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Jul 10

My Canada Day Patriotism

I spent my Canada Day with my Mum. It was a glamorous day of shopping for a cat carrier, (pink), a watering can, (pink) and a frying pan. Though I did add the pink Kate Spade to this outfit and that made everything feel a little bit more fabulous. And of course I showed my patriotism with this ruffled red and white striped cardigan from H&M! 

Wearing H&M striped cardi, white H&M tank, vintage denim cut offs, white leather Zara flats and Aldo elephant ring. Red nails by Cheeky Monkey Cosmetics.

Did you dress for Canada Day??

Xo StyleStruck

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Jul 10

BC Biz Top 100 Luncheon

What: BC Business Top 100 Businesses Luncheon  Where: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver  When: Wednesday, June 30, 11:30am

I’ve never seen so many suits in one room! I accompanied BC Business blog writer, Tommy Humphreys, (he writes The Shift Key), and was able to meet so many people, including bumping into an old high school friend, hear some inspiring stories and have a great lunch. It also gave me a great opportunity to dress up!

Wearing Jason Wu skirt with a blouse from Target, Prada nude mary-janes, Kate Spade purse and a Fossil watch. I looove this skirt, walking up and down the marble staircases at the Hotel Vancouver, my skirt was swishing and flouncing around. Very pretty! (Previous blog feature of the Jason Wu skirt)

The Shoes! A pair of Pradas I snapped up at a Bergdorf’s sale a couple years ago in NYC.

Tommy introduced me to his BC Business online editor, John Bucher, so I snapped a picture of the two of them:

Notice John’s matching silk tie and pocket square, very nice John. 

BC Business’ Top 100 is a list of the year’s top revenue producing companies in British Columbia. To view the list, click here! And to see more pictures from the event, check The Socialist blog on BCBusiness online!

- SS

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Jun 10

My “I’m Going to Get Stuff Done” Outfit

On my way out the door, I thought I’d snap a few photos of today’s outfit. I figured that if I was wearing something that felt semi-professional and fun, I’d feel motivated to check more of the to-do’s off of my long list. I’ve just sat down with a tea and my computer at a local Starbucks, so we’ll see if the outfit proves effective.

Wearing: Sheer ruffled blouse, a vintage metallic leather belt, Kersh cardi, Fidelity jeans and espadrille wedges by a designer who’s name I can never remember, vintage leather bag, Michael Kors watch, vintage gold ring.

Xo StyleStruck


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Jun 10

The Pictures Have Arrived!! The Guess by Marciano Event

With Lindsay Lorimer, Project Manager, Special Events and Marketing woman for Guess? Canada and Niki Blasina blogger of A Haute Mess and co-host! (Be sure to check Niki’s blog for event coverage as well!)

Thursday night a crowd gathered around the entrance of the Marciano store on Robson St, waiting to be let into a fabulous party co-hosted by Niki and I to celebrate Guess by Marciano… There was wine, cocktails and delicious h’ordeuvres being passed around as a DJ played the latest tracks, and what seemed like hundreds of people to mingle with. Amongst the crowd there were fashion editors, stylists, both corporate and freelance, club promoters, marketing pros, CEOs, real estate agents, models, bloggers galore, PR people, fashion aficionados and mega-shoppers! Not to mention, the lovely representatives from Dress for Success, the non-profit we partnered with in putting the event together, (Dress for Success received a portion of the profits from the evening’s sales). Thank you to everyone who came!! The night was such a wonderful experience and I feel so lucky to have been a part of it! 

Niki and I with the Guess? Canada head honchos, all the way from Toronto for the event!

Andrea Pahn, founder of Cheeky Monkey Cosmetics was on site to give girls a mini mani with her brilliant polish!

With Liz Sperandeo, a member of the board for Dress for Success, and a Dress for Success volunteer. Guess? asked Niki and I to choose a non-profit to work with, and who better than Dress for Success?! “Dress for Success® Vancouver is a registered Canadian Charity that helps low and no income women to transition into the workforce by providing professional attire.”

Second from left, stylist Dani Barnes of Dani Barnes Productions.

The swag!

Lovely fashion & lifestyle photographer Christine McAvoy!

Dessert: amazingly delicious mini cheesecakes… No I did not have three of these…

The outfit: Thank you to Guess for Marciano for allowing me to choose an outfit for the evening! In response to some of your questions, yes I got to keep it. : ) Head to toe Marciano, (except for the watch, that’s mine). I love this colour! Reminds me of a Tiffany’s box!

