City Uptown will be having a 25% OFF SALE from Monday, November 29th - Wednesday, December 1st (except nail polish and moroccan oil)!
Hurry to City Uptown while the merchandise lasts!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
25% Off Sale at City Uptown
Great News:
City Uptown will be having a 25% OFF SALE from Monday, November 29th - Wednesday, December 1st (except nail polish and moroccan oil)!
Hurry to City Uptown while the merchandise lasts!
City Uptown will be having a 25% OFF SALE from Monday, November 29th - Wednesday, December 1st (except nail polish and moroccan oil)!
Hurry to City Uptown while the merchandise lasts!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Friends & Family Night
Hello everyone!
Our Studio 54 Friends & Family event on Wednesday, November 10th was such a success!! Thank you to everyone that came out and supported us, and thank you to all of the City Uptown staff who worked hard on the event.
Here are some photos captured during the night...
Our Studio 54 Friends & Family event on Wednesday, November 10th was such a success!! Thank you to everyone that came out and supported us, and thank you to all of the City Uptown staff who worked hard on the event.
Here are some photos captured during the night...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Happy Chic Halloween!
We are so OVER slutty halloween costumes! We much prefer tasteful, fun, fashionable costumes!! So, with a little help from chic fashion bloggers here is City Uptown's list to help inspire your halloween costumes:
1. Post-Op Plastic Surgery Addict
Last year blogger Kelly Framel (aka The Glamourai) dressed up as an opulent plastic surgery addict. Tres creative!
2. Little Edie Beale
Blogger Jessica Quirk of WhatIWore gave a variety of tasteful halloween costume ideas last year, this was one of our faves of hers!
3. Frida Kahlo
Jessica Quirk also pulled together a fabulous costume of the painter Frida Kahlo:
4. Frankenstein and his bride
Jessica Quirk posted a photo of her brother and his girlfriend dressed as Frankenstein and his bride. Great hair and makeup!
5. Andy Warhol and Edie Sedwick (Haylie Duff and Boyfriend)
We love Haylie and her boyfriend's take on this super popular duo. This is a fabulous costume idea to do as a pair and is very much in tune with City Uptown's Pop Art theme this year!
6. Mad Men Character - these costumes are sure to be a big hit this year. This would be so simple to pull off by taking a trip to your local thrift store and stocking up on fifties inspired duds.
1. Post-Op Plastic Surgery Addict
Last year blogger Kelly Framel (aka The Glamourai) dressed up as an opulent plastic surgery addict. Tres creative!
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| Source: http://www.theglamourai.com/ |
Blogger Jessica Quirk of WhatIWore gave a variety of tasteful halloween costume ideas last year, this was one of our faves of hers!
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| Source: http://www.whatiwore.tumblr.com/ |
Jessica Quirk also pulled together a fabulous costume of the painter Frida Kahlo:
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| Source: http://www.whatiwore.tumblr.com/ |
4. Frankenstein and his bride
Jessica Quirk posted a photo of her brother and his girlfriend dressed as Frankenstein and his bride. Great hair and makeup!
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| Source: http://www.whatiwore.tumblr.com/ |
5. Andy Warhol and Edie Sedwick (Haylie Duff and Boyfriend)
We love Haylie and her boyfriend's take on this super popular duo. This is a fabulous costume idea to do as a pair and is very much in tune with City Uptown's Pop Art theme this year!
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| Source: http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/ |
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| Source: http://www.glamour.com/ |
Have a Happy, Safe and Chic Halloween!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
$10 and Under @ City Uptown
City Uptown is going cheap and chic this week!! Come check out all of our great new merchandise at $10 and Under. Fabulous new accessories - scarves, rings, necklaces and more!! This event is on from Monday Oct. 18 - Thurs. Oct. 21!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Fashion//NEXT Recap
Hi All!
This week some of City Uptown's Promotions team headed to Fashion//NEXT, an event put on by Fashion Group International's Toronto Chapter. FGI does some great events well worth checking out if you're interested in the industry. Click here to see their future events, we highly recommend going to as many as possible!
The 2nd Annual Fashion//NEXT was held October 12th and is a great forum where fashion students gather to listen, learn and converse with a panel of well established fashion professionals. Below are some excerpts from the notes we took at the event. We've organized them by panelist...
