Fashion Connect Toronto – #FCTO

Got there early & was hoping for a packed house. Started to fill up FAST! View from the stage is fun. Love taking these pano shots. For info in the panelists and the event see xconnectto.com. Follow the peeps on Twitter here: @soniyamonga @theflist @jumaonline @aditya8020 @shopabletv @wearethirdocean. My shoes: Aldo. Outfit was from Bicyclette, posted about it yesterday if you missed it. I was tweeting DURING the panel replying to people. MHP was like “who is tweeting for Casie”. Nobody tweets for me! (reminded of ‘nobody puts baby in a corner’ for some reason) Glasses from friends at Rightsleeve. I am a SUPER HERO: Super Blogger/Lady Blogga. Hey LEESA! Super cute. We blondes get along so well. Told everyone to say HI! HI FRIENDS! Skipped to the loo and met this beautiful lady named Jean. I imagine I will be kinda like her when I grow up (if I ever do). Corner. Love the many settings on this Olympus camera (XZ-1 is my new party cam). I fell back on the step ofter I took this shot, didn’t see it. Bruised my booty too.

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dans l’amour avec la bicyclette

Let me introduce you to my new friend, Bicyclette Boutique on Queen Street. I met the darling owner Paige on Twitter and after browsing the site, I knew we would get along. The shop is filled with pretty things, vintage, white space,  foreign style, mirrors and heaps of shiny things.  Paige opened the shop in March, although she’s had two pop-up shops and an online presence for a while. It’s totally my kind of shop. Look at all these things. I wish I had my closet organized like a store. Paige calls it “urban meets fairytale“.  See, so me. *sprinkles glitter* I was trying on outfits for the Fashion Connect panel: 265 people have tickets. Cripes. The night is about fashion & technology so, the other day I called out on Twitter to see if someone wanted to outfit me for the night. That’s how Paige & I met. Her twitter is @shopbicyclette. I love meeting people who love what they do. We had a great chat today. Hi Paige! She was at the Blog Stars talk I did last year with Raymi, Sean & Carly. Nice to know she’s had an eye on my blog. I heard about her pop up shop last summer via Twitter 😉 How great is the internet? Pretty awesome great. The shop had a steady flow of girls in & out while I was there. Then, who walked in the door? Only the lovely Carla…who I see EVERYWHERE! I’m gonna start her Jukari & dance classes the week after next at King West Fitness. I really need to get my bike fixed before then. Hehe Bicyclette Boutique, bike talk, no relation corelation. Alliteration. Love. Carla, you are cute. Her friend is the girlfriend of my other friend Ish. Small world yo. Love the paper…

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New York Cab Lemon Sunflower Scrambled Egg, mellow.

To be completely honest, I wanted one of these mugs. Keri has one. Process Yellow C is fresh, bright and beautiful. It’s the colour of sunshine. I love when people call me sunshine. Any of you guys have a Pantone mug? Send me a pic! I will make something. The mug came with the epicly awesome HP Envy print/scan/copy machine today. I can’t wait to make stuff. Yay to making stuff! Ok, here’s the yesterday recap. It was a great day from the moment I woke up. Yesterday on Twitter This Happened: I am in looooove with everything! (@ Bicyclette Boutique) http://4sq.com/g3V8Kt # You maaaaaaake me feel shiny & new… # Mix: @nellabellabrand bags, @metowestyle beaded heart, @rubyboutique fur http://twitpic.com/4hmyzd # Daily reminder to take a sec & vote for my boy @shawnhawaii http://bit.ly/hX6DKX #ultimateblogger # had a kinda fun request from my agent @fairlieagency this morning. i love fun jobs! # just had lasagna. i love lasagna. what you having for lunch? # Photo: kinda like me. http://tumblr.com/xmj20mo592 # Where do you want to live? — on the internet. http://4ms.me/g7oJ0m # How are you? — Awesome. http://4ms.me/h0Gdep # If you had the opportunity to live one year of your life over again, which year would you choo… — 2004 in Australia http://4ms.me/gC8bJn # I was wondering if you’d like to grab a coffee, Thursday aft, you, me ? Riot Zone.? — who are you would help? http://4ms.me/fVuKOw # What do you think the world will be like in 50 years? — less fighting, less water, less trees. http://4ms.me/ijf5WF # Photo: i need these coins STAT. http://tumblr.com/xmj20mn3xx # 15% OFF Latex Clothing http://post.ly/1rLso # Photo: i would get this for nerd boyfriend: Circuit Board Tie http://tumblr.com/xmj20mj0ga # How to Put Together an Effective Startup Press Kit via @erinbury – erinbury:…

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Beautiful Alchemy – Nick Von K, New Zealand #video

When I was in NZ last year I met Nick Von K., designer of accessories for people with awesome lifestyles. Heaps of rad things. I browsed the collection and picked out this super sharp claw; silver cast eagle claw on silver chain. It will cut you. He just created a this video for his new line Beauful Alchemy. He told me “the film is about transformation; how when inspired, you can be transformed, and your inspiration can take new forms and take on a life of its own.” I like this idea. The video does have one boob shot in it, this is your NSFW warning. I would seriously love to own/give you all of these pieces. There are no stockists in Canada yet but I would LOVE to see some, at least one right here in Toronto. This is Nick, you can find him on Twitter or at nvk.co.nz.

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let’s start the day right boys & girls!

