Stuff I Wore - Cozy Hoodie

It was a beautiful early October fall weekend, so we decided to go to the Niagara area to check out the fall colours. We were a little disappointed, thought there would be more colours. But anyhow, we still had a great day. Decided to go casual this day. Love this Adidas camo-like print hoodie, it's cozy and I love the colour/design - one of my fav!

Top Hoodie - Adidas

Jacket - H&M

Under t-shirt - American Eagles Outfitters

Sweat pants - Roots Outfitters for Target

Shoes - H&M

Sunglasses - H&M

Watch - H&M

Roots XL Collection to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary

Roots, is launching the Roots XL Collection, a line of premium fleece sweats designed by the company’s award-winning athletics and special projects guru, Adrian Aitcheson.

Based on the company’s extensive archives and named “XL” to highlight the company’s 40th anniversary (“XL” means “40” in Roman numerals), the nine-piece premium mix-and-match collection is made with the most exceptional sweat fabric ever produced by Roots in its 40-year history — a 20 oz. heavyweight cotton-rayon blend based on their classic workout jersey.

 

 

Made in Canada, the special collection comes in a vintage grey mix as well as an all-over print inspired by a topographical map of Algonquin Park, and features minimal logo-ing and meticulous detailing such as flatlock stitching and nickel-plated brass talon zippers.

What a great idea! A very nice collection - can't wait to check them out. I bet they're super comfy. I really like the shade of grey, plus the topographical map of Algonquin Park print is pretty cool.

To celebrate this special collection, Roots will host a Toronto-only Pop-up store at 567 Queen Street West. It will provide customers with an opportunity to purchase the Roots XL collection before it officially hits select Roots stores across the country, and online at roots.com, starting March 3.

Pop-up store will be from Thursday, February 27 to Sunday, March 2. Hours: Thursday & Friday, 12-8pm. Saturday & Sunday, 11am-7pm.

Bar Isabel's owner and chef, Grant van Gameren,
for the XL collection campaign.

My Visit to Target in Toronto!

Yes, Target is finally in Canada! Me like many shoppers are jumping with joy : ) They are currently having "soft opening" which really means a test run to make sure everything goes smoothly and make last minute adjustments before the official grand openings happening in early April.

Being a fan and curious I went this morning and checked out the East York Town Centre location in Toronto. Another reason was to get my hands on some of the pieces from the Roots limited collection - Roots Outfitters, one of many brands Target partnered with. FYI - I ended picking up some sweats and tops.

The store was nice, bright, had 2 floors and fully staffed. There was a Starbuck at the front entrance. There was a nice grocery section. Overall, pretty much the same layout as what is in the states. It had great signage, easy to find what you're looking for. A little disappointed there wasn't the value (dollar) section. I also noticed a lot of sub-brands - i.e. Denizen from Levis, Trans from Jansport, Leo by Heys, etc. There was also a Fan Zone with some very nice merchandise for the Maple Leafs and the Blue Jays - which I thought was a nice idea to include. Other than that, there wasn't really any 'deals', but tons of selection at low prices = Expect More. Pay Less.

Check out some of my pics below. Looking forward to going back, next time with my Target REDcard! Where you can save 5% off your purchases - and who doesn't like more savings : )
Please comment below and share your thoughts. Happy Shopping!

Roots limited collection: Roots Outfitters

Some of the sub-brands (which I found interesting):

Trans for Jansport

Converse - One Star

Denizen from Levis

Leo by Heys

Roots Spring/Summer 2013

I attended Roots Spring/Summer 2013 collection preview last week held at the flagship store on Bloor st. It was a great evening, with drinks and some nibblies.

The preview included leathers, apparel and accessories. It was a lovely set up and lots of nice, colourful pieces to look forward to what will be coming to stores early next year.

There were so many great bright colours in leather goods, especially in the Tutti Frutti Collection. 

Tutti Frutti Collection

Check out this great 2 in 1 handbag. You can unzip/detach the front pouch/handbag and use it on its own. You can also mix and match with other colour handbags. What a great idea!

I think my favourite pieces were the men's leather accessories and footwear. No surprise, I especially love the sneakers; great colour laces/soles. Love the high tops too! I want them all! 

LOVE these!

I don't own any Roots footwear. However, I think that may change come early next year. Looking forward to trying them out when they arrive in stores.

Check out more pics I took below from the preview event. See anything you like? Thanks again Roots for the invite!