Cheers to a fabulous party!

Xo StyleStruck


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Jun 10

My First Kate Spade

Hot pink leather Kate Spade bag, all the way from Palm Dessert!

Recently I was the lucky recipient of this beautiful bag, which has quickly become one of my favourites! I take it everywhere, from photoshoots, (it held my Nikon on the day of the Kensie shoot), to Starbucks to school, (at school it sits proudly, though kind of in the way, on my desk). It is just exactly the right shade of hot pink! And I have been searching for a pink bag for years, it’s hard to find one that is the right balance of cute pink and sophisticated pink, seems bag designers out there want to make all pink bags out of pleather, or cheap vinyl, which is like handbag suicide. And the gold accents are so beautiful, it really makes me very happy to carry it around town. 

Outfit I wish I’d captured: Last week I went to meet with the lovely lady I’m currently interning with, Andrea Baxter of Bratface Marketing, and wore a navy and cream striped knit blazer, a light pink ribbed cotton tank tucked into super dark, super long Fidelity jeans that have this fantastic wet-look waxy finish to them with my Chanel platform sandals and this bag! I felt FABULOUS! Though, I spent the majority of that day traipsing through the city, walking city blocks, catching a bus and then another bus to get to all my appointments. In the afternoon, after I finished my hair appointment, (got a little blonder, LOVING being blonde!), I had to walk through this unpaved alley, it was like off-roading in Chanel. I nearly broke my ankle on those 6 inchers trying to make my way over a seriously uneven road. I must have looked ridiculous, but I’d wear them for a day of adventure again!

Xo StyleStruck

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Jun 10

Socializing For a Cause: YEF!

Last night what seemed like hundreds of fabulous Vancouver people joined together at the Renaissance Hotel’s 360 Room in support of YEF, Youth Education Farms, a non-profit founded by UBC grad Mr. Riley Mari. YEF’s mandate is to purchase farms in Swaziland to run as businesses that employ, nourish and finance the education of youth in the African country. The model is a brilliant example of sustainable philanthropy and I am grateful to Riley and his board for bringing it to our attention!

The goal of the event last night was to raise as much money as possible to build additional farms in Swaziland, YEF already has one working farm. I’m not sure how much the event raised, but I did see some wonderfully high figures below the items during the silent auction! I won’t also mention that a certain notorious Vancouver business man offered my date 1 million dollars to take me on a jet to vegas. Unfortunately I had to pass, I just can’t whore myself out in the name of philanthropy. It was all jokes, of course. But in seriousness, the event made for a fantastic evening of raising money, seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Congratulations to the YEF team for all of the good work you’re doing! 

And because this is a fashion blog, here is what I wore to the YEF event!

Wearing BeBe top, B.B. Dakota skirt and Aldo heels. (Miu Miu look-a-like Aldo heels).

Below: Check out this fabulously fabulous woman, Joan Gusola, mother of Hayley and Katie Gusola! She has such an amazing taste for clothes, point-in-case: her shoes. It takes a fashionista with some serious cred to pull off such a fun look as this vintage Cheap and Chic Moschino soccer ball jacket. So appropriate with all the soccer frenzy going on right now. I love a woman with a sense of fashion humour! I hear she has an AMAZING vintage collection. I die.

And finally, one more fashion picture: 1 skirt, two girls!

Meghan Parks, representative for Alternative Apparel via Diverse Group and I both working the B.B. Dakota skirt! I must apologize to the lovely Miss Meghan for cutting our faces off, I was caught with horribly squinty eyes. Next time we shall take more pictures!

See you all Thursday night at the Guess for Marciano Event!!

Xo StyleStruck 

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Jun 10

StyleStruck is LoveStruck by Those Linked C’s

Recently I did a blog post on a certain new pair of summer sandals, well, here are said sandals!! (Whoever said money can’t buy you happiness, I beg to differ with them. There are times when money can buy you a little happiness, and one of those times involves Chanel.)

Wearing a vintage silk top, Sirens jeans, Chanel shoes. Bracelet brand unknown, from Macy’s, H&M headband.

