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  • August19th

    Sweet Nothing
    Treasure Trove
    Calgary
    (Aug.17.10)

    We try and make the stop at fave Inglewood designer dis­count shop Espy a weekly endeavor. And now we’re shar­ing five favourites (with images online) from our most recent excursion:

    This multi-coloured Bionic wrap dress ($89) has us wish­ing for at least a few more weeks of summer.

    With fall around the cor­ner, we can’t wait to rock these cute black ruf­fle Friis Company booties ($89).

    Dresses with pock­ets — a design detail wor­thy of our high­est praise. This charm­ing Supreme Being dress ($79) does them justice.

    Elastic waist­bands are our friends — espe­cially when they are attached to this super cute plaid pick-up skirt by Supreme Being ($49).

    Soft, flowy and fem­i­nine, our favourite jeans will pair per­fectly with this St– Martins butterfly-esque silk tunic ($79).

    Available at:
    Espy
    www.espyexperience.com
    1217B 9 Ave. S.E.
    403−457−3779

  • August18th

    Soopl

    Posted in: Fashion, Inspiration

    Check out the newest inno­va­tion in fash­ion & film!

    The Soopl is a NICE RACK!

    soopl is a portable rolling rack that makes life eas­ier for styl­ists, cos­tume design­ers, film wardrobe, fash­ion show coor­di­na­tors, fash­ion sales peo­ple, and any­one that uses clothes and shoes in their jobs. For more infor­ma­tion please email info@sooplusa.com or visit the soopl website.

    www.sooplusa.com

  • July23rd

    Well now that sum­mer is finally here… We have to start think­ing about fall…we know YUCK! But it means good things for all of our espy clients as we are begin­ning to clear sum­mer items. If you have had your eye on some­thing at espy, you need to come see the fab­u­lous new mark­downs, 50% off almost half the store!!

    We are also still get­ting in new mer­chan­dise every week, and com­ing in over the next few weeks:

    * Supreme Being, RD tops, Bionic dresses, Mavi jeans, Penguin shirts
    * Bras from Change from Denmark (back sizes start­ing at 30” and up to an H cup) $43-$57
    * New skin­care: Intaglio: great AHA/BHA toner for smooth­ing and pre­vent­ing break­outs on oily or acneic skin
    * New shoes: Seychelles and BC Footwear

    espy always loves a party on the street and we will make one with DJ Fleur spin­ning tunes for our danc­ing plea­sure at this years quickly approach­ing Sunfest Saturday July 31st!

    SUNFEST: Saturday, July 31, 11am-5pm, the street will be closed to cars and will be filled with per­form­ers, street ven­dors, and there will also be a multi-store fash­ion show on 9th Ave that espy is involved in. Come down for some fun, to dance with us, and to walk 9th Ave and test­ing our com­pet­ing sum­mer drinks.

    CALGARY FRINGE FESTIVAL: July 30 – August 8th, Calgary gets a real treat with National and International per­form­ers through­out the week. Plays and per­for­mances from tal­ented artists in venues through­out Inglewood. Click here for the schedule.

    Don’t for­get! espy has a new MAKE UP ARTIST! Come and have a make over with Nicole and let her show you how to play up your best fea­tures! $45 for a com­plete face but you get this back to you in prod­ucts! Please call ahead to book an hour with Nicole, she is also avail­able for mini make up con­sul­ta­tions through­out the day any­time at espy!

    Can’t wait to see you!

    Much love and sweet sum­mer sale dreams,

    The espy girls

  • July8th

    Come on in to Espy to see the newest addi­tions! We’ve got a huge selec­tion of shoes from BC Footwear, Seychelles, Fornarina and Herman Monster. Tons of colours and styles.

    Your feet will thank you!

  • July4th

    Summer is finally here, and what does that mean for us in Calgary? STAMPEDE and a need for jeans, plaid, and cow­boy boots … We know, we know, not every fashionista’s favourite time of year, espe­cially when you think wran­glers are in your future! But espy wants to make it eas­ier on you this year… We are hav­ing a DENIM and PLAID sale for all our men and ladies!

    Anything DENIM or PLAID is 23% off July 2 to 18th inclu­sive. (We are sorry but there is 1 excep­tion to this rule: Cookie Johnson Jeans are NOT on sale as we sim­ply can­not stock enough of these high waisted, Oprah lov­ing wonders.)

