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With only 2 more days until the official start of Summer 2009, we thought we’d celebrate the season with a 20% off promotion on all our summer shoes & handbags and our wonderful selection of swimwear.

Choose from great designers such as Shoshanna & Ella Moss for swimwear.  For men, we have a great style from Penguin that should not be missed.  All 20% off.

And, it really is time to switch out your winter handbag and carry something more seasonal.  Foley + Corinna  & Donald Pliner did amazing summer style bags that are perfect for all the summer essentials.  Now is the time to get one.

Summer sandals in a heel or flat, whichever your style (or passion) are a must for hot weather events or just the daily grind.  Pour La Victoire, Rebecca Taylor and Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent are all comfortable and stylish choices.

Visit shopchantal.com and use promo codes: bags20, shoes20 or swim20 and receive 20% off all these items.

Or stop in and see us in Portand Maine @ 195 Middle Street.  We look forward to your visit.

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You must admit, one of the wonderful things about summer- on the list of about a million! –  is the option of wearing a single item piece – i.e. the dress.

Paired with great shoes and a handbag and accessorized at will, the dress allows us the ability to be ready in no time for a day at the office, lunch with our favorite friends or for a shopping trip around town.

It also works when planning a night out of dinner and drinks – and for many – perhaps dancing.

The perfect dress for all these activities and events is the Shirt Dress.  A favorite of many designers and always in their collections, the Shirt Dress is a must have in every closet.

We love the ability to wear this dress from day to night as well.  It can look casual with flats and big handbag for the day and then sassed up a bit with some heels and a great clutch for evening.   All without looking overdone.

Edun’s Zimba Dress is a great combination of silks with some amazing shoulder details.

Want more color?  Check out the Haute Hippie Dolman Shirtdress in Tomato!

The Shirt Dress is the easiest dress to add to your wardrobe and even easier to wear.

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An effortless style is never really . . . “effortless”, however, we can make it seem that way.

One look we love this season is the colorful dress with the bold accessory.  It is easy, chic and looks effortlessly unexpected. Whether you choose a belt, scarf or handbag, all these pieces can turn your simple piece into something even more stylish.

Effortless Glamour: We love the look of a bright dress with a studded belt.  Shoshanna is known for her great style and her summer dresses do not disappoint.  You can always find a Streets Ahead belt to add the touch of glamour.

Effortless Neutral: Or maybe you’d like to try a neutral color dress with a bright scarf.  The scarf is still on track to being one of the most popular trends this season.  Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent always accomplishes the most beautiful neutrals without being boring.  We love the Shawlsmith London choices of scarf colors too, but you can never go wrong with Graham & Spencer.

Effortless Cool:  A bold handbag can take the most simple style dress (or any item) to a new level of cool. A white dress with a colorful, unexpected bag can certainly make a statement. Foley + Corinna took the tie dye trend and did is amazingly well in their signature Mid City Tote.

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Simply elegant, extremely timeless, and worth every penny is Edun’s Zimba Wrap dress from their Spring/Summer 2009 collection.  As every “in the know” fashaholic knows, DvF made this simple silhouette an international celebrity and Edun’s modern interpretation is simple, sleek, and polished!  We view this piece as a blank canvas that can be accessorized to portray any individual style and a piece that can be worn to any event. 

Street chic:  