Oshawa Centre Gets Style Approved: Part Deux

A few of my Pinterest pics for the OC Style Approved Campaign

If you read my post the other week, you'll know that I'm part of an undercover team of fashion sleuths for Oshawa Centre. It's not really so undercover, but we are bad-ass and ruthless (when it comes to shopping, anyway), and dedicated to tracking down the best finds. It's a dangerous job (as my Visa card has recently discovered) but I'm glad to do it.

On my second visit, I found loads of things I wanted to bring home, from perfect fall boots to the cutest things for my house. All of my favourite finds (along with those of the 4 other style experts) are being added to the Oshawa Centre Style Approved Pinterest Board daily for you to share, re-pin or 'like' at your leisure.

Once you're done lusting on Pinterest and making your fall shopping list, simply head over to Facebook to enter the Oshawa Centre Style Approved Contest for your chance to win 1 of 3 $500 Shopping Sprees to properly fund your shopping habit.

Good luck, y'all! Can't wait to hear what you think of our picks (aren't those mugs the cutest?)

xx

Cool Camo: 9 Bloggers Wear It Right

Krystin Lee of Suburban Faux-Pas, Jenny Jovanovic of Crazy Style Love and Christine Andrew of Hello Fashion  

Companyyy, halt! Whether you like to blend in or prefer to stand out from the ranks, camo will put you right at the front lines of fashion this fall. Ready to brave the camo print? I've featured 9 very stylish blogettes in my article this week for iVillage.ca who show us loads of ways to wear it right...

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Trouble: Gap's Fall 2013 Collection

Textural Raw-Edge Tee, $31.95, Gap

I can justify anything and have found plenty of ways to do so at Gap this fall. I could wear the above tee with everything and I definitely hope to bust it out with a black flared mini and ankle boots at Toronto Fashion Week. The clutch below isn't just a clutch, but a very practical cross-body which totally makes sense for my day-to-day. The varsity jacket? Okay, fine, it's basically the tee with long sleeves, isn't it? Hmm... And yet, it's the perfect fall layer since while I feel a little too old to wear a proper varsity jacket, this collegiate nod seems just right. Polka-dot jeans on their own? Totally don't need. Polka-dot pre-distressed jeans? Need. The amazing coated merlot skinnies look like leather but are so much friendlier on the wallet. And at $89.95, I don't really even have to justify the back zip moto boots, do I? While these ramblings are pretty convincing, the current sale online at Gap is enough to make it all officially okay: 35% off any purchase of $140 or more. Shoot, don't you just love/hate it when they do that?

Colorblock Leather Crossbody Bag, $59.95, Gap

Textural Bomber Jacket, $59.95, Gap

1969 Destructed Polka-Dot Always Skinny Jeans, $79.95, Gap (in stores)

1969 Coated Biker Legging Jeans, $89.95, Gap (available Sept 30th)

 Leather Zipped Booties, $89.95, Gap 

3 Style Secrets You Need to Know

Pretty pics from the J.Crew Fall '13 Style Guide. Photos via J.Crew 

Originally posted in The Fashion Scoop

Birthday cards are lovely, party invites delightful, but nothing makes me more excited than the arrival of the J.Crew catalogue. I love to shop J.Crew but since I can't afford to indulge too often in the clothes themselves, I like to shop the catalogue (or the J.Crew Pinterest boards) for inspiration. Because nobody styles quite like J.Crew; They know how to layer and mix and match and mismatch, always finding things that you wouldn't think would go together, but somehow, they do...

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3 Cute Ways to Wear Camo

A cool camo look from Michael Kors Fall '13. Photo via Fairchild Photo.

Originally posted in The CLOSET

In fashion, and in life, there are some things you can do without a whole lot of thought - little black dresses, striped shirts and watching Real Housewives come to mind. Camo, my budding style mavens, is not one of these things. Unless you live in a shady forest dwelling, camo is not so easily hidden in the urban jungle; One careless misstep and you're a total fashion goner, ready to be stink-eyed, mocked or promptly enlisted.

For Fall '13 some of my fav designers, from Alexander Wang to Rebecca Minkoff to Michael Kors saluted camouflage in a seriously chic way, showing us that camo is officially on the front lines of fashion. Toss it into your wardrobe mix for the coming season and you'll be a total style soldier, ready to boldly take on anything life throws at you - from a mundane day at the office to weekend brunch with your besties. Check out these 3 cute ways to wear camo this fall...

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