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WHO: Veronika, cook, box office rep at Buddies in Bad Times, customer service rep at the Outer Layer
WHERE: Outside 7 West (7 Charles West)
WHEN: Wednesday evening
CLOTHES: “My chest X-ray T-shirt – a score for $7.99 – came from Black Market Vintage (319 Queen West, 416-591-7945, and one other). The gold bolero jacket, which I wear backwards, came from Planet Aid ($8, 546 Yonge, 416-924-8928). These two gold belts came from Value Villiage (924 Queen East, 416-778-4818, and others) for $1.99 apiece. My distressed Silvers (the most expensive item of clothing I own) were $89 at Over the Rainbow (101 Yorkville, 416-967-7448). My grey coat is from theSalvation Army in Thunder Bay and cost $4.99 These adorable faux snake heels are from Payless ($34.99, 900 Dufferin, 416-531-6041, and others). I bought my black 80s tuxedo blazer at the Salvation Army (665 St. Clair West, 416-651-2825, and others) for $3.99. My retro green stockings are from H&M (1 Dundas West, 416-623-4300) and were only three bucks. These fuchsia shell earrings were so cheap ($5.99 at Los Incas, 370 Bloor West, 416-962-5089), I bought a green pair for my friend Ginger. I’m wearing a sequinned scrunchie that I paid $1 for at some dollar store on Yonge. My gauntlet ring came from a now defunct store in Thunder Bay called Kayun, where it cost $80. My giant brass Egyptian hieroglyph bangle was a gift from my mom, and the skinnier cream-and-gold bangle is from Le Chateau ($2.99, 900 Dufferin, 416-588-7485, and others). Oh, my beautiful $4.99 red granny purse is also from Value Village (see above). And don’t forget my Dirty Girl panties, $18 at the Outer Layer (577 Queen West, 416-869-9889, and others).”
HAIR: “It’s cut by Karen at Pretty Eclectic (609 Queen West, 416-203-6620).”
MY STYLE: “Classy, trashy vintage queen.”
into: “Anime, comics, belly dancing, theatre and my on-again, off-again acting and burlesque career.”