It’s been ages since I’ve done one of these types of outfit posts, it felt good today to get the camera out and snap some photos. I mean, get the Nikon out, stacking it on top of a huuuge pile of books that balanced on top of my stool, then setting the camera to a 10 second automatic timer, getting a shot, then running back and forth from pose to camera to check each shot. Oh, the life of a fashion blogger without her own personal photographer. Fun. : )

Xo StyleStruck

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Jun 10

A Girl’s Right to Shoes

Anyone remember that SATC episode? The one where Carrie loses her silver Manolos at a baby shower? Well I didn’t lose any shoes, (the horror!), but I sure did add a pair to my collection! As I’m sure all the Vancouver fashionistas are aware of, Holts is having a MASSIVE shoe sale right now, (and it’s quickly being picked over, so run, don’t walk, to Holts to get in on the good deals!). MASSIVE because for the first time that I’ve shopped their sale, Chanel was 50% off. I know right?! What the heck?? That never happens! (In Canada anyways). Wellll, I fully took advantage of that 50% off. The funny thing is before I reached the Chanel boutique in Holts, I was going through the shoe sale racks and wouldn’t even look at anything over $250, and in the end convinced myself I was better without and should keep my money in my savings account. But then there was the land of Chanel, where 50% off of $825 seems reasonable, and my card practically came out of my purse on its own. Practically an out of body experience. 

Now I just have to create some outfits for these (now favourite) fabulous platform sandals! What would you wear with shoes like these??

Xo SS

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Jun 10

The Runway Fashion Question: Rent or Style? I Say Both!

I know there are millions of us out there, women who LOVE designer fashion, (for more than just the label of course, there’s the uniqueness, the design house’s history, the quality-most of the time, the fabrics and how we feel in it), but can’t realistically figure a $2000 piece into their budget. It seems crazy hey? Most of us don’t even pay that much in rent each month! But every now and then we save up and splurge, or are crazy enough to pull out our plastic. (Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet built her business on this!) I’ve been known to spend up to $500 retail on an item, and so far that’s my limit. Most often, if I want designer I only allow myself to dig through the sale racks. I don’t really care if an item is from a season or two back, I think that good design stands the test of time, especially if the piece is by a house like Chanel, or Lanvin. Actually, almost every designer item I own I bought at a vintage shop or as part of a terrific sale, ex: Chanel silver pumps, $400 from $950, sequin Miu Miu’s for $4oo from $1000. And most recently the Jason Wu skirt! $100 from $1635. I still can’t get over pricing a skirt like that, and it’s not even made of gold. Anyways, I thought I’d show you this skirt that retails for approximately 1.7 times my rent:

How to find designer deals? From my experience, the best place to find a good deal, (an item that you love at a marked down price that fits your budget), is to buy from the quality American shops after they’ve marked down. Sadly, Canadian shops don’t often have giant sales where you can get big designers for cheap, although you can sometimes find a steal at Brown’s. Visiting the states when the stores have just brought in the next season’s lines is THE BEST TIME to buy! This is when the previous season’s merchandise is seriously marked down. The funny thing is, say in July when Fall is starting to arrive in store, the Summer merchandise is on sale, yet, the hot weather has only just begun. It almost makes me feel bad for retailers, I suppose most people wait for the sales, as I do. If you have any tips for finding great deals, let me know! 

Xo StyleStruck

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May 10

An Adventure Weekend

Saturday morning brings travel! Yayy! I LOVE to travel, whether it is to a far flung location or just a nearby city, hotels, transportation, cute totes to hold your camera, passport and many, many lip glosses make me so excited! ADVENTURE! Saturday morning we are leaving Vancouver for a couple nights away. Here are a few things I intend on bringing with me this weekend…

I always lay clothes out on my bed before I pack, helps me visualize outfits, I’m thinking the H&M denim vest would be really cute over the silk leopard Cynthia Rowley dress, perhaps with a belt to give me a waist, and my red buckle boots! Even packing gets me excited! (Clothes from left: H&M denim vest, Guess military jacket, Cynthia Rowley silk dress, H&M metallic dress).

My passport… This will be my second stamp this year, the poor thing really needs more attention. Specifically some Parisian stamp-love. (Leather passport cover from Danier).

Clothing-wise, I would describe this location as urban, cool, a great place to wear contemporary edgy clothes that are casual. Of course, this won’t stop me from having a “Ladies-who-lunch” moment in this pale pink Danier leather jacket and obnoxiously bling scarf. 1 part leather jacket, 1 part neck scarf and 1 part ballet flats = well coiffed 60-something classy woman in my mind, I get quite a kick out of creating different personas with outfits. To complete the look I really must have a giant Hermes tote! Who’s got an in at Hermes and $25 000 lying around?? ; )

It’s fairly close by… can you guess where I’m off to??

Xo StyleStruck

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