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With the Winter weather just barely upon us, we are living with the slogan of “Buy Now. Wear Now.”  We still have a good 4 months left of the snow, the cold and the dreams of warm weather to endure.  Now is your chance to wear the current season’s “hottest” styles from your favorite designers.

That’s right, we started our Winter Sale this week and all of our Fall Collection Sweaters, Coats and Accessories are now on Sale.  30% off, 50% and 70% off.  Nanette Lepore, Rebecca Taylor, Shoshanna, Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, Elizabeth and James and lots of denim from Taverniti So, Rock & Republic, Genetic, Chip & Pepper and Current/Elliott.

Here’s a few of our favs available to buy now and wear now. Love that!

The commonly referred to slouchy hat “the snood” is a favorite at shopchantal.  The Dream Muffin hat from Carolina Amato is a perfect way to wear this trend at a perfect sale price. Pair with her Shearling Fingerless gloves for a complete look.  Now at 30% off, these styles won’t last long.

At 50% off these Joie Fringe Rockefella boots will take you well into the Spring season. And with the Fringe trend well on it’s way to being a “must-have” for every season, you are sure to bring these back out in early fall with dresses and jean leggings.

At 70% off, this fall jacket from Nanette Lepore is a gorgeous piece to wear over your dresses as more of an evening coat.  The colors and print are amazing and we love the puff sleeve detail - so cute layered over a long sleeve t-neck and a pair of jeans.

With all the Fall and Winter collections now on sale, including sweaters, winter coats, boots and accessories, you are sure to find a a beautiful piece to add to your wardrobe — all at a great price.

Our buy now. wear now. Winter Sale is going on now at chantal. and shopchantal.com.

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All your favorite designers including Original Penguin, VelvetMen, Splendid Mills and the most coveted denim from Citizens of Humanity, Genetic Denim, Rock & Republic, Earnest Sewn, Taverniti So and Chip & Pepper are now yours for the taking.

We have drastically reduced the prices for all our men’s shirts, basic and graphic tees, hoodies, polos, thermals, sweaters, denim and jackets plus more.  All men’s items are now 50% off - 70% off.

Great deals are to be had on current winter merchandise including our favorite Penguin Pea Coat and the VelvetMen Murphy Hoodie as well as the newest denim introduction of the “Dean” from store fav: Genetic Denim.

But, you better act fast!  The inventory is moving out of here at a rate we can’t believe.  Great gift ideas for your man or for yourself, now is the time to get the pieces you’ve been talking about -  ALL at reduced prices. 

Please note that all the sales are final on all men’s sale items.

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NEWS FLASH:  Daily Candy Everywhere did a really nice write up on Plush today too.  Check it out here (after you read our blog first, of course!)

The Winter season has finally arrived and most of us found ourselves completely unprepared.  Lack of new hats, gloves and a new coat is a common overheard conversation.

It’s not that we don’t know or realize that winter weather is coming. It is that in most cases, we just don’t want it to come.  It’s cold, it’s snowy and most of all, it is hard to wear heels when the sidewalks are covered in ice.

This year we have a little something- actually somethingS- to get you excited about dressing for the colder months: Plush Fleeced Lined leggings, tights and arm warmers.

The tights are an opaque black tight that is available in a full foot version like a true tight or footless version more like a legging.  Now you can pull out your minis and your dresses and wear them all season long. 

We also love these tights under our distressed jeans or under denim shorts (yes, this is an acceptable way to wear them). 

The Plush Denim leggings are also fleeced lined and are so amazing.  Paired with boots and a chunky knit sweater, these leggings are more than just your basic black.

And something every arm-bearing, sleeveless wearing girl must have this season…. fleece lined arm warmers. We love to wear these with our favorite tanks and short sleeves tops for some warm under our winter coats.  But, we also wear them long after the coat is removed.  I can’t wait to wear them with a faux fur vest in the Spring as well!

Check out selection of Plush Fleeced Lined items.  We truly sell out of these faster than you would ever believe!

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It is one of the most fabulous season’s for boots - Over-the-knee, Fringe Detailed, Riding, Motorcycle and the staple of every winter season in the Northeast: the Rugged boot.

Our favorite designers did not disappoint this season. We have every style you need to get you thru Winter and in most cases, well into Spring.

Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent’s Reva Over the Knee boot could not be more perfect- it’s higher style and small heel are the perfect combination in a luscious black suede. Now: $276.50.

And, her riding inspired Watson boot is a Cognac leather color that cannot be riveled- it is so gorgeous and supple and so easy to wear that we found a ton of ways to pair it with everything from dresses to leggings. Now: $276.50.

Joie had one of the most coveted boots of the season in their New Orleans Motorcycle boot - it’s vintage leather and double buckles made this boot an easy to wear trend.  Now $325.50.

Joie also did a great fringe style boot that is easy to pair with jeans and dresses without looking over the top.  The Rockefella Fringe boot is a gorgeous Mushroom Suede with a heel height perfect for a shorter boot style. Now on Sale: $276.50

A newcomer to shopchantal, CAT (yes, as in Catapillar) Footwear stepped into the ring with a really cool Rugged Cassidy boot in a worn brown leather with buckle.  The best part is the sole- super easy to wear and great in the winter snow.  It just goes to show that you don’t have to give up style in these tough dressing months of winter. Now: $109.20.

It’s the perfect time to get one of these great styles that you can wear now and into Spring. Check out out lookbook for some great styling ideas too.

