A Zombie Halloween

I'm sure many of you in Toronto saw some wandering zombies last weekend.  The annual Zombie March brought out so many slow-moving creepy creatures, with awesome costumes and high zombie spirits.  I came across this Flicker set and just had to post these images.  If I wasn't away from home this Halloween I think I would have definitely taken some inspiration from these costumes for my own.

 

  

THE LAUNCH PARTY: success!

The Bicyclette Boutique Launch Party was so fun!  Thanks to everybody who came out and helped make the evening such a success.  If you haven't check out the store yet, you still have time!  It's open for 2 more weeks, until Nov 10th.

Here are some photographs from the event:

The balloon canopy was one of my favourite additions to the store yesterday.

Wolfie all done up in the corner.

Thanks for coming Emma!

Jess was out first customer early in the night.  She even brought her dinner.

Monique Lahey interviewing Emma for her Vlog.

Mel doing a bit of shopping.

From out front.  *Hotshot is such a great space!

YOU'RE INVITED: Bicyclette POP-UP SHOP launch party!

Here's the official invite for the POP-UP SHOP Launch Party this Thursday, from 6-10pm.  Pass it along and come celebrate with us!

This is a great opportunity to shop a finely curated assortment of unique and hard to find clothing and accessories, and experience the store first-hand in a bricks-and-mortar location. While the POP-UP SHOP runs from Oct 22nd – Nov 10th, the launch party on the night of the 28th will offer a special discount of 10% on all purchases, as well as a raffle of select pieces from each local designer, delicious nibbles, a live DJ, and of course complimentary drinks!

Don't forget to RSVP for the party to [rsvp@shopbicyclette.ca]

POP-UP SHOP Madness

Today was a pop-up shop set-up party, which started off rough (with our rental car breaking down), but ended up being very productive.  You see (I never did mention this before), my friend Paige's online store, Bicyclette, is being brought to the real world for only three weeks, beginning tomorrow!  This store is seriously going to be super hot when it's complete, and so far, it's looking amazing. 

The deets are as follows:
WHERE ///  *Hotshot Gallery / Kensington Market / Toronto / 181 Augusta Ave.

WHEN ///  Oct 22nd - Nov 10th, 2010

HOURS ///  Wed: 11-5 / Thurs-Sat: 11-7 / Sun: 11-5 / Mon+Tues: Closed

*Hotshot Gallery is such a beautiful blank slate, with rough hardwood floors, pristine white walls, spotlight lighting, and a dark wood coffee bar (serving great coffee).  We set up about half of the large space, and have the rest to finish up tomorrow.  Here are some images of the place so far.

Also, stay tuned for info on the opening party, scheduled for next week, October 28th, 6-10pm!

The front of the shop so far.  Those frames will be filled too!

That's me adding some Biko to an amazing Dolce Vita cape/sweater/jacket.  I want it so bad!

The beginnings of our wall collage.  Just you wait 'til it's done...!!

Behind the Scenes: This is what fall days are made of

About a week ago, on yet another beautiful fall day, my interns (Mel and Brittany) and I went outside to enjoy the sunshine.  Yes, we did get a lot of work done that day, so our long lunch was much deserved!

We ended up doing quite the photoshoot, which included throwing around bright leaves and taking advantage of the local statue of Johnny Lombardi.  Many pictures were taken, but only the most tasteful ones made the blog cut.   Stay tuned for the 'Street Style / Intern Interview" post, coming soon!

The Illustrations of Brittany Edwards

Brittany Edwards is an illustration Queen!  I was first introduced to her drawings during our internship interview at Manic Coffee on College St, in Toronto.  Upon speaking with Brittany and seeing these magnificent images, I couldn't say no to this girl; and so I hired her on as one of my interns.  Brittany is currently in her 3rd year of Ryerson's Fashion Communications program.  After graduation, she hopes to pursue illustration in the real world, most likely in the fashion industry.  With work as beautiful as this, I'm sure she'll do very well.  Check out Brittany's BLOG here.
   

Birthday Bitch

This is my home.  A week ago, my friends and I celebrated my birthday here with a late-night party that included a very yummy spread of food and of course, drinks.  Want to know the inspiration behind throwing a party in the first place?  This Birthday Bitch banner, that's what.  Think about it, if you come across a campy, glittery, gold banner that utters these very playful words, throwing a party is pretty much the only thing you can do to commemorate finding such an awesome thing!  So my friends arrived, they ate, they drank, they laughed, they brought me a delicious cake, and they payed homage to this awesome banner by using it as a backdrop for most of the night's photographs.  A week later, it's definitely time to take the Birthday Bitch down, and I do so with a bit of sadness and with appreciation for all the memories it helped create that birthday.

Joe Fresh Pop-Up

Two nights ago Joe Fresh held a one-night-only pop up store/event in Toronto's Bloor/Yorkville neighbourhood.  I arrived to a line-up of hundreds (if not thousands) of women, and was happy to see my girlfriends towards the front. We got in shortly after, and entered the white room of mayhem.  White wine flowing, hors d'oeuvres being served, and racks upon racks of the latest runway looks made for super fun times.  What I did not expect was to meet and chat with Joseph Mimran, the man behind the brand.  He was personable, happy, talkative, charming, and full of compliments.  We spoke of vintage clothing, nautical style, the event in general, runway looks, and Biko Jewellery.  I shall not say more at this point in time, but it was a great conversation that not only made my evening, but reminded me that it pays to double dare yourself to go and talk to the seemingly unattainable silver fox who runs the show.  What a great evening.

Megan and I with Joseph Mimran

The insanity that was a line-up. 
Thankfully I arrived with cash, which allowed me to skip the line!