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Earth Day is April 22 and we are encouraging our shoppers  to get involved by Recycling, Reducing, and Reusing all week long. 

Below we have listed all of Oakridge Centre’s Earth Week initiatives and contests. 

PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING

APRIL 19-21

Bring your plastic bags to the Oakridge Centre Concierge Desk in the West Galleria to be recycled.  Exchange a minimum of 20 bags and you can enter to win a $500 Oakridge Gift Card*.  For every bag collected Oakridge Centre will donate $1 to the World Wildlife Fund **.

*Limit one ballot per customer per day.  **To a maximum of $2000.

For complete contest rules visit Recycling Contest

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

APRIL 22-24

Clearing out your clutter?  From 10am to 4pm Metro Materials will be on site in the Southwest parking lot, near Kin’s Farm Market and the Hennessey Salon and Spa entrance, collecting end of life electronics and batteries.  For every contribution you can enter to win a $500 Oakridge Centre Gift Card*. 

*Limit one ballot per customer per day.

For complete contest rule visit Electronics Recycling Contest

REDUCE YOUR IMPACT TRANSIT CONTEST

APRIL 19 -24

Take the Canada Line to Oakridge Centre, located at the Oakridge-41^stAve Station, and show your same day transfer at the Concierge Desk.  Your green pursuit enters you to win a $500 Oakridge Centre Gift Card*.

*One entry per person, per day

For complete rules visit Transit Contest

REUSABLE TOTE BAG BONUS

APRIL 19 -24

Purchase a minimum $50 Oakridge Gift Card between April 19 – 24 and receive a limited edition Oakridge Centre 50^th Anniversary reusable tote bag*

*One per customer, while quantities last.

Visit the Oakridge Concierge Desk in the West Galleria or call 604-261-2511 for more information.

Wear RED to the centre between Feb 12 and March 21 in support of our Canadian atheletes, and you could be rewarded by being randomly chosen as our RED HOT shopper!

Various prizes to be won!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our RED HOT Canada event. 

We raised $4407 for Kidsport BC.

Visit Oakridge Centre and tell us why you think Canada is RED HOT.

Your support enters you to win a $1000 Oakridge Centre shopping spree and helps support KidSport BC.

Pick up your RED HOT Canada sticker, available by donation or with a valid Oakridge Centre retailer receipt, at our Oakridge Concierge Desk then visit our Golden O in the West Galleria. For every sticker placed on the O, Oakridge Centre will donate $1 to KidSport BC.

Contest closes March 21, 2010.

Click here for complete rules and regulations.

Valerie Tiu

With the release of numerous fashion-inspired works like Valentino: The Last Emperor, HBO’s Grey Gardens and, of course, The September Issue, 2009 certainly became the year of the fashion film. The latest from the fashion film crop is the much-buzzed-about Coco Avant Chanel. Decked out in true Coco-style and freshly-spritzed in No. 5, I recently had the pleasure of attending the long-awaited Vancouver film release. 

Directed by Anne Fontaine, the film chronicles the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel in the years before she became famous for pioneering her signature menswear-inspired looks. The film may highlight Coco’s love affairs but, in my eyes, the most striking part of the film was the way it distinguishes the mademoiselle’s inimitable sense of style. Refusing the corsets and excess frills typical of the time, Coco would don simple and clean cut ensembles; even cutting up men’s garments to make her own set of suits. Although her outfits may have garnered snickers and sneers in the past, they would most certainly land her the title of fashion “it” girl today. 

Class, comfort and clean lines would eventually come to define the Chanel brand. Look for Chanel-esque pieces like suits, crisp white tees, and fuss-free staples at Hugo Boss, DKNY and MaxMara at Oakridge Centre. 

Coco Avant Chanel is a must-see if you’re a true fashion follower. 

Although it may not be classified a fashion film, Michael Jackson’s This Is It celebrates the pop icon’s signature style. Through the years, MJ became famous for his awe-inspiring looks. Who can forget that fedora hat, the red leather jacket, the sequined glove, short black trousers with white socks or the shiny loafers? The film features Michael in some stylish garments, including “it” items of the season: shoulder-padded Balmain band jackets and studded blazers. Everything he wears is embellished and adorned in ornaments, which leaves us asking if it is a coincidence that sequins are the hottest thing to hit the Fall 2009 runway? 

I must say that This Is It not only made me want to dance and sing, but it also inspired me to bust out my bling. Luckily, Oakridge Centre has everything we need to put together an MJ-inspired look. J2 has great fedora hats while Aldo Shoes has the perfect accessories, like soft leather gloves and shiny patent loafers.

Here’s a little taste of This Is It

When fashion designers lend their skills to technology, we take interest. And when said fashion designer is none other than Giorgio Armani, we do research.

Armani–he of the celeb-filled entourage and one of the largest privately owned fashion companies in the world–has completed his third phone for Samsung. Calling it “functional” yet “elegant”, Armani said: “I simply aim to create a Smartphone which is not only an elegant tool but also functional and useful, perfect for today’s managers.” The phone is bronze–perfect, says Armani, for coordinating with his suits.

Other designers and fashionistas have joined the high-tech meets high-fashion trend. Prada joined forces with LG in 2007, and Betsey Johnson, Anna Sui, Diane von Furstenberg and Versace have all worked with Samsung.

Others, such as Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Donna Karan, are turning their craft into iPhone applications.

Get the Look
Find your phone solutions at Oakridge’s new Apple store, Bell, Fido, Koodo Mobile, Rogers Wireless, Solo Mobile, and WirelessWave.