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Saturday, January 12, 2013
It's Destination Calgary for Destination Maternity
I'm no expert on pregnancy or rearing small child folk, but I'm a huge, guiltless fan of Bravo's Pregnant in Heels and am well aware of the ongoing plight of a mommy-to-be to find fashionable, comfortable maternity wear. It's somewhat ironic given the vast size of this market, but it still seems as though many mainstream retailers have failed to catch on, especially here in Canada. But that's where Destination Maternity comes in.
It touts itself as "the world's leading maternity apparel retailer" and operates from over 1,887 retail locations in the U.S. and a 137 international franchised locations. As of yesterday, one such international franchise can be found in Calgary, Alberta at the Kingsland Village retail development just south of Chinook Centre on Macleod Trail, as Destination Maternity finally opens its first Canadian store.
What does this mean? Well, for Albertans it means access to designer maternity brands including A Pea in the Pod , BCBG, Heidi Klum collections, Rosie Pope (she of Pregnant in Heels fame!), AG Jeans, J Brand, French Connection and 7 For All Mankind. It also means access to an expert assortment of accessories and nursing apparel and a 3,300 square-foot space housing a relaxation area for family members and friends, complete with plush chairs, flat screen TVs and a play area for children.
A Pea in A Pod Tie Sweater; AG Jeans; French Connection Leather Jacket
"We are excited to expand our availability and our offering to moms-to-be in Canada," says Ed Krell, the Company's Chief Executive Officer. "Opening a store along the Macleod Trail corridor, one of Calgary's premiere shopping destinations, is a great opportunity to increase the reach of the Motherhood Maternity brand as well as introduce our luxury A Pea in the Pod brand to a market where there is a clear demand for maternity apparel at both moderate and better price points."
There's no word on whether the company has plans to expand to other provinces, but they do have an online store, where I pulled a few of my favourite items to dress a bulging bump.
A Pea in a Pod Sleeved Dress; BCBG Lace Dress
Graham & Spencer Empire Seam Dress; Rosie Pope Embellished Dress
Check out Dwell : The Burberry Fall 2013 Menswear Display
We're streaming the drop 2013 Burberry Menswear show stay from Milan, ideal below on this site. Test in at 10 : 30 a.m. on Saturday to see the most recent tailored fits, outerwear, trenches, and quite possibly a Beckham or two. Enjoy !
Missoni Plane Could Have Been Situated
A lot more than a week after the BN2 Islander carrying Vittorio Missoni, his wife, two close friends, and two pilots disappeared in close proximity to Los Roques, a small mark on the Venezuela military's radar may possibly present wherever the aircraft suddenly missing altitude, Italy's La Repubblica writes. According to the Italian Embassy in Caracas, "It's an area wherever the drinking water depths get to 2,000 meters, regarded far too a lot for the instruments accessible at the instant." The international locations are predicted to lengthen their look for for an additional eight days, concentrating on that place and bringing in far more beneficial instruments.
Milan men's vogue week: Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana deliver classics and Catholics
Britain's greatest manner manufacturer might however present its menswear in Milan, still Burberry however does all it can to make Italy feel like residence.
A London skyline backdrop loomed about the catwalk and the chimes of Large Ben marked the beginning of display its chief inventive officer Christopher Bailey said was devoted to "classics". One particular Burberry- particular typical, its once -reviled examine, highlighted throughout on small cashmere scarves and in the aspect -panels of ruggedly leather-based -trimmed doctor's bags.
Standard overcoat styles including navy greatcoats, donkey jackets, topcoats, duffle jackets and Burberry's defining garment, the trench coat all featured way too. Bailey gave them a new lease of life by injecting new colors, textures and - most notably - bestial -print trims. Whether numerous men have the chutzpah to use a full leopard-print overcoat or zebra-striped Chelsea boots is debatable, but when used far more sparingly the bestial designs labored properly.
Appears from the Burberry catwalk. Pictures : Getty
Coronary heart -print shirts, semi- clear burgundy rubber raincoats and a great deal of narrowly lower fits also highlighted. Some designs have been handed the obstacle of carrying sunglasses whose lenses ended up dotted with leopard places : "You just about see Okay in them," said Bailey, "but when we offer them the lenses will be distinct."
At Dolce & Gabbana, it employed to be a supplied that the demonstrate would finish with a procession of underwear- wearing, six -foot- anything hunks flashing their 6 -packs. These days, nonetheless, the designers loaded their catwalk with spiritual prints and satisfies lower with priestly severity.
As an alternative of a traditional cast of douleur models, the Italian designers cast eighty two 'real' Sicilians of all ages and measurements in a selection fumed with Catholicism.
The Dolce & Gabbana catwalk display finale. Photo : Getty
Teens wore the free, lace-trimmed smocks and gold Virgin Mary pins of altar boys, or ambigu -fronted silk and cashmere sweatshirts studded with crystals and photographs of Christ. Pew-cushion floral tapestries adorned overcoats and jackets, and one sweater showcased the baroque facades of Sicilian churches.
Away from these enjoyably grandiose motifs, there was a brave try to reintroduce trousers worn nearly navel- substantial. These were topped with ribbed, panel knitwear that fitted their wearer's entire body like lavish armour. "This assortment is about devotion," mentioned Stefano Gabbana afterwards : "devotion to classic tailoring, devotion to proportions, and devotion to our individual style."
Dolce & Gabbana autumn/ winter season 2013 catwalk. Pics : EPA
Before in the day Ermenegildo Zegna, Italy's pre-eminent producer of high - excellent traditional men's tailoring, showed off a new silk cashmere mix in a series of delicately patterned gray satisfies and overcoats. It made a brave pitch for the return of cummerbund, boldly offered its ambigu -breasted satisfies worn open up at the jacket, and showcased some exceptionally mild - and inevitably extremely costly - alpaca overcoats.
Kristen Stewart: Jetting Out of JFK to Attend the Globes?
Dressed down for a day of traveling, Kristen Stewart arrived at JFK Airport in New York Town on Saturday (January 12 ).
The "Twilight" star wore an olive jacket, gray T-shirt, and skinny denims as she headed within hiding at the rear of darkish shades.
On Sunday, the 22- yr - old actress's popular beau, Robert Pattinson, will present at the Golden World Awards in Beverly Hills.
Is Kristen flying out to L.A. to accompany her person as his day ? Rumors have been lately swirling that the two have been arguing a whole lot and are headed for splitsville.
Appreciate the pics of Kristen Stewart arriving at JFK airport in NYC (January twelve ).
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