I am a big fan of Banana Republic. I know that I can always walk into a store, know what to expect, and find something in a classic style at a manageable price point. Over the last few years, Banana Republic has worked with high end designers to introduce a number of limited edition capsules that … [Read more...]
URBAN CLOSET: So sick of winter
I'm sick of winter. I'm sure you are too. I'm tired of wearing boots. I don't care how cute my boots are and how many I have. Right now, they all suck. The salt stains are killing me. The thing is winter can't stop me now! I still have plenty of events to attend and social stuff to show up … [Read more...]
Urban Closet – January 27
I love when a trip the grocery store inspires a brand new outfit. With literally 60 minutes from the time I threw my daughter on the ice for hockey practice to the time she came off, I had to drive to the grocery store, park, get in, do a week's worth of shopping, get out, unpack, drive back and … [Read more...]
Taking A Work-At-Home Wardrobe To The Office
This UrbanCloset space is now going to be shared among all of our bloggers. If you have an outfit you would like to share, please contact jen [at] urbanmoms [dot] ca. We'd love to feature it! Building a business wardrobe after 9 years of working from home is a slow process. As many of you know, I … [Read more...]
What to Wear this Holiday Season
Celebrate! The holidays are upon us and it's time to bring on the bling, pile on the glitter, and sparkle like a star. The next few weeks offer up more opportunities to dress up, and they're the only time of year when there's no thing as too much. This holiday season, it's all about luxurious and … [Read more...]
ISSA is coming! (yes,the line that Kate wears)
Who can forget that iconic royal blue silk dress that Kate Middleton wore at the official announcement of her engagement to Prince William in November 2010? It caused the fashion world to stand still. All news outlets, newspapers, magazines and social media platforms were buzzing about how Kate had … [Read more...]
Mad Women
While I heard last week that the folks from Mad Men have finally started filming the next season (and this thrills me almost as much because we'll finally find out what all our favourite cocktail-swigging, cigarette-smoking ad execs are up to, as it does because it means Jon Hamm will have to shave … [Read more...]
Week Two Results
Well, two weeks down and things are still going well. I'm absolutely loving all the "free" fruit and feeling better than ever. AND. The best part? I'm still losing weight. It's not exactly coming off at a fast pace, but it's a reasonable pace. And I have to remind myself: it took nearly two years to … [Read more...]
Friday Highs and Lows
One of the holiday fashion trends I'm really loving these days is the big bling-y cocktail ring. I think a gorgeous accessory can take an outfit from nice to NICE and these "of the moment" pieces are perfect for that.I've been stalking the Banana Republic site for a while looking at this. It's … [Read more...]
Shop Gap in your PJs!
OK, OK. Shopping online is not exactly a sparkly new trend, is it? But we've waited very patiently for our dear friends at Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic to jump on the bandwagon, and Canada, NOW THEY HAVE!!!! I'm sorry to yell at you all, but this is a day that millions of women have been … [Read more...]