TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!! la chatte bottée is visiting UNICORN!!!!

A lovely friend just told me of what looks like a fun and interesting Art show Shopdropping Montreal.Check out the subversive way of getting a product or design noticed. They call it interventions and exhibits I call it genius manipulation. The exhibit starts May 1st-31st at the Dep called Le Pick Up 7032 Waverly, Zoe Renaud is the exhibitor.


MAY 1st - 31st
Shopdrop Installation at L'École Bourget - Room 205
1230 de la Montagne, Montréal (QC) H3G 1Z1
Cans curtosy of The Old Brewery Mission

A few other shows to be on the look out for
May 5th - 10th
Market Space by Marco Royal Nicodemo and Christian Audet
Vernissage Saturday May 9th, 3 - 5 pm
Visual Voice Art Gallery [Belgo] - Room 421
372 Ste-Catherine West



SHOPDROPPING MONTREAL at the 2009 Biennale de Montréal
Curated by Vanda Daftari and Natalie Reis

Shopdrop can art by:
Breaktimers Collective
Christian Audet
Dominic Boulerice
Paul Bradley
Magalie Comeau
Vanda Daftari
Eliane Excoffier
Jamie Ferguson
Bettina Forget
Marco Royal Nicodemo
klara pokrzywko
Dan Popa
Natalie Reis
Robby Reis
Zoe Renaud
Sébastien Roy

The Emporium Gallery. Gaetanne Lavoie.

Gaetanne Lavoie's Moments in Time exhibition will open at:
the Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest #74
Saturday, May 9th from 7-11pm

The exhibition will also be open on Sunday, May 10th from 12-5pm. Private viewings will be available thereafter by appointment from Mon, May 11th - Fri, May 15th.

About Moments in Time-
Gaetanne Lavoie is a Montreal-based painter who has previously exhibited in Brooklyn and San Francisco. Moments in Time is a new collection of over 20 oil paintings that beautifully capture life's unacknowledged moments through portraits. Moments in Time represents Gaetanne Lavoie's first Montreal exhibition in over 2 years.

*Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier
theemporiumgallery.com

reminder!!!!

vintage shoes.
cocktail.
15%off on beautiful clothes.
you better not miss it!!!

CollectiveUNI Activity 4! *Recipe Exchange* May 13th

Dear Unicorn Gals and members of the Unicorn Collective,

Here at UNICORN, plans for our fourth Collective activity are well under way! This next event is a little different and I am very excited for it!

We are calling it the *Unicorn Recipe Exchange* and here is what it is all about...

We will all bring the recipe and ingredients for one delicious summer dish to share with our fellow Unicorns and we will chop, create, taste and chat together all evening! The dish has to be something that does not require any cooking or baking seeing as we do not have a kitchen in the boutique (only head-turning, attention-grabbing clothing). Think picnic style...salads of all sorts, snack mixes, finger food...use your wonderful imaginations!

Instead of having a participation fee for this activity, we are just asking that you bring enough to share with four people and we will all enjoy sampling one anothers creations!!! After our sampling extravaganza, we will exchange recipes Hoorah!

Added Bonus!!: Our dear friend (and fellow Unicorn) Danielle Levy has helped plan this activity and will be there to answer any questions regarding nutrition you may have. Danielle is currently in the process of becoming a certified nutritionalist and has a wealth of knowlege regarding taking care of our bodies and healthy living. We are inviting you to e-mail questions to Danielle in advance if you like and she will come ready with all the information you are looking for.

Her e-mail address is: daniellelevy27@hotmail.com

Let us break down the details for you ladies:

ACIVITY: Summer recipe cooking, tasting and nutrition discussion
PRICE: Ingredients for ONE dish, enough for four people
DATE: Wed. May 13th 2009
TIME: 7pm
PLACE: Boutique Unicorn
ACTIVITY EXPERT: Danielle Levy, nutritionalist
WHAT TO BRING: Ingredients, Recipe, and Cooking tools (knives, bowls, spoons etc.) that you need to make your dish, and Questions for Danielle!

