lucky penny is a pinwheel of colour, as of late… neon this, pastel that. what next?

her trusty sidekick, siri, needs a *new* technicolour dream coat, too.

case scenario has collaborated with pantone, the universal language of colour, and designed a rainbow of iphone, ipad and macbook cases… in pantone blue 7462, green 354, or “2012 colour of the year” tangerine tango to hue a few.

lucky penny‘s cute boyfriend is one dapper dude.

on more than one occasion, he has taken longer to get ready for date night than she… his shirt perfectly pressed, tie skillfully knotted, and oxfords expertly polished. now, do not get her started on his laces.

stolen riches, made in canada since 1915, are premium laces guaranteed to outlast the shoes. owner david barclay’s family has been making them for over four generations, and through two world wars.

they come in three different sizes (for dress shoes and boots), and in a range of colours like huckleberry yellow and woodlawn white, to parachute maroon and happiest orange.

for the sartorially obsessed, it is rather entertaining to read the captions explaining their origins. for example, nicklaus green is “in honour of jack nicklaus and his record six green jackets at the masters”, while bubba blue is “named after monica lewinsky’s infamous blue dress”. brilliant.

***psst… get 20% off all online orders by using the coupon code “sharp2012″ before may 19th.

lucky penny is oftentimes guilty of dancing around her house in nothing but a t-shirt and knickers. cute boyfriend finds this rather endearing… the ’80s power ballads? er, not so much. “i don’t want to find another way to make it through the day with you…”

um, she digressed.

drum roll, please… the winners (yes, plural) of the spec-tacular sunnies by kaytran eyewear are brittany, kathy and kortney. congratulations, lovelies!

“i said i loved you, but i lied.” now back to the topic at hand: more free stuff. urbanears headphones, originally from sweden, will sure add a pop of colour to her spring wardrobe.

the plattan (pictured left in mustard) has a zoundplug for instant music sharing, so simply plug in a friend and enjoy. the medis (pictured right in grape) has an earclick construction, keeping them firmly in place while relieving pressure from the ear canal.

***psst… to win one of two urbanears (plattan or medis), simply leave a comment below telling us “what is your favourite album of all-time and why?“. the winners will be announced on tuesday, may 1st. good luck!

lucky penny did it!!!

she *successfully* completed her 29-day challenge at misfitstudio… 29 classes of yoga, pilates and reformer in 22 days. our girl is hardcore, baby. #killinit

founded by amber joliat, the charming studio is tucked away off an alleyway on queen street west. beautiful interior skylights greet every sun salutation, but the rock n’ roll soundtrack (or a whitney tribute) inspire “panther plank push-ups”.

lucky penny’s favourite classes are fusion, method, punch drunk (as in pilates + boxing = piloxing), reformer jump and restorative yoga… all taught by fellow misfits, lindsay, keri and david. there is even a broga class for cute boyfriend, and baby mamma one for her sister, too.

namaste.

lucky penny is dusting off her cocktail shaker, and whipping up bourbon manhattans.

after an interminably long hiatus, mad men is returning for season five on march 25th. sin, scotch and (most importantly) style are back!

to mark the occasion, banana republic is launching an encore installment of their mad men capsule collection… again, in collaboration with the show’s costume designer janie bryant, it was inspired by razor-sharp tailoring and feminine silhouettes of the 1960s.

cute boyfriend can pick up slim-cut polos, woven button downs and lightweight dinner jackets. our girl wants the floral joan or maybe the pink betty dress (pictured above)?

***psst… the collection will be available in stores and online tomorrow!