Fashion’s Night Out in Toronto: Thursday, Sept. 6th

This is a full on busy week for film and fashion in Toronto. My fav things! Thursday night Toronto joins the world in celebrating Fashion’s Night Out and kicks off Toronto International Film Fest.. There are Fashion’s Night Out events ALL OVER the city, in fact, it’s famous for it, making it one of the most desirable places to live. Take a look at Toronto Real Estate if you fancy moving to one of the most exciting cities in the world. See below below for a list of participating retailers. Check out The Biebs, T.Swift, Coco Rocha and that cute boy from Glee in this jam packed celebrity PSA for FNO. Let me know in the comments what you are looking forward to! There are so many deals. If you are back to school shopping, stocking up on new season, or wanna treat yourself, THIS IS YOUR EVENT! Also, my friends at Peacock Parade have the official FNO tees & totes for sale until Thursday at 11pm. I’ll be spending my time between Yorkville and Queen West for the Hazelton Lanes group of events and the Raq Boutique Bazar at The Burroughes Building. Find more info at fno-toronto.com. NOW, WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR? CASIE Tweet to @FNO_Toronto FULL LIST OF RETAILERS BELOW…

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Nella Bella FW 2012 Collection @ Urbanspace Gallery

Last night went to Nella Bella’s FW 2012 media reception. I’ve been taking NellaBella bags on all my travels, bike rides, festivals & fun for the last two years. They’re got lots of different shapes & styles this year. One of the designers for this collection, Andreas Kyriakos who started working with them at 15, he’s 16 now, but still,  he designed a whole batch of beautiful things. I got to catch up with a few really lovely girls I hadn’t seen in a while.  Thanks Raymi, you babe, for photos and Tarek for the invite. Can’t wait to get something new and BRIGHT! Bring on, SPRING on! My current fav is the KIEV bag in black (in photo but hard to see). It fits my 11 Macbook Air, camera and a few other necessities. Comes in handy when’re always on the go/working!  Shirt: Joe Fresh Cardi: GAP Pants: Bench – shopping trip! Hair: Ken Murphy Color Bug, Goody Accessories Shoes: Ego & Greed One things I love about clothes is the stories they tell. Links to the above items go to past posts wearing. Archives rule. Crashed my bike the day I got the Joe Fresh shirt, ordered shoes from solestruck.com. Got GAP  cardi over holidays cruising vintagey shops in Cambridge with Mum. Tarek, Val Photos via WE REPRESENT THE LOLLIPOP GUILD  on RaymitheMinx.com   Walked home home with the Septembre & Bella. Made .gif with Loopcam, from Berlin! Check out Jessica’s post & pic here. It was really fun. Good night. Nice to see beautiful bags and smiling faces. The food was excellent and catered by The Daily Bread Food Bank’s catering campany. They put all the proceeds from catering, right back in. Been busier than ever planning and preparing things for SXSW. We have a new blog coming. I’m super excited. Let’s do this.  😉 <3 CASIE    

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Speaking | SociaLIGHT

Social what? There’s a new buzz word created every :02 seconds but ‘socialight’ is one I wasn’t really familia with. Socialite, yes. I’ve been a social person my whole life and I also like working hard and doing nice things for others. When I was introduced to the SociaLIGHT conference, I smiled knowing there’s gonna be lots of like minded people in a room together. I’m speaking on a panel this weekend at MTCC for the Socialight Conference. It’s a one day event for entrepreneurs & small business people from across Canada. Never heard of it? No problem! This vid will give you the low down in < :60 seconds. Did you know that “Last November, more than 100 countries celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week and now 2011 has been recognized as the Year of the Entrepreneur in Canada.”  Learned that and some other smart facts from the Canadian Guv’s Biz dept. I’ve had an entrepreneurial fire burnin’ for years. In 1996 I won Young Entrepreneur of Cambridge for a publishing company I co-founded. Being on a panel at MTCC is totally checking something of a list for me. I’ve been going there & seeing speakers since I was a kid. Check out the other great speakers here. This past summer I hosted the Bench room during BHD Suites Gifting Lounge on MMVA weekend (here, here & here). The lovely peeps at Bench asked me if I have any upcoming events they could dress me for.  I mentioned the SociaLIGHT conference and today I had a shopping party for one at the Eaton Centre! Say hello to the Bench store babes who assisted me in picking a bunch of gear. Thanks girls! We were looking for two full outfits and I was leaning towards non-sporty or too branded. Thanks Bench Canada for a fun time and new digs. This is what I tried on: I…