    Come and get your­self expertly fit­ted by our styl­ists in a new pair of jeans that are per­fect for your body. Espy spe­cial­izes in find­ing the per­fect fit just for you, big thighs, small waists, big bums, small bums, long legs: up to 38″ inseam, short legs, we have just about every­thing! And where we need to tai­lor, we will, to make those jeans per­fect for you!

    MEN pay atten­tion too! If you haven’t had the espy styl­ists fit you in a pair of jeans, you are miss­ing out, your butt never looked so good!

    Another few rea­sons to check out espy in the next few weeks:

    * new COVET in store in XXS, XS, and S sizes at whole­sale prices
    * new SEYCHELLES and BC Footwear san­dals, flats, and heels in store whole­sale prices: $39 — $79
    * new PURE & SIMPLE and Industry
    * new FRIIS & Co wal­lets, jew­elry, and hot hand­bags
    * new Cartel NYC tees for men
    * best selec­tion of LIT cos­met­ics glit­ter in Calgary
    * lots of one of a kind sam­ples still in store, be the only one in town in your out­fit
    * GSUS mens and ladies sam­ple tees and tops: buy 5 for $100!
    * espy has a new MAKE UP ARTIST! Come and have a make over with Nicole and let her show you how to play up your best fea­tures! $45 for a com­plete face but you get this back to you in prod­ucts! Please call ahead to book an hour with Nicole, she is also avail­able for mini make up con­sul­ta­tions through­out the day any­time at espy!

    Can’t wait to see you!

    Much love and sweet denim dreams,

    The espy girls

  • June14th

    Thank you for being one of our espy cus­tomers for the last year, we love styling you! This June espy turns 1 year old and is cel­e­brat­ing and say­ing thank you with a mas­sive Montreal style sam­ple sale Saturday, June 19!

    What are you com­ing for? Crazy prices, amaz­ing mer­chan­dise and all the best one of kind sam­ples you sim­ply can’t usu­ally find in Calgary!

    *One of a kind sam­ples from hot Danish brands: St. Martins, S’NOB, Margit Brandt, Drykorn, and Noa Noa. You will be the only one wear­ing these pieces!!! The espy girls have been drool­ing for days as they unpack these boxes… this stuff is gor­geous
    *Overstock from Italian streetwear label Fornarina, usu­ally $120 — $180, espy price $39 — $59!
    Nick & Mo at 50% off…and of course there are more brands to love!
    *Specials through­out the store and GM Collin skin­care is 13% off.

    To keep you danc­ing: music pro­vided by DJ Fleur. Refreshments…of course we will pro­vide… We have to keep your energy up.. . This is a seri­ous sale!

    Now this is a ONE OF A KIND super fash­ion sam­ple sale so we sug­gest you come early, stay late, and shop your face off! We will have a com­mu­nal change room in the back so don’t be shy, also wear­ing some­thing you can throw things over/under with out the use of a change room is very encour­aged! Get seri­ous girls! It is time to shop, sam­ple sale style!

    Much love and sweet fash­ion dreams,
    The espy girls

  • June5th

    Oooh, it just gets bet­ter every week, new stuff com­ing in daily …

    Ladies:
    –Cookie Johnson Jeans: Magic Johnson’s wife’s denim col­lec­tion, Oprah is wear­ing these on her mag­a­zine cov­ers!! Mid/High rise for curvy girls to sizes 6–20!) (Click here for an arti­cle on these jeans and their amaz­ing fit!)
    –Divine Rights Denim & Level 99 denim (LA Denim at its finest)
    Drykorn: (Denmark, amaz­ing dress pants)
    Friis & Co: (Denmark, acces­sories, wild, cheap and fab­u­lous)
    Hanky Panky (best no muf­fin top under­wear ever!!)
    –Pashmina: (sim­ple wraps in tons of colours to match any dress! $17)

    Guys:
    Canterbury (New Zealand, vin­tage sports­wear and shorts!)
    Cartel (cheeky graphic tees, long and slim fit)

    Skincare:
    –New Phytowhite sys­tem (GM Collin: 3 prod­ucts in kit to lighten hyper-pigmentation and spots, vis­i­ble results said to come in just 1 week)

    Other News:
    It’s com­ing up quickly on espy’s 1 year anniver­sary! Stay tuned (read your EMAILS!) for secret VIP shop­ping days, spe­cials, and parties!

