Lifetime Collective Style Blogger Challenge

Taking yesterday's post into consideration, apparently the theme of the week is Style Challenges. I've got another one on my hands, and this time I need your help, and you can win from it too!

The Challenge:

Five bloggers from across Canada received 3 pieces from Lifetime Collective women’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection (below), and had to use these pieces to style one daytime look and one evening look. Lifetime Collective is posting all of these looks on their Facebook page, where you, my sweet, sweet, friends, can vote for a winner, and the blogger with the most votes wins!

What's in it for you?

Every voter is entered to win one of five $50 gift certificates to Lifetime Collective's online store! So yes, if you vote, you can win some free stuff! And isn't it fair to assume that we all love winning, and free stuff, and winning free stuff?

Lifetime Collective's 3 Key Pieces

My Daytime Look

dress & shirt: Lifetime Collective, vest: Club Monaco, shoes: ASOS, bag: House of Harlow 1960, sunglasses: Super, bracelets: Olivia Solie, Stella & Dot

My Evening Look

tank: Lifetime Collective, blazer: BB Dakota, shorts: Ark & Co., shoes: Zara, bag: Rebecca Minkoff, jewelry: Shoppalu, Stella & Dot.

What's in it for me?

Lifetime Collective will interview me (and you know I love a good opportunity to talk about myself and make inappropriate jokes), and I win a $500 clothing allowance at Lifetime Collective. Say what?! Yup -- a $500 clothing allowance. And if you knew how much my tuition is going to be next year... you'd agree that I need this too. (Shameless guilt trips!)

So, what are you waiting for?

VOTE HERE! And please vote for me.

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KENTON Magazine x Shoppalu + A Haute Mess

I recently did a feature with KENTON Magazine, who enlisted me to style Alternative Apparel's Printed Fishtail skirt, from Shoppalu. The challenge? To wear it not once, not twice, but -- wait for it -- three times. Yes, thrice!

I really didn't want to over-style it since it's an easy, comfy, jersey skirt -- one of those pieces you can throw on with your other favourite easy pieces, and still feel put together. So I went for that, and like the critically acclaimed Step Up film franchise, took it to The Streets. I mean, I wore it places, as could you:

Wear it to Work

(I wore it to a meeting, but those of you that actually work in public and not from your couch could easily make it work, for work.)

sweater: Vero Moda, skirt: Shoppalu, shoes: Ash, bag: Rebecca Minkoff, necklace: Shoppalu

Wear it to a Party, or to Cocktails, or on a Date

(And if you're date is going well, maybe even undo a couple of buttons on that top. I'm just saying.)

blazer: BB Dakota, blouse: Sheinside, skirt: Shoppalu, shoes: Zara, clutch: vintage, sunglasses: Super, bracelets: Olivia Solie, Noir Jewelry, Stella & Dot

Wear it on the Weekend

(I wore it to Mother's Day brunch. I tried to be creative and wear the short side, on my side, but my mom kindly informed me that I was wearing it wrong, which yes, stifled my creativity, but thankfully, my douchebaggery too.)

vest: Club Monaco, tee: T by Alexander Wang, skirt: Shoppalu, shoes: ASOS, bag: House of Harlow 1960, necklace: Shoppalu, bracelets: Noir Jewelry, Stella & Dot, sunglasses: Prada

  See the entire feature on KENTON here!

And enter my $400 beauty bonanza giveaway c/o Murale here.

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ASOS Africa: You're Pretty Cool

I found a fun, new collection for you to peep by our friends at ASOS (the geniuses behind the infamous blogosphere-favourite, Crotch House, aka this skirt) called "ASOS Africa." What's so great about it? Let us count the ways.

1. The Prints: this collection serves up sporty dresses, pants, tops, and jackets, in zebra, giraffe, and rhino prints, mixed with traditional Kenyan patterns.

2. The Ab Fab: for those skinny bitches of you who want to flaunt some midriff this summer in high-waisted bottoms and high-bottomed tops, just like Dolce & Gabbana told us to.

3. The Drop-Crotch Shorts: What's better than wearing a pair of shorts that give the illusion of, or allow room for incontinence? Nothing. The answer is nothing is better than that, except, wearing shorts that do both and accommodate an adult diaper.

4. Oh right, Social Responsibility: ASOS Africa is produced in collaboration with SOKO Kenya, allowing underprivileged communities to establish sustainable business through local craftsmanship. That's almost as cool as wearing Poopy Pants.

Below, one of my favourite looks from the collection, and you can see more after the jump. 

Sheer Pencil Skirt with Printed Peplum