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Montreal: Original bargains

By Magali Ould | May 18th, 2009 | 8:19 am

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Arterie Boutique and Friperie

Arterie Boutique and Friperie, Montreal

To me, the recession and climate change are the best excuses to convince you all to start shopping for vintage (hence recycled) clothes. Whatever your budget and however you like to shop, these are both good reasons to join in. First of all, don’t be afraid! The secret on how to wear old stuff is pretty simple: don’t wear it from head to toe. Mixing up designer labels, vintage clothes and low-cost goods not only to makes for an original outfit, but also helps you create your own fashion identity. Read more »

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Sale! Sale! Sale!

By Jennifer Campbell | May 4th, 2009 | 4:30 pm

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Vancouver:

Deserving Thyme is holding a warehouse sale, starting today, on their skin and body care, candles, essential oils and more. May 4 to 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 726 Powell St., deservingthyme.com

Toronto:

Covet + Crave Get 40% off Graham & Spencer, 39 Sixtyone, Ella Moss and Velvet. To May 15, 789 King St. W., covetandcrave.ca.

Reia N Studio sample sale has discounts on clothes from Stella McCartney, Dries Van Noten, Barbara Bui, shoes from YSL, Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen, plus lots more. May 6, 7 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and 8 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.), 555 Richmond St, W., Ste 706

The Canadian Opera Company is holding a costume sale on May 9 (not May 2 as previously reported, so you haven’t missed it yet!). Among the booty are period dresses from La Traviata and priestess robes from Norma. May 9,10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 227 Front St. E., Toronto., coc.ca

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Toronto: Shopping events this weekend

By Jennifer Campbell | May 1st, 2009 | 4:45 pm

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Miss Rowe is holding a pop-up showroom for four Saturdays this month (starting tomorrow), selling Spring 2009 stock and samples from Spring and Fall ’08. May 2, 9, 23 and 30, Noon to 4 p.m., 285 Manitoba Dr., Toronto, Studio #3, missrowe.com

Awearness, a shopping benefit for ovarian cancer research at Princess Margaret Hospital. Designer pieces from dozens of designers, including Joeffer Caoc, Jay Godfrey, Badgley Mischka at deep discounts (starting at 50 per cent). May 3, tickets from $100, Liberty Grand, Exhibition Place, Toronto, awearnesscanada.com

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Weekend sales: Tax free Joe, Vancouver threads under $50 and lots of vintage

By Jennifer Campbell | April 17th, 2009 | 7:19 am

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Vancouver

Nifty for Fifty: Samples, new and vintage items from Adhesif Clothing, Milt, Julie Hebb, Sassy Vintage, Three Stone, MotherTrucker, Toddlebunny, and Patina on sale for under $50. (April 19 and 20, 12 to 6 p.m., Pacific Palisades Hotel, 1277 Robson St.)

Style Finds and The Conveyor Belt:  Vintage clothing, shoes, accessories and jewellery, plus pieces from designer Terri Potratz’s Larry line. (April 18, 12 to 5 p.m., Grace Gallery, 1898 Main St.)

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Daily reads: Horse hairdos, the Anna effect and the end of bling

By Jennifer Campbell | April 16th, 2009 | 11:59 am

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Photo by Julian Wolkenstein

Before we get started, let us just say that The Outnet, Net-a-porter’s outlet site, launched today. We’ll just wait here till you get back from shopping….

Hermès nose Jean-Claude Ellena’s scented memories. [WSJ, via Now Smell This]

All the pretty horses with hair extensions. [Daily Mail, via Glamour]

Wanna open a store in a recession? Move to London. And get some customized M&Ms. Seems to be working for Rick Owens. [Hypebeast and Fashionista]

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Sample sale alert: Miss Rowe and Lucian Matis

By Jennifer Campbell | April 15th, 2009 | 10:46 am

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Miss Rowe: Up to 75% off samples and new merch from Spring 2008, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 (April 16 and 17, 6 to 8 p.m., 285 Manitoba Dr., missrowe.com)

Lucian Matis: Up to 80% off. (April 18 and 19, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., 300 Campbell Ave., Suite 201, lucianmatis.com)

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Vancouver: Local threads at recession prices

By Craig David Long | April 13th, 2009 | 8:27 am

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Courtesy of Adhesif Clothing

Courtesy of Adhesif Clothing

Frugalistas everywhere will agree that $50 is the perfect number. Whether it’s a pair of shoes, jeans, a jacket, a sweater, a dress, if you can get it for $50, you know you are paying a very reasonable price. Any more you’ll probably think twice about it, but $50—now that is a nice round number. That can easily be justified.

Buying locally designed clothes from boutiques is something we all probably wish we could do more of, but in reality small labels can often only produce small quantities and boutiques pay high rents—both of which drive up prices.

So what if you could get the best of both worlds—locally designed and boutique items for under $50? Read more »

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Saskatoon: The art (and brute force) of thrifting

By Natasha Freysteinson | April 7th, 2009 | 8:35 am

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apr09stasia_250When swapping thrift shopping info with a girlfriend, she told me about Stasia Consign and Design Boutique (1002a Central Ave., 306-931-2250, stasiaboutique.ca) a consignment shop that donates its unsold merchandise to charity. Passersby often miss this tiny boutique, but I couldn’t wait to check it out.

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