The Visonary: Marika Brose - Fashion Designer, "Brose"
* Graduated from McGill University with a undergrad degree in psychology
* Also attended FIT in NYC and a design school in Paris, France
* Has had a fascinating career in fashion thus far. Over the last ten years Marika has worked for Bloomingdales (buyer), Chloe (designer), Prada (sales), Holt Renfrew (website development), Pink Tartan (designer), and The Bay (designer) - she has essentially held every fashion dream job.
* Three years ago Marika felt ready to start her label, Brose.
* Brose is primarily made up of chic party dresses for "girls that like to go out"
* Her advice to up and comers in the industry: "Don't fight your DNA." Do what you love and do it with conviction.
The Powerhouse: Natalie Lecomte - Assistant Buyer, Designer Ladieswear, Holt Renfrew
* Natalie graduated from Queens University with a degree in Psychology
* While at Queens Natalie worked at The Gap and volunteered at local fashion shows as a stylist and model
* Upon graduation she returned to TO and attended Ryerson University for Fashion Communications
* Climbed her way up to Coordinator of Fashion Direction at Holt Renfrew working closely with Holt's Fashion Director at the time, Barbara Atkinson.
* Currently she is the Assistant Buyer for Designer Ladieswear at the famed Canadian retailer
* When asked how to develop intuituve fashion confidence Natalie responded (I'm paraphrasing): "It's a lot of hard work, lots of research, risk taking, sharing and exchanging of ideas. You have to choose your position and stand behind it, fight for it, that's one of the best things Barb taught me."
The Influencer: Liv Judd - Toronto Market Editor, LouLou Magazine
* Liv was born in Saskatchewan and has a business degree with a minor in art history
* Straight out of school Liv accepted an internship at an Ad Agency in NYC which turned into a full-time job in Toronto
* Worked her way up to Ad Executive before transitioning to the marketing department at American Wedding Bells
* Moved to Australia to work as a media spokesperson for a wedding planning company
* Returned to Canada and accepted a position at LouLou magazine in marketing. The magazine needed someone for Television spots and decided Liv was the perfect fit because of her media experience in Australia
* Liv is currently the Toronto Market Editor for LouLou and a frequent guest on Canadian television shows CityLine, Entertainment Tonight Canada, the Home Shopping Network, ect.
* Advice for those getting into the industry: Intern, intern, intern! Be willing to give it your all, be available bright and early, and be willing to work late some nights.
The Tastemaker: Rita Liefhebber, Designer/Stylist/Fashion Editor
* Modelled all over the world starting at age 15
* Spent some time living in NYC
* Moved back to TO and joined the Plutino Group (talent source for stylists, kind of like agents for stylists). They helped nurture her and form a portfolio of her work
* First big client was Holt Renfrew
* Took a job from Flare as a Fashion Editor
* Moved back to NYC to be first assistant to famed stylist Lori Goldstein. Lori was tough to work for, but Rita appreciates her time working for her because she was able to learn so much about running a business
* Rita now designs her own eponymous line of low-key, luxurious pieces.
* Her advice for fashion students: trust your instincts, someone will always disagree, but you should always follow your gut.
The Strategist: Karen Cleveland - Marketing and Communications Manager, Fashion Magazine
* Karen studied women's issues in school
* She worked for a breast cancer charity after school
* After her time with the charity Karent worked in marketing and had a variety of clients from beer company's to condo developers
* Karen started writing for fun which turned into freelance work for fashion magazines and she was eventually noticed by Fashion Magazine and offered an opportunity to work there
* Karen is currently the marketing and communication manager at Fashion magazine
* Her advice: If you have a 5 year plan scrap it! Make sure you know why you love fashion, it can be a lot of work and unglamorous, but also very fulfilling
This week some of City Uptown's Promotions team headed to Fashion//NEXT, an event put on by Fashion Group International's Toronto Chapter. FGI does some great events well worth checking out if you're interested in the industry. Click here to see their future events, we highly recommend going to as many as possible!
The 2nd Annual Fashion//NEXT was held October 12th and is a great forum where fashion students gather to listen, learn and converse with a panel of well established fashion professionals. Below are some excerpts from the notes we took at the event. We've organized them by panelist...
The Visonary: Marika Brose - Fashion Designer, "Brose"
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| Marika Brose. Photo source: www.thestylenotebook.com |
* Also attended FIT in NYC and a design school in Paris, France
* Has had a fascinating career in fashion thus far. Over the last ten years Marika has worked for Bloomingdales (buyer), Chloe (designer), Prada (sales), Holt Renfrew (website development), Pink Tartan (designer), and The Bay (designer) - she has essentially held every fashion dream job.
