Shopping Canadian
I recently went to Montreal and had an awesome time shopping at a little boutique called "Delano Design" (www.delanodesign.com) in Old Montreal.
My typical shopping style is SALES. I love sales. I can't buy items if they are not on sale...so usually I focus on the chain stores (i.e. Club Monaco) where there are more likely to be sales.
Well, this experience of shopping in the little boutique made me realize I should give more balance to little boutiques from now on. Reasons?
1) The service. The young sales ladies were enthusiastic and knowledgeable! They knew their brands, they knew what to recommend (and cared enough to actually make the effort) and really enhanced our shopping experience by styling us for each outfit from head to toe...adding a hat, a belt, shoes.... Yeah, of course it is to encourage us to buy, but you ever have those moments where you stand in a white dressing room, unsure whether the outfit actually works...well, it helps a lot when there is a professional stylist there helping you out. Basically, in small little boutiques, you get the full stylist treatment. It was awesome
2) Supporting smaller/local designers: I always want to buy more Canadian, but it's hard because it's not readily available. Alas, this store had Montreal brands like Valerie Dumaine, Birds of North America that I really really liked! Each piece in the store was carefully selected and it really shows!!
Speaking of shopping Canadian, here are some of my favourite Canadian designers and some online Canadian shopping sites. Happy shopping!
Valerie Dumaine
http://shopvaleriedumaine.com/
- love her esthetics! Modern city chic.
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Elroy
http://www.shopelroy.com/
- gorgeous dresses for the city girl
***
Dace.com
http://www.shopdace.com
- I feel like I should be roaming green fields and meadows in her clothes. Very feminine!
***
Luxelabel
http://www.luxelabel.com/
- online store for a variety of labels...including Canadian brands like Smythe, Mackage among others.
More to come!!!
I recently went to Montreal and had an awesome time shopping at a little boutique called "Delano Design" (www.delanodesign.com) in Old Montreal.
My typical shopping style is SALES. I love sales. I can't buy items if they are not on sale...so usually I focus on the chain stores (i.e. Club Monaco) where there are more likely to be sales.
Well, this experience of shopping in the little boutique made me realize I should give more balance to little boutiques from now on. Reasons?
1) The service. The young sales ladies were enthusiastic and knowledgeable! They knew their brands, they knew what to recommend (and cared enough to actually make the effort) and really enhanced our shopping experience by styling us for each outfit from head to toe...adding a hat, a belt, shoes.... Yeah, of course it is to encourage us to buy, but you ever have those moments where you stand in a white dressing room, unsure whether the outfit actually works...well, it helps a lot when there is a professional stylist there helping you out. Basically, in small little boutiques, you get the full stylist treatment. It was awesome
2) Supporting smaller/local designers: I always want to buy more Canadian, but it's hard because it's not readily available. Alas, this store had Montreal brands like Valerie Dumaine, Birds of North America that I really really liked! Each piece in the store was carefully selected and it really shows!!
Speaking of shopping Canadian, here are some of my favourite Canadian designers and some online Canadian shopping sites. Happy shopping!
Valerie Dumaine
http://shopvaleriedumaine.com/
- love her esthetics! Modern city chic.
***
Elroy
http://www.shopelroy.com/
- gorgeous dresses for the city girl
***
Dace.com
http://www.shopdace.com
- I feel like I should be roaming green fields and meadows in her clothes. Very feminine!
***
Luxelabel
http://www.luxelabel.com/
- online store for a variety of labels...including Canadian brands like Smythe, Mackage among others.
More to come!!!
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