LAB takes great strides to insure that no counterfeit items hit the shelves, and if someone attempts to consign a counterfeit item they are made aware of the repercussions of buying and selling fakes.
It’s not cool. It’s lame.
A nice addition to LAB’s growing Dolce & Gabbana rack…
SALE
On selected items already priced 20 – 80% off of original retail. Now marked down up to 50% off!
Items like:
Hermes
Celine
YSL
Louis Vuitton
Jimmy Choo
Pucci
Alaia
Moncler
Moschino
Chanel
Etro
Proenza Schouler
Dolce & Gabbana
Dries Van Noten
Prada
Rachel Roy
Burberry
Paige
Earnest Sewn
and more…
Elabloom Face serum.
I’ve been afraid of face serums for years. I assumed they would make my super dry and sensitive skin oily.
Not Elabloom. It feels like silk when you put it on, and my skin just slurps it up!
Tokyo Milk Femme Fatale Tainted Love #62
Fragrance Notes: Dark Vanilla Bean, Orchid, White Tea, Sandalwood
Available at Love Of Mine
I’m taking a break from my beloved Vegas Volt M.A.C lipstick and am giving Lady Danger a try. Loving it so far.
Back packs are very practical but not always the safest choice to carry your belongings, however when Chanel designs them you really can’t say it’s a bad idea 
style.com ranks the new Chanel back pack at #2 of their top 10 bags for Fall 2012. Read more here.
LAB currently has 3 designer back packs in stock.
Louis Vuitton Yellow Epi Gobelins $699
Chanel Quilted Large back pack. Rare. $2450
Louis Vuitton Mini Denim Back Pack $599
YSL Black Patent wristlet $550, Diane VonFurstenberg Domino dress size 4 $179, Chanel quilted black lambskin backpack $2450, Louis Vuitton Pochette $195, A.L.C. Olivia dress $79
By encouraging shoppers to both repurpose their clothing and make a little extra money from its resale, consignment clothing stores have become increasingly popular in times of environmental and economic uncertainty. However, there are a lot of misconceptions about the word “consignment,” a term that is often (incorrectly) used synonymously with descriptors like “vintage,” “second-hand,” “retro” and “deadstock.”
If you’re interested in becoming a consignor, there are several tips you can follow to maximize your clothes’ resale value — more on that later. But before you haul a garment bag full of clothes to the local consignment shop, it’s best to brush up on the following terminology to better determine what the store does and does not carry.
Vintage: An original period garment that is at least 20 years old.
Second-hand: Any garment — whether it’s one month old or 100 years old — that has been worn before and is now being resold or swapped.
Retro: A new, contemporary garment that looks like a vintage item.
Deadstock: A past-season clothing item that still has the original tags and has never been worn.
Consignment: The act of selling an item on behalf of another person; in the event of a sale, the profit is split between the consignor and the consignee at a mutually agreed-upon percentage. (My store offers a 50/50 split.) Consignment thus refers to the mode of inventory acquisition, not a specific type or age of clothing. For instance, my consignment store stocks both vintage garments and contemporary designer labels; some of the inventory is brand new or recent deadstock, some of it is second-hand.
So what makes for a successful consignor?
1. Leave original store tags on your garments until you decide to leave your home wearing that item. Original tags give greater value to a consigned item and make it more attractive to a prospective buyer.
2. Treat your clothes with respect. Read the laundering directions on the label and abide by them. If you’re not into that, washing in cold water and hanging to dry is always a safe bet. Use stain-removal products that are safe for both the environment and your clothes. Avoid bleach as it breaks down fibres.
3. Clean and polish your shoes regularly — this helps the leather last longer and keeps your shoes looking cleaner. Keep original box and dust bag that come with the shoes, and use them for storage. Not only will this extend the life of the shoe significantly, the inclusion of the dust bag and/or shoe box will increase their resale value considerably when consigning.
4. On a related note: repair footwear before it’s too late. Leather-soled shoes and boots demand high-quality care. Have a cobbler apply a thin rubber sole to the bottom to help the sole last a lot longer. Replace heel caps before they get to the metal nub and before you ruin the fabric on the back of your heel. A shoe with scuffed leather at the heel is not suitable for resale, unfortunately.
5. Be kind to the interior of your purses. If you carry make-up in your purse, put it in in a Ziploc or a make-up bag. (I’ve seen some amazing bags come into the store that I’ve had to reject due to a concealer explosion that totally ruined the interior liner of the purse.) Keep the dust bag for your purses also; when the purse isn’t in use it should be stored in the dust bag and stuffed with tissue paper to keep its shape intact.
6. Mend holes and rips, and replace buttons.
7. Finally, empty your pockets and purses. Used Kleenex = gross.
By Lauren Baker for The Huffington Post Canada
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