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you missed this yesterday

he has a better life in your guts now http://t.co/QL6SKBYx # gravy guzzler http://t.co/D5e29Ml4 #toronto # this is so cool. nice work.  http://t.co/1Ue2zhaV # How do you scarf? Here’s 25 Ways!: I don’t go without a scarf in the winter. I… http://t.co/KYSTsUed #thisismylife # The best suitcase I have ever used.: A couple days before my most recent trip I… http://t.co/TJV9fazt #thisismylife # Doing a lunch & learn today at @polarmobile on social media, brand goals, blogging etc. # Stopping by @BenchCanada this afternoon to pick out an outfit for @SLTconference. I'm speaking you should come 🙂 http://t.co/h8RDNrTC # Photo: › “I have been in Milan one hour and have so far witnessed several of the best-dressed people I have… http://t.co/XCOFPyuU # Getting some elbow action w/ @picard102 http://t.co/XzlDWYE7 # Rainbow cake of @picard102 http://t.co/Ml9pOEle # Awesome new vid from @mycitylives http://t.co/Jxs73f9E #Toronto # The real birthday celebration for @picard102! http://t.co/APg7RPAR # I'm at Polar Mobile office (156 Front St W, Front and Simcoe, Toronto) [pic]: http://t.co/rgmlw5hL # Sunny, need new sunnies. http://t.co/U1I2VkYL # You can now go swimming with your iPhone Miss Casie. Thanks Bob 🙂 http://t.co/4R95voNP # Shape What’s to Come: Crafting Your Personal Brand http://t.co/923BW65b via @thelevisgirl # "LIVE FAST AND DOCUMENT" – (via raymitheminx) http://t.co/G0KwuzJd # My City Lives LOVES!: Yesterday I downloaded the new iPhone app from my friends… http://t.co/WuyYpiWX #thisismylife # I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/wKmMI9Qk rail train #8804 # How do you tie a scarf? Here's 25 fashionable ways 🙂 http://t.co/Yc5K8F5c http://t.co/qDvFNW4i # doh, i keek forgetting i set FB to publish to twitter. sorry. # Photo: house for you @keriblog subtilitas: http://t.co/JR6LzeLQ # Photo: terrysdiary: Me and Lady Gaga #1 http://t.co/lOFuGyQO # In elevator with wrench guy, please don't kill me http://t.co/OsuqzCoE # Closest bixi station to Eaton Centre Queen Street…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Beat that. #bhdsuites http://twitpic.com/5djxwo # How fucking cool am I now? Pretty much the baddest bitch everrrrrr. #bhdsuites http://twitpic.com/5djugb # Custom converse FTW. Be le jealous. #bhdsuites http://twitpic.com/5djtn1 # Totes flirting w/ @karlwolfs. New bffs. #bhdsuites # Second gifting lounge of the day! #vocab (@ ING Direct w/ @dvln) http://4sq.com/jy5p4X # live from #BHD suites #MMVA gifting lounge at le germain http://flpbd.it/TnRC # here choke on this giant pill http://flpbd.it/ZRso # Thanks @raymitheminx! You almost here? Love ya #bhdsuites # Mum is home from the boat after being away from one year!! #excited # #bhdsuites w/ @jessegiddings & @nicolemtv http://twitpic.com/5dg35n # chillin’ #bhdsuites #mmva lounge w/ @hustlegrl @benchcanada (@ Hotel Le Germain Maple Leaf Square w/ 3 others) [pic]: http://4sq.com/mov4sF # Photo: reminder to bring barbie printout to next party http://tumblr.com/xmj326ru3g # Photo: um, strange but i like it http://tumblr.com/xmj326rkzc # chilling w/ @brenter37 in my @benchcanada #BHDsuites #leafs #babe # had a cucumber sandwich. is that wierd or funny? i think it’s funny. #bhdsuites # playin’ DJ Hero w/ @kardinalO in #BHDsuites w/ @benchcanada. #mmva # Celebs and Bloggers: Today’s Branding Experts http://bit.ly/iicUzy # the #EMbot so cute. http://twitpic.com/5dbufd # whats for lunch today guys? # kinda wish i didn’t look so tired today omg. #nxne #nxnei #bhdsuites # woot @7dollarpants & @benchcanada @ #BHDsuites http://dailybooth.com/u/9yh82 # RE: yeah dude. it was insane. bacon roses, quail in turkey in pig & roasted.RTRD. http://disq.us/2b59fm # DIE. “@M3foods: M3Foods and @casiestewart at the #bizmedia @EpicMealTime event http://t.co/yLBnNv0” # * pix are from the VOCAB Communications gifting lounge at ING Direct in Yonge Street. Thanks for the invite & the goodies team! Everyone & every thing is a brand 😉

