Accessories are like ice cream flavors, all
so wonderful, but totally subjective depending on your personality
and tastes. Finding the right accessories for your outfit
totally depends on your personal style: Are you rocker chic?
Then choose an arm full of bangles. Are you trendy? Then choose
a long beaded necklace – a la Nicole Richie. Whatever
you do choose remember this – the right accessories
can take an outfit from boring to interesting, or from shabby
to chic! So choose wisely, and most of all have fun!
Beginning at the top of the accessories food
chain are those luxury-loving ladies. For some women, accessories
are like a status symbol, and let me tell you, when you are
shopping at Birks – Canada’s most lavish jeweler,
it is pretty easy to make status look good! Try adorning everything
from jeans and a t-shirt to your eveningwear with this sterling
silver necklace with velvet swirl (#1). Although this look
will run you $295.00, it is definitely an investment piece
that you will wear forever. Available at Birks locations across
the city, or online at www.birks.com.
For those that are a little more budget conscious
vintage is a great option. One of the best vintage shops for
accessories is the legendary Courage My Love. Filled
to the brim with amazing vintage finds and beautiful one of
a kind pieces, shopping at Courage My Love will not only help
you save your pennies, but it will give you the tools to make
your accessories collection distinctive and different from
everyone else’s! Courage My Love is located at 14 Kensington
Ave.
For our romance loving readers Foxy Originals’
“Fairy Tale” collection is full of pieces made
to indulge your inner romantic. Help him find the key to your
heart with the “Treasure Necklace” (#2). Available
for $40.00 at stores across Toronto and at www.snazzygirl.com.
Visit Foxy’s website at www.foxyoriginals.com
to view the entire “Fairy Tale” collection.
Even if flashy jewelry and accessories are
not your thing, we have the perfect designer for you. Erin
Tracy, of Erin Tracy Designs creates modern, organic
looking pieces with clean lines and interesting modern shapes.
Her pieces are created from solid materials and project a
strong aesthetic. If this sounds like your style try out the
“Harmony, Purity, Respect, Tranquility” ring from
Erin’s “Chanoyu” collection (#3). This ring,
which is lined with pinewood, and engraved with its namesake’s
Japanese characters is meant to take the mind to a state where
these qualities can indeed exist. Erin Tracy Designs are available
at various stores across the GTA, as well as online. Visit
www.erintracydesigns.com for more information.
Other great Toronto-based Accessoristas:
Everybody loves Soos!! With affordable,
trendy pieces worn by celebs and fashionistas alike, Soos
makes buying interesting jewellery virtually pain free! Shown
here: gold & brass necklace $65. www.soosrocks.com
Psalms 91:1 recently opened its new
boutique at 627 Sheppard Ave (east of Bayview) and is stocked
full of Canadian independent designers. Shown here: Seashell
earrings $27. www.psalmsjewellery.com
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