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 

 

Jennifer Lawrence Covers Harper's Bazaar UK

Photos by Ben Hassett for Harper's Bazaar UK

Seriously, this girl is stunning. Perfect skin, grounded attitude, mad skills with the bow & arrow. I adore her, and I adore this femme fatale November '13 cover and feature for Harper's Bazaar UK. That is all. Oh wait, except for this:

 

Sneak Peek: The Banana Republic L'Wren Scott Holiday Collection

Photos courtesy Banana Republic

Banana Republic has already teamed up with well-known designers like Milly and Issa, so the announcement of another collab wasn't a huge surprise. But here's the shocking part: this time BR has wooed none other than the notoriously exclusive L'Wren Scott. How amazing is this?! The 6'3" glamazon designer (and longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger) is known for her super-luxe, impossibly-expensive designs but with her first big retail collection, looks like Scott is finally ready for mass-marketdom.

Banana Republic Creative Director and Executive Vice President of Design, Simon Kneen says, “We share an appreciation for genuine luxury, beautiful fabrics and unexpected details. The designs created for this collection bring a modern approach to pieces you will love forever.”  

“A partnership of this scale was a first for me, and I was very excited to find a true partner in Simon,” says L’Wren Scott. “Through this collection, we were able to bring our shared vision to life and the end result is a capsule we’re both so proud to call our own. It beautifully combines the ultra-feminine with wearable polish and will bring a sexy confidence to our consumers.”

The limited-edition Banana Republic L’Wren Scott Collection is designed to inspire glam holiday parties out on the town or at home.  The more than 50-piece collection includes apparel and accessories for women, ranging from sequin party dresses and bejewelled cardigans, to feminine, tailored jeans and lace dresses, plus accessories like chain-handled clutches (that double as jewellery), striped cashmere blankets, berets and totes.

Three original prints are featured prominently throughout the capsule. A dramatic lip print (a Rolling Stone reference?), a print of romantic peonies, and finally, a candy stripe of black, Ultra Violet, Poster Red and Lipstick Red. Not a big fan of the red/purple/black combo but for the legendary L'Wren, I'm willing to reconsider.

The capsule launches at select Banana Republic retail locations worldwide and online December 5, 2013, just in time for Christmas shopping. I can name some girls (Me, Myself, and I) who will be putting this right at the top of their lists. Exciting, yes?!

xx