Month: December 2008

Link Love – December 2, 2008

Check out some noteworthy links from across the Toronto blogosphere Chick Advisor – Chick Lit: Canada’s Most Influential Social Media Chicks – Ali is nominated and voting is open now What Women Want – What Women Want: This week’s Fashion Post: Sneakers for Chicks – Sneaker styles for those not really interested in something like the Vegas Shoes. Hey Do You – Check out Yvonne’s video from Fashion sCares. Toronto Blogger Yvonne Kai HeyDoYou.com – FASHION SCARES In Life In Fashion – In Life and In Fashion: Raising the Style Barcode: UPC Boutique (Toronto, CA) – Great profile on a cute store in Yorkville Petite Fashionista – Reviews one of the many high heel saving products on the market. – PetiteFashionista.com Save your Soles I want – I got – Winning the hotlinking battle for now.

Fashion Trends Fall Winter 2009 – 2010

F/W 2009-10, International Trend Forecasting Report For Fashion Business Premiere Vision Color Trends Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 Theatrical Colors Give Glamour to Stahl’s Fashion Color Forecast for Autumn/Winter 2009/10 Stahl’s Color Forecast for Autumn / Winter 2009 – 2010 TFL Fashion & Color Inspirations Autumn/Winter 2009/2010 Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Color Forecast Guide 2008-2010 CIFF Trends 2009/2010 Edit: Here are some new trend resources. JABLONEX GROUP รขโ‚ฌโ€œ Fall/Winter 2009-2010 CIFF Winter 2010 Trend Forecast. Feb 25, 2009 – You can download the Pantone Fall 2009 Colour Report Texworld Trends and Colours preview for Winter 2009-2010 CIFF TRENDS Autumn/Winter 2009-2010

Buy Local Week 2008

During BUY LOCAL WEEK December 1-7, think LOCAL FIRST! Ten Reasons to Buy Local 1. Money spent at locally-owned businesses goes around longer in the local economy as local business people pay for all kinds of local services, spend their profits and pay taxes locally. Purchasing locally helps grow other businesses and the Toronto tax base. 2. Local businesses produce more income, jobs, and tax receipts for local communities than big box stores do. 3. Non-profit organizations receive an average 350% greater support from local business owners than they do from non-locally owned businesses. 4. Supporting local businesses preserves the economic diversity of our communities and the unique character of our neighborhoods. 5. Local businesses have a reduced environmental impact because they can make more local purchases requiring less transportation. 6. Local businesses yield two to four times the economic benefit to you, the local resident, compared to non-local businesses. 7. Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, and are more invested in the community’s future. 8. Local businesses often hire …