Archive for June, 2010

Festival Fashion-Your go-to Guide

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

With the music-festival season starting soon, the Vancouver Sun is showing you what to stock up on before heading into the crowds at Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, etc. Needless to say that umbrellas and wellies are on the list!!!

Wellies: A good pair of rainboots is a necessity at any outdoor festival. It may not rain while you’re there, but after a few days with thousands of people, you may not want to know what you’re stepping on.
Umbrella: Umbrellas aren’t just used for dancing with in the Rihanna video. There’s no need to grab your mother’s boring black one; you can have fun and choose a wild print — not only will it be unique, but it’ll make it easier for your friends to spot you in a large crowd.
Not only that having the right gear will allow to you enjoy the outdoor festivities rain or shine!!!
Read more on what else your style guide suggests!

Happy Father’s day!

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

With Father’s day quickly approaching it’s always a struggle to decide what to get out of the ordinary chocolate, or tools. Why not break the habit of predictable gifts, and stop by GumDrops? Here are a few rain proof gift ideas:

If your dad is anything like mine, he needs a heavy duty boot! If that’s the case, I would recommend a nice pair of Bogs. Bogs have some great “manly-man” qualities, apart from just being waterproof. Bogs have excellent durability, AND keeps your foot warm to -30F!! Who isn’t impressed by that? On the topic of bogs, why not complete the set with a “daddy and me” combo, and get your little one some Bogs to match?

Perhaps Dad is more of a puddle jumper, than the ultimate outdoors-man? If that’s the case, why not suit in a Sunice jacket? These jackets are great, because they’re waterproof and they look great! These jackets are breathable, light weight, seam sealed and come with a 3 year warranty. Dad’s love warranties.

There are plenty of other great father’s day gifts in store including umbrellas and bags! Stop by the store, or visit our website for more.

What will you be doing this Father’s day?

-Kathryn

White Wedding (No not that Sweet 80′s song)

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Now you probably feel like you know us pretty well (you know we love Conan, peanut butter, movies and youtube) but I think we have failed to mention one giant thing that Kathryn and I have in common: We both attend the same fashion school! Although I am about a semester ahead of Kathryn [I'm a senior so she has to do what I tell her to do at school :) ] we both have taken a Visual Display class. However, being the senior that I am, I am currently taking a second Visual Display class that is more focused on window displays! So you can imagine how happy and excited I felt when Shanda told us we would have free reign on the window display this month! All she told us was that it was to be wedding themed and that we had a very small budget :) As soon as she said it I blurted out “Hunter Boot Marriage!” and instantly my Original Tall White Hunters popped into my head, and then slowly the picture dissolved into a wedding scene complete with a bow tie groom, “crazy” coloured brides maid, stock black grooms men and kids boot as the flower girl and ring bearer. Yes the image in my head was glorious and for the next 3 weeks I couldn’t help but bug Kathryn with all the things we could add to it! (lets just say there were many late night emails to each other) It went a little something like this:

Brianna: oh!!!! Lets add rice! Like how they through rice when you come out the church!

Brianna: oh!!!! Lets make little bouquets for the brides maids!

Brianna: oh!!!! Lets make a little pillow with a giant diamond on it to be the ring for the ring bearer!

Brianna: oh!!!! Lets make an arch of all white paper flowers and one bright coloured flower because Kathryn surprise, repetition and colour are 3 of the 12 attention getting devices! (shout out to my lovely teacher Cara for teaching me that!)

Kathryn: Okay , Good ideas B.

White Wedding

Now I know Kathryn won’t be happy that I am making her out to seem like she didn’t contribute much but oh contrair! Kathryn came up with the idea for the “your invited” slogan and she spent a few hours a day making those beautiful little tissue paper flowers! (I would have helped but we discovered I have a bad cutting issue where I can’t cut in a circle so all mine looked terrible!) She also slaved away on the ladder hanging the umbrellas and the arch! I think overall our first window went pretty perfectly! We managed to have a busy selling day and still make the window look great! I am really proud of the window and I confident in saying Kathryn is proud of the window too!