Throughout the evening, everything in the boutique will be 15% OFF!!!!

I can not wait for this evening of fun and savoury delights!

Please RSVP before MAY 10th: info@boutiqueunicorn.com

See you all soon!

U

REMINDER**** La Chatte Bottée**** THURSDAY APRIL 30TH at 6PM

La Chatte Bottée is having a White Sale!

Add a touch of brightness to this season's wardrobe
and come celebrate spring with La Chatte Bottée!

Drop by our next sale-slash-party at Boutique Unicorn and
save $5 off every pair of white or off-white pair of shoes!

munchies and cocktails will be served for you fancy ladies!!

can't wait for the glamourous night :-)

today

today i had a very special day.
my husband (TSM) and I were invited to have brunch at the swedish embassy residence in Ottawa to meet PETER BJORN & JOHN.
first you think it will be very formal, stressful and maybe boring.
well.. its not exactly what happened.
i think i can say it has been the best sunday brunch i ever had!
first of all, to my big suprise, the swedish ambassador in Canada is a SHE! Her name is Mrs. Ingrid Iremark and she is wonderful, very welcoming and friendly.
Second, the food was amazing. Classic Lax and dill with potatoes. I love swedish food. so fresh and simple. We also got the chance to drink some good champagne and mimosa.
Then we met the band and i have to say that Peter, Bjorn and John were very nice. Good conversation with them and lots of laugh.
They are playing at LE NATIONAL tomorrow! you better go check them out cause they have lots of talent and in bonus they are very friendly people.
I really love this video they made for Norrlands Riviera. I like the colors, the images, the style.



thanks again to THESWEDISHMODEL for the fun time and the quick trip in Ottawa!

jenny jenny jenny

SELECTOR’S GOING TO TOKYO!

For more info: SELECTOR

art and a sunny weekend

Okay a few art things if you have not checked it out yet, get yourself to Gallery Push! There is an amazing Artist showing at the moment his name is Sebastien Lapointe.
Différence, Répétition: Sébastien Lapointe
This show ends Sunday April 26 but tomorrow is suppose to be a beautiful day. The perfect day to show off your summer wears (in spring!) and take a stroll down Saint Laurent.
Gallery Push is conveniently located a block away from Unicorn....hmmm some art love and shinny sunny new clothes for our early summer days.

Gallery PUSH LOCATED 5264 Bould Saint Laurent
galeriepush.com
sebastienlapointe.com



Another Art event to look out for interMedia 3 Vernissage

I'm always intrigued by intermedia and my curiosity is definitely peaked by this one.
InterMedia 3 vernissage
This is an exhibit put on in honor of the graduating class in the communications study department at Concordia.
It will be held in a spacious loft that has been rented for the evening A DJ and drinks provided starting Saturday, April 25 at 7:00pm ending midnight April 26
5445, De Gaspe Laurier Metro is the best one to take I think.
Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

La Chatte Bottée

Shopping party at UNICORN on Thursday April 30th! LOTS LOTS LOTS of beautiful vintage shoes!!!! come and have a cocktail with us while having tons of fun trying shoes! what else can you ask for?! really!?!



see you there ;-)

Celebrating Earth Day. April 22nd 09.

I use to think the idea of Earth Day was cheap... that it was not enough to dedicate only one day to care for the earth. Now I see Earth Day as a time to celebrate our appreciation for the earth- and that it's up to each of as to make everyday Earth Day... So I thought I'd share my TOP 3 ways to live green!

1) Eat a plant-based diet: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States reports that livestock production is one of the major causes of the world's most pressing environmental problems, including global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution + biodiversity loss. They estimate that 18% of greenhouse gas emissions comes from meat production, a bigger share than that of transport. Try eating one vegan meal a day- free of animal products. This will benefit your health as well as the health of the planet!

2) Bike to work/school:  Cycling is a carbon-neutral method of transport. It's also mad fun, a quick and efficient way of getting around, it's cheap (no money on gas, parking, car repairs), AND it's great exercise!

3) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: This is the 'Earth Day mantra' because it sums up how we should live in order to be sustainable. The 1st priority is that we REDUCE the amount we consume and only take what we really need from the earth. Second, that we REUSE things like a water container instead of disposable plastic water bottles, a thermos for coffee/tea instead of wasting disposable cups, or reusable shopping bags instead of using/throwing out plastic bags. Lastly, we must dispose of whatever we buy responsibly by RECYCLing and composting.

please welcome..

yes, we will now have contributors on our blog.. much more fun things to read about from different UNIgirls that we think have something interesting to bring you.

Please welcome to the UNIbloggers crew Chantal Houtteman.

Chantal is the hip city girls that gathers to all the cool events happening in the city. her agenda is always full of exciting projects and events. she will keep you posted on the latest from our beautiful city and her fun adventures.

Our second but neithertheless new UNIblogger is Danielle Levy. The expert blogger (http://fantastic-dl.blogspot.com/ , http://montrealisawesome.com/ ) that knows everything about good nutrition, health and how to live the perfect green life.

Cant wait to read these beautiful girls and hope you'll enjoy it as much as i will!

WELCOME GIRLS!

U

Valentino: The Last Emperor

This documentory about the legendary dress-maker, Valentino looks really charming and cool.  I just can not find when it is opening here in Montreal.  I will keep my eyes open though.  In the meantime, here is the trailer...

La La La Human Steps

I abolutely love contemporary dance and my favorite company in the whole world just happens to call Montreal home.  La La La Human Steps is an incredible company founded by Edouard Lock.  The dancers are famous for their amazing athleticism and the precision with which they execute the choreography.  I find the work of this company daring, captivating and extremely beautiful.  

On April 30th, May 1st and 2nd Human Steps will perform their most recent, very successful piece, Amjad at Place des Arts.  I have been looking forward to this performance since before I moved to Montreal and very much hope to go!

Human Steps not only tours their live performances worldwide, but they also work in different mediums.  Here is a video they created in 2003 for the Festival international du nouveau cinema de Montreal.  I am sure all my friends have seen it already because I force them all to watch it pretty frequently.  It is called Amélia.  

collectiveUNI the ZINE activity 3- THE RESULT

OH MY GOD! how fun was this 3rd activity of the collecivteUNI!!!!!! everyone ended up doing amazing pieces! it will make a beautiful ZINE at the end.. I will start working on the document next week.. but for now, heres a sneak peak of last wednesday's creations:

Saturday April 25th: BUY SOMETHING LOCAL DAY

Press HERE for more details ou encore ICI.

collectiveUNI the ZINE activity 3

Please let me know today if you want to be part of tomorrow's collectiveUNI activity.

RSVP: info@boutiqueunicorn.com

so heres all the details again:

Activity 1: creating a zine
Price to participate (cash only): 15$ & bring old magazines that you dont need anymore
Date: April 15th
Time: 7hpm
Place: boutique unicorn
Activity expert: Amélie (me)- im not an expert but its so easy and fun to do, ill show you!!

Also, during this night, everything in store will be sold to you at 15%off & again, we will offer cookies and tea!! :-)

see you tomorrow!!!

U

my blueberry nights

ok i know, im very late! this movie came out in 2007... but i really want to see it. i just happened to hear about it. Directed by Kar Wai Wong, My Blueberry NIghts is about a young woman who takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way. The cast is amazing; Jude Law, Nathalie Portman, Norah Jones and my forever lovely Cat Power (Chan Marshall). Heres the part of the movie that capted my attention and made me want to see it so bad:



:-)

HAPPY EASTER!

its ok to eat tons of chocolate today! yah!!!

Sunday for Easter...

see you on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!

