“Saving women from their beloved damn heels.”
 
No matter what, there’s something still too primitive about a barefooted beauty in the wee hours of the morning after a night chock full of dancing. Here’s an in for innovative concepts like Damn Heels and earlier posted cazz. Foldable ballerina flats are our saviours for stilettos – they’re a compact and wildly affordable product that have entered the fashion-inclined markets. Essentially flats that stem from an easy-to-pick menu (three sizes – S-M-L and in a small range of colours). Damn Heels brings some …

 
At the sweet recco of Maria, I picked up a bunch of tracks from Mozella, a songstress with vocals that tinge on Duffy-style music. I love the stories of people running off to LA to pursue their dreams – stolen from Wikipedia:
 
MoZella was born and raised in Livonia, Michigan, where she first got her start as a performer booking her own gigs in coffee houses at age 15. Immediately after graduating from high school, she set out for Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. She took a day …

 
Can’t…stop…yelling. But at least it’s hands free. Thanks to Chris I’m the proud owner of this hands free car-clipped blue tooth speakerphone, so I no longer have to fumble while driving or…just not answer for hours. And makes for a lot of: “Hey that girl’s crazy she keeps talking to the sky, freak”.
 
A product of late-night Wal-Mart visiting from holiday season, this wicked device makes for the perfect addition to the Fashion Tech Section of urbanebloc.com (yeah yeah, always thinking content). For under $80.00, this was an easy-install (literally clip-pair-use). …

 
Have you heard? If you weren’t at the clothing swap, you haven’t likely as of yet. CAZZ foldable flats are a concept that stemmed from barefoot-streetwalkers (kidding – basically chikitas that decide that the pain of their high heels are too much to bear, and opt for shoeless nights). These portable flats literally tuck into themselves to half the size, and conveniently zip into a pouch (which also converts into a bag). These shoes are nothing short of rocket science (I’m sure in a few years they’ll have perfected dishwashing …

 
LIZARES is an emerging men’s ready-to-wear line, under the creative direction of Brian Maristela. Maristela happens to be a keeper of an interesting bio – born and raised in Sudbury, a top graduate of Fashion Design at Fanshawe college, and integrates his Filipino roots into design (cultural materials). The makings of something refreshingly original.
 
The mission? “To create timeless, powerful pieces that appeal to the likes of global opinion leaders and style makers”.
 
The line is new (started in 2009), crisp, meticulously detailed, and a welcomed edginess. It debuted at LG Fashion …

 
The Roosevelt Room is a hotly anticipated supper club slated to open late November (though I’ve heard so much about it, and might perhaps stop by the media preview tomorrow. With a menu inspired by the first ever Academy Awards and a beautifully themed reception, it’s pretty hard to pass up). The venue is located behind the TIFF Tower, located on 2 Drummond Place, downtown Toronto. Love the theme of old Hollywood glamour and the 20s theme (flapper dresses and sophisticated head pieces?)
Here’s a smidge more:
 

The Roosevelt Room is more …

 
I was gifted with two lovely Kiss the Girl T-Shirts for review – and I must say that I was pleasantly delighted. While I’m not usually an advocate for graphic tees, I found these ones of what I’d almost deem excessively comfortable, just the right amount of kitsch, and the perfect go-to for a casual day of…you guessed it, weekend work. Throw on a lavender dress shirt (I’m obsessed with the perma wrinkle one that I got from Talula), a waist belt (the one pictured is my favourite belt, Brave …

I recently sat down with Shawna Robinson, part owner of Toronto based label, LABEL – you like that don’t you? See the irony label lovers? Label is the name of the line owned by Robinson and her partner Natalie Sydoruk. The idea is that you see no Label. You define the clothes; the clothes don’t define you.
 
Have a look at the Q&A after the jump (and photos from the live photoshoot at Cheval).
 

 
I was just talking about plasticine animation with a co-worker yesterday, and this light hearted joy of a video came into my life. Well timed Sliimy, well timed. He slightly reminds me of MIKA. I guess we all have to make associations (it’s how we learn when dealing with something new).
 
Good music is good music – grand tune, check it out.

 
Evian’s always making waves (haha to that oh-so-witty pun) teaming up with Jean-Paul Gaultier for these limited edition bottles. It’s a stunning glass silhouette with crystals etched into it. I snagged two of these bad boys up as a welcome present to the Jet Cooper boys for their offices (more on that soon – I’m absolutely ecstatic about this upcoming mini-projecto).
 
Where’d I get them? Strangely enough, at Metro near where the fabulous Wynne Leung lives, and they were even on sale. Get them while you can – they’re not around …