Another Great Vancouver Sample Sale!

Stop by the Sheraton hotel this Thanksgiving to get some great deals on designer clothes. There are over 50,000 items which include brands like: J Brand, True Religion, BCBG, Juicy Couture, Jlindeberg, Hudson Jeans, Nudies, Rock and Republic, Sevens, Diesel and Bebe! For more information visit VancouverSampleSales.com.

Cole Haan Now at Holt Renfrew!

Looking for a great pair of winter boots for the upcoming cold Toronto winter? Look no further! Holt Renfrew has the 2010 Cole Haan Collection available now! These Air Chathams are my favorite boots from their collection! Click here to see more great pieces from their collection.

(Image via Holt Renfrew)

Wrong Winner Announced on Australia's Next Top Model

Wear Your Favorite Novel on a T!

Want to keep the memory of your favorite classic novel alive? Purchase one of Out of Print's great t-shirts! Not only are they doing their part to keep these great books in focus, they also see the lack of access to books around the world. For every t-shirt they sell, they will donate one book to a child in need in a community through Books For Africa. You can visit the site here.

Thanks Jamie!

Britney Spears themed Glee Episode!

Check out the preview for the upcoming Britney Spears themed Glee episode! So exciting!

The Beauties!

Last weekend I went to see The Beauties! They played a two and a half hour set and had numerous artists come up on stage and play with them. Here's what I wore to the show! While I have been living in Toronto for over two weeks, I am still living with only one suitcase of clothes! EEK! The rest of my clothes are on the way though. To spice this outfit up I bought a silver sequined beanie, new tights and paired it with a fun printed grey belt. I tied the shirt in a knot on the side and pulled it off the shoulder! VOILA! Newly re-vamped!

On a photographic note, I took most of the images without flash as I was trying not to blind the photographers. They're a bit dark but I feel like they highlight the mood and setting of the event. Thoughts? We're learning about a lot of different camera techniques in class that I hope to apply to still images as well. Each of the band members took turns singing and I tried to capture them individually.

Loved these bathroom signs.

More Toronto

Here are a few more Toronto photos. I am settling in and getting used to being in school again! Hoping to get the fashion element of this blog back up and running again. I will be taking a web based lab at school that will focus on web design and am hoping to incorporate some of what I learn into Clothes Line Finds!

Down near the St. Lawrence Markets.

Nathan Philips Square

City Hall

GAGA at Last Nights VMAS!

Lady Gaga in Alexander McQueen

BLEU DE CHANEL now at Holt Renfew

Holt Renfrew has just announced they will be carrying BLEU DE CHANEL. Watch this video directed by Martin Scorcese.

Kingston and Toronto

Well here are the first of my photos from Toronto! I actually stayed in Kingston with my fantastic friend Eileen for the first few days and commuted into Toronto while I was looking for housing! THANK YOU EILEEN!!!!! I managed to find a cute place just across the street from Ryerson! Lucky lucky! Toronto is amazing so far. I still can't get over the fact that people are so friendly here. They will go out of their way to help you or answer your questions. I don't think I have ever visited a city with such kind people! I also feel like the Canadian accent is a lot stronger here, but that could just be because I have been away from Canada for two years!! Thoughts?!

Downtown Kingston

Beautiful Lake Ontario

More Kingston

Brewery! I should have gone in for a tour!

Downtown Toronto

That's it so far but there's more to come!
Toronto is an amazing city! I love it
already!

Denis Gagnon for Bedo!

Denis Gagnon, known for his fantastic leather pieces, will be teaming up with Montreal retailer Bedo this summer. The collection will be available from August 26th and is based on " based on zip trim and glitter, leather and wool, draping and mesh." Prices range anywhere from 35 dollars to 290 dollars. The collection will be sold in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City. Thanks to the Montreal Gazette.

I had the privilege of assisting Denis at Toronto Fashion Week two years ago and posted about it. See the post here.

Black and Whites from Vancouver

Here are a few photos from my short trip to Vancouver. The director of our restoration project in Provence took all of his photos in black and white. I asked him why and the only answer I could get out of him was, "because they are beautiful!" I started playing around with black and whites lately and have found that they give the image a completely different feel, almost more dramatic. Thoughts?

Yaletown

3rd Beach

Squamish

Horseshoe Bay

Bellevue (near Seattle)

Baseball!
Seattle vs Minnesota

From Yaletown

English Bay

Lanvin for H & M in stores November 23rd!

New York Magazine has just reported that H & M will be doing a collaboration with Lanvin! Fantastic news! The women's collection will be designed by Alber Elbaz while the men's collection will be designed by Lucas Ossendrijver. In the press release he stated, "H&M approached us to collaborate, and see if we could translate the dream we created at Lanvin to a wider audience, not just a dress for less. I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me was the idea of H&M going luxury rather than Lanvin going public." Can't wait!

Alber Elbaz

Lucas Ossendrijver

Adhesif's Winter 2010 Collection Show

Come and see Adhesif's 1930's Fashion show on Friday October 1st! The show will feature their Winter 2010 Collection! Treasure Seeker Colleen will be covering the event as I am now in Toronto! See photos of their full collection here.

A NIGHT WITH GAGA!!

What a wonderful trip home to Vancouver! I was greeted by my fabulous cousin Elaine and my wonderful parents with the news that Elaine had won Lady Gaga tickets! What an amazing homecoming! When we arrived back home, my Mum had prepared fabulous appetizers and pink champagne! I got to dig through my bags and find all of the bric-a-brac I brought back from France and Japan. The next morning we went to my favorite breakfast restaurant in Vancouver! ELBOW ROOM! To all you Vancouverites...have you ever tried it?

The Lady Gaga concert was out of this world! She talks to all of the fans throughout the show and gives praise to individuality and freedom of speech. Her show was very inspiring! She had quite a few costume changes and each one seemed to be crazier than the last! Her dancers were also fantastic. It was more like a Broadway Show, but that's my opinion! She really and truly is talented. She sang all of her songs live and sang and played the piano for a few of her solos. At one point, she was playing with her hands and boots and the guitarist's guitar with her boots! Incredible! She also took time during the show to shine her magic light stick in the audience and choose crazy costumes and ask the fans about them. She can also scream just like the members of KISS! She would yell randomly throughout her performance to get the fans pumped. I never expected it!! You can really and truly tell that she loves her fans! If you ever get the chance, you MUST see Lady Gaga.

The feature on her in the September issue of Vanity Fair is a MUST READ! Thanks to the 24 hour newspaper for the third row tickets!!

H & M skirt.
Kensington Markets body suit.
Zara Shoes.
Thrifted Bangles.

The LINE!

Elaine with the winning ticket!

With a fellow concert goer.

Semiprecious Weapons..The openers!

With her magic light stick!

Playing and singing her solo!

<3>