The other night I attended a shopping event held at Obakki in conjunction with Fashion Magazine. For this one night they offered discounts on their new Fall 2010 collection pieces as will as steep discounts on their Spring 2010 collection. I was one lucky girl to have walked away with a gorgeous petal sleeve silk blouse for 75% off the regular tagged price.
That evening Rebecca Tay, Western Editor of Fashion Magazine also took the time out to review Fall/Winter 2010 trends with the eager crowd. Here is a summary of main points mentioned as well as what I saw at the store:
- Pants are worn loose and made perhaps in much softer materials like silk and micro-suede.
- Blouses are still leaning towards drapy and more “roomier” fits.
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November 14th, 2009 - Approximately 400 women attended the first ever all male panel conference luncheon at the YWiB Beyond Pink event, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The guys were in the hot seat however, they definitely did a great job in addressing several topics on women in the workplace and provided insight on how women can achieve their career goals.
The men on the panel:
Bob Elton - CEO, BC Hydro.
Mike Desjardins - Driver, ViRTUS.
Chris Flett - Founder, Ghost CEO and author of ‘What Men Don’t Tell Women about business’.
Cameron Herald - Founder, BackPocketCOO.
Jason Pires - Weekend Sportcaster, CTV News.
Matt Corker - Alumni Relations Manager, Faulty of Science, UBC.
Philippe Desrochers - Career Manager, Hari B. Varshney Career Centre.
Some key points I walked away with:
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Think beyond today, this week, this month, this year. Think Beyond P!nk. Young Women in Business (YWiB) invites you to come Stand Up & Stand Out on November 13 and 14, 2009 at Beyond P!nk, the business conference for young female students, graduates, and professionals. Join 349 other driven young women and be prepared to be blown away by our roster of speakers including:
- Patricia Graham | Editor-in-Chief, The Vancouver Sun
- Christopher Flett | Founder, Ghost CEO & Author of “What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business: Opening Up the Heavily -Guarded Alpha Male Playbook”
- Allison Mack | Actress, Smallville
- Smart Cookies | the hosts of a new TV show on the W Network and the authors of “The Smart Cookies Guide to Making More Dough”
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Here’s your chance to try some restaurants in the Yaletown area that are participating in the “Taste of Yaletown” event going on until October 31, 2009. CIBC is the proud sponsor to this 5th annual event and partial proceeds to this event are donated to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
Participating restaurants are offering tasting menus at fixed prices of $25, $35 and $45 allowing you to share and try a wide variety of foods. Some of my tops picks:Brix, Rodeny’s Oyster House, Section 3, and Simply Thai.
I recently tasted the Simply Thai $35 menu which included 3 tasting size appetizers, a soup, 3 entrees and a deep fried banana with coconut ice cream dessert. Needles to say, I had enough to take home for lunch the next day.
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