    In the next 1–2 weeks: tons of CUTE TOPS com­ing to espy!!!
    look for ship­ments from these design­ers: Covet, Fornarina, St. Martins, S’NOB, Nick & Mo, Yumi, Uttam London, Hazel, DryKorn, American Retro, Blake Standard and more… I can’t even remem­ber all the great stuff we bought…

    As always:
    espy books pri­vate VIP par­ties and they are a blast… just ask the girls/guys that have thrown them and call the store for details and to book yours.

    Much love and Fashion,
    The espy girls:
    Megan, Lisa Marie, Theresa, Stacey, and Angela

  • May27th

    Megan and Lisa from espy were asked by Alice Jamieson’s girls school to teach grade 9 girls about dress­ing for their shape and to give skin­care as well as make up tips. It was all a part of the grade 9 girls ini­tia­tive to speak about inner beauty. The espy styl­ists spread the mes­sage that any body shape can be beau­ti­ful, as long as you know how to dress it.

    Check out the video on Global News.

  • May21st

    check it out on her blog: http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/afashionado/default.aspx but if you missed it, here is what she said!


    Apple, pear, hour­glass, tube… ESPY to the rescue

    By Theresa Tayler Fri, May 21 2010

    Do we really need to cat­e­go­rize ourselves?

    Well, yeah, kinda… how else are we going to suss-out which jeans fit our fig­ures best? We’re all dif­fer­ent shapes and mea­sure­ments, there’s no one fit all LBD, blouse or jean. So, we’ve got to learn how to work within the bound­aries of apples and pears. Megan Szanik and busi­ness part­ner Lisa Marie Sikina to rescue.

    The two bright minds behind ESPY Calgary will have you fit­ted, formed and in fash­ion is less than a New York Minute. They’re the own­ers of ESPY bou­tique, located on 9th Ave. in Inglewood. Sikina and Szanik bring a wealth of exper­tise as buy­ers and mar­keters in the Canadian fash­ion indus­try to the table.

    Not only are these fash­ion­istas well versed in per­sonal shop­ping and fit­ting (they can take one look at you and fig­ure out exactly which pair of pants will trim your thighs and hide your love han­dles). The ladies offer their own line of ESPY makeup and soon to be ESPY line of clothing.

    Szanik’s years of expe­ri­ence work­ing in places such as New York, Montreal and Vancouver have afforded her some pretty amaz­ing con­tacts in the indus­try. Her motto is buy low, sell low. That means BIG sav­ings on jeans and designer dresses, tops, belts and shoes for you.

    Think Winners or Designer Depot with bet­ter brands and with­out the has­sle of lines and com­mu­nal chang­ing rooms.

    Next time you take a trip to Inglewood stop in and let the ladies work their magic on you. You’ll pay less and weigh less by the time you leave. I let the girls have their way with me and now I’m set for summer.

    How much did I spend?! Not telling, my mom reads the blog. But, let’s just say — I SAVED A BUNDLE!

  • May14th

    Happy May and a Happy Friday from the espy girls, the weather is finally coop­er­at­ing, Megan’s tulips are up, and just in time for espy’s lat­est new in store spring and sum­mer fashions:

    S’NOB from Denmark, we have leather jack­ets, amaz­ing tunics, tops and jump­suits as well as a few dresses, priced to think you are steal­ing. Starting at $27. Check out the line on http://www.snobdesign.com/ We love our Danes…they are SOOOO fashion!!

    RD, as always from one of our Montreal faves, tons of cute tops and striped cardi’s in scads of colours for every­day wear from $13-$43. Seriously!

    Sneaky sin­gles sale… If there is only one, then you are in luck, 23% off if you know the pass­word: TULIP.

    New items have been added to our 50% off sale sec­tions for men and ladies too! Be the first to find them!

    And yes, there is tons more to see in the store! But I don’t want to bore you, get your­self down here … And if you didn’t know both Village Cantina and Hose and Hound have GREAT patios on 9th Ave… We are mar­garita peo­ple ourselves.…

    Much fash­ion love,

    The espy girls: Megan, Lisa Marie, Theresa, Stacey, and Angela

    PS. Angela is here Sunday for our great mini facials, book yours today for $39