellers upload and manage their own products (Trend Trunk holds no inventory) while Trend Trunk acts as a “middle person” dealing only with shipping costs, sending sellers a […]
Just wanted to get a feel as to what people would pay for a post-work networking event, held somewhere in downtown Toronto, where some proceeds go towards a good cause. Let me know! Thanks! Note: This poll is also on the side bar of this website.
