Come and enjoy the 4th Annual Queen of Hearts Shopcrawl. See new and beloved stores, get great deals with your Queen of Hearts fully stamped passport, and have some treats and refreshments along the way!

This is an event you don’t want to miss. It’s a dynamic Valentine’s event that will have you falling deeper in love with our neighbourhood, West Queen West, while offering some of the best deals of the year.

Here is how it works:

1. Get a passport from any of the participating stores.

2. On Saturday, February 11th between 11am and 6pm, stroll along West Queen West. Visit the stores you love, and the new ones that you will love, that are listed on the Passport and have the ‘Queen of Hearts’ poster in the window. The stores will welcome you with a fun refreshment + a stamp for your passport.

3. Once the passport is stamped with only 9 of the participating stores, you become eligible for all of deals that are offered from all 35+ participating Queen of Hearts stores until the end of the month (and believe us, they are GOOD deals: half price, 2 for 1, and more).

4. Finally, it’s free, so spread the love!

Pick up your passport at the first store you visit. It’s worth hundreds of dollars in savings and giveaways, and it’s a fun way to spend your Saturday.

Queen of Hearts Stores:

A2ZANE, 751, 69 Vintage, Art.27, Bead Alternative, Bicyclette, Cabaret, Champagne & Cupcakes, Charlie Boutique, Chasse Gardee, Chosen Vintage, Comrags, Doc’s Leathers, Dog’s Bollocks, Doll Bar Inc., Dusk Deals, Elle Hardware, Fashionably Yours, Fresh Collective, Green Shag, Heel Boy, Huh, Hush Von Osafo, Jacob & Sebastion, Lady Mosquito, Magpie Design, Murray’s Sandwich Emporium, Nearly Naked Lingerie, Organic Boutique, Preloved, RSquared, Robber, Sanko Trading, Sant’Urbano Spa, Simon Carter, Spectacle, Spice Trader & Olive Pit, Stephen Bulger Gallery, Sunny Mummy Spa, Tailor Muse, Tealish, Ten Thousand Villages, The Knit Café, Timmie Doggie Outfitters, Valhalla Cards & Gifts, Ziliotto

See you this Saturday, February 11th!

Check out www.facebook.com/westqueenwest or the stores and their websites for more info

May you have a wondrous and magical 2012, and may you be surrounded

by small and grand miracles!

Dress up or dress up the kids and have some treats in West Queen West this Saturday!

Put on your Halloween costume, bring your little witches and goblins, and Trick or Treat at the incredible shops, restaurants and galleries this Saturday from 11am to 6pm along West Queen West (Bathurst to Gladstone).

We will be giving out candy and treats from 11 – 6pm along with our participating neighbours.

Fill your loot bag, check out the crazy costumes, and enjoy special offers in West Queen West, The Creative Heart of the City!

Walking the red carpet in May at Cannes, actress Tricia Braun currently promoting her latest film (and Cannes selection) “Big Muddy“  wore this lovely 1950s original to the screening and this 1960’s Cecil Chapman to an earlier event on the French Riviera.

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Sales and Fun all week long. www.westqueenwest.ca

As with most of the dresses in our Cabaret Collection, this piece is principally sold in a lush poi de soie.  It gives a shimmering richness that we love, not to mention being so plush to touch.  Usually one of the first comments from women who try on Cabaret Collection dresses is “Its so soft on!”. Well if you are going to look stunning, why not feel comfortable as well?

This particular dress is a bit of a transformer with a variety of different looks that can be achieved with additional accessories.  the bow pictured at the side can be moved to the other side or the centre of the bustline.  For an even more minimal look it can even be removed completely.  Pictured above is the dress with a short train.  When paired with the dress it gives an almost flower-like silhouette with striking bold lines.  It can be ordered at the short length shown, or gown-length so it sweeps the floor.  For a wedding a longer train would look lovely walking down the aisle.  However for later during the reception removing the train, or a shorter one may be more practical for a bride who may be cutting up the dance floor.

Though we have received a great response from brides-to-be for our Cabaret Collection dresses, never forget that all of our designs are also available in a rainbow of colours for any women having to attend an event that would love to add a touch of vintage-inspired beauty for their look.  This particular dress looks absolutely stunning in Onyx (in fact we will be posting pictures of it over the next few days.)

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Congratulations to Hanna Edwards, winner of the 2011 Queen for a Day contest.  She wins the title as well as a bevy of prizes from West Queen West businesses including Cabaret Vintage!

We had so much fun with this promotion and met so many Moms and their proud kids and partners throughout May.  There were a great number of new faces who were just discovering the West Queen West area for the first time and some for the first time in a long while.

