This year’s University of Ottawa’s Public Relations Association (UOPRA)’s annual student conference Connect 2 Success hosted PR professionals from a variety of fields like fashion, politics, charities; two of which were our lovable Marilou Moles, Founder of Twenty York Street and Skyfall Blue CEO Fadi Ghaby, who spoke on the panel on real world insight…
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If the number of store openings is indicative of a prosperous economy, then I suppose Ottawa has nothing to worry about as we go closer to the end of the year. Just this couple of weeks alone, we have seen a number of huge retail brands set up shop in the capital. October welcomed the…
Read More...Au revoir 2013, Bonjour 2014! Top 5 Short and Sweet New Year’s Resolution
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Indeed it is as the merriment of Christmas gives way to the excitement of the New Year, this stupendous feeling extends all the way to the first month of the year – January! Despite the inhumane frigid temperature this side of the world, January is more than…
Read More...CBC NEWS OTTAWA’S LUCY VAN OLDENBARNEV TALKS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH @20YS AND @613STYLE IN #OUROTTAWA
Why are we sooo very excited this week? Well, after a very successful stint at CBC NEWS Ottawa in it’s new show Our Ottawa, a weekly magazine television program featuring stories and people our city is talking about, we are invited back for a Holiday / Christmas special. Join Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, me and Grace Oudomo of 613…
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Before there was Lululemon, Under Armour, Reebok or any other brand that’s trending these days, there was NIKE. As one of the world’s most recognized logo and tag line: JUST DO IT, there was always NIKE. Recently, NIKE proved that once again as not only being named in Forbes Fab 40: The World’s Most Valuable…
Read More...@20YS HOLIDAY GUIDE 2013: WHAT TO WEAR TO OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTIES (PART I)
‘Tis indeed is the season to wear everything bling bling, from encrusted little clutches to a seriously sparkling accessories to high wattage dresses to statement making big jewelleries. It’s that time of the year again where the holiday cheer is everywhere and the party invitations are endless. For some, this the time to break out…
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It’s raining men! Well not quite men exactly but they say when it rain, it pours is so incredibly true! After a back to back TV segment appearances at Daytime Ottawa with Derick Fage and Lois Lee (not to mention my Top 10 Versatile Beauty Products TV segment with Dylan Black at Daytime Ottawa), I…
Read More...$360 MILLION RIDEAU CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Dropping names isn’t a considered acceptable in most social circles unless you’re talking about these names and this social circle: Simons, Nordstrom, Victoria’s Secret, J. Crew! These are just a few big name brands and global and national retail institutions that are set to open at the new redeveloped Rideau Centre! As the city’s…
Read More...TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: BANANA REPUBLIC – ISSA CORAL PRINTED KIMONO DRESS
One of the things bloggers, whether its fashion, beauty, food or lifestyle, struggle with sometimes is that ubiquitous writer’s block. It happens to all of us, it happens to the best of us. When God forbid, there is just nothing to talk about. Hours after hours of trying, its just one big blank page of…
Read More...@20YS FASHION WEEK 101: WHAT TO WEAR TO FASHION WEEK
Oh it’s that time of the year again! No, not December but September! Fashion’s most ubiquitous solstice month, where the big fashion magazines release their biggest issues ever! Magazine as thick as brick you can probably build a house of fashion on top of it! This month is also the month of thousand fashion weeks…
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