I am not pleased with the state of how people dress these days. I know that many feel that one should wear whatever he/she wants whenever, but sometimes, rules ARE needed. I’m sorry, but what some people wear at fashion events is nothing but attention grabbing and often, I feel like photographers and media take […]
Now that I’m well into my 30s, I’m beginning to get tired of all the casual styles that seem to be hitting the magazines and stores as of late. The fashion world, especially within the blogging community, is not too friendly to anyone over 30. The ideal fashionista, blogger or not, is between 23-30, thin […]
Recently, I attended an event for ECCO shoes. This Scandanavian, family-owned brand, known for their comfortable shoes and bags, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and launched a shoe, ECCO MIND, that is a combination of two of its historical styles (one from 1963, the year they launched and another from the 1970s) and […]
The new Mad Men collection at Banana Republic has hit stores and online. As noted in an earlier post, this year’s collection is inspired by the mod looks of the later 1960s, looks that are far more casual. I went into the store on launch day as the dress I wanted to try (Peggy knit […]
The wonderful people over at Fleishman-Hillard recently sent me three tubs of Astro Original Greek Yogourt each in different flavours – plain, strawberry and honey. I have to admit that I rarely eat flavoured yogurts, opting for plain and either low-fat or fat-free. The ones I was sent were full-on fat. I was hesitant at […]
Cities everywhere are holding shopping crawls. Fashion’s Night Out was a couple of weeks ago in many parts of the world, and in Canada, Shop ‘Til You Drop is happening in three cities over the next few weeks (Toronto is September 21, Montreal on September 22 and Burnaby on October 6). Shopping crawls generally means […]
