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    Brazen Hussy

    July 6, 2010 /

    Hi Hussies! I love you guys and you inspire me xoxo

    *HeyDoYou is for the cute, clever and connected*

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    Meet Melissa Anglomania

    April 16, 2010 /

    Jellies meets stilettos, meets Vivienne Westwood, meets strawberry shortcake?

    There are few times that a girl will meet a pair of shoes that appeal to all of her 5 senses… ladies, meet Melissa Anglomania!

    After a routine hair cut on the Danforth, I thought I’d pop into one of my favorite shops ‘Balisi‘… after all, Spring Trend Report was just around the corner and while I had an incredible dress from Brazen‘s newest collection (courtesy of Amanda Brugel at The Red Carpet Room), I didn’t have anything to complement my toes! And… there they were!!! I saw them and as though I could hear them chant my name I didn’t hestitate for a moment to request my size and try them on… they felt like a squishy, stiletto dream! As I posed in the mirror, the hipster behind the counter explained that Vivienne Westwood did a colabo with Melissa shoes to create the “Anglomania” line and that this gorg pair was a part of the collection, she told me to “take a sniff”… and while this took me aback, I did only to find the gorg, nostalgic scent of old skool strawberry shortcake dolls! “I’ll take ’em” I said, and it was as easy as that!
    A match made in Jellie stilettos – designed by Vivienne Westwood – that smell like strawberry shortcake HEAVEN!!!

    Me in my Anglomania’s at Spring Trend Report w. my girl Kesh
    Anglomania Lady Dragon III

    Peep them for yourself at Balisi or on the Melissa Plastic Dreams site!
    xoxo

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    Frugal Fashion Week

    July 26, 2009 /

    This past Thursday, July 23rd , frugalista’s gathered on busy Queen Street West to celebrate the debut of Toronto’s Frugal Fashion week, organized by the lovely Gillian Downes of GDPR.

    FFW consisted of a series of inspired events including a street-long shop crawl, midnight madness sale at 69 Vintage, a delicious brunch, silent auctions, guerrilla fashions shows that featured clothing from a variety of stores including two of our favourites: Fashionably Yours and Brazen Hussy and much much more.

    The first fashion week of its kind, FFW partnered with commercial communities in order to meet the consumer need for retail incentives and creative shopping outlets. This four-day long event kicked off with the Frugal Fashion Week Media + Industry Launch event at noted boutique, Chasse Gardée; where guests enjoyed a variety of hors d’oeuvres, as well as FFW gifts from talented jewellery designer Melissa Clemente.

    On Friday July 24th, The Social; one of Queen West’s most notorious hotspots, set the stage for FFW Official Launch Party, where Frugalista’s mixed, mingled and danced the night away, while models walked the runway (The Social’s bar top) wearing designs from 69 Vintage. Fun times!


    Frugal Fashion Week checked into the Drake Hotel on Saturday, where Frugalistas enjoyed a delicious 3-course brunch, created by the Drake’s gracious staff, as well as engergy-packed gift-bags, featuring items to help frugalistas get through a day of serious shoppring. After brunch, frugalistas hit queen street west with one goal in mind: to shop! Unfortunately mother nature wasn’t too accommodating as it poured like crazy soon after 🙁


    The week ended with Lazy Sunday: A day for strolling through the neighbourhood while enjoying the galleries, bars, restaurants and boutiques. Sunday was the frugalistas’ day to experience Queen Street West at their own leisure, and create their own Queen Street West shop crawl.

    A few Shop Crawl Boutiques:
    ♥ 69 vintage
    ♥ Brazen Hussy at Coal
    ♥ Champagne and Cupcakes
    ♥ Chasse Gardée
    ♥ Fashionably Yours


    cute and tasty!

    Gorgeous Sandals/Slippers… All Handmade!

    Elegant designs by Melissa from Frederick Prince

    some of the silent auction…

    Tara and David of UBU

    Stunning Hand-dyed Silk Scarves by Haiasi

    Ladies of dermalogica

    More of the silent auction

    “for the love of vintage”


    For more pics of FFW, click here
    A portion of the proceeds from FFW will be donated to Windfall; Canada’s only new clothing bank. They distribute donations of new clothing and other basic need items through partnerships with over 90 social service agencies in the G.T.A.

    I had fun, it’s too bad it rained, I really wanted to see ALL of the fashion shows.

    Maybe next year!

    xoxo

    Bella


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