Chanel Riva Nail Polish

I know, I know... I've been terrible at updating this blog lately, but exams are upon us so I'm back in full gear looking to procrastinate!

Check out this GORGEOUS Chanel polish in a dreamy blue color called Riva that debuted at the 2010-2011 cruise collection show in Saint-Tropez.

Holts at Yorkdale didnt have any yesterday, but I'm hoping I'll have time to hit Holts on Bloor shortly.

All Lacquered Up has a swatch, review and comparison here.

Stella McCartney - For Target Australia

Target has been on the brain a lot lately...

If only this celeb collaboration could have been for Canada instead of Australia. Why do they need fabulous frocks? They're just going to ruin them surfing and wrestling alligators...

Here are some shots from the new collection. You better believe, I'll be hunting eBay for this shizz.


More here and here.

Target coming to Canada

Oh yes friends, Target is coming to Canada!

The mega retailer announced that they plan to open 200 stores in Canada beginning with six to 10 stores in 2014 and 2015, reports the Montreal Gazette. A Target spokesperson said the first location will be in the greater Toronto area.

More here and here.

The Wire Monopoly

How f-ing cool is this? Unfortunately, it's not for sale.

A British comedy publication has created a Monopoly board inspired by David Simon's HBO series “The Wire.”

A satirical article at thepoke.co.uk purports that Hasbro, the toy and game company, has joined forces with Mr. Simon’s series about the wide-reaching tentacles of drugs and corruption in urban Baltimore.

Kitten Heels

The NYT Style section is reporting kitten heels as a trend for fall. As I posted earlier, socks with heels are also a trend. Some brave souls are now rocking socks with kitten heels - as seen on the Marc Jacobs runway (right).

If you (like me) aren't that brave, Harper's Bazaar has a slide show of cute kitten heel options for fall here. And you can wear them sans socks!

Chanel Les Khaki Nail Polish

Chanel has new khaki-inspired nail polishes for fall. The military trend is hot, hot, hot - and this is right on point. It's chanel's fabulous take on the trend.

The three colors will be available starting Sept. 10. I can't wait to try these out at Holts!

Man Dancing in Dufferin Mall No Frills

This has absolutely nothing to do with style, but I had to post! I used to live near the Dufferin Mall and it was always a great source of comedy gold. More here.

Back to School Inspiration from Gossip Girl

I had to post this pic from the set of Gossip Girl. It kinda reminds me of a scene from Clueless. So bright and cheery! I looooove Blake Lively's hipster oxford's but I'm sure they're not vegan. Boo to that. Either way, it's cute inspiration for back to school. More here.

Free MoMA iPhone App

Oh yeah, this is undoubtedly the best news of the week! MoMA has a new iPhone App that allows you to browse over 32,000 works of art. You can also take multimedia tours, or learn about artists and art terms. And, it's all FREE, FREE, FREE! Amazing!

More here.

Mug Shot

Oh man, could this be any funnier? I think this tops the Gino Reda mug I bought last NHL Trade Deadline. I did not think that was possible! You can order the mugs here. Hat tip: Nylon Mag Blog.

Matt by Matt & Nat > Matt & Nat

NY Mag's The Cut is featuring Canada's own Matt & Nat in a post on "Hip Vegan Bags". Well, actually... they are featuring Matt by Matt & Nat, which has been infinitely better than the main Matt & Nat line for the last little while. Not sure what's up with that. Judge for yourself here.

Alice + Olivia Career Collection

Alice + Olivia has come out with a new line called "Career". According to LAT's All the Rage, "The line launches this fall (and is hitting stores now), is for the work-minded lady who may still wear the sparkly, short mini dresses from the Alice +Olivia line at night or on the weekend, but now has job interviews or perhaps even a job to see to during daylight hours."

Career is pretty straightforward – black blazers, pencil skirts, boot-cut pants, white blouses and fitted LBDs, but still with that slightly sexy, frilly vibe Bendet’s designs are known for. There are various pant styles -- skinny, cropped, slight flare, which all come only in black. Blazer styles range from traditional and tailored to military-inspired -- again all in black.

Apparently, Alice + Olivia designer, Stacey Bendet wanted to make sure us career gals didn't have to wear "frumpy brown suits" to work... I've never seen anyone wear a brown suit at my work - or, anywhere for that matter. Even so, that skirt and blazer look on the left is hella cute!

The "High Bun"

All the Rage is saying the "high bun" is going to be big this fall. I think it's a cute look, but it can easily look way too messy... I used to live in a sketchy part of Toronto and the, um, ladies of the night used to sport this look quite often.

The other risk is looking too wedding-ish or too ballerina-ish. The look on the right is probably as high as I would go, but people with a more daring sense of style will probably go higher!

The City's - Allie Crandall

I'm pretty sure the model in this campaign is Allie Crandall from The City. I don't think she looked very good on the show, but she clearly takes a nice picture. Models are weird like that sometimes.

Anyway she's selling a collaboration between designer Brian Lichtenberg and retailer Forever 21. It's a T-shirt line featuring Lichtenberg’s '80s-inspired hipster aesthetic and, of course, his penchant for using his own initials in his designs. I think it's pretty blah.

The Ten Best Fashion Apps

NY Mag's The Cut has a totally awesome and very useful post on the 10 Best Fashion Apps. I don't have an iPhone, but I use my boyfriend's iPhone all the time. You can bet I'll be downloading these!

Here are the highlights:

Chicfeed
This bare-bones app pulls photos from some of the Internet's most respected style blogs, including the Sartorialist, Face Hunter, and Lookbook. Download it here!

