Tag Archive | "clothing"

Six Things that Make me Happy

Thursday, January 29, 2009

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I was recently tagged by a fellow O Town blogger Ottawa Street Style.  The idea was to put together a list of 6 things that make me happy, and then tag 6 others.  This has taken me awhile, it’s true.  It may even have taken me too long, but what the heck.  It was fun.  I [...]

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Isn’t it Always Fashion Week?

Sunday, November 16, 2008

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If you’re inclined toward the aesthetic, and care even slightly about what you put on to wear each day, then you really should know by now that Ottawa has a burgeoning fashion scene that is quickly gaining traction in a town known for being sartorially repressed. Image credit:  Ottawa Sun Photo Gallery For those who find themselves [...]

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Ottawa Style – Hardly Boring

Monday, September 22, 2008

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For this girlaboutOtown, the Capital Clothing Show held this past weekend at the Carleton University Fieldhouse was a must see.  Aside from free parking and admission, this first ever event promised plenty of independent fashion, one-of-a-kind jewellery design and vintage clothing from Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto vendors. Thankfully, it did not disappoint.  Absent were the harried crowds [...]

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Must Stop Shop – Aunt Olive’s

Monday, July 28, 2008

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Once inside Aunt Olive’s Vintage Clothing and Cafe at 209 Gilmour St. at Elgin, you might actually feel like you’ve been transported to the big city.  It’s pretty hard not to catch a strong retro vibe with the avocado walls, the mustard yellow plush floral sofa and the stereo pumping just loud enough to get your toes tapping.  This brand of streetwise vintage cool isn’t your standard Ottawa shopping fare. Instead, this is the [...]

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