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This past Thursday, July 23rd , frugalista’s gathered on busy Queen Street West to celebrate the debut of Toronto’s Frugal Fashion week, organized by the lovely Gillian Downes of GDPR.

FFW consisted of a series of inspired events including a street-long shop crawl, midnight madness sale at 69 Vintage, a delicious brunch, silent auctions, guerrilla fashions shows that featured clothing from a variety of stores including two of our favourites: Fashionably Yours and Brazen Hussy and much much more.

The first fashion week of its kind, FFW partnered with commercial communities in order to meet the consumer need for retail incentives and creative shopping outlets. This four-day long event kicked off with the Frugal Fashion Week Media + Industry Launch event at noted boutique, Chasse Gardée; where guests enjoyed a variety of hors d’oeuvres, as well as FFW gifts from talented jewellery designer Melissa Clemente.

On Friday July 24th, The Social; one of Queen West’s most notorious hotspots, set the stage for FFW Official Launch Party, where Frugalista’s mixed, mingled and danced the night away, while models walked the runway (The Social’s bar top) wearing designs from 69 Vintage. Fun times!

Frugal Fashion Week checked into the Drake Hotel on Saturday, where Frugalistas enjoyed a delicious 3-course brunch, created by the Drake’s gracious staff, as well as engergy-packed gift-bags, featuring items to help frugalistas get through a day of serious shoppring. After brunch, frugalistas hit queen street west with one goal in mind: to shop! Unfortunately mother nature wasn’t too accommodating as it poured like crazy soon after 🙁

The week ended with Lazy Sunday: A day for strolling through the neighbourhood while enjoying the galleries, bars, restaurants and boutiques. Sunday was the frugalistas’ day to experience Queen Street West at their own leisure, and create their own Queen Street West shop crawl.

A few Shop Crawl Boutiques:

♥ 69 vintage

♥ Brazen Hussy at Coal

♥ Champagne and Cupcakes

♥ Chasse Gardée

♥ Fashionably Yours

cute and tasty!

Gorgeous Sandals/Slippers… All Handmade!

Feesk by Fiona K

Elegant designs by Melissa from Frederick Prince

some of the silent auction…

Tara and David of UBU

Stunning Hand-dyed Silk Scarves by Haiasi

Ladies of dermalogica

More of the silent auction

Promise to Repeat

“for the love of vintage”

Ladies of Twin Souls Designs

For more pics of FFW, click here

A portion of the proceeds from FFW will be donated to Windfall; Canada’s only new clothing bank. They distribute donations of new clothing and other basic need items through partnerships with over 90 social service agencies in the G.T.A.

I had fun, it’s too bad it rained, I really wanted to see ALL of the fashion shows.

Maybe next year!

xoxo

Bella

Opens March 1, 2009 Fashionablyyours.ca -> tell her i sent you 🙂
Located inside MODA @ 632 Queen St West, just west of Bathurst (0)

STORE HOURS
Monday – Friday 11am – 7pm
Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12pm – 5pm

How to Sell:
We will review all woman’s apparel & accessories from high end and mid range designers, anywhere from Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs to BCBC, Zara, Bebe and sometimes even H&M.

We love:
* Party dresses for any occasion
* Designer Sunglasses (quick turnover rate)
* Designer Purses (quick turnover rate)
* Trendy Accessories (necklaces, bangles, scarves, belts)
* Designer Shoes (new or gently worn)
* Streetwear Tees with cool slogans
* Trendy Exclusive Sneakers (Nike, Reebok, Converse, etc)
* Up and coming designers

Call 647.802.9687 or email sell@fashionablyyours.ca to make your appointment today!! We will be booking appointments any day of the week between 11am – 7pm. Special extended hours appointments and pick up service available upon request in the downtown area only.

Here’s what you need to know to become a consignor and start making money right away.

* Clothes are accepted and reviewed by appointment only (no rips, stains, or damages)
* They must be cleaned and presented on hangers (which will be returned to you right away)
* They must be in season. Currently accepting SPRING!
* Clothes are to be no more than 1 to 2 years old (some exceptions apply)
* Designer Labels, Streetwear Brands and unique clothing and accessorie accepted
* We accept all clothes from casual to cocktail, streetwear to sexy
* 60-day consignment period
* Computerized tracking system
* 50/50 Split for the first 6 months (inquire for more details)
* After 60 days, you have an option to pick up unsold items or donate them to a local woman’s shelter (or charity of your choice)

Once we’ve accepted your items, tell all your friends and we will offer a special referral program. We look forward to keeping your shopping habit alive and your style up to date and fabulous!!

Fashionably Yours,

xoxo
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