Diane Von Furstenberg
DVF's app allows users to shop via a "Looks We Love" section or by thumbing through the collections. Download it here!

Gap StyleMixer
This innovative brand app allows you to mix and match Gap items with pieces already hanging in your closet. Create outfits using uploaded photos or use the "Mixer" to browse Gap products and create head-to-toe new looks. Download it here!

Glamour Ask a Stylist
Wang or Wu? Jeggings or jorts? Dr. Scholl's with socks or without? These are the types of pressing sartorial questions one might bounce off a trusted friend — or one of Glamour's on-call app stylists. A solid bet for the indecisive. Download it here!

iShoes
Scroll through more than 50,000 kicks in the shoe-porn Finder, or search the sea of shoes by style and designer. The app indicates which pairs are on sale and connects you straight to buy-it-now retailers. Download it here!

Lucky at Your Service
This free app uses GPS, e-commerce, and flesh-and-blood staffers to hunt down editor-approved clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products.Download it here!

Lustr Fashion Finder
This impressive sales and promo finder shows you exactly what's happening in real time near you, and draws up a list of upcoming events and promotions searchable by distance, neighborhood, and time remaining before sale end. Download it here!

ShopStyle: Mobile
This site's stylish and intuitive spinoff app aggregates clothing and accessories from more than 100 e-commerce sites (Asos, Bluefly, and Neiman Marcus among them). Poke around indiscriminately or filter by category, keyword, brand, store, price, color, size, and sale. Download it here!

Style.com
Instead of downloading a bunch of individual designer apps, peruse this hub of major ready-to-wear and couture collections (including menswear), dating back several years. Download it here!

Stylebook
Like most wardrobe-organizing apps, Stylebook ($3.99) lets you upload photos from your closet, tag and categorize everything you own, plan out what you'll wear in the coming month, and track how many times you've worn each piece.Download it here!

Gossip Girl Nail Polish

Nicole by OPI has a new line of Gossip Girl inspired shades. I think they're kind of... meh. Mostly because the girls of Gossip Girl would never be caught dead in Nicole by OPI. More here.

Introvert's Guide to Schmoozing

Canadian Business has an article on how to succeed as an introvert, when job expectations demand extrovert-type activities. I think everyone feels like an introvert sometimes, so this is super helpful. The biggest advice? Stay true to your nature and use those “quiet ways” to get ahead.

Are you an introvert? Find out here or here.

Vegan Shoes and Bags for Professional Women

Gotta Love Corporette, they've got a fab post on animal-friendly fashions for professional women. Here are some of the companies mentioned: Moo Shoes in NYC, VeganChic, UK-based Neon Collective, Neuaura, Beyond Skin, olsenHaus, and Charmone.

I've found that you actually don't need specialty stores all the time to get vegan goodies. Nine West makes a whole line of gorgeous purses, I wear flats by Soda to work a lot, and both of those brands are available at most malls. Not everything those companies make is vegan though, so you gotta read the labels!

Lady Gaga in Vanity Fair

Lady Gaga has done it again - she's totally re-invented her look for the cover of this month's Vanity Fair. I think it looks 70s-ish with a splash of wizard thrown in.

I once interviewed with a woman who looked like Lady Gaga, or really a lawyerly version of Lady Gaga. I managed to not mention how much I thought she looked like Lady Gaga in the interview. Phew...!

Punk Rock Pearls

New York magazine rounds up some alternative, dare I say... "punk rock" pearls.

I'm in love with this piece by Rachel Roy. Probably not appropriate for Bay Street though...

New Luxury Webstores

The NYT has a piece covering the newest luxury labels to hit the web. Included in their list are Marc Jacobs, Jimmy Choo, Hugo Boss, Vince, Lancôme, St. John, Theory, Kiehl’s, Lilly Pulitzer, Donna Karan and La Perla —better technology and a world-wide economic downturn have created web-believers out of these retailers.

The article has this quote, which is sooo true:
“The classic luxury brand Web site is basically a Flash site with lots of beautiful imagery, but no one ever goes to it.”
Ever tried to visit Chanel online? Don't bother...

Stella McCartney - Lace-covered pumps

I've been online shopping most of today - it's a lot easier than working on our new condo.

Anyway, Net-a-Porter.com just made my week. OMG - Are these new Stella Pumps to die for or what? There goes my "tuition bonus"...

How to Get Over a Mistake at Work

Corporette has a totally useful article on how to recover after a mistake at work. Everyone makes mistakes, but for Type-As mistakes can feel like the worst thing in the world.

This is a big issue for so many successful people — even the Harvard Business Review recently had an article on it.

The basic lesson? The best thing to do is to accept mistakes, learn from them, and move on.

What Courtney Wore Today

Courtney Love new has a style blog. It just started on Tuesday, but there is already 20 pages of content. Amazing!

You better believe that I'll be following this feed.

Wow - Alice + Olivia Designer Stacey Bendet is a fur-wearing Vegan

Alice + Olivia designer Stacey Bendet, who launched M.A.C.'s alice+olivia collection at Beauty Bar, arrived in a head-turning red number topped with a Mongolian Lamb vest, one of her own pieces. The designer admitted to NY Mag's The Cut that she has somewhat mixed feelings about the fur pieces she makes. "I'm vegan, actually," she said. "I don't eat [animals], I don't put meat in my body. So every once in a while I think it's okay to wear it. But I made it — I'm probably going to hell."

Wow, I'm speechless.