New Online Reseller Profile: Trend Trunk

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 […]

Thoughts on Kawaii-ness

People often ask me why I don’t shop at Pacific Mall (or other Asian shopping areas) for anything other than food and electronics.  My answer? There’s just way, way too much kawaii (“cute” or “loveable” in Japanese).  It’s a sensory overload and I really don’t understand why anyone who is older than middle school age […]

Free People Has Opened in Yorkville

This is Canada’s first stand-alone Free People store and we got to check it out this past Friday.  Like its sister stores, Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, Free People definitely has the eclectic boho vibe.  The store consists of three floors, with the lower level, which sells lingerie, only accessible from the outside.  The styles seem […]

Women, Make-Up and Relationships

According to a UK study (and post on Styleite), more than half of all women (57%) in the UK would rather dump their boyfriends than go out in public without make-up.  Really?  Do women really dislike their looks THAT MUCH that they can’t show their faces in public without wearing anything? 57% of women would […]

Neutrals with Some Pops of Colour at Max Azria Fall/Winter 2011

Cynthia Cheng Mintz Neutrals seem to rule this season, though there were some colourful pieces at Max Azria‘s show Sunday afternoon.  Though the show opened with several shapeless, tent like dresses that looked like they needed belting, it eventually moved away from that, with many gorgeous ensembles that would warm up anyone in cooler weather.  The “it” […]

Last Minute New Year’s Eve Styles

Compiled by Claudia Da Ponte Still looking for New Year’s Eve outfit ideas for you or for him?  Below are some ideas for your big night out! On Rose   Lovas by Wesley Badanjak Dress             Nine West Shoes             Nine West Clutch             H& M Necklace On Alex Haight & Ashbury Stanmore – Black Lace Jacket        Haight & Ashbury […]

A Poised Woman is the Envied Woman

Christopher Massardo Martha Kunst of Ottawa’s  Poised Boutique is a woman who means business! That saying is fairly common with the entrepreneurial world, what is different though is the serious but not over aggressive approach to this business woman’s tactics and her out look on this crazy fashion world. Kunst started as a fashion buyer for […]

V&A’s Fashion Exhibit: Fashion Through the Ages

A Christian Dior shoe from the 1950s The fashion exhibit at the V&A shows various styles through the ages, but focuses primarily on the 20th century when fashion and style became more affordable to the general public.  Designers featured in this exhibit range from Coco Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Karl Lagerfeld (has both Lagerfeld and Chanel […]