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Guess what!

It was a huge success!

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Vancouver’s Guess Fashion Blogger Night hosted by The Anthology, Style Struck, Alicia Fashionista and A Haute Mess in support of FITE was so. much. fun.

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And it was all thanks to those of you who came out and supported the cause (and enjoyed a few cocktails and a bit of shopping with your philanthropy).

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It was so wonderful to see so many familiar faces and to meet so, so  many of you for the first time.

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I was more than a little stoked that Peak Season’s DJ Morel spun for us, that the incredible Vancouver designer Jason Matlo (pictured above) was there, and that photographer Evaan Kheraj captured the whole thing on camera. Want to keep clicking? You’ll find even more coverage from Rick Chung, Melissa Knight, Cicy Chan, Alicia Fashionista, Style Struck, Diamonds in the City, and Chloe Hoppie.

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Thank you, Team Guess, for an amazing evening! And from the bottom of my heart, thanks to all of you came out and supported FITE.

Hair by Suki’s, dress by Guess (obvi).

P.S. I’ve posted a billion more photos on The Anthology’s Facebook page. Take a peek and tag your friends!

April 12, 2011 by

Jenny Andrews <3 You

The Vancouver designer is such a fan of all you lovely Anthology readers that she made one of her uber popular Triangle Bags just for you.

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Handmade of super soft recycled leather and lined in lavender silk, it’s almost too pretty to use. Almost.

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The perfect home for your cosmetics, it stands 3.5″ tall x 8.5″ long x 3″ deep, and retails for $60.00.

Want to win it?

For one entry: Comment on this post and tell us what miracle cosmetics you cannot leave home without. (My MAC Penultimate Eye Liner is very well traveled.)

For two entries: Write on The Anthology’s Facebook wall.

For three entries: Holler @TheAnthology on Twitter.

The contest is open to readers worldwide. The lucky winner will be chosen on Tuesday, April 5th. Good luck!

March 30, 2011 by

Just like Claudia Schiffer before me

I’m going to be repping Guess! Not as a supermodel, mind you. But as a party host.
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You’re invited to an evening of cocktails and blogging! (It’s every bit as glamourous as it sounds.) Wednesday, April 6th at Guess on Robson. Come by! Say hi to some of your favourite Vancouver fashion bloggers — A Haute Mess, Style Struck, Alicia Fashionista et moi. And, most importantly, support FITE.

See you there!

March 24, 2011 by

Ta da!

Even more fun than unflattering “before” shots are dogtastic “after” shots.

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I shortened my vintage secretary dress (and by “I” I mean “my tailor”).

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Wore it with a vintage jacket and Givenchy tights to a girlfriend’s baby shower (congratulations KJ!).

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And it looks so gosh-darned great, I’d be taking too much credit if I said I had anything to do with it — my sister bought it for me and my tailor did all the hard work.

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But my pup’s poor manners? Those I can take full credit for.

P.S. Want to expand your music collection and help Japan? You’ll love this.

March 20, 2011 by

Here’s a hypothetical situation for ya

Let’s say your closet is filled with wacky and wonderful vintage pieces. You’d want a few classics to balance out the insanity, right?

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Well, in my case that situation is anything but hypothetical. So when I buy new pieces they’re often the most classic, basic, comfy ones around. Like those from Alternative Apparel. The California-based brand will open its first retail shop in LA’s radtastic Abbot Kinney next month.

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In Vancouver, Alternative Apparel has set up a temporary retail shop at Gastown’s Times Profile Shop until April — you’ll find pics from the launch party here. (Times Profile Shop is kind of like the retail equivalent of a serial monogamist — it only partners with one brand at a time. After Alternative Apparel, Oliver Peoples and Cheap Monday will each have a turn transforming the space.)

It’s comforting to know you have an alternative, isn’t it?

[Images courtesy of Alternative Apparel.]

P.S. Twitter is a nice alternative.

March 13, 2011 by

It would be a dream

To collect so much art that every wall in my house would be covered. Floor to ceiling.

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While none of these pieces are hanging on my walls (insert sad face here), they are hanging on Becker Galleries’.

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They’re part of Unintended Calculations, the show that unites four street artists from around the world. Curated by Indigo (far left), it features LA’s Augustine Kofie, Vancouver’s Scott Sueme, the UK’s Remi/Rough and Washington DC’s Jeremy Inscoe.

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It’s about four different approaches to abstraction.

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So I thought I’d dress the part in three different approaches to patterns — plaid, stripes and whatever you’d call the print on my clutch.

Want to see them in person? (The paintings, not my clothes.) Unintended Calculations runs until March 26th at the Becker Galleries. And if you want to see the artists’ work on an even bigger scale, stop by the Moda Hotel where they have collaborated on two four-storey murals.

[First piece by Augustine Kofie, second two by Scott Sueme.]

P.S. The Anthology’s Facebook wall is full of art too.

March 8, 2011 by