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We are so excited to work with one of our favorite blog sites ClosetCravings to offer you the opportunity to win a chance at over $1,000 in giveaways including a pair of [BLANK] Jeans from shopchantal.com

As seen on Kate Hudson, this Motorcycle Skinny Jean from [BLANK] is a must have denim style for every closet that craves fashion.   Available in a wash called “Tentinurpants”, this biker inspired jean has great detailing inlcuding thigh and knee stiching, bottom zippers located on the back of each leg and a worn, slightly distressed denim. The wash gives even a bit more edge with some slight rinsed look.  We love it paired back to boots and a chunky knit. Chantal loves them with her Pencey Faux Fur Sweatshirt and her Joie Motorcycle Boots - of course!

Closet Cravings (Twitter: @closetcravings) is an amazing site dedicated to showing you the best of the best in “As seen on. . .” pieces that we all crave and wonder just where to buy it.  They do an amazing job of showing you the celebrity, what she/he was wearing and an option of where you can buy the item or one very similar if it is no longer available.  It’s a great site to meet up with other fashion/celebrity obsessed people like ourselves.  Closet Cravings readers love Fashion. Beauty and Juicy Drama.

The shopchantalstylefile is working on an “As seen on. . .” edition to our blog as well and hope to show you how we carry many of the pieces your favorite celebs are wearing and how they put their outfit together.

Enter to win here and you could be celebrating the new year in a pair of [BLANK] Jeans. Trust us, you will [THANK] us!

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(Sorry all, could not get the youtube video embedded.  Link here to watch on youtube.com)

Chantal Young of chantal. and shopchantal.com appeared on the newest local television show, “The Brand New TV Show”, hosted by Matthew J McDonald (Twitter @mattmc13) and Chrystie Corns (Twitter @ccmaine).

The focus of the segment, which aired November 19th, was Winter Fashion Trends and Chantal discussed some the latest trends and must-haves for the season including styles and specific pieces. Her trend focus included: slouchy styles, biker/motorcycle pieces, the legging and cold winter must-have accessories. With the hosts, Chantal also discussed some other popular styles including Blazers, boot styles and skinny jeans

“I wanted the audience to see that the trends for the season are much easier to wear if you take a look at the variations in the cuts and fabrics and most importantly, how you can incorporate the trends into your dressing style” said Chantal.  She went on to say “For example, they are so many ways to wear the slouchy style and it doesn’t have to be limited to one piece of clothing such as the slouchy pant.  Slouchy styles can be interpreted into many different variations including t-shirts, scarves and one of my favorite, the snood

A trending topic on twitter, the snood is a slouchy hat/hood that has many variations. It is made popular  by celebs such as Lady Gaga, Blake Lively of Gossip Girl and even includes men in the mix. It has made a resurgence lately due to celebrity and television and has been referred to as a possible retail savior for the holidays. We prefer the slouchy hat version at shopchantal and offer it in a few variations.

See The Brand New TV Show (twitter @brandnewtvshow) locally on the WPME station (channels 17 and 3) and on youtube.com.  The show will continue to feature what’s new and interesting in Maine and around. Make sure you check it out.

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We are so delighted to be a part of the InStyle magazines Facebook Fan Page.  Not only because we love, love, love InStyle Magazine, but we also have an adoration for Facebook.

InStyle brings all of us the best in the lastest styles, trends, celebrity interviews and great tips on how to wear the newest styles.  We love the photography and accessibility to all the best designers and their collections.

Facebook offers us the ability to reach our audience in a way we’ve never had before. Direct contact with our fans is not new, but this is the best of the best (along with Twitter) to reach those that want to be reached.

Our Facebook fan base could use a little boost and we hope you will visit us and become a fan yourself.

While you are there, become a fan of InStyle on Facebook too.  You will see that they are offering their fans discounts and special offers on their favorite fashion sites, including shopchantal.com. 

Thanks InStyle for including us!

Please Note: This InStyle promo is only offered online at shopchantal.com.

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It’s been a ongoing project for us for months, but today is the day we officially launch our NEW LOOKBOOK design layout. 

We felt that it would not only be easier to browse by specific trends such as the hottest new denim, by styles such as the season’s best boots and by designer through our recent homepage features, but the new lookbook design also gives us the opportunity to show you more styled ideas through a combination of all our collections.

You can also view are more product focused pages through our Trend section. Here you will see all the items for each trend grouped together in easy to access product pages.

We have divided the Fall/Winter 09 Lookbook pages in the following groups:

Fall Focus: a place to show you various looks that may include multiple trends of the season or it just may be a focus on a designer that we love.

Denim Trends: with so many options out there, we wanted to highlight the newest, most popular ones so you can make an easier decision to add a new style or all the styles to your denim collection

Accessory Spotlight:  a must have update for every season- handbags, shoes and jewelry are all shown here and the best part, we show each item with an outfit so you can see real ways to wear them and view their sizes.

Boot Styles: this is specific style trend that will change with the seasons. For Fall/Winter we are focusing on the the best boot options and show you some ideas on what to pair them with for a great look.

The Slouchy Pant: a very clear style trend that originated with the harem pant, but has progressed nicely to a more wearable fit for everyone. A real focus, this lookbook is intended to show you how easy it is to wear the styles we have available.

The New Legging: a must have for every wardrobe, we show a lot of different waysto please your personality through the legging styles and designers we offer. Choose by the designer or pick a look we styled.

2 Ways to Wear it: a feature we are known for, this lookbook shows you two very different ways to style one piece we’ve choosen to highlight.  We all want our fashion to go far and this lookbook shows you how to do it.

Lookbook Archive: Looking for a way to wear a past season item?  See how we styled it here.

We look forward to adding more lookbook pages to each of these sections are are already working on showing you “As Seen On. . .” a section showing celebrities and how they wore items we have available on shopchantal.com and in store at chantal. 

Check our lookbook soon for our new “Holiday Style Story” where we will show you the best holiday fashions for all your events and some great holiday gift ideas.

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