As a Canadian growing up in Calgary I totally remember “le chateau “— the edgy fast fashion label - it was the best for special events and dances.
But that’s not where I did my back to school shopping. For me it was a trip to the ESPRIT store in oakridge mall. ESPRIT was everything!!!!!! This is circa 1986 !!
I worked at a le chateau in 2007. It was a miserable job and you had to wear “head to toe le chateau” for every shift.
While I worked there I bought a white linen vest that I wore with cobalt blue skinny jeans of course and a genuinely chic black mini dress with a low slung 60s belt.
The only highlight of the job was discovering a closet full of discarded collection mood boards sent from the head office.
I literally went searching my high school email receipts just now to check and they were T.U.K white and black viva mondos. Always wore them with a neon green eyeball bag from dolls kill (must stress this was at a south carolina high school)
Lydia, I felt that! Every trip to Clarks as a girl was a battle of wills with Mum about what constitutes a pRoPEr school shoe!! always a fugly brogue, ne’er a pretty ballerina
As a Canadian growing up in Calgary I totally remember “le chateau “— the edgy fast fashion label - it was the best for special events and dances.
But that’s not where I did my back to school shopping. For me it was a trip to the ESPRIT store in oakridge mall. ESPRIT was everything!!!!!! This is circa 1986 !!
I worked at a le chateau in 2007. It was a miserable job and you had to wear “head to toe le chateau” for every shift.
While I worked there I bought a white linen vest that I wore with cobalt blue skinny jeans of course and a genuinely chic black mini dress with a low slung 60s belt.
The only highlight of the job was discovering a closet full of discarded collection mood boards sent from the head office.
I'm sorry it was awful but I am charmed by the words "head to to la chateau"
Is le chateau gone??
Honestly I don’t know!! I hope not.
I think most stores have closed but there was one tiny one in the basement of the Bay Centre in Victoria when I was there last year.
Yes :(
I was just awakened like a sleeper cell at the mention of creepers 🫡
Omg what pair did u have
I literally went searching my high school email receipts just now to check and they were T.U.K white and black viva mondos. Always wore them with a neon green eyeball bag from dolls kill (must stress this was at a south carolina high school)
Lydia, I felt that! Every trip to Clarks as a girl was a battle of wills with Mum about what constitutes a pRoPEr school shoe!! always a fugly brogue, ne’er a pretty ballerina
The image of Eleanor! Took me straight back wow
Lydia McKimm = perfection
Eleanor’s white pussybow blouse there, I’d like to have that this fall please
Me too...
Eleanor Calder’s 2012 wardrobe was everything
I still wish I was her