The April Fools' Thief

We caught a thief at the shoe store today. It was a matter of internal theft. We had been investigating missing inventory the past week. We had collected evidence and interviewed staff. It all pointed towards one employee. Prior to discovery of her crime, in my mind she was a model employee. She had what seemed to be a lot going for her... studying at UBC, happy family and seemed to get along well with others.

We caught her with one pair and after much prodding confessed to stealing more merchandise. During the interrogation she had the nerve to blame other staff and was clearly making up her excuses as she went along. It was sad to see such a smart girl humiliate herself with endless excuses. She even gave a poor performance crying. When it was clear we weren't swayed, the tears turned off like a facet.

When she did fully admit to the thefts she claimed that it was because her mom had health problems. If I was her mom, I couldn't think of more devastating or embarrassing news than finding out that my oldest child is a criminal. If she was lying to get sympathy for her crime, I hope karma doesn't swing around and actually make her mom sick.

The conclusion is pretty sad. I felt that she wasn't sorry but more upset that she was caught. This I'm afraid is her greatest flaw. I believe with this sad attitude that she'll steal again. I hope she proves me wrong and finds her way to a happy and successful life.

Milan Baby!

A different week a different city. I've just arrived in Milan and I've already done a twirl around Duomo and it's shops. I'm sitting at this webcafe at Corso Buenos Aires and Viale Tunisia. A fashion school across the street has streaming webcam. I'm in the building with the really bright windows across the street from MacDonalds. I've only just been here 4 hours so I haven't done anything but shop and eat. So make do with the webcam picture for now.

webcam link here

I come here twice a year to the attend the fashion tradeshows and yes it's pretty much as awesome as you might think. The city and it's people exude this flair that you can only find here.

Uggs, I've given up fighting it

Yup, you heard me. There's no point fighting it. What was a horrendous fad in 2003 has now become essentially a basic fashion item. When I first heard about it, I think I saw it on Oprah of all places. Then a slew of young starlets were everywhere proclaiming their love of the sheepskin boots. Well wasn't this ugly thing supposed to go away? 4 years have gone by and UGGs are still here.

I think in Vancouver UGGs have transcended into basic wear for most women. The way the wool lining keeps feet nice and toasty and the roominess of the boot is super attractive.

I've avoided buying them personally and for the store for ages (Yes they were banned at the Kris + Cris Shoes too). Mind you, I believed I was taking a stand against this clunky fashion deviation. I did until this season. Last year, Tru Drama was one of the few stores in Vancouver to carry Livs Boots. A super hot boot that was being worn by starlets (sounds familiar). They were essentially a wool crochet Ugg Boot. The profile was a bit slimmer but it was unmistakable where they got their inspiration from. They flew out the door quicker than we could get them in. All the girls and myself had gotten a pair. I immediately understood why everyone had a pair of UGGs and why they continue to wear them.

So I started warming to this thing that was my enemy. I booked an appointment to see the UGGs representative. Guess what new hot style they had coming out? A crochet wool boot. It still retained the distinctive shape, bottom and wool lining. The difference between the UGGs and Livs Boots is quality. UGGs with their experience and manufacturing expertise clearly makes a better boot and evident in the beautiful stitching and detail work. It was a no brainer to place an order and since they've come in they're going out even faster than the Livs from last year.

So I've come to love the enemy. You should too.

(Picture Note. Yes those are the dark blue denim leggings I was talking about in the previous post, they were sure easy to tuck in!)