Anthropologie coming to Toronto

Hey Torontonians!

Mark your calendars for April 22, 2009, because that's when Don Mills Centre reopens. According to their store listings at Don Mills Centre, Anthroplogie is going to be moving in to the mall Another store will be opening in Yorkville. Anthropologie carries petite sizes (though not necessarily in their B&M stores...in fact, I'm not even sure if I've ever seen petites outside of their web store), including Joe's Jeans in the Provocateur (petite) style. Unlike other petite sizes, the Provocateur IS available in their stores (at least at the Las Vegas store I went to a few days ago). We will, of course, see whether the Toronto stores will carry them. I can't wait to find out.


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Anthropologie and Petite 7s

Just thought I'd let you know that Anthropologie, which has carried Joe's Provocateurs for a while, now also sells 7s in petite sizes! The jean they have on their website is the Lexie Petite Mercer (this might take you to the Canadian site, but you can always change the country) and comes with a size 24 to 32 waist and a 31" inseam.

Petite Fashionista Presents Wrap-Up

Petite Fashionista Presents, hosted by Christa Jean of Petite Fashionista, occurred on June 22, 2008. From the fashion show, to the vendors, to the speakers and the celebrity auction, everyone had a great time. The first hour was mostly shopping, and I bought a Fernanda Carneiro dress fairly quickly. This same dress was featured in the fashion show, which occurred later at the event. In addition to shopping, attendees had the opportunity to get massages, get their pants or skirts hemmed and manicures. Of course, there were speakers, a fashion show and celebrity clothing auction as well.

Beauty isn't only about fashion, it's also how you present yourself. Two of the speakers at Petite Fashionista Presents were Jennifer Ettinger from Fit Your Style, a company that offers women a variety of products and services to help her achieve the best health and beauty results, as well as a cardio salsa demonstration with Gorete Almeida.

Another guest speaker was Melissa Meveal from Help Dress Me, who shared her top tips on dressing for petites. Help Dress Me is a company that offers image consulting, styling and personal shopping that is customized to every individual. Melissa offered great advice and many of the clothes featured are available in Toronto area stores, including Aritzia and Petite Alternative.

This trench coat is available at Petite Alternative

The fashion show's venue had a last minute change due to the possibility of rain. Because it was held indoors, the set up of the show actually looked more like the fashion shows one would see in Fashion Week, with spectators on each side of the runway. Prior to the start of the fashion show, Christa Jean (the Petite Fashionista herself) and Tamara Glick from Trademark Image. This segment was similar to what one might find in a talk show such as Oprah or The View, where people first show up in something that is a little on the unflattering side for them, and then are transformed (even if it's just a little bit) to something that looks amazing.

TLE Designs

Fernanda Carneiro

Lovelina top/5ft 2in pants

Benedicto

Lovelina jacket and Joe's Provacateur Jeans

Kingston 20 top/Joe's Jeans

Sweet Petites

As for the fashion show, the clothes presented were absolutely gorgeous. TLE, Sweet Petites, 5ft 2in, Fernanda Carneiro, Benedicto, Kingston 20 and Joe's Jeans were all part of the show. The models, every one of them petite, did an amazing job. It definitely shows that the you don't have to be a six foot tall, 100 pound blonde to strut your stuff on the runway.

Celebrity Clothing Auction: Keshia Chante shirt

Alice + Oliva dress donated by Hayden Panettiere

Juicy Couture dress donated by Hayden

Hale Bob Vero Cuicio Black Silk Bow Tie heels

The last major segment of the show was the celebrity clothing auction. Up for auction were a t-shirt donated by Keshia Chante, a Canadian R&B singer and three items from Heroes star Hayden Panettiere. Hayden's black and white dress was by Alice + Olivia and her yellow dress was Juicy Couture. Also up for auction were the Hale Bob Vero Cuicio Black Silk Bow Tie heels. These shoes were worn with the Alice + Olivia dress at the premiere for It's a Mall World, starring Milo Ventimiglia. All proceeds from the celebrity clothing auction go directly to Hayden Panettiere's charity, Save the Whales Again!

This article is cross-posted in Prospere Magazine

Paige Premium Denim to be at PFP!

Paige Adams-Geller (r) and Cynthia C (l) at a Holt Renfrew Paige Premium Denim event

OMG...more petite jeans! :) Not only will attendees at Petite Fashionista Presents get to see Joe's Jeans in the fashion show, they'll also be able to purchase Paige Premium Denim in petite sizes! The petite sizes come with an inseam of 31" so it should be fine for most petites when they're waring a heel. Look for Paige's jeans plus lots of other lines (including accessories and shoes!) at this Sunday's event!

Advance tickets ($15) are available until Saturday, June 21 at 8 am. Tickets will also be sold at the door at $25.