U

love these girls

The Emporium Gallery- So, is it just bacon here? by SAM FRIEDMAN

Presented by The Emporium Gallery, Switzerland CS and Bierbrier

So, is it just bacon here?
By Sam Friedman

Opening
Thursday, April 16th 2009
7PM to 11PM

Extended Hours
Saturday, April 18th to Sunday, April19th 2009
12PM to 5PM

Private viewings available by appointment from Monday, April 20th to Wednesday, April 22nd 2009

The Emporium Gallery
3035 St. Antoine Ouest, studio #74
Montreal, Quebec
www.theemporiumgallery.com

About So, is it just bacon here?
Sam Friedman is a Brooklyn-based artist who has contributed art to the New York Times, the Village Voice, Business Week and many others. Having already exhibited in New York, Los Angeles and Boston, So, is it just bacon here? represents Friedman's first Canadian exhibition- one that will feature 40 new, small artworks made especially for this exhibition.

the water

SPECIAL PRESENTATION on PITCHFORK TV Kevin Drew and Feist: The Water - making movies

New stock: Bàrila

Inspired by her travels, music and social surrounding, Sabrina Barila partnered with her sister Claudia to create a lifestyle brand for the women who "live the life they love" creating looks that touch every aspect of a our lives.

Growing up in a Southern Italian family surrounded by sewing machines, it was inevitable that the sisters would design a collection that is rich with color, texture and shapes that have a modern yet ethnically eccentric twist.

We just received their latest collection in store! its simply beautiful, elegant and very confortable. Plus, its all made in CANADA!! heres a sneak peak:

collectiveUNI activity3- THE ZINE APRIL 15TH+++

We havent forgot our famous collectiveUNI activity!! We postponed the ZINE last month so now its time to make it happen.

Heres the details:

++English will follow++

Allo chères UNIgirls!

voici l'activité no3 de la collectiveUNI

alors voilà, nous allons faire du collage dans le but précis de créer un petit "zine" avec comme thème, la mode et l'art!

Voici la définition d'un ZINE selon WIKIPEDIA: A zine is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier on a variety of colored paper stock.
A popular definition includes that circulation must be 5,000 or less (ours will be only 20-30, depending on how many people are coming to the activity), although in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 100, and profit is not the primary intent of publication.

Donc, pour cette activité, vous devez apporter de vieux magazines dont vous n'avez plus besoin. si vous en avez pas, ne vous en faites pas, nous en aurons plusieurs pour vous! Le but de ce projet est de publier ce petit ZINE et vous donner une copie comme souvenir quand nous aurons fini de le mettre ensemble et de le publier. Les copies restantes seront vendues en magasin!

Alors voici plus de détails:

activité 1: création d'un ZINE
prix pour participer (argent comptant seulement): 15$ et de vieux magazines à découper
date: 15 avril 2009
heure: 19h
lieu: boutique unicorn
animatrice de l'activité: Amélie (moi!). je ne suis pas une experte mais vous verrez, c'est facile et très amusant!

De plus, lors de cette soirée, tout en magasin sera à 15% de rabais et nous offrirons, comme toujours, des biscuits et du bon thé!

Soyez certaines d'envoyer votre RSVP avant le 13 avril 09.

alors on se dit à bientôt!




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Dear Uni girls and members of our dear collective UNI club!

we are about to organise the third activity which will consist in creating a art & fashion ZINE all of us together! yeah! fun time!

Heres what wikipedia has to say about the ZINE: A zine is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier on a variety of colored paper stock.
A popular definition includes that circulation must be 5,000 or less (ours will be only 20-30, depending on how many people are coming to the activity), although in practice the significant majority are produced in editions of less than 100, and profit is not the primary intent of publication.

so all you need to bring is your smile and some cool magazines to destroy! haha! everyone will get a copy of the zine when we are done putting it together. we will then sell all the other copies in store.

If you dont have any magazines, dont worry, ill provide some for you!

so heres all the details:

Activity 1: creating a zine
Price to participate (cash only): 15$ & bring old magazines that you dont need anymore
Date: April 15th
Time: 7hpm
Place: boutique unicorn
Activity expert: Amélie (me)- im not an expert but its so easy and fun to do, ill show you!!


Also, during this night, everything in store will be sold to you at 15%off & again, we will offer cookies and tea!! :-)

Make sure you RSVP before April 13th 09.


so, cant wait to have fun with you all again!!

NEW STOCK: Sessùn

We just received in store SESSÙN. Come see these beauties from France in store! beautiful fabrics and designs! love it!