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! 

  

An eBay Canada Twitter Giveaway: Outfit 1

 

As spokesperson for eBay in October, I was able to pull some fabulous looks from the bottomless closet that is eBay Canada. In the process, I found out that you can find loads of brand new fashion on the site. But more importantly, I realized that eBay is actually super simple to shop since you can choose to either 'buy now' with the click of a button (like any other online store) or bid with the best of them. 

eBay Canada has given me three brand new outfits I showcased on shows like CHCH Morning Live and The Morning Show TO to give away to you. First up, this gorgeous winter look, featuring a down-filled red parka (size S), a black Club Monaco turtleneck (size S) and a pair of Second Denim leopard pants (size S).

Here's how to win this lovely outfit: 

1) Follow @eBayCanada and @realliferunway on Twitter.

2) Tweet the following '@realliferunway & @eBayCanada are giving away a perfect down-filled parka. Details here: http://bit.ly/JCTGua. RT to #win! '

3) Contest closes this Friday, Dec 20th at 5 pm.

Bonne chance! xx

P.S.- I'll be giving away 2 more outfits shortly. Stay tuned...

Win It: A Vawk & Zara Giveaway from eBay

  

Though my life is always busy (whose life isn't?), things have been particularly frenzied this past month with my new gig as ambassador for eBay.ca. Between radio interviews and tv appearances on shows like CH Morning Live (see the segment here) and The Morning Show on Global, I've been criss-crossing southwestern Ontario talking about new mom style and dishing about the new, improved eBay.ca.

I'll admit that aside from actual 'work', online shopping has taken up a fair bit of my time of late (bites lip, looks mildly apologetic). I used to think that eBay was an auction house, a place where you went to bid and wait and bid again and, really, it all just seemed a little complicated to me. But here's the thing. eBay has evolved, big time, and you can now go online and shop retailers and sellers around the globe and buy right away. How's that for instant gratification?

It's super easy, highly worthwhile, and I have a new Club Monaco dress, cobalt blue Narciso Rodriguez coat and J.Crew sweater to prove it. #score. Apparently I'll have to also start hawking some of my things on eBay to fund my new habit...

Okay, giveaway time: My new friends at eBay have generously offered up a VAWK by Sunny Fong manta capelet and a stunning pair of gold brocade Zara pants (size small) exclusively to RLR readers.

Here's how to win this perfect party outfit, just in time for the start of holiday season:

1) Leave a comment below telling me why you want to win this look.

2) Follow @eBayCanada on Twitter.

3) For a bonus entry, tweet the following '@realliferunway & @eBayCanada are giving away a perfect party outfit and I want to #win! http://bit.ly/1c5cWdp'

3) Contest closes next Thursday, Oct 17th at 5 pm. I'll announce the winner Fri morning!

Good luck and happy shopping on eBay. It's dangerous, I'm warning you (see below for the cute looks I picked up for The Morning Show segment)

xo