* Three years ago Marika felt ready to start her label, Brose.
* Brose is primarily made up of chic party dresses for "girls that like to go out"
* Her advice to up and comers in the industry: "Don't fight your DNA." Do what you love and do it with conviction.
The Powerhouse: Natalie Lecomte - Assistant Buyer, Designer Ladieswear, Holt Renfrew
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| Natalie Lecomte. Photo source: www.torontolife.com |
* While at Queens Natalie worked at The Gap and volunteered at local fashion shows as a stylist and model
* Upon graduation she returned to TO and attended Ryerson University for Fashion Communications
* Climbed her way up to Coordinator of Fashion Direction at Holt Renfrew working closely with Holt's Fashion Director at the time, Barbara Atkinson.
* Currently she is the Assistant Buyer for Designer Ladieswear at the famed Canadian retailer
* When asked how to develop intuituve fashion confidence Natalie responded (I'm paraphrasing): "It's a lot of hard work, lots of research, risk taking, sharing and exchanging of ideas. You have to choose your position and stand behind it, fight for it, that's one of the best things Barb taught me."
The Influencer: Liv Judd - Toronto Market Editor, LouLou Magazine
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| Liv Judd. Photo source: www.facebook.com/fgi.toronto |
* Straight out of school Liv accepted an internship at an Ad Agency in NYC which turned into a full-time job in Toronto
* Worked her way up to Ad Executive before transitioning to the marketing department at American Wedding Bells
* Moved to Australia to work as a media spokesperson for a wedding planning company
* Returned to Canada and accepted a position at LouLou magazine in marketing. The magazine needed someone for Television spots and decided Liv was the perfect fit because of her media experience in Australia
* Liv is currently the Toronto Market Editor for LouLou and a frequent guest on Canadian television shows CityLine, Entertainment Tonight Canada, the Home Shopping Network, ect.
* Advice for those getting into the industry: Intern, intern, intern! Be willing to give it your all, be available bright and early, and be willing to work late some nights.
The Tastemaker: Rita Liefhebber, Designer/Stylist/Fashion Editor
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| Rita Liefhebber. Photo source: www.thestylenotebook.com |
* Spent some time living in NYC
* Moved back to TO and joined the Plutino Group (talent source for stylists, kind of like agents for stylists). They helped nurture her and form a portfolio of her work
* First big client was Holt Renfrew
* Took a job from Flare as a Fashion Editor
* Moved back to NYC to be first assistant to famed stylist Lori Goldstein. Lori was tough to work for, but Rita appreciates her time working for her because she was able to learn so much about running a business
* Rita now designs her own eponymous line of low-key, luxurious pieces.
* Her advice for fashion students: trust your instincts, someone will always disagree, but you should always follow your gut.
The Strategist: Karen Cleveland - Marketing and Communications Manager, Fashion Magazine
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| Karen Cleveland (left) with Rani Sheen. Photo Source: www.philipsparks.blogspot.com |
* She worked for a breast cancer charity after school
* After her time with the charity Karent worked in marketing and had a variety of clients from beer company's to condo developers
* Karen started writing for fun which turned into freelance work for fashion magazines and she was eventually noticed by Fashion Magazine and offered an opportunity to work there
* Karen is currently the marketing and communication manager at Fashion magazine
* Her advice: If you have a 5 year plan scrap it! Make sure you know why you love fashion, it can be a lot of work and unglamorous, but also very fulfilling
Monday, October 11, 2010
OPI, Essie, China Glaze AND Cupcakes!
Hey Everyone! Join us on Wednesday from 11am - 1pm at City Uptown for a nail polish and cupcakes event! We'll be serving up delicious cupcakes and selling OPI, Essie and China Glaze nail polish for a fraction of the retail price!! Get there early, the polishes wont last long!!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
City Uptown Item of the Week
This week we are featuring O'Clock watches. These funky watches are a great and affordable way to brighten up your wardrobe and we have them exclusively at City Uptown! Bright rubber watches are a huge trend right now, but no one is doing them quite as sleek or as affordable as O'Clock.
Let me list the reasons why an O'Clock watch should be your next purchase...
1. Super durable with a stretchy rubber band
2. Slide on easily like a bracelet
3. Made in Italy (great quality!)
4. Waterproof
5. Hypoallergenic
6. Fun, Funky, Stylish!
Head to City Uptown to grab one now! Tip: snatch one up by Thursday because O'Clock watches are part of our Gold Star Event which means they are currently 25% off!
