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Who: Carol Ellen, designer purse-onista of Pink Saki handbags (www.pinksaki.com), headhunter
WHEN: Saturday, 2:30 pm
WHERE: College and McCaul
CLOTHING: “My pink Fluevog boots ($249 at John Fluevog, 242 Queen West, 416-581-1420) are my fave boots ever. My pink knee-high fishnets came from Ardene ($4.99, Eaton Centre, 416-408-0665, and others). My Brazil 7 Jeans, which I’ve worn a gabillion times, are part of my evening uniform ($3.99, Value Village, 924 Queen East, 416-778-4818). My necklace is a Jrox original lariat ($250, jroxoriginals@hotmail.com). My dangly yellow earrings are from Yoka ($39, 2116J Queen East, 416-686-0836). The Muttz concert T-shirt, designed by Tara Hunt, my most bestest friend in the world, is available at www.horsepigcow.com for 35 bucks. I got this pink Hello Kitty vest at Goodwill ($1.99, 234 Adelaide East, 416-366-2083, and others) and my silver ring down at Cork Town Design (55 Mill, 416-861-3020) for $125. This brown vintage purse is a PinkSaki original I found it at Kal Boutique (119 Yorkville, 416-964-8020). My Tiffany signature big heart bracelet cost $240 (85 Bloor West, 416-921-3900), and Tim Luke does all my piercings at Tat-A-Rama (2225 Queen East, 416-693-2331).”
HAIR: “I go to Joel Twaite, who does it with the scissors (by appointment only, 416-963-4348), and, of course, Ken Raynsford at John Steinberg & Associates for any extreme stylin’ (585 King West, 416-506-0268).”
MY STYLE: “Tokyo tank girl meets sophisticated funkified Madison Avenue.”
INTO: “Reclaiming and repurposing fabulous vintage handbags for my accessory collection, Pink Saki (www.pinksaki.com) volunteering for the James Birrell Foundation anything pink the comeback tour of my awesome friends the Muttz making stuff happen and my upcoming T-shirt company, HorsePigCow.”