Good morning to you too. They ‘toasted’ my photo & printed me a cute personalized card. PR win 🙂 Thanks for sending breakfast guys! Very nice to wake up to. If you would like info about the Microsoft National Breakfast Campaign visit breakfast.msn.ca or MSN Canada on FB. This is a special song dedication: Feeling full of love & light today. Heading to Bicyclette on Queen Street shortly to play dress up, then to work with Shelly, then meeting Sunta. Tonight I’m catching up on the Y&R and spending time home with myself. I have heaps to catch up on the blog.

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fashion + technology = fashionconnectTO #FCTO

I’m on a panel for FashionConnectTO an (XConnect Project) Thursday at The Gladstone Hotel. It brings together desigers and fashion people to talk about fashion & technology. There are almost 200 people attending at the moment. Other Panelists are Aditya Shah – Loosebutton, Alia Juma – Juma, Jackie Lee – SHOPABLE TV, Leesa Butler – the f – list. Get a free ticket here before they are all gone. It starts at 6pm. I’m popping into Bicyclette on Queen Street tomorrow to play dress up for an outfit. Wee!

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“an all-around plugged-in pioneer” #personalbranding101

I recently wrote an article for Levis about Crafting Your Persoal Brand. It came out this week and I’m pretty proud of it.  I shared some tips that will help you (or anyone) to build and showcase their talents online. I hope you will check it out. “Casie Stewart knows a thing or two about leaving an online footprint. Recognized by Klout as one of Toronto’s top tweeters and bloggers, she has plenty of tips on how you can leverage social media channels as an invaluable element to your personal brand.” Here are some tips on building your personal brand to help  establish yourself online: Set a goal: Make a plan for your brand. What are you passionate about? What do you want to be known for? Start a blog: Use WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger or Posterous to create a free home for your online activity. Find a mentor: Find someone who is doing what you want to do and introduce yourself, learn from them and get inspired. TGIF: Twitter, Google, Internet, Facebook: Create profiles for yourself online and update them regularly with things that align with your brand. Get Involved: Seek out events related to your passion and get involved by volunteering. This is a great way to grow your brand, meet others and learn from experts. I’ve been building my personal brand online for over five years. At first, no one read my blog, and I had no followers on Twitter. We all have to start somewhere but have the potential to go anywhere. In the words of Napoleon Hill, “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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what are you talking about?

This is what I’ve been talking about recently on Twitter. Kinda cool. I like visuals and things that are pretty. I’m not a big stats checker upper or anything but sometimes I like to look at charts or graphs. I really love Sysomos and their social media monitoring and analytics tools. They track things like sentiment analysis, workflow, Facebook & Twitter. Pretty neat stuff. Are you using somehting cool I should know about? LMK! BTW remember when I was hiring and some of you applied to work for me? Well, it’s ALIVE now. Meow. Check out The Central Counties! If you register and submit a story about something cool you did there you can win a helicopter ride.

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#LGFW ticket giveaway from me & @rockitpromo

Contest is for the closing show of LGFW F/W 2011, presented by LINE. It’s Friday night at 10:30 and sure to be followed by some partying. Ths is some of the Spring stuff from Line Knitwear: ABOUT LINE: Line exudes feminine class and luxury while identifying the need for comfort and ease. Line was one of the first knitwear collections to push design possibilities to the max through draping, embellishment and exaggerated detailing. Composed of oversized sweaters, the infamous wrap cardigan and basic layering tanks, the innovative collection is exactly what the knitwear market was missing. Featured in publications such as Lucky, InStyle and Flare + international media. Celebrity fan base including Jennifer Garner, Kate Bosworth, Jessica Biel and Taylor Swift. (I LOVE TAYLOR) Tweet me in the comments  to enter: Hey @casiestewart I wanna go to #LGFW with you & @rockitpromo on Friday! http://bit.ly/foRhPS * Contest closes Thursday. I have 10 tickets. You must follow on Twitter & comment to win.  Ticket is valued at $50 & for 10:30 pm runway show Encore featuring Line Knitwear.

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getting a new tattoo, this one’s for you <3

I’m getting it Thursday night at Tattoo Rock parlour & my money is being donated to Red Cross for Japan. I love getting tattooed.  Piercing not as much, remember when I did this for fun? Where is that vest BTW. I think I lost it in Montreal w/ Raymbo & friends. I’ve wanted this tattoo for a while. I always start out with markers and draw them on  my skin first. Make sure I like it as permanent fixture in my life.  I’v drawn on a zillion times now. BTW have you read the news about Japan the last couple days? ‎Come to Tattoo on Thursday night for JapanquakeTO and donate some time/money to a good cause. Door 9pm at Tattoo  Rock Parlour on Queen Street. Get a ticket here. The night is going to be fun. We have three DJs lined up – Justin Barkie, HopScottch and Carson from LE DJ. They’ll be hosting a shuffle party all night long. There’s HEAPS of AWESOME sponsors check’ em out at japanquaketo.ca.  These goodies are all up for raffle tickets too: Rogers Palm Pre 2 donated from the Cell Guru 2 Flip Cameras donated from Cisco Canada Dinner for two at Oliver Bonacini with Chef Jason Bangerter Toronto Maple Leafs Dion Phenuef jersey Deluxe one night stay at the Fairmont Royal York Festival passes to the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival Four-week BootyCamp Fitness pass Caplansky’s gift certificates Crepe Delicious prize pack Frida Restaurant gift certificates $300 worth of product and services from Arbonne Me to We Apparel Prize Pack from Free the Children $100 Gift Certificate to Home Sav Ufile and Norton AntiVirus prize packs AND MUCH MORE

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