Design Crush - Mark Fast

Mark Fast  - Winnepeg Born, London Based Knitwear Designer. Using models of all sizes.! Yay Mark!

Check out his new web page and tune in to his runway show live.

Model  - Hayley Morley       Photographer - FionaGarden

Schaart Clothing Studio Sale

Drop by the Studio on Saturday and Sunday, October 2nd and 3rd, 11-5 both days, and grab a deal!

EVERYTHING will be on sale, including Fall items.

Many other studios in the building will also be open for "The Drift", happening along Main Street from Terminal to 33rd Avenue, including Rebecca Chaperon.  Rebecca's works of art can also be viewed currently at Forsya Boutique, Main & 6th.

I look forward to seeing you during the sale!

Cheryl Densky

Studio address:  2414 Main Street (1/2 block north of Broadway), Unit #11 Upstairs

Visa, Mastercard and Cash accepted

PS:  Watch for the new updated website due to be launched sometime next week!  In the meantime check out some of the photos from the model shoot on my facebook page (search Schaart Clothing).  Please give us a "like" to stay in the loop.

PPS:  AND!!!  Watch the new lifestyle show "North of 49" airing Friday nights at 7:30pm on CHEK TV, starting next week, September 24th.  The host, Michelle Gibson, will be wearing Schaart Clothing designs exclusively for ALL the episodes.  YAY!!!!  

Diane Kennedy Sale!

One of my favorite plus size designers is having a great sale at one of my favorite stores. See below

Diane Kennedy

 is synonymous with sustainable, ecofriendly and organic clothing. Designed     especially to enhance the curvy figure and available in Regular sizes S-XL and Plus sizes 0X-3X. Fashion, quality and fit are never compromised.

Our best-selling signature weight of seasonless bamboo knit skims over your body. Comments are made constantly in regards to how beautiful it feels against skin. So soft and luxurious... you will want to wear it everyday! Excellent for travel... just shake it and hang it up... little or no ironing required!

All of our premium quality garments are consciously created and ethically produced in Canada, in beautiful Vancouver, BC.

Our fabulous Spring 2010 Collection is available in specialty retailers across Canada and the US. Immediates are always available!

Believe that curves are beautiful!

Greetings Ladies,

Diane Kennedy and Babs Studio Boutique are excited to bring you our…

 $$$  MASSIVE DESIGNER BLOW OUT SALE  $$$

At Babs Studio Boutique (2410 Granville Street, Vancouver)  

Store hours 11-6 Mon-Sat Sun 12-5

To add a little more fun to the event, you can roll the dice and win even further discounts on all items in the store.

This is how it works…

Everyone gets to roll the dice. When you roll, this is what your number equates too, see below…

1 item=$99.00

2 items= 2 for $150.00  (75.00ch)

3 items =3 for $180.00 (60.00ch)

4 items =4 for $220.00  (55.00ch)

5 items =5 for $250.00 (50.00ch)

6 items =6 for 2$70.00 (45.00ch)

If you want more than one item, you can roll again to see what you can get. If you want more than 2 items, you can roll again, and so on and so on.

Can we say F-U-N?

What an incredible way to get designer clothing at outlet store prices!

This is not just summer duds but all season too, so don’t miss this sale and be sure to tell all your girlfriends too!

Sale runs for one week only and starts Tuesday Sept 14-21, so get your cute buns in for fantastic savings!

P.S. And for those of you that just can’t wait to see the new fall fashions, both Diane Kennedy and I will be previewing our fall designs as well. This is your chance to pre-order exactly what you want.

See you in the store!

Diane and Babs

Lulu Lemon Hates Me

Laura Gavini Murphy lululemon hates me

July 8 at 4:07pm  · Comment · 

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    Lisa Robichaud Well I hate lululemon! Over priced and not even made in Canada...and sooo not unique! Boring, that's how I describe lululemon! I hope that makes you feel better!

    July 8 at 4:29pm ·  ·  1 person · 
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    Kaare Long Hates all moms with bellies and boobies - lulusourlemon :)

    July 8 at 5:15pm ·  ·  1 person · 
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    Grace Bauer their tata tamers don't come in my size - or my co-worker's. We went on a noon-hour "field trip" and were both disappointed. We decided our tatas can't be tamed. Guess everyone ought to get out there and do yoga or "one thing that scares you" or whatever - EXCEPT the gals whose bodies don't fit the corporate image.

    July 8 at 6:51pm ·  ·  1 person · 
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    Laura Gavini Murphy nothing goes above a 12. It's made for stick bodies. tried some stuff it all looks hideous and the emaciated sales girls are trying to suggest things like I am desperate to wear ANYTHING lululemon. Like they could understand me at all as a customer!!!! But why would I pay 45 bucks to get a loose tank that I can get at JOE FRESH for a quarter of the price???

