Have A Great Weekend
July 3, 2009
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Open Up
July 3, 2009
Perhaps this sexy ba&sh dress will help to brighten up your weekend? Remember its now 25% off….getting brighter already!
ba&sh dress, $159 - 25%
ba&sh dress, $159 - 25%
ba&sh dress, $159 - 25%
Toronto
July 3, 2009
As promised I have rounded up a few of my favorite places in Toronto:
915 Queen Street W, 416.603.1935
Clafouti Patisserie & Cafe was my go-to for coffee in the morning along with a tasty tarte. They also have freshly made breads and great sandwiches.
Polka Dot Kids, 917 Queen Street W, 416.306.2279
The other great thing about Clafouti…..its right next to Polka Dot Kids; perhaps the most beautiful kids store around? Everything inside looks as though it was made by hand and with care. Also, just about everything in there is miniature!
The Paper Place, 887 Queen Street W. 416.703.0089
No trip to T.O. would be complete without a stop to The Paper Place, where you can find the sweetest and prettiest cards, cool wrapping paper, and even silly paperclips just to name a few things. Of course next door to The Paper Place is TYPE, a gorgeous bookstore.
TYPE Books, 883 Queen Street W, 416.366.8973
I knew that I couldn’t leave with first stopping by the new boutique Vocado, which carries awesome brands like MOGIL, Dace, Designers Remix and LnE to name a few.
Vocado, 171 East LIberty Street Unit 121, 647.347.7153
I also made a quick stop at Robber where I looked through racks of Built By Wendy, Steven Alan and Sunshine & Shadow, all on sale by the way!
Robber, 863 Queen Street W, 647.351.0724
I had a really great time in Toronto and one of the main highlights was THIS ice cream shop/movie rental place???!!!??? ” What” you say….”could there be a more perfect pairing” you ask? Well, no, there cannot…not in my mind! The Film Buff serves up some of the best ice cream I have tasted (and I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur) and offers movie rentals all under the same roof . You MUST go!
The Film Buff, 73 Roncesvalles, 416.534.7078
Ummmm, yes, that’s chocolate ice cream running down the side!
PARTY
July 2, 2009
If your summer is anything like ours then you probably have a million weddings to go to. Marn and I ( and Zoe) think that this Velvet dress is perfect to wear to all the parties. Just look at the beading around the neck, and nothin’ says ‘party‘ like some beading!!! Well, and maybe those press-on nails from earlier in the week!
Velvet Dress, $309 -25%
Zoe wanted to be included!
Heavenly
July 2, 2009
This Clu sweater is heavenly……It’s lined in silk! Yeah, here at Lola & Emily we only offer you the very best!!!!!
Clu, $319 now -25%
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Glastonbury
June 30, 2009
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June 30, 2009
It seems as though a million of my friends are getting married this summer, it also seems as though they all need help finding a makeup artist. Good thing I know one! I first met Maya Goldenberg years ago when she worked for NARS, you actually couldn’t miss her; she is very funny, quiet loud and VERY good at her job. After seeking her advice before purchasing anything makeup related I had become totally reliant on her impeccable taste and so I knew that she was the only artist I would want to do my makeup for my wedding last year. Not to mention that it meant I would get to spend the afternoon laughing with her! Now when anyone asks me if I recommend a makeup artist I send them Maya’s info without hesitation and so I thought I would send it out to you all too! Did I mention that she also does hair?????
photography Riccardo Cellere
photography Riccardo Cellere
MMVA '09
Favourite
June 30, 2009
R.I.P. Noel
June 29, 2009
Noel was our goldfish. Actually, technically speaking, he was Amanda’s ‘betta’ fish. Lolo gave him to her in our Secret Santa gift exchange this year, but he sort of became our mascot. Perhaps Noel’s image wasn’t plastered all over 70’s teenage boys’ bedrooms, like Farah’s… and God knows he certainly wasn’t the King of Pop either… But he will be greatly missed nonetheless, and deserves a moment of our time.
I’m not going to lie… we had noticed that he didn’t seem super psyched lately… and he was starting to look a little worse for wear, but we did everything we were supposed to do. We cleaned his bowl regularly, we fed him (sometimes too much… my bad), we talked to him… The picture above is one that Amanda sent me when I was in London in January, so clearly better times. Noel was but a young Betta of a month and a half… (and obviously a bit cheeky because it kind of looks like Amanda is scolding him… like what could he have possibly done? Anyhow, that’s so far besides the point now… ) Actually, truth be told, he could have been like 85… I mean, who knows how old a fish is when you buy it from a pet store? I’m going to go out on a limb and say he wasn’t that old, because, let’s face it… fish just don’t live that long, do they? In any case, we like to think that Noel’s little life started when he took up residence in our office.
In the name of full disclosure, I should tell you that Noel wasn’t the first fish that we have had at Lola & Emily. When we first opened, almost 8 years ago, we had a fish named Antoine. He was a real goldfish (I think… ) and I LOVED him. This was before I had Zoe. And we used to have him in the front of the store, on the counter beside the cash, and I would chat with him… and maybe put my finger in his bowl, hoping that he would come and say hi. And eventually he did. And it got to the point where Antoine would swim up and rub his little back against my finger… He seemed to love it. Until he died and Sally told me that you aren’t supposed to “pet” fish. Apparently “everyone” knows that. Well, I’ll tell you what… that was a tough lesson to learn, but I learned it, and I promise you that I NEVER touched Noel… (but maybe Dave did? Ooooooh no I didn’t!?)
Given that we did not have this forum back when we lost Antoine, and I am feeling a little sad about Noel, and all of it… a Haiku for the Fallen
Life is so short Fish
You swim around in circles
But touch our hearts still
R.I.P little ones…
Noel December 8th, 2008 – June 29th, 2009 and Antoine September 30th, 2001 - December 21st, 2002 (I am COMPLETELY making those dates up for Antoine. I have no idea when we actually got him, or how long he lived, but that seems about right… give or take a month… or two)
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