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Last week we told you about the contest going on with Town Shoes where you can enter to win a free pair of shoes every week for a year.  Have you filmed your "shoe-fession" yet? 

We did!  Take a peek!



Of course we aren't eligible to win this fabulous prize *sniffle* but you are.  You still have plenty of time to enter on their Facebook page until the contest ends November 7,...

Bundle up with style this season with the hottest trench coats:

Edgy Leather
Blumarine Fall 2010, Victoria Beckham (wearing Loewe), Fergie

We saw leather trenches on the runways of Blumarine, Hermes, Burberry Prorsum and Bottega Veneta.  We love how the black supple leather lends an edgy yet classic feel. 

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Splurge: Cole Haan Lambskin Leather Three Quarter Length Trench, $995USD

We were invited to preview Billabong's latest collection this week and we're surprised by how much the brand has expanded beyond swimwear.  We even had the wonderful opportunity to meet one of Billabong's buyers and we chatted about Fall trends, such as knits, details, and plaid.  Here are some of our favourites:

It isn't easy finding sunglasses when your face is the shape of... an eggplant. 

It's not that it's so bulgy on the bottom, but I've always had very pinchable cheeks. This is why I have a constant challenge finding frames to suit my face.  That and I don't like unnecessary bling.  One year I bought a gorgeous pair of Chanels that literally branded me in the...

The latest designer to hit Payless' shelves is Isabel Toledo.  The designer who dressed MObama for Inauguration Day in a stunning yellow suit created 8 designs for the discount shoe retailer and they're being stocked now ahead of the September 7th schedule in select stores across Canada, the US and online.

On to the eye candy!

We're head over heels in lust with the Belted Poodle...

The messenger bag has evolved into new shapes and styles that have revamped its popularity. We’ve got the four styles you should keep an eye out for this fall.

Zippered Detailing: J. Crew, $200 USD

Classic Leather:  Lucky Brand, $139 USD

Studded:  Nine West, $40 USD

Fur:  Wendy Nichol, $385 USD

Which style caught your eye?

E-Label, an Icelandic fashion house is not happy with House of Deréon.  They are accusing Beyoncé of copying their leggings design.

E-Label (left), House of Deréon (right)

First thoughts:

1. Yup, they look pretty much identical

2. We wouldn't be caught dead wearing them.

Would you?

Voluptuous redhead Christina Hendricks, star of AMC's Mad Men, is the new face of London Fog's Fall/Winter 2010 campaign.

In a consumer environment ever more activist about seeing "real women" on the covers of magazines, her fresh beauty exemplifies the curvaceous standard rather well.  After all, Esquire Magazine's recent poll among American women named her Sexiest Woman Alive...

Girlfriends, there's a new poser in town.  Her name is Kellie and she just joined our team as Director of Sales.  You can tell she's a good sport already, agreed?

Kellie is a beauty junkie who does makeup artistry on the side.  She loves all things purple and her twin Chihuahuas Misty and Honey (who have matching fur coats).

I've just been  corrected: One of them has...