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BHD Suites Gifting Lounge @ Le Germain

On site all day n the Bench room for Broken Heel Diaries  gifting lounge. Will be updating all day. Fun day so far! Kardi & I played DJ Hero. It’s kinda hard. I was explaining although I am NO expert. Karla Moy & the lovely Lola. DJ Agile is rockin’ the tables for us today. Lovely babes from Bench Canada on either side. I’m decked out in Bench yoga gear. You know this babe. My fav giant. Best MO ever. Big thanks to Macintyre Communications & Broken Heel Diaries for the BHD Suites. Fun to be part of the action & gifting. Great job ladies.

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BHD SUITES – MMVA Weekend Gifting Lounge w/ BHDiaries

Here’s the info: On June 18th, chart-toppers, celebrities and tastemakers attending the 2011 MMVA’s will be invited to join the BHD Experience/Gifting Lounge and choose from an exclusive array of premium products and services. BHD gifting lounge will feature some of North America’s top brands including Converse, Beyond The Rack, Bench, Little Burgundy, Blo, Joico, LINE Knitwear, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Hibou and Davids Tea. The 2011 BHD Gifting Suite & Peeps: The Converse & Marcus Troy – All Star Music Lounge The Blo and Coco & Lowe – Tea & Beauty Lounge Beyond the Rack & BHD – Showroom Lounge The Bench & HustleGRL/Casie Stewart – Bench. More Real. Lounge Update – Friday 5pm: Winners have been closed & notified by email. Thanks for entering. * Four winners to be chosen Friday, July 17 10am.  

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BHD SUITES: bands + brands + bloggers

This week is so exciting. I’ve got events every night, all kinds of fun stuff each day and NXNE & MMVA to cap off the weekend. The Broken Heel Diaries magazine is hosting a gifting lounge MMVA weekend and I’m one of their bloggers. I’ll be working with the BHD team & awesome bloggers  Coco&Lowe , HustleGRL, JayStrut and Marcus Troy. Woo hoo!   Have you ever been to a gifting lounge? It’s totally awesome. Last year at TIFF was my first time and it’s like your birthday. Hair, nails, clothes, games, makeup, shoes, products galore. You get hooked up with stuff from cool companies. Some of the brands are Bench, Converse, Toms, Jeffrey Campbell. Stay tuned on how you can win a ticket to attend BHD SUITES June 18. Gonna be  real FUN 🙂

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work that communicates with everyday people & socially relevant themes

Saw this painted over billboard near Spadina/Queen. I love the street art we have in this city. You can’t really tell but it says “Are you really an asshole or just insecure?” I tweeted a link to some new street art earlier but here’s some of the photos. So neat. Lego love. Pretty PBR flowers. Like this one too. See the rest of the pix & info on BlogTO. P.S. I made this (for Keri).

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photo diary: wendesday november tenth twenty ten

where i got my ipad. an empty space lined with caution tape now, only a memory. hung out at starbucks, i read apps and downloaded information to my brain. smart. oh, to be that sweet breeze that brushes by and makes you feel warm then smile. do you men know about this store? if i was a man i would check it out. i will, they blog. i am addicted to where’s waldo like a child. i will find you all, wizard, scroll, wenda. afternoon stopover in this little spot. the 420 so well hidden from daytime traffic. i find this type of construction a joy to watch. all the little men like lego, building. is this what my building looks like under ground? fascinating really, isn’t it? so many beautiful buildings in our city. sometimes the sun hits them just right. benches for tomorrow. i don’t have a poppy. war isn’t the same now as when grandad went. the leaves are so very beautiful in the sun this time of year, look at their beauty. these ones were so dull, their colour had been lost and the wind blew them all away. dear this time of year, i love you. stay for a while, will you please? xo casie popped into the most colourful store in the city, peach berserk for some sunshine. arrived home and got this travel pack in the mail. thank you to the team at @constantbody. that is my day in photos. i will stay home for the rest of the day now 🙂

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