Luck, Privilege and Questioning One’s Upbringing

I consider myself lucky.  I consider myself privileged.  I admit that (and I know I don’t have certain privileges as well).  But lately, seeing all the anti-establishment posts on my newsfeed – whether it be from media sources or so-called “friends” –  has made me slightly…uncomfortable.  Actually, it has always made me uncomfortable.  I have […]

Shopping for Good Causes at AIME’s #bloggerbazaarto

On Sunday, several of Toronto’s top bloggers, including  Backseat Stylers, The Souls of My Shoes and Style Blog participated in the #bloggerbazaarto at at the back of Monica Mei’s AIME boutique.  Items ranged from bags to clothing and shoes (and from budget-friendly brands like Joe Fresh to premium lines like Erdem and Christian Louboutin), all […]

Dainty Girl’s Shopping Night at Fresh Collective

Toronto blog Dainty Girl hosted a shopping night at Fresh Collective‘s Queen and Palmerston location Tuesday evening.  Fresh Collective, which has several locations in Toronto as well as an online presence, sells predominantly Toronto-based designers that are fairly budget-friendly (most pieces aren’t much higher than the low-mid $100s).  In addition to shopping – the entire […]

Toronto Petite Bloggers’ Get-Together: Winterlicious 2012 Edition

Elaine (Toronto Beauty Reviews), Loretta (Petite in the City), Jessy (The Little Dust Princess) and I (Shorty Stories and DelectablyChic!) got together last night for Winterlicious, the winter edition of the twice-yearly “Licious” event here in Toronto.  This was a long over-due get-together as we had originally planned something before the holidays.  In fact, other […]

From Shorty Stories: Super High Heels: Your Take?

Toronto style blogger Backseat Stylers recently posted about Charlotte Olympia’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection of devastingly gorgeous shoes. While they’re very pretty to look at, practically every one of them has a super-high heel. According to the Charlotte Olympia website, many are as high as close to 5 3/4″ (the Dolly Slingback, shown below, is listed […]

Blogger Profile: Oui, Petite

Screen handle: Oui, Petite (Twitter: @tangluu) Website: ouipetite.blogspot.com Where are you based? Greater Toronto Area Why did you start your site? I had really wanted to start blogging for the longest time, but never really knew what to blog about. And when this blog name came to mind it felt really perfect and at that […]

Blogger Profile – JYLui, Contributor at Lucky Penny Daily

Screen handle: @jylui Website: www.luckypennydaily.com Where are you based? Toronto Why did you start your site? Lucky Penny Daily was started by two best friends in the fall of 2009. I become a regular contributor late 2010. How long have you been blogging? I have personally been blogging for about six years. I didn’t realize […]