PinUps For Pink Calendar

We're so excited to share with you these photos!  For those of you who aren't familiar with PinUps For Pink it is a calendar that features successful women in business.  The goal of bringing together these women is to unite and raise money for Breast Cancer.  The unveiling of the calendar was this past Saturday & the support the calendar recieved was incredible.  We're so thrilled to be a part of PinUps For Pink & encourrage you to visit the website where you can purchase one of the calendars.  What makes this such an amazing charity is that 100% of the proceeds go to the Breast Cancer foundation!  $54,000 has been raised so far.

Working together brings us closer each day to finding a cure.

Miss December

Special Thank You to Holt Renfrew for providing us with the beautiful coats.

Here is a video as well from the Survivors brunch PinUps For Pink held at Earls V lounge after the CIBC Run For The Cure.

Some of the other women featured in the Calendar were Amanda Tapping, Fiona Forbes, Erin Cebula, Mashiah Vaughn, Erin Ireland, Pamela Masik, & Erin Karpluk

Visit PinUpsForPink.com to purchase a calendar & to view a complete listing of the women featured.

With Love,
Jillian & Kristy

"Hip Hop, Pop, Chic" - Nicki Minaj

LOVE LOVE LOVE  me some Nicki Minaj

 Ms.Minaj gets glam for NYLON magazine in preparation for her album PINK FRIDAY which drops in stores November 23.

With her somewhat feminist lyrics she push's the envelope of what a lady may say out loud but unlike female rappers before her, she's created a brand that is all her own. Referring to herself as Barbie and encourages her followers on twitter to tweet shots of themselves in something pink every Friday to promote her new album she has created mini Minaj's all over North America. She celebrates her show stopping curves in her ghetto glam style and is in my opinion a strong female figure in popular music today, with designer shout outs in some tracks including Badgley Mischka & Giueseppe Zanotti. With her love of fashion and original sense of style you never know what may be in store. Expect lots from this hip hop-preneur, she's going fast and showing no signs of stopping. Roger That

With Love,  Kristy

In The Club

Club Monaco's Fall 2010 look book behind the scenes video shot by Victor Demarchelier the son of world renowned fashion photographer and my personal favorite Patrick Demarchelier. The apple certainly doesn't fall from the tree in this family.

Always a great place for staples, well priced cashmere and spot on trends. Check out their Emanuel shearling coat and many other great pieces in store now!

Bailey Jumper

Adney Dress

 

 

Military Jacket

Field Mac Coat

With Love,  Kristy

Bonjour Mademoiselle

What I would give to jet off right now & have a photo shoot in front of the Eiffel Tower. I've also just added to my shopping list red gloves & sweater shorts (TDF).

Txema Yeste for Marie Claire Italia via Dress Design Decor

With Love,
Jillian

Lily Aldridge

My Muse,

With Love,
Jillian

H&M Fall Trends

Last week I had the pleasure to pick out my must-haves this fall at H&M for Style Republic Magazine.  Here's the Style Republic newsletter that went out in case you missed it.  Be sure to sign up on www.StyleRepublicMagazine.com to receive all future newsletters to keep you in the know & on the scene.

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Be sure to stop into H&M asap. No surprise that once again this season they're right on trend!

With Love,

Jillian & Kristy

Kate, Christian, & Paris

Kate Moss arrives at Christian Dior show, Paris (via Business of Fashion)

With Love,
Jillian & Kristy

Caped Coquette

Capes traditionally have only been worn by women of power; Superhero's, Sorcerers and Queens (no this is not a Halloween post)

This season we can all exude this noble look through the most comfortable and the ever elegant cape.
You can find versions of this look almost everywhere here's a few different options some high some low

Joesph $650                                Zara $179

Phillip Lim $1,100                            H&M $20

Just the other night I was running out to the store and the simple task of swaddling myself in my navy cashmere cape gave the illusion of a chic evening outfit when really underneath was an oversized men's sweater and tights.

OS's choice of outerwear this fall is the cape full of mystery and intrigue.... You never know whats underneath! Its billowy warmth feels like a blanket and since it is socially unacceptable to go out with your blanky past the age of 5 this is your loop hole. Just be sure to keep your proportions in check slim pants, statement shoe and as for accessories She-Ra's sword of power obviously

Jewelery Designer Pamela Love

With Love Kristy

Gap Attempts To Rebrand

In the midst of the Gaps' Sprize card craze, their annual kids casting, and their 'donate your old jeans drive' a lot of consumers failed to notice the quiet re branding of Gap.  They took their classic blue box logo that we've all grown to love and replaced it with a boring 'helvetica' logo with the old box pushed to the back.  Although Gap Inc (Gap, Banana Republic, & Old Navy) pulled in a whopping $14.2 billion in revenue last year it's no secret they've been struggling to stay on top - Gap itself still recorded having a loss . 

During the 80, 90's & early 2000's Gap was sitting in a comfortable position as a leading brand in the fashion industry.  Today by ditching their classic logo recognized world wide and trading it in for a logo that looked like it cost them next to nothing demonstrates a typical brand panic move.  Good thing they know how to listen - after implementing the logo there was nothing but negative feedback from buyers and clients all over the world.  The Gap has now dropped the new logo and went back to the classic blue box (THANK GOODNESS).

They have made baby steps to work towards improving their image including hiring designer Patrick Robinson back in 2008 and improving everything right down to the quality of fabric used for their tshirts.  Now they've learnt the hard way that the one thing that does not need meddling with is the logo that has been with them for over 20 years. 

With Love,

Jillian 

Shearling's a Sure Thing

We are all aware of the fashion faux paux that is Ugg Boots. However here at OS they remain our guilty little pleasure. It's hard to beat the warm and comfortable feeling of the twin-faced sheepskin ugly little boot, until now.

Shearling is a huge trend this F/W and was seen all over the runways last year. They put this s*** on everything (Franks Red Hot reference for Jillian) Coats, Shoes, Bags, Vest's, Boots, Hats and even a Binocular Case.

So this season we do have the opportunity to toss those Ugg's aside, or at least out of sight and slip into something much more chic but still feels like a warm hug on a cold day!

Helmut Lang



J.Crew



Burberry

Burberry

                                                      

Hermes Birkin - Shearling Edition

Hussein Chalayan 

Wunderkind

This fall OS loves anything and everything Shearling, there are versions of these looks all over the city. Our picks, H&M and Rachel Roy are doing great versions of the Helmut Lang bomber above.

Happy Shopping!



With Love,
Jillian &Kristy