Not only are toes themselves fairly icky, but one or two piggies peeping out for the world to see, squashed and mutilated after a day’s walking, are utterly nasty.  It used to be that this peep toe wonder trend was confined to the hotter months, though with the introduction of the peep toe boot the hideousness knows no seasonal bounds.

I heartily encourage everyone to have a personal goal of a peep toe boot free 2011… I know we can do it!

It will be curious to see if the script can create new magic with the humor style; what’s old is still old to fans of the original Z, even if it’s been nearly 10 years since the original was released.  It will be interesting to see which face they cast as Derek and Matilda Jeffries’ boy – I would completely weep if they cast Justin Beiber.

Regardless of how the movie does [or does not] turn out, give Zoolander a watch today and remember all the magic of the lols.

Oh, and I just realized DZ is doing the original duckface in his blue steel look – that Jersey Shore oompa loompa totally bit that one and we didn’t even realize it!!

That’s right.. demiCouture and Mobilicity have combined forces to offer one winner a free HTC Smartphone and unlimited talk and text (a $35/month value) for 3 months. 

Give – You will be holding a giveaway for an HTC smartphone
Get –  You and a reader receive a phone with the Holiday Unlimited package
Share – Share the love by liking the Mobilicity Facebook page and Mobilicity donate $1 per like to the S’Cool Life Fund.

To enter, comment on this flyer on the demiCouture Facebook page.  You have until January 6 to enter, and must live in Canada to win (sorry rest of the world.. this was Mobilicity’s requirement!)

Main Street

• F As In Frank – 60% off entire store, 30% off online store w/ promo code ‘chucknorris‘
• Eugene Choo – 30% off clothing and accessories, including sale items
• Lark - additional discounts, 1 day sales

Gastown

• Roden Gray – entire store 20-70% off
• The Block – Sale occurring; no discounts specified
• LYNNsteven - 50% off FW10 items, 20% off jewelry
• Times Profile Shop - up to 60% off
• Dutil - 98.6% off selected denim, additional $7-8 off with flyer
• Nouvelle Nouvelle – 50% off entire store

Downtown

• Browns - up to 80% off
• H&M - $100 off your purchase for the first 100 customers, additional sales in store
• Urban Outfitters – 50% off sale items, additional discounts in store
• Aldo - additional 30% off sale items
• Aritzia - additonal 20-50% off sale items
• Winners - sale details on website
• Zara - up to 50% off everything
• Holt Renfrew – 50% off sale items
• American Apparel - 20% off everything (unconfirmed, forum)
• BoysCo - entire store up to 80% off

Kitsilano

• Gravity Pope – 20% off regular priced items
• JNBY- 50% off sale items

Online

• SSense - additional 50% off sale items
• Bluefly - up to 80% off items
• Land’s End – up to 40% off select items

That way, after Christmas is over and my head stops spinning things can get hyped properly and you can actually have a moment to scope demiCouture and not feel guilty about pushing holiday to-do’s off to the side.

EXCELLENT, GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY. What a relief.

Have an extra drank (or two) for me this ho-liday!

V.P.

This truly collectible version is only available online until December 31st, at a price of $1,750 per book.   Books will deliver within 3-6 weeks, and if you’ve got buyer’s remorse too damn bad – this piece is not returnable.  At least you get comp’d shipping!

Whether it’s internal issues from the heads trying to rake in as much cash as possible from still grieving fashionistas or the design team is genuinely stuck as to where to take the label next, it’s time to jump out of this super luxe pot hole and get back to the roots of McQueen – dreamlike images of clothing, at times terrifying, often grunge and always at the forefront of the design community.

While Sarah Burton has large and heavy shoes to fill, she’s clearly up to the challenge if only she would let herself loose and begin to restore the McQueen label to what it was before its celebrity became it’s defining characteristic.  Instead of bodycon dresses with intricate print designs and incredibly tailored separates, one still years for McQueen designs of days gone by; amazingly draped shaping of 2004, costume finery of 2006,  architecturals of 2008 and English throwback of the 1800s from 2009.

The rawness of the label’s design seems to have been [hopefully] temporarily lost with his passing; a characteristic one can only pray will return with team and directional stability.  This label deserves to be held in the hearts of admirers for decades as more than a label that brought skulls back into mainstream acceptability; the only way this can be done is to ensure the design continues to shatter new glass ceilings.

WHEN: Wednesday, December 22 from 11AM – 7PM
WHERE: (212); 454 West Cordova [Googlemap]

They’re sold, thanks!

Want em? Email me!

Super cute, right??

I got these from SteveMadden.com a couple on months ago, and while they’re labeled as a size 40 (women’s 10), they fit like a 9, so naturally I can’t wear them.  These are genuine leather, studded booties, made in Spain and never worn! I have the box if you need it.

Specs:

-size 9 (39)
-fits a bit narrow
-never worn!
-retails for $100+ US (more like $130 when duties + shipping are factored)
-asking $60

THEY’RE GONE, THANKS!!