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Tonight was the CRAVE Vancouver book launch at Canvas Lounge in Gastown, and the party impressed. CRAVE Vancouver event coordinator Arpen Thandi outdid herself, the turnout was incredible. I loved the pink carpet outside and treats laid out across the party (yayy for mini cinnamon buns and pink polka dot sugar cookies!), not to mention all the services you could try out! From eyelashes, to nails to eyebrows and styling help, it was all there tonight.
Wearing: Zara leather bomber jacket, Alternative Apparel hoodie, Zara pleated leather skirt, Talula spandex tank, Safeway brand tights, Brown’s boots (I know, I’m wearing them all the time, they’re just soo comfortable and warm!), Yany pink sequin purse, Holt Renfrew brand pink fur earmuffs.
Below, Jillian Crago and Kristy Rogerson of Operation Style at their corner booth at the event:
Jillian and Kristy are posing with their photo done for the PinUps for Pink calendar, which is now available!
Fun, fun, fun, and lovely to see the Vancouver fashion set out and done up to the nines, as usual! Be sure to pick up a copy of the book for yourself!
Night, night, Marie and I are tired, time for bed.
Xo StyleStruck
Friday night was the grand opening party for the new Armani Exchange store in Oakridge Centre. I snapped a few photos at home before leaving for the party. Here’s me in my festive gear in my girly apartment (in all its unedited, slightly messy glory), which has also been given a few festive touches – check out the last picture.
My look: A black metallic biker jacket, cream and indigo sequined tank, faux leather and knit pants, all Armani Exchange. Browns ID patent leather heels, red Clinique lipstick. The ladies of Operation Style, Jillian and Kristy, were helping put the event together and chose my outfit on Thursday when we visited the A|X Robson store. Thanks for the styling ladies, I felt fierce!
What do you think makes a good party look? I think anything that gives a bit of attitude fits the bill, and of course killer heels.
Xo SS
This Friday night, Friday, November 12th is the official grand opening party of the newest Armani Exchange store at Oakridge Centre! The party will be held at Barcelona Night Club (on Granville at Davie, Vancouver). Are you going? Of course you are. The event will be fabulous, and I will most certainly be there, in Armani Exchange, of course!
If you are part of the Vancouver fashion industry and haven’t yet RSVP’d to this must-attend party, please RSVP quickly to Jillian and Kristy of Operation Style here:
info@operationstyle.com
And if you’re a very stylish and fun kind of person who doesn’t want to miss out, please also RSVP to info@operationstyle.com.
The fabulousness commences at 11pm! See you there!
Xo StyleStruck
This past Wednesday night was the JK Models 1-Year Anniversary party at Leone. Jennifer Koning, the Director of JK Models, got me involved about three months ago when she needed someone to cover her PR needs. I’m happy to say the party was a wonderful success and also rather fabulous! Thank you to everyone who came!
These bags hold boxes of designer shoes, shoes that make my rent look cheap! Among other things, I was responsible for taping the bottoms of the shoes. I didn’t mind, it meant getting close and personal with $1200 Dior strappy sandals.
One of the girls from JK Models strutting in 5+” Pradas.
PR representative for Leone Kim Bowie and I just before opening the doors to the guests! Looooving Kim’s fierce hair colour!
Susan Vu of Boudoir with Jillian Crago of Operation Style.
Niki Blasina of A Haute Mess with Peter Hoang of The Starving Stylist.
Well that’s it for now, more photos to come later today!
Xo StyleStruck
What do you get when you mix two cute chicks with a mess of a closet? CLOSET DETOX. This is the latest and greatest way to renew and cleanse oneself without having to pass on that glass of bubbly, in fact, I say when partaking in a closet detox, having a bottle of champagne on hand is probably a very good idea!
So what is a closet detox you ask? It’s when two brilliant and stylish women take over your closet, leaving you helplessly clutching your champagne flute while they dissect each and every piece of clothing you own. This is an absolutely wonderful way to start off any season, especially the Spring season when you’re itching for a Spring cleaning, or a fabulous new wardrobe.
I spent my Saturday afternoon with the ladies of Operation Style, Jillian Crago and Kristy Rogerson, who came over on a mission: to give my over-stuffed closet a much needed detox and me a much needed lesson in closet organization. They started by completely emptying out my closet and then sorting out all of its contents into neat categorized piles; long sleeve, collared, vests, skirts, etc. Once everything was organized Jillian and Kristy examined each piece of clothing for its shape, colour, fabric quality and relevance to today’s styles. Most pieces were lucky, others, like an old black stretchy and very short Wilfred dress, were not. “Faded goes,” Jillian told me. I don’t know why I was hanging onto that dress, the last time I wore it I was blending drinks behind the bar at Cactus Club.
We all have items like this, say an old sweater that you haven’t worn in a year but that you haven’t gotten rid of because you “just might” wear it one day. Or maybe there is a pair of jeans hanging in your closet that haven’t fit properly in, oh about eight months, but you’re saving them because they’re your skinny jeans and you’re hoping that one day, mayybe one day they’ll fit again. (okay yes, I’m talking about my beloved Karl Lagerfeld skinnies). “Those pieces you never wear just stare at you when you’re trying to get dressed, which just makes it harder to find the right outfit!” Brilliant advice from Kristy.
As Jillian and Kristy went through all of my clothing, they created outfits for me with pieces that I would never have thought to pair together! I kept thinking things like, “I’ve had those for years, how come I never thought of pairing them with the cream blazer??” to myself. I won’t lie, at the start of all this I was feeling very nervous, almost nauseous at the thought of other people seeing what my closet actually holds. Some of those things have been in there for years, and I’m not talkin one or two, I’m saying yeeaars, like since 9th grade years. How embarrassing. Although my pride in showing the girls my Chanel pumps did ease the pain a bit. So I pressed on. As each outfit was created, Kristy took a picture so that I could remember them.
Wearing: Forever 21 Blazer, Wilfred stretchy tank, DIY trousers, Michael Kors flats.
Wearing: Cynthia Rowley dress that’s been shortened by the girls of OS, vintage gold belt, Manolo Blahnik flats.
Wearing: Guess jacket, silk top from (212), white Sirens jeans, Stuart Weitzman heels.
Wearing: H&M shirt, H&M striped dress, Michael Kors flats. Kristy also laid some outfits out for me… This one (below) I am really looking forward to wearing come Spring!
Once it was all over, I felt like I had a whole new closet and more importantly, a whole new wardrobe! And thanks to these two lovely ladies, my closet is professionally organized, right down to the colour-coded arranging of the shoes.
A note to guys: A closet detox would make an awesome Valentines Day gift for the lady in your life! I don’t know one woman who wouldn’t love to have this experience. Information on women’s services click here!
And now for the before and afters, top picture shown is my closet before… Here is the after!
If you’d like to see what kind of magic Operation Style can work on your closet, send them en email! They’d love to hear from you! info@operationstyle.ca
XO StyleStruck