If you guys have walked by the window, let us know what you thought! If you haven’t seen it yet i suggest getting your boot down to West 4th and check it out!

Brianna

Boots In The City

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

With the highly anticipated release of Sex and the City 2, we started thinking: “I wonder which boot Carrie Bradshaw would wear?” This eventually lead us to think about the rest of the gals. So in true Brianna and Kathryn fashion, here is our opinionated take on Sex and the City boots!

Carrie Bradshaw

K: When I think about Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe, aside from dollar signs and designer labels, I think colour and originality. How many times have you watched an episode of Sex And The City and thought, “I can’t believe she’s wearing that!!” But secretly, she pulled off the belly tops and overalls. The Carrie Bradshaw boot has to be vibrant, daring, and it doesn’t hurt having a well known label. So in true Carrie Bradshaw fashion, I chose 3 pairs to deem the “Carrie Bradshaw” boot:

Hunters Citrine

Hunters Turquoise

Hunters Lava

B: Well I would like to argue that I am a WAY bigger fan of Sex and the City than Kathryn, and perhaps the world! (When I was proof reading this K spelt Carrie, Cary! Haha) Although I didn’t start to watch the show until after the series ended, I became some what obsessed. I have probably seen the entire series at least 4 times, I have books, a board game and one of my favourite things is I have walked over the bridge in Paris that Carrie and Mr. Big kiss and make up in the series finale! Now I would probably proclaim I am more of a Carrie and after watching the second movie I am still amazed at what she can pull off. Vintage mixed with couture, and bold color choices is how I would describe Carries so as my choice I would choose the Dav Karma Boot. Its loud pattern in a riding boot style mixes everything that we love so much about Carries style!

Samantha Jones

K: Samantha Jones is a powerful woman, with a little sass. Looking through her wardrobe, she can go from a great suit, to a risque dress. The Samantha boot needs to be sophisticated, with a little something extra. And like Cary, you know she loves her brand names! For Samantha, I say the Hunter Carnaby Boa

B: Obviously the first thing that pops into my head when I think Samantha Jones is sex and that’s basically all you need to say. So whats sexier than Sam Jones? The Hunter Carnaby Boa of course! Nothing says sexy like black snakeskin!

Miranda Hobbs

K: Miranda is a classic mom on the go. A successful career woman, and a mother of one, she has a lot of running around on her to-do list. The Miranda boot has to be slightly more modest than her friends, and above all: Comfortable!! That it was I chose the Kamik Ellie Chocolate.

B: This is where I would like to argue with most women. I think a lot of people see Miranda as just a less sexy up tight version of the other girls, but in this second movie Miranda brings it! She has some of the sexiest outfits (her dress at the wedding was beyond drool worthy) and she rocks the Mom look better than anyone I know! So as for my pick I choose the Kamik Janis Navy. The Kamik brand is excellent for a mom on the go because of its slim fit and comfortability! And the fun sunflower print is anything but boring!

Charlotte York-Goldenblatt

K: A mother as well, Charlotte leads a slightly more mellow lifestyle compared to Miranda. It’s not coincidence Charlotte and classy both start with a ‘C’, they’re basically synonyms. And although I can’t picture Charlotte trudging around in the muck and rain, there is still a pair for her. The Charlotte “boot”, in my opinion, are the black Dav flats. Perfect!

B: Charlotte York-Goldenblatt is a women after my heart. I was once told by a psychic that I had an old soul and she asked me if I had a thing for vintage. And although I hate going and riffling through vintage stores I absolutely love the classic 50′s house wife look! I seriously think besides 18th century Rococo I would go back to the 50′s just so I could wear Diors New Look. But getting back to Charlotte I think that because she is so classic that I would have to go with the Original Tall Black Hunters.

We’d love to hear what you think about the girls as well as what boots you think Stanford would wear!!!

Brianna and Kathryn