The Canadian Style

POLISH DESIGNER NEXT ALEXANDER McQUEEN??

There are great fashion designers all over the world - but not all of them are destined for greatness from a young age - like Malgorzata Dudek.

At the age of 7, she had her first fashion show inspired by local designer, Edyta Dabrowska.

Her style was always different - so are her designs, which are dramatic and make you feel like you are in a beautiful nightmare. The elements of her collections merge the future and the past with a very dark mystical feel.

Though based in Warsaw, her creations have been photographed for magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Madame Figaro Paris, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Faces, and many more.

Maybe we will have chance to see her designs also in Canada?

Malgorzata Dudek Spring/Summer 2012 Collection - Shockingly Beautiful

Designer Blow Out Sale this Sunday January 15th!!

This is the 7th Annual sale!!

Five great boutiques participate in this shopping event!!

Amazing deals for one day only!

Make sure you won't miss it!!

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

9.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Carriage House Inn Ballroom

Calgary

BILL IN WONDERLAND – THE MUST ATTEND EVENT OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!

With a whimsical, magical and adventurous twist!! Join Bill Brooks as your host through wonderland in the fight to beat prostate cancer.

The 14th Annual Bill Brooks Prostate Cancer Benefit will be taking place on January 20, 2012 at Hotel Arts. Come join Bill Brooks and friends for one of Calgary’s most anticipated social events and charity fundraisers of the year for the Calgary Health Trust in support of prostate cancer care.

The theme for this year’s event is “Bill in Wonderland.”

All proceeds raised will fund the incremental operating costs of

the da Vinci Prostatectomy System, a robot-assisted surgery system,

at Rockyview General Hospital.

This must-attend event of the year features superb samplings prepared by the culinary wizards at Hotel Arts, along with amazing auction items, dancing and surprises that are certain to delight all attendees.

Check Bill Brooks website:

http://www.billbrooksbenefit.com/

Buy your tickets today:

http://www.calgaryhealthtrust.ca/billbrooks

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Hotel Arts

119-12 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

7 p.m.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 FROM ABStyle

ABStyle would love to wish all of You-my Clients, Friends and all of You who supported me this year - Merry Christmas & All the Best for the New Year 2012!!!

CHRISTMAS CHEERS WITH APT22 - WHAT A GREAT EVENING!!!

Last Thursday, Kimberlie Stern from APT22 - one of the Calgary's boutiques - together with her girls hosted amazing shopping night!!! Just perfect idea for shopping before Christmas!!

For those who didn't have chance to be in the store yet - APT22 is very trendy boutique located in the heart of Calgary downtown carrying both amazing clothes from different labels (TART, Bella Lux, Karina Grimaldi, olive and olivia, Blank, Veronica M, Fate) and beautiful accessories & shoes.

During the evening guests enjoyed shopping while sipping some prosecco, tasting delicious appetizers - everything in the beats of great music by DJ. One of the night specials was lips touch ups provided by very talented Makeup Artist from NARS - Candice Fudge.

Congratulations to Kim and her team for having such a great evening!!!

Special "Thank You" words to my Friend and great photographer, Gary Evans from FullFrameFotography for taking all the pictures that night!!!Thanks to him - You can see what you've missed!!!

There is nothing better than shopping while sipping prosecco bubbles...

Ania Basak- ABStyle & Kim Stern - the owner of boutique APT22

Amazing Makeup Artist from NARS - Candice Fudge and her lips touch up

Kim (APT22 Owner) choosing outfits for one of the clients

The evening was also filled with great beats

T'WAS THE NIGHT - GREAT SHOPPING EVENT AT THE CORE, CALGARY!!!

What an evening...!!!!! I heard this statement many times right after the actual event - "T'was The Night" - the biggest, private, after-hours shopping benefit that

Calgary has ever seen!!!

On the evening of November 30th, 2011, the Core (TD Square/Holt Renfrew) attracted over 7.500 people to celebrate the kick-off to the holiday season, the multi-million dollar renovation of the Core and support two non-profit organizations who are changing the landscape of urban Calgary - the United Way's "BeCause"initiative and

the National Music Centre Project.

Just that night approx. $40.000 was raised to support these two local charities!!

During the evening, Calgarians not only had a chance to do actual Christmas shopping but also could walk on the red carpet and take photo with international blogger & eTalk host - Lainey Lui (www.laineygossip.com); admire the Core's spectacular new 45-foot Christmas Tree (the tallest of its kind in Western Canada); but one of the most exciting part was for sure a special holiday performance by Juno Award Winning artist - Chantal Kreviazuk, and other performances around the shopping centre - including the Calgary Girls Choir!!!

Looking forward to see more of those kind of events in Calgary!!!