New shoes!

karen — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:39 +0000

Another favourite thing about my new home city: Gravity Pope walking distance from my house! Although I am definitely a shoe fiend I am also very frugal so usually stores like Gravity Pope just provide a fun place to browse. This week, though, they were having a two-for-one sale on their already discounted sneakers. Given the low low prices, and being that I won’t be needing my fancy work heels much while I am on maternity leave, I could certainly justify this purchase!

I spent $39.99 (plus GST) and got two cute sets of sneakers that should be perfect for all the walking I plan to do with my new baby, at least until I have to switch to snow boots…

Won’t you be my personal stylist?

karen — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:55:56 +0000

As a typical geek I am blessed with less than perfect eyesight, and over the years I’ve attempted to look more chic than geek (or perhaps geek chic?) by choosing funky eyeglasses. My all-time favourites were a pair of red cateye half-frames that finally bit the dust last year. I replaced them with a boring pair of frames from Costco that I liked at the time, but have since come to despise. As a result I end up wearing my contacts most days. But I miss having funky eyeglasses!

I’ve decided to try one of those online eyeglass places with rock bottom prices. I’ve read up on them all at GlassyEyes and have settled on Goggles4U since they offer a huge selection and the price is right ($25 a pair with free shipping!).

But alas, I am overwhelmed by the massive selection. This is where you, dear reader, come in. Help me solve my eyeglass fashion crisis! I have decided I’ll spring for two pair (at $25 a pop why not?) but I can’t decide which two pair.

I’ve narrowed it down to six:
19061: black and red with stripey temples
19064: square-ish red
19233: blue and teal half-frames
21633: blue with lattice-style temples
21709: black with red and white temples
21718: dainty black 3/4 frames

I was going to use PollDaddy for this little survey but they don’t allow HTML links in their polls. Boo! So we’re doing this the old-fashioned way: Leave your votes in the comments.

J. Karen Parker » Fashion

New shoes!

Won’t you be my personal stylist?