    July 8 at 10:45pm ·  · 
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    Lisa Robichaud Well I was in leChateau today trying to find feetless tights and I found them and the 12 yr old stick figure girl said I have an XL and L and I said the L will be fine and get this...she said...well they do stretch!!!!! What a stupid little troll!

    July 8 at 11:01pm ·  · 
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    Laura Gavini Murphy Le Crapeau

    July 8 at 11:20pm ·  · 
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    Patti Henker I just miss the days when my wardrobe actually was full of Le Chatueau and it all fit with room to spare :(

    July 9 at 9:48pm ·  · 
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    Kaare Long Yaa - I have to admit I do to. I love my kiddies :-) and I know loving my mom body is a good thing to do, but I also know denying those feelings of missing the 'little me' body of past years is not healthy either..lol

    July 9 at 9:54pm ·  · 

http://www.lucielu.com/ - Check her out!

This site Lucie Lu looks really promising! Stylish, affordable and up to 5x! As seen in September's issue of Lucky Mag

 About her

Meet LucieLu!

My name is Lucie & from this day forward, I am going to do my very best to bring a fresh point of view to plus clothing.

"The day is here. Fashion knows no size & cool is determined by individual style & confidence." --LL 

It is my goal to drive my brand with style, rather than size. To make as many original pieces as i can, all the while striving for great fits, wearable looks, not too young, not too old, gotta have them in my closet CLOTHES! The LucieLu line will always be part timeless classics & part trend. A mix & match collection that will easily lend itself to cultivating your individual style. Play it safe or take a risk. Borrow from others or invent it yourself. Go neutral or pop a color. Be conservative or be bold. Keep comfortable or put yourself out there. And in the end, your style is born. I've been working in the plus fashion industry for over 10 years & am excited to offer up LucieLu, trust my instincts & immerse myself in everything fashion.

Cheers!

Sounds Good to me! I want to order the Ruffle Cardigan in Heather

This weeks picks

I have been a single parent this week and finally tonight I have some hands free time. Going for retail walks with the baby kills some time but then she starts to melt down and I have to leave the store. 

I tried on some stuff at Club Monaco and the Gap, Babs. Urbanoutfitters.

Club Monaco had one of the best overall Spring and Summer Collections I saw in the stores.

I had a baby four and a half months ago and am still working to lose the jelly belly, although I am back into my skinny size 14 pre pregnancy jeans, I still have a huge belly/muffin top spilling over. 

I signed up for the healthy heart program at the hospital and and going to get my 40 inch waist down as much as possible before Sept.

Today I went to Net-a-porter.com and did a search by size. XL (12) yielded quite a bit , XXL (14) yielded one page, XXL (16) ONE Item. 

Anthropologie

I looove them. Always have. Finally they are in Canada but only in Toronto and Edmonton. Why would they would get a store before Vancouver I wonder.

Wish I could live in their world. Anyway, to live in this beautifully dressed, furnished and accessorized world I would have to be a size 12 or smaller. Late one night in a fit of passion I wrote them a letter. ( See Below ) They answered me!

Also I decided to try and find something on line and it was great they actually do have a few pieces that are XL and I found them by shopping by size. I also love that they post reviews of each item which helped me decide wether to splurge or not. It was almost as good as being there, with the exception of having to pay duty it was a great experience. We'll see if they fit. I'll post photos.
Here are some pieces I tried on on my last visit. They were all just a wee bit too small except for the black and white shirt which reminded me of a Poirot design.

By Common Threads. I so wish this would of fit!

From: girlfabulous@telus.net

Date: August 10, 2010 8:38:08 PM PDT

To: girlfabulous@telus.net

Subject: Fwd: fb bigger sizes

Aug 4, 2010 07:12:46 AM, worldservice@anthropologie.com wrote:

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Hello Laura, I am sorry that we do not carry the size that you are looking for at this time. Our buying and design departments are constantly looking to improve our range of sizes so that we can accommodate the needs of every one of our customers. Please keep checking our website for updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us atworldservice@anthropologie.com. Please include this email in your reply. Sincerely,Ian HustonAnthropologie International 

Customer ServiceFrom: Laura Murphy [girlfabulous@telus.net]

Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:42 AM

To: World Service @ Anthropologie

Subject: bigger sizes

I love your store for 10 years now, I love the clothes you have but have never been able to buy anything to wear other than accessories because your sizes are so small. I wear a 14/16 depending on the cut of the clothes. Women my size have money to spend and would gladly spend it on the beautiful designs you feature IF they covered the forgotten size range of us ladies who are not quite plus size but not a 12.

Please Please Please, some of the pieces would translate.