Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 10:25AM 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!
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Reader Comments (39)
https://twitter.com/kris_tinaD/status/482189252134858752
I love ebay. I always shop on ebay. My best purchase was a free people tank, NWT, bought for .99c with free shipping. I actually felt TERRIBLE paying for that purchase. I FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT NOW!
I got a pair of AG jeans, brand new, for $40. They arrived in a few days and fit like a dream. Love eBay!
I have my eyes set on the Elin Dress
my best score is actually a boring item but a heck of a deal. New lithium ion battery for my camera $8 dollors on ebay $72 dollors everywhere else and still working a year later.
I bought a beautiful studded Marc Jacobs tote on ebay.ca
I love ebay.ca and bid all the time! (its an obsession!)
@missrolland2 on twitter
I would LOVE to own the half circle skirt or the Isabelle Dress.
Great summer/transitional pieces. So nice to see Canadian labels featured on eBay!
Thanks for all the great entries and loved to hear about your amazing eBay scores. Will announce the winner tomorrow am. Good luck! xoxo
And the winner is...Yvonne! Congrats to you and thanks to everyone who entered! Check back this summer for more fun giveaways xoxo