Month: November 2007

The inside out on fakes

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Sneaker Freaker Magazine has a feature called Reverse Engineering – The inside out on fakes which talks to Richard Stanwix, Head of Brand Security for Nike. It’s quite interesting and has a couple examples of the differences between the real Nikes and the fake ones. Richard Stanwix estimates that 98% of all Nikes on ebay are fake, so buyer beware. Ya, I”m talking to you Curt.

i got: Nine West Heels

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Chunky heels from Nine West I picked up a pair of navy heels the other day. It wasn’t an easy search as shoes are mostly brown, burgundy, tan or black these days. There are a lot of cobalt shoes hanging around but not too much in navy. I found these shoes at Nine West. The picture show is grey but the ones I have are navy. I like the fake reptile print in them also. They are basically knockoffs from the Chloe Spring 2007 season. They removed a strap, changed the colour and ditched gold for silver. I like that the chunky heel is back this season, they are so much nicer to walk in, even at 3.5 inches. I also tried on these Prada Fall 2007 knockoffs but they didn’t look that great on me. The original Prada’s for comparison, they changed the colour, but it’s basically the same shoe. click the thumbnails for larger images

This theme brings new stuff.

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So this is my new theme for now. It brings some new features. 1. Post navigation items at the top of the page 2. Click comments, it’s the green thing with the thumbs up and thumbs down. Tell me if you like or hate the post, it’s as easy as a click. It’s mostly for “i want” and “i got” posts. 3. Going forward posts will have Tags. You can find them on the permalink pages only for now. 4. Added lightbox to make pictures look pretty. See the results below. Things that are gone 1. Socializer plugin 2. Direct Category and Archive feeds. They don’t display in the archives anymore. This I want to fix

L’Oreal Fashion Week Spring 2008 Photos – Shoes, shoes and more shoes

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My fashion week roundup http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2007/10/lfw_spring_2008_holt_renfrew_designer_personal_appearances http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2007/10/lfw_spring_2008_franke_by_kendra_francis http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2007/10/lfw_spring_2008_philip_sparks http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2007/10/lfw_spring_2008_ginch_gonch http://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2007/10/lfw_spring_2008_holts_media_cocktail Pictures

Swayzak @ The Mod Club

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Swayzak played to a small but appreciative audience at the Mod Club on November 6, 2007. It was really cool to talk to them after the set. I thanked them for the funky beats that had me dancing like a fool.

Canada Collects, A Season of Canada @ the ROM

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The ROM invited me and some other bloggers to see the Canada Collects exhibit which is part of a bigger exhibition called A Season of Canada.. Canada Collects is an exhibition of items on loan from other museums and collectors in Canada. The lead curator, Kenneth Lister took us on a personal tour of the exhibition. I have to admit I love the idea of the curator leading us through the exhibit, he added so much more to the experience. There are some pretty iconic Canadian artifacts in this exhibit The original manuscript of Anne of Green Gables. The landing gear from the Avro Arrow Trudeau’s birchbark Canoe The first Canadian maple leaf flag The first TV, owned by Moses Znaimer One part of the exhibit was extremely moving. It was poems written by Chinese Immigrants during the head tax days. They were written on the walls of the detention centres they were housed in at the time. The original building was being demolished and a museum in BC saved them. The poetry as you …

Grow a Mo for Movember guys.

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This is for all you guys out there. It’sMovember – Grow a Mo! It’s not too late, even though my post about it is. It’s easy. 1. Register here. 2. Shave your face and think of a mustache you want 3. Don’t shave for the whole month of november. Cultivate for the perfect mo 4. Raise cash for the prostate cancer research 5. Come to the Gala Party and compete to be the Man of Movember

Ask a Geek: Bridal on Consignment in the Greater Toronto Area – Updated May 29, 2010

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Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it. I want I got reader Linda wrote: Wondering if you know of any consignment/discount stores that specialize in wedding dresses. My daughter will be planning her wedding soon and I’d like to be prepared! Here are a few places I managed to track down. Bridal isn’t my thing so it’s safe to say I haven’t been to many of these places. Play It Again Val – 20 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, Ontario Paper Bag Princess – 287 Davenport Road, Toronto Ooh La La Couture – 1645 Dufferin St. Belo Fashions – 946 Bloor St. West, Toronto – Currently having their big sale Divine Decadence Originals – 136 Cumberland Street, Upper Floor Toronto UPDATE (May 29, 2010) Gown and Glory Consignment Boutique. Be sure to check my list of consignment shops also. You never know …