I finally made it out to Stop & Shop at the Trans Alta Arts Barns (10330 84 Avenue) on Thursday night, even though I’d been meaning to check out this “alternative craft show” for some time. Based on the article I read a few days back in the Journal, I was expecting a venue that [...]

I remember having intentions to visit last summer’s Whyte Avenue Street Sale, but never got around to it. So this year, I jumped at the chance to kill three birds with one stone – namely, the Old Strathcona Art Walk, Fashion Extravaganza, and of course, the opportunity to shop on pavement. The weather was perfectly [...]

Contrary to the title of my blog, I’m not actually very optimistic. So it might be surprising that I happily embraced the only positive outcome of my stolen wallet – having the excuse to shop for a new one. Over the weekend, I perused the selection of Matt & Nat wallets at The Plaid Giraffe [...]

Bettina can attest to how many shoe stores we traipsed through while in Montreal last year after being bitten by the “flat bug.” Still, due to my more than picky nature when it comes to shoes, I only managed to find a pair I bought as a last resort, and one that I really haven’t [...]

I was first exposed to H & M while in Toronto on vacation about this time last year. They had a great selection of both work and weekend wear for a reasonable price, and while some eschew their quality, I find their “disposable fashion” made of better material than its counterparts Forever XXI and to [...]