Erin Templeton – Post-boxing day blowout sale (Dec 29th & 30th)
Stop by Erin Templeton (511 Carrall Street) for a glass of wine as you shop her leather bags and accessories sale.
Aritzia – Fall/Winter Sale starts (December 24)
Boxing day comes early at my favourite Vancouver fashion retail destination, Aritzia. Shop from Christmas Eve onwards for 20% to 50% off selected fall/winter 2010 merchandise.
MMV Top Holiday Gift Ideas
Are you still in need of Christmas gifts? Below are items I have recently acquired (whether as a gift, or bought for myself) which I would highly recommend as gift suggestions for that lucky person on your shopping list! Can’t purchase in time for Christmas? Treat yourself to a gift for the new year instead!
Mobilicity – Give, Get, Share Holiday Giveaway
Modern Mix Vancouver readers: Enter to win an HTC Snap smartphone and a 3-month “Unlimited Talk and Text Plan” from Mobilicity.
Ishara – Sale (Dec 9 to 12, 2010)
Ishra’s (38 Water Street) winter sale started today with 15% all clothing and accessories, 20% off dresses and 25% off all jackets, coats and blazers. Come in for a complimentary hot chocolate while you browse their boutique shop!
The New Oxford opens in Yaletown
I drive past this area most mornings, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that The Donnelly Group has opened yet another bar/restaurant . This time, the group brings “its signature style and a little taste of Britian to Yaletown with the opening of The New Oxford” (1144 Homer Street). Read below for the press release – I hope to check this one out for myself soon:
A tongue-in-cheek nod to both the world-renowned University of Oxford and British sporting culture, The New Oxford sits proudly on the edge of Yaletown, a welcome addition to Vancouver’s notoriously trendy neighborhood. Vintage touring bikes line the ceiling, leading the eye to a looming portrait of literary genius, misfit and Oxford alumni Oscar Wilde. A long view of the room – which runs the width of the entire city block – reveals rustic gray millwork, classic pub-style furniture and black & white photos of various other notable Oxford grads. The 50-foot long cantilevered bar serves as the room’s centerpiece, leading visitors into a ‘study’ motif, complete with taxidermy, original-print hardcover books, vintage sporting gear and even more comfortable seating.