For more on O'Clock watches visit the company's website by clicking HERE.
Let me list the reasons why an O'Clock watch should be your next purchase...
1. Super durable with a stretchy rubber band
2. Slide on easily like a bracelet
3. Made in Italy (great quality!)
4. Waterproof
5. Hypoallergenic
6. Fun, Funky, Stylish!
Head to City Uptown to grab one now! Tip: snatch one up by Thursday because O'Clock watches are part of our Gold Star Event which means they are currently 25% off!
For more on O'Clock watches visit the company's website by clicking HERE.
Monday, October 4, 2010
GOLD STAR EVENT!
Hi Everyone!!
GREAT NEWS: the Gold Star Event is currently happening at City Uptown. If you find merchandise in the store with a gold star sticker than you get 25% of the ticket price! Hurry to City Uptown and sift through the fantastic merchandise to find the gold sticker items! You'll want to get here quickly, the Gold Star Event only lasts until this Thursday, October 7th!
Also - don't forget to enter in our draw. Every piece of merchandise you purchase at City Uptown earns you a raffle ticket. The draw will be held on Thursday Oct. 7 and you could win one of three prizes (including products by Nina Ricci, Juicy Couture, Dove, and Bath & Body Works). Good Luck!
GREAT NEWS: the Gold Star Event is currently happening at City Uptown. If you find merchandise in the store with a gold star sticker than you get 25% of the ticket price! Hurry to City Uptown and sift through the fantastic merchandise to find the gold sticker items! You'll want to get here quickly, the Gold Star Event only lasts until this Thursday, October 7th!
Also - don't forget to enter in our draw. Every piece of merchandise you purchase at City Uptown earns you a raffle ticket. The draw will be held on Thursday Oct. 7 and you could win one of three prizes (including products by Nina Ricci, Juicy Couture, Dove, and Bath & Body Works). Good Luck!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Grand Opening - Photos
Thanks again to everyone that came out to support City Uptown at our Grand Opening on Wednesday. A brand new event is scheduled for next week so check back for details!!
As promised, here are some photos from City Uptown's Grand Opening:
The Set Up:
The Final Result:
The Makeovers:
The Fashion Show:
The Promotions Team that pulled it all together!
As promised, here are some photos from City Uptown's Grand Opening:
The Set Up:
The Final Result:
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| Yum! |
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| Corey beside his masterpiece |
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| Some of the beautiful Visuals team! |
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| A big thank you to Marta (left), our amazing makeup artist! |
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| Our lovely models from left: Sabrina, Vanessa, Meghan, and Gracie, thanks ladies! |
The Promotions Team that pulled it all together!
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| From left: Gracie, Meghan, Sabrina, Stephanie, Corey, Lydia, and Natalie (Special thanks to our manager Kat who is not pictured) |
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Grand Opening Recap
Hi!
BIG Thank You to all who came out to support City Uptown at our Grand Opening yesterday. The event was fabulous from start to finish. We had lots of snacks, a fashion show and makeovers by our in-house makeup artist Marta Ozubko!
The store was buzzing with shoppers, and as a result lot of our favourite pieces are selling out...so head over soon to scoop up some of our great merchandise!
Stay tuned for our future events.
Photos of the event to follow.
City Uptown
BIG Thank You to all who came out to support City Uptown at our Grand Opening yesterday. The event was fabulous from start to finish. We had lots of snacks, a fashion show and makeovers by our in-house makeup artist Marta Ozubko!
The store was buzzing with shoppers, and as a result lot of our favourite pieces are selling out...so head over soon to scoop up some of our great merchandise!
Stay tuned for our future events.
Photos of the event to follow.
City Uptown
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
GRAND OPENING!
Hello Everyone!
Tomorrow ... Wednesday September 29th is the City Uptown grand opening from 11am-1pm and we're super excited!
What you can look forward to tomorrow:
1. Fashion show at 11:15am showcasing the best from City Uptown
2. Lots of free treats and drinks (brownies, cupcakes, banana bread, candies and more!)
3. Free dior makeover by a trained artist upon purchase of any item in the store!
4. Raffle prizes!
5. Shop, shop, shop..!
You don't want to miss out!! See you there!
City Uptown
Tomorrow ... Wednesday September 29th is the City Uptown grand opening from 11am-1pm and we're super excited!
