Shorty Stories

The Odd Slipper Now Offering Non-Standard Widths

April 10, 2012 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

ShareYesterday, when I was checking The Odd Slipper to see what new additions they had, I noticed that one of their latest shoes, the camel coloured Faith, is available in wide sizes from 3 to 5.5. According to their latest email, they are also able to custom order other designs in wide and narrow. This [...]

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In My Easter Bonnet, With All the Frills Upon It….

April 8, 2012 By CynthiaC 4 Comments

ShareOK, so no Easter Bonnet. I don’t even wear hats very much (other than wool ones you wear in the winter), but for Easter, my husband and I decided to head over to a local hotel for a delicious buffet brunch. It wasn’t a fancy place – just a regular, run-of-the-mill hotel chain about a [...]

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Recent Purchases from Homegrown Boutique

April 6, 2012 By CynthiaC 2 Comments

ShareA bit of Canada love here some of my latest purchases come from Canadian brands. The first two are dresses that I got from Homegrown Boutique, a store in Toronto’s Yorkville shopping district that features items from Canadian designers. The first was actually purchased back in the fall when I attended Homegrown Boutique’s Spring/Summer 2012 [...]

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Blogiversary Day: Looking Back at Five Years of Shorty Stories!

March 31, 2012 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

ShareYes, we’re five years old today! You can find our very first post here. Many of our earliest posts were image-free, since the site was more of a rant about petite issues blog than one that was style-related. I wish I can get a screen capture of what the blog looked like when it first [...]

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Five Year Blogiversary Giveaway: Smashbox’s Decades of Style Set – CLOSED

March 29, 2012 By CynthiaC 3 Comments

ShareTo celebrate Shorty Stories’ half-decade as a blog (Saturday is the official Blogiversary!), we are giving away Smashbox’s Decades of Style set. This palette, which consists of eyeshadows, blushes and lipglosses, includes colours as well as a guide to put together three of the most iconic looks of the 60s, 70s and 80s. The palette [...]

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Petite Fashion Challenge #14: Holiday Emergency

March 27, 2012 By CynthiaC 16 Comments

SharePetite Fashion Challenge #14 is: Holiday Emergency – Style your travel outfit into a special evening look using whatever you carry in your purse and anything else immediately at hand, hosted by Couture Coco. If I check in luggage, I either pack a carry-on with two changes of clothing plus emergency underwear and cosmetics, just [...]

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Hot Pink Pumps From the Odd Slipper!

March 26, 2012 By CynthiaC 5 Comments

ShareWhen I found out about Sindy Sagastume’s The Odd Slipper, a company that specializes in shoes for small feet (starts at size 3, ladies!), I knew I wanted to try it out. Being a size 4 1/2 or size 5, I have a hard time finding shoes at regular stores. In fact, it’s become a [...]

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Exciting Petite Announcement: Allison Izu Makes Nordstrom Debut!

March 20, 2012 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

ShareGuess what? Petite fashionistas’ favourite petite-focused denim line, Allison Izu is hitting the big time. Nordstrom in Hawaii (not sure about mainland US locations) has taken notice of the jeans and will be selling three styles (the Chinatown Trouser in black (featured in Oprah Magazine), the NEW Chinatown in Dark Indigo Blue (only at Nordstrom [...]

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Petites at Fashion Week: Day Four

March 16, 2012 By CynthiaC 1 Comment

ShareIt was another busy day at Toronto Fashion Week, featuring shows from Triarchy Brand (denim) and of course, the ever-popular Pink Tartan and the gorgeous, bird-influenced David Dixon (more on that over at DelectablyChic! soon) and many petites were at the tents for the shows, including: Sally Erica Katherine Ashley Emily Just one more day [...]

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Petites at Fashion Week: Day Three

March 15, 2012 By CynthiaC Leave a Comment

ShareDay Three was yet another busy day at Toronto Fashion Week with several highly anticipated shows including VAWK (which featured “regular women” models for the VAWKKIN line) and ever-popular and affordable, Joe Fresh. For me, it was also a matter of running back up to Yorkville to pop into the Coach boutique for a book [...]