• Toronto,  WorldWide

    Event LOVE: Passion For Fashion Awards @PassionFashion

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    A few of us gathered at the Toronto Fashion Incubator for the fourth annual Passion For Fashion Awards. It was an intimate evening that started off with a cocktail reception, where we all got to sip on cocktails, snack on hors d’oeuvres and talk fashion naturally lol. Then it was time for a presentation which featured the Passion For Fashion finalists, and the announcement of the winners of the Fashionista’s Den Competition.

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     some of the finalists

    “Born from a partnership between two-cutting organizations, Passion For Fashion marries Youth Employment Services’ (YES) expertise in youth entrepreneurship with the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s (TFI) success in inspiring new fashion talent between the ages of 16-29…This exciting program gives youth the opportunity to explore the world of entrepreneurship in the fashion industry for free. “

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    LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE GLASSES BY AEON ATTIRE!

    Congratulations to the all the finalists and to the winners for all their hard work, and all the best in making your fashion dreams/goals come true 🙂

    Bella

  • WorldWide

    It’s baaack! @WMCFashionWeek

    It’s that time of the year again. Fashionista’s are picking out outfits, and preparing themselves (and their feet) for an exciting week of World MasterCard Fashion S/S13 Week (I still prefer to call it Toronto Fashion Week). I’m not going to be there this season but I’ll definitely keeping an eye out for exciting looks off of the Canadian Catwalk!

    You can also download the calendar here.

    I hope you all have an awesome time!

    Stay fly!

    ♥Bella♥

  • Toronto,  WorldWide

    Event LOVE: @nikiandlola pop-up shop

    “Boy meets girl. They get married, and have kids. She designs jewellery, and he makes it. That is where the story begins.”

    Yesterday I went over to Sweet Woodruff flower shop to celebrate the launch of Niki & Lola’s “early nomad” capsule collection. I first saw a Niki & Lola piece on Angie a few months ago, and pretty much lost my marbles, so when I got the invite to the Niki & Lola pop-up shop event, there was just NO WAY that I was going to miss it. I loved every single piece in the collection. I love the simplicity, the attention to detail, I especially love how all the pieces have this strength to them, while being delicate at the same time. My faves were the shield ring, the kingdom necklace, and there was this crazy cuff  (I can’t remember what it was called but I LOVED it… I think it was called the Polygonia cuff).

    This cuff WILL be mine one day. Love. Love. Love.

    The shield rings!

    want.

    need.

    Angie and Michael 🙂

    The Agny Spear necklace

    The Kingdom necklace. LOVE.

    I love them both. yes.

    Kourtney and Charise 🙂

    love.

    The genius behind Niki & Lola

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    The Astra bangle

    well done guys!!

    my love…

    Tricia Hall was there too 🙂

    I had to 🙂

    A HUGE thank you to Angie and Michael for allowing us to share in this special occasion. Wishing you all the best!!

    peace and love

    ♥Bella♥

  • Toronto

    FW 2012 North Star @northstar_77

    In the middle of this heatwave, we are all crying for Fall to come already!  Maybe when the weather finally drops, you can dream of pom pom toques and sweaters!

    North Star Sportswear has teamed up with the Comeback Season Kids (http://www.facebook.com/thecomebackseason) to capture the heart of this season’s collection.

    The North Star 2012 Fall/Winter collection is about skipping gym class, snowball fights and classic Canadian comedy television shows. North Star Sportswear brings you chunky hand knit sweaters and wool varsity jackets teamed with comfy sweats, garment washed tees and pom pom toques.

    Fall in Canada is the best.

    North Star
    Classic. Canadian. Sportswear.
    www.northstarsportswear.ca

  • Toronto,  WorldWide

    Event LOVE: @Valentine_K Official S/S12 Launch

    Last week, we celebrated Valentine K’s second season of cozy cashmere sweaters and it was glorious! The spring/summer 2012 collection features lightweight cashmere pullovers, cardigans and hooded sweaters in a variety of colors ranging from citrine, georgia peach (my fave!), pink icing, ocean blue, lavender purple, and navy stripes.

    Lauren McLachlan-Valentine K Designer

    “This season, I chose shades that jump off the rack. The leathers all have a vintage feel, which is very keeping with the line itself. The Grandpa patch is special to me because when I found the print, it reminded me of my cottage-a place I love and am always inspired by,”- Lauren McLachlan

    I just want them all 🙁

    lovely chatting with Roula and Christiana

    fun times 🙂

    that dip was to die for…

    “The pairing of sugary sweet colours with rustic feeling textures is unexpected. I love that by adding an accent, you take a simple sweater and turn it into something special.”- Lauren McLachlan

    omg the leopard print detail… LOVE.

    We also got a sneak peek of the F/W12 Collection!

    Valentine K is sold at TNT in Montreal and Toronto, Canopy Blue and Dew in Toronto, Bannermans in Peterborough, LYNNsteven in Vancouver, and Alene Too in Boca Raton, Florida.

    Thank you for inviting me, I loved the entire collection!

    ♥Bella♥

  • WorldWide

    Fun times at the @NellaBellaBrand F/W12 Presentation

    I had so much fun at the Nella Bella Fall/Winter ’12 presentation on Thursday. A number of us gathered at the Urban Space Gallery on Richmond Street to drool over as well as view Nella Bella’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection. There was so much love, and positivity in the room, and I promise you that the collection offers something for everyone! Tarek was a breath of fresh air as always, and I’m so happy to have been able to celebrate his new collection 🙂

    I need ALL of these in my life.

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    So good seeing you TK!

    so pretty

    Sharky and his lady 🙂

    so sexy!

    Andreas Kyriakos showing off my favourite piece of the brand new vintage-inspired collected which he designed…

    um he’s only 16 years old.

    I didn’t have any, but they looked goooood.

    Casie and Chantel

    Chantel’s nails are always on point!

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    LOVE the red

    These were giving me life!

    love @SeptembreA ‘s skirt!

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    love nicole’s red pants!

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    I’ll take this one as well. Thank you.

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    Tarek and I 🙂

    Congratulations to the Nella Bella team for another successful collection, and thank you for inviting me!

    peace and love

    ♥Bella♥