WIN IT: The New Boutiques on eBay.ca

Currently renting a cottage and cute husband was gone so I had to be resourceful with this one...

As eBay Canada's Fashion Expert, I can always count on the site to keep my wardrobe up-to-date without breaking the bank. And while I've scored some amazing designer finds on eBay.ca, it's the Canadian pieces that mean the most to me.  In an effort to help support local boutiques and independent designers, eBay Canada has launched its brand new Boutiques on eBay, featuring uniquely gorgeous pieces from homegrown designers. This month, eBay has teamed up with Toronto fashion boutique, Coal Miner's Daughter to feature handmade designs from Jool Clothing, Jordan de Ruiter, Haller, Sara Duke, 3rd Floor Studio and Norwegian Wood.

The line is available exclusively at ebay.ca/boutiqueSS14 until June 30th with all pieces priced under $90 plus free shipping all across Canada. Amazing, right?

My personal fav is the Haller Isabelle Dress (pictured above), with its super sexy lace back and drapey yet lightweight fabric. I actually need to wear a bra (don't most of us?) so wasn't sure if I could pull off the style but I simply wear a black bra, undo the clasp and tuck in the sides of the bra. It's stretchy and tight enough to keep everything in place, even without your bra done up, though of course you could head to a lingerie shop for a bra designed for backless dresses, too. I'm just frugal and time-strapped (read: cheap and lazy) at the moment. Plus, I love that you can wear it dressed way up or down, depending on the occasion of the day - see below for a few cute ways to wear it, though you could also wear it as a maxi skirt (with a sweater layered over top and an arm party full of metallic bracelets), with a blazer for work, or even with a neon bandeau underneath for festival season. 

Okay, now for the cool part: to celebrate the line (and to share this stunner of a dress), eBay is offering RLR readers the chance to win a $75 gift card to Boutiques on eBay so you can score a special piece of your own.

Here's how to win it:

1. Leave a comment below telling me your best ever score on eBay.ca (or if you haven't shopped the site, tell me which piece you'd love to own from the new Boutiques on eBay.)

2. For a bonus entry, tweet the following '@realliferunway & @eBayCanada are giving away a GC to shop the new Boutiques on eBay and I want to #win! http://bit.ly/1miXO2w'

3. Contest closes this Thursday, June 26th at 5 pm. 

4. Contest open to residents of Canada only. 

5. Good luck, y'all! 

  

Comments

[Tiff]

My best score ever on eBay for clothes was a silk top by L.A.M.B - it was located in Toronto, so I was able to just pick it up and wear it - it's a really unique piece!

Thanks for the giveaway, and for letting me know about the boutique - it's a great idea!

[Ella M.]

I bought my first pair of Louboutins on eBay! I never would have been able to afford them otherwise. Love this dress.

[Brenda Penton]

My best score on eBay was a pair of Gap jeans for $4 shipped from the US. They still had tags!

[Glogirl]

My best buy was two wilton icing bags for less than $6 shipped. The size of bags I got retail for about $12 each so I got a bargain.

[Glogirl]

Tweet~ http://twitter.com/glogirl3/status/481502418954231808

[Bons]

I think the Upcycled Denim Vest (by JOOL Clothing) looks really cute and would love to have it!

[angela m]

I would love the Half Circle Skirt
Sara Duke at the Boutiques on eBay.
thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

[angela m]

Tweet
https://twitter.com/flower_child_23/status/481544924815691777

[marlene]

Best ever score on eBay.ca Hot Retro-inspired Womens Butterfly Clouds Arms Sunglasses Semi Tranparent Round $1.95 Canadian & free shipping.
I also won something years ago for 1 cent & free shipping on that also.
Love ebay!

[marlene]

https://twitter.com/MyBeautyBug/status/481596386790473728