What you can look forward to tomorrow:
1. Fashion show at 11:15am showcasing the best from City Uptown
2. Lots of free treats and drinks (brownies, cupcakes, banana bread, candies and more!)
3. Free dior makeover by a trained artist upon purchase of any item in the store!
4. Raffle prizes!
5. Shop, shop, shop..!
You don't want to miss out!! See you there!
City Uptown
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Social Media
Hello Everyone!
Just 3 more days to City Uptown's Grand Opening!
Be sure to follow us by joining our Facebook group: City Uptown GBC and keep up to date with all of the latest store and fashion info via Twitter: @CityUptownGBC
Just 3 more days to City Uptown's Grand Opening!
Be sure to follow us by joining our Facebook group: City Uptown GBC and keep up to date with all of the latest store and fashion info via Twitter: @CityUptownGBC
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
"In the Future Everyone Will Be Famous for 15 Minutes" - Andy Warhol
Hi Everyone!
City Uptown GRAND OPENING in 7 days!!
The City Uptown team has been busy getting the store set for next week's opening. We are nailing down our visual plans and we're excited to bring something fresh to City Uptown: Pop Art!
So, what exactly is Pop? Here is the answer from a 1966 issue of Newsweek magazine: "In short, pop is what's happening. It's anything that is imaginative, nonserious, rebellious, new, or nostalgic; anything, basically, fun."
We loved the idea of pop-art as a design theme and thought that it would be most effective to keep our store modern and sleek and introduce pop art influences into the store decor.
To help you brush up on your pop-art knowledge here is some info from www.ezinearticles.com:
"Pop art has its origins rooted in the 1950s, and was originally a movement in the art world that sought to embrace the mass produced visual media of the time and integrate it into fine art pieces. It has seen a resurgence in recent years, much of which is due to the wide spread use of photo manipulation in every day life. Loosely defined, this style involves isolating objects from their environment and arranging them, often with other pieces, in new surroundings. The pieces are meant to inspire thoughtfulness, and many famous pop artists used these works as an almost satirical commentary of the transitional times they lived in. American Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol made the art form synonymous with bright colors applied to the same image, arranged in multiple panels on one piece in complimentary color schemes, though that certainly is not the only interpretation."
We look forward to exploring this pop-art theme at City Uptown and can't wait to have our GRAND OPENING in 7 days!!
*City Uptown
City Uptown GRAND OPENING in 7 days!!
The City Uptown team has been busy getting the store set for next week's opening. We are nailing down our visual plans and we're excited to bring something fresh to City Uptown: Pop Art!
So, what exactly is Pop? Here is the answer from a 1966 issue of Newsweek magazine: "In short, pop is what's happening. It's anything that is imaginative, nonserious, rebellious, new, or nostalgic; anything, basically, fun."
We loved the idea of pop-art as a design theme and thought that it would be most effective to keep our store modern and sleek and introduce pop art influences into the store decor.
To help you brush up on your pop-art knowledge here is some info from www.ezinearticles.com:
"Pop art has its origins rooted in the 1950s, and was originally a movement in the art world that sought to embrace the mass produced visual media of the time and integrate it into fine art pieces. It has seen a resurgence in recent years, much of which is due to the wide spread use of photo manipulation in every day life. Loosely defined, this style involves isolating objects from their environment and arranging them, often with other pieces, in new surroundings. The pieces are meant to inspire thoughtfulness, and many famous pop artists used these works as an almost satirical commentary of the transitional times they lived in. American Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol made the art form synonymous with bright colors applied to the same image, arranged in multiple panels on one piece in complimentary color schemes, though that certainly is not the only interpretation."
We look forward to exploring this pop-art theme at City Uptown and can't wait to have our GRAND OPENING in 7 days!!
*City Uptown
Friday, September 17, 2010
Welcome
Hi everyone and welcome to City Uptown's blog!
We have been busy getting City Uptown ready to open in just over a week. We've been hard at work coming up with concepts that we're certain you'll love! Our buyers will be out next week on the market picking up some great pieces.
You don't want to miss our GRAND OPENING: Wednesday, September 29 at 11am. We'll be posting here regularly to keep you informed, so check back often.
City Uptown
We have been busy getting City Uptown ready to open in just over a week. We've been hard at work coming up with concepts that we're certain you'll love! Our buyers will be out next week on the market picking up some great pieces.
You don't want to miss our GRAND OPENING: Wednesday, September 29 at 11am. We'll be posting here regularly to keep you informed, so check back often.
City Uptown
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