Toronto: The Clothing Show

I LOVE shopping local. (Well, I love shopping. Period.) But I do get an extra special high when I find out about a hot new local designer, whose pieces I covet at first glance. So, even though the HB calls it a “glorified flea market”, looking for “hot” and “local” is why I check out the Clothing Show every year, and every year, it does not disappoint me.

Gutting the house and in the midst of renovations has really cramped my “personal” budget, so I’m currently in the business of only buying investment pieces – pieces that look GORGE with just about anything and will last me for seasons. (You know, that piece that every time you wear it, you get a boatload of comments from complete strangers saying, “Wow, that is an amazing [insert hot item here]”, and inside you throw yourself an I-am-so-smart party for dropping half your wallet on X piece, even though it hurt a little at the time - good hurt.)

So I have to stay away from the $20 pieces, because let’s face it, a $20 piece will get you exactly that far, (which is about until 20 after noon the next day before it is OUT...of-style, of-mind and out-of-this-season.)

So I stuck to jewellery this year and got this sweet little piece from Biko Designs.

[Pic via Stro1 Multimedia]

[Pic via Stro1 Multimedia]

And amazingly enough, I actually convinced the HB to come with to the Clothing Show this year!

Now one of the reasons, I took the HB from BF to HB is because he is hot all on his own but especially in his usual attire – jeans and a t-shirt. (And, no, it can’t just be any jeans and t-shirt, (which I had to teach the HB), it has to be a GREAT pair of jeans, the ones you have to hunt for, the ones that probably only look good on you and very few other people because they were “MADE” for you..... – and then add a smexy t-shirt.) If your guy can pull off the “jeans and t-shirt”, night or day, he is golden. It’s effortless god in my books!

But every once in awhile, the HB adds a hoodie to the look for those ‘cooler’ days, and again, pulls it off with sweetness. Describing the “jeans+t’shirt+hoodie” combination in words will never do the look justice but let me just say, when it’s done right, it’s like a tailored 3-piece suit – seriously! ....And I LOVE IT!

The HB’s closet is about the size of mine if you can believe it! (Can you say match-made-in-heaven!) So at the show he picked up a hoodie to add to his arsenal of staples – jeans, t-shirts, sneakers + hoodies. This one from Clothing Brand Experiment and their CBE Limited line.

[Pic via clothingbrandexperiment.com]

Me + the HB + the Clothing Show Spring 2010 = A Sweet Haul! Looking forward to the Fall show!

***And an extra special big-ups to Barganista and Jessica from the Clothing Show, where this little IfIWasARichGirl scored a free pair of tix to the Spring Show. (This is also how slowly but surely I will be able to soon drop the “If I Was”..........)

Love love,

If I Was A Rich Girl Toronto