THE LINK REPORT – ALL THINGS ROYAL

• Dress your prince with the Dress My Prince contest. The man in your life could win an $800 shopping spree with Inglewood’s clothing boutique Espy.Enter the contest between April 18 and April 28 and get him the royal treatment he deserves (right ladies?)!Contest rules can be found here.The winner will be announced on the royal wedding day by noon.On a side note, while spring shopping at Espy, mention the secret password, “MEGAN SAYS I CAN” and get an additional 10 % between April 15 and April 28, And finally, do not forget to join the Espy girls for their in-store sample sale April 29, 30 and May 1st!
  
• Royal Shoes. New Balance UK is releasing a limited edition collection of 10 pairs of 576 sneakers to commemorate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th. In honour of the royal couple, “Will” and “Kate” are written on the sneakers’ tongues. All couples who also go by “Will” and “Kate” (or derivatives), are invited to enter a Facebook contest to potentially win a pair!
  
• Take a look at the absolutely amazing shots from Italian Vogue posted by Garrett Naccarato. Truly Inspiring.

• Pick a grad dress! Victoria Hedin creates beautiful designs and fashion illustrations for her blog Victoria Day To Day. For her sister’s grad, she picked a multi-colored flower-printed fabric from a Vancouver fabric store called Rokko’s Fabrics. She went on to post three grad dress designs of her own and is inviting us to pick our favourite. Which grad dress would make you feel the most royal? Enter the poll here.
• Check out all the buzz on the fabulous event Fabricated all over the Calgary fashion blogs recently. Check out Ania B, Shinos Journal and Lions Lace Lattes great reviews of the show.
• Market Collective is back again for its April edition! Great vendors, great fashion, great art! Don’t miss out!

Images courtesy of Shinos Journal & Victoria Day To Day