Tainna in Ottawa

Joe's Fresh Style Clothing

It is sad to admit, but I am a clothing store snob.

Yup!

When I go to Wal-Mart, I walk pass their summer dresses, cute workout pants, flashy tops or adorably affordable shoes.

I scoff at the idea of buying any shirts or blouses at Zellers.

I roll my eyes when my girlfriends mention their great savings at Giant Tiger.

I would pride myself on getting "deals" at Winners, The Bay or Sears.

Well, those days are kind of over!

Introducing (If you have not heard) Joe's Fresh Style Clothing Brand!

While I was in Calgary with my boy-friend and his mum, we were shopping at the SuperStore. I didn't realise how dry Calgary was and how freaking cold it got at night! So, while I was grocery shopping, I decided to "check out" what Joe had to offer.

Not only did I find 2 cute coats to wear (One for hiking, the other for dining! Lol!) I realise how awesome most of their inventory was...AND CHEAP!!

I am right glad I went with Erik and his mum, since if I was alone, I would have came out of there with way too much clothes that would fit in my suitcase! (It was already bad enough that we went to West Edmonton Mall and I got two pairs of CK jeans for 100$!!)

So, I decided to check out their site and note other items that would be of interest!

Their spring collection is a must-grab!
See the coat on the left? Yep, I got that one for 34$! (My hiking coat!)

Hell, I can barely get a bra at that price!

Also, they have shoes, beauty products, things for the baby and much more!

All trendy without feeling guilty! With this economic crisis it is a good idea to save your pennies without looking frumpy.

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You can also view their site here!

Happy Shopping!

Recycle your clothing!

So, I was bored and fell on this website : http://www.threadbanger.com

I was floored by what you can do with old-T-Shirts and completely amazed that anyone can make a 10$ Wedding Dress. (Though I would not necessarily use the same fabric as theirs. I think I would be tempted to use at the very least satin!)

Anyhoo, I am determine to buy myself a little sewing machine (or borrowing from a friend) and trying out the "How to make a halter top with an old Tee"! It looks so easy! Plus, I have a few T-shirts that could use some recycling!

Check out the video:

Rideau Centre!

This just in...

Calvin Klein Underwear is NOW open!

Also, newly renovated store are ready for your shopping needs!

• Roots
• Jacob / Jacob Lingerie
• The Sens Store
• GEOX
• Le Château
• Smart Set

Corsets... and my undying love for them!

While I was M.I.A, I stumbled upon a this website: http://corsetgirl.blogspot.com/

Now, usually, I am unimpressed by corsets, since I owned a few, but I was impress by the shrinkage this girl (and I am assuming many others) had gone through.

Maybe it was the cute underbust corset or the fact that one of my cousins thought I was pregnant ( God, am I really that much of a whale?) but I started researching and reading up on it.

Crazy enough, once you start knowing what a corset is and what it looks like under and over clothes, you can pretty much spot anyone with a corset!

It's odd, but before I read up on corsets, I though this could have been Beyoncé's body!

Yes, I was quite naive!

Plus, she was not the only one lacing up the get a curvaceous body!

Check out Stay Lace's Gallery!

So, obviously after seeing hot chick after hot chick with the sexy hourglass figure, I wanted NEEDED to get my hands on a corset.

I remember purchasing a pink one at winners, so I found it and tried it on...

It looked awful... I realised after some research that plastic boning was not the way to go... It had to be steel.

To my dismay, I realised that I would have to get it fitted, but I was unable to find a corsetière in Ottawa, and well, I was unwilling to spend 250$ as well!

So, what is a girl to do? Yup! e-Bay!

I purchased a lovely corset from Corset Boulevard (This was the one) and I can say that this is a real corset! Not one of those La Senza plastic boning type!

You could tight lace it, but I do not want to tight lace, since I am trying to get used to the feeling of having a corset!

Gosh, I am on my second day, and it's quite hard! Lol, here are a few problems I am having:

• Driving and wearing a corset is something else! One cannot slouch with a corset, therefore I was sitting upright! Great for the posture!
• Sitting down - Boy, am I having some trouble! But you get the hang of it!
• Trying not to walk like Frankenstein! I truly think I am walking as normal as can be.
• Bending down to pick objects up! I am paranoid to drop anything. I feel foolish not being able to bend my back!

I am pretty sure that more (funny) occurrence will happen and I will add them as I go!

Also, I will add a before and after corset! I tend to wear it under my clothes since I purchased an underbust and I do not want to entice my poor fellow co-workers!

I am pretty sure that I will get use to it soon,  but as of now, it is somewhat awkward, but I enjoy seeing a smaller than usual waist... even though I am not laced tightly.

Brazilian Bikini Jeans

All I can say is No, no, no, no, no!

Weird enough, I can imagine these jeans becoming a trend, but ugh! I never even thought it was classy when a girl bent over and you saw her undies!

Now they created a jean that comes with???

Plus, I thought the whole low-rise fad was over! No one liked the explosion of muffin tops all over their city!

Yes, these jeans seem hot on this particular model, but think about the normal sized women!

Those "love" handles will be spewing out on each side! *Shudders*

And how does she manage to keep them up? I keep thinking that these pair will be the tug and slide kind. I hate when my jeans do that!

Anyway, what says you?

Oh, and here is the link: http://fashionthirst.com/blog/2009/04/12/the-brazilian-bikini-jeans-by-sanna/