Dads, don’t feel left out.  Watch out for some great news of our upcoming Father’s Day promotion appearing in your email boxes soon.  Not on our list?  Join the Guest List today.

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Best Mothers Day Gift Ever? Queen for a Day in West Queen West…

To celebrate Moms this year, The West Queen West Art + Design District is the place to be again, by offering a $500 Shopping Spree and specials from May 2 – May 8.  Almost 50 boutiques, hotels, spas, restaurants, cafes, and more will be offering various deals and specials throughout the week for everyone.  Just look for the poster all along West Queen West.  Plus, one lucky Mom will win a $500 shopping spree anywhere in the Art + Design District to feel like a Queen for a Day.  Will it be you or your Mom?  Enter, or enter your mom at www.facebook.com/westqueenwest
 

Cabaret’s offer will be Give 1, Get 1 Gift Cards (2 for 1) up to $200

Queen for a Day – 2011 Participating Businesses
 
69 Vintage
A2ZANE
Australian Boot Company
Bicyclette Boutique
BYOB
Cabaret
Cloud Free Agent Espresso Bar
Comrags
Doc’s Leathers
Dusk Deals
Girl Friday
Grreat Stuff
Inabstracto
Jacob and Sebastian
Kol Kid
Lady Mosquito
Love of Mine Boutique
Magic Pony
Magpie
Meg
Mini Mioche
Modrobes
Murray’s Sandwich Emporium
Nearly Naked
Niche Coffee
Nomad
Organic Boutique
Pre-loved
Response Clothing
Sanko Trading
Sant Urbano Spa
Simon Carter
Spectacle
Stylegarage
Tealish
Ten Thousand Villages
The 10 Spot
The Bead Alternative
The Dog’s Bollocks
The Drake Hotel
The Knit Café
The Spice Trader & The Olive Pit
Thieves
Valhalla Cards & Gifts
West Salon & Spa
Woolfitt’s Art Enterprises
World of Posters
Zilliotto Design
 
 
P.S.  Please enjoy free Art + Entertainment every First Saturday of the month.  Details at www.westqueenwest.ca and www.facebook.com/westqueenwest

We were honored to have Mezzo Soprano Maude Brunet visit the store to find the perfect dress for her upcoming appearance in in the title role of Wish Opera’s Rose Marie.   To find out more about the talented Maude or her upcoming apparences visit her site at www.maudebrunet.com.

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Come and enjoy the 3rd Annual Queen of Hearts Stroll. See new stores, get great deals with your Queen of Heart’s completed passport and declare your love for your beloved at the ‘Heart in the Park’ at Trinity Bellwoods.

This is an event you don’t want to miss. It’s an interactive Valentine’s event that will have you falling deeper in love with our neighbourhood, while offering some of the best deals of the year.

Here is how it works:

1. Get a passport from any of the participating stores (see list below).

2. On Saturday, February 12th between 11am and 6pm, stroll along West Queen West. Visit the stores you love and the new ones that you might start a love affair with that have the ‘Queen of Hearts’ poster in the window. The stores will welcome you with a fun refreshment + a stamp for your passport.

3. Once the passport is stamped with 9 of the participating stores, you become eligible for all of deals that are offered from all 31 participating Queen of Hearts stores until the end of the month (and believe us, they are GOOD deals, half price, 2 for 1, and more).

4. Finally, come to Trinity Bellwoods Park and sign our giant ‘heart in the park’ – leave some lipstick kisses, declare your love, or ask someone to Marry You. It’s a giant public love note – and it’s free.

The Queen of Hearts Boutiques are:

Heel Boy, Doc’s Leathers & Motorcycle Gear, Dog’s Bollocks, Magpie Designs, Elle Hardware, Robber, Timmie, Doggie Outfitters Inc., Lady Mosquito, The Knit Cafe, Nearly Naked Lingerie, QSQ Giclee boutique, Woolfitt’s Art Enterprises Inc., Sunny Mummy Spa with childcare, Greatt Stuff, Preloved, Ten Thousand Villages, Murray’s Sandwich Emporium, Sant Urbano Spa, Thieves, Champagne & Cupcakes, Niche Coffee & Tea Company Inc., Labl Stylelab, Ziliotto, Simon Carter, Tealish, Cabaret, Green Shag, Cloud Espresso Bar, Charlie Boutique, Organic Boutique, Adfactor Inc.

Pick up your passport at the first store you visit. It’s worth hundreds of dollars in savings and giveaways, and it’s a fun way to spend your Saturday.

See you this Saturday, February 12th!

Check out www.facebook.com/westqueenwest or the stores and their websites for more info