lovely lousje & bean party dress! reg $259, trunk sale $99!

trunk sale opening night came and went and we are still reeling…was it the steady stream of happy shoppers laughing in the changerooms? was it the racks and racks of better than ever deals on great handmade goodies? maybe the duck and blueberry crostini from murray street market? i can’t be certain, but i can say definitively that this has been our best trunk sale yet!

if you missed opening night, do not fret! there are still tons and tons of great pieces at a fraction of their regular prices…so stop by today, tomorrow or anytime sunday…but don’t wait until monday, because all of our trunk sale items turn into pumpkins (meaning we pack them up and ship them back to the ladies who made them…we don’t actually turn them into pumpkins, although that would sure be a fun idea).

for pics of some of our favourite (and still available!) trunk sale finds, check out our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Workshop-Studio-Boutique/219896831370843

xoxo

bridget.

hand silkscreened dress by anna zy! reg $85, trunk sale price $25 (seriously!)

super cute little grob jacket, made in mtl!

a re-purposed men's suit = a super cute handbag! $24-$28!

we will be posting more sneak peeks today and tomorrow, join our facebook group and/or check our blog!

i am really going to miss the superb signs that erin molly has been making at workshop!  they are like little unwrapped gifts that she leaves on the sidewalk to brighten everyone’s day!  this is one of my favourites – partly because it is soooo cute and partly because it announces one of my favourite events…THE TRUNK SALE!

boxes for the trunk sale are being stacked to the ceiling in the teeny tiny workshop basement…which is almost ready to burst! so – don’t miss it! the trunk sale will be held at workshop from september 22nd-25th!  join us and pad your closet with unbelievable deals (seriously! i just opened the Voila box!) from independent canadian designers!

xoxo

workshop

i’ve found a sure fire way to perk up your friday!

the ladies of workshop have finally announced the date of their fall TRUNK SALE!  i know many of you have been waiting for it (i got the emails!) so here it is: Sept 22-25! The big opening party will be on Thursday September 22nd at 6pm where there is sure to be the best of deals, some fun goodies for munchin’, and me at the change rooms acting as the evening drill sergeant (i know you guys love it)!

The fun doesn’t end there though, because we’ve decided to officially hold the sale over for the whole weekend – this is for those of you who give us those sad puppy faces when you can’t make it the night of the event.  And because the sale is going to go on for 4 days, we have even more designers involved and even more great canadian made stuff at fantastic prices!  but don’t forget that after sunday at 5pm, everything magically turns in to a pumpkin (goes back to the designers), so don’t miss it!

for those of you who are new to the cult of the trunk sale, here are the basics: once in the winter and once in the fall workshop invites a few of their favourite designers to participate in our trunk sale: they ship us tons and tons of great clothes, accessories and jewelry which are from past seasons collections, slightly damaged items, weird sizes (the xs people clean up at this event!), samples, etc!  our designers get to clean out their studio spaces and our customers get to pad their closets!  the deals are great – up to 70% off!

put it in your smartphone now and join us!

so…save the date: MARCH 24th 6-9pm…see you at Workshop for great deals on past collections, samples, slightly imperfect items – have something nobody else has… support independent designers while you assert your individuality! (-:

Heads up, lovely and fabulous Workshoppers, spring is here!

How do we know?  Simple: Workshop’s much-awaited spring trunk sale is happening on Thursday, March 25th from 6:00 pm -9:00 pm!

Check out some of the amazing designers participating in this season’s sale:

Melow (new!)
Créations Encore (new!)
Nude
Kania
Terre Plein
Grob
I-clothing
Glasgow

As always, our designers will be shipping us boxes and boxes of past collections, samples, damaged goods and all sorts of other great deals.

So listen, this is happening only in Ottawa and only for one – two days!

So circle March 25th on your calendar and come out with friends for a night of shopping mayhem (but relaxed mayhem, with lots of goodies and extra change rooms)…we’ll see you there (242 1/2 Dalhousie St…but you knew that, right?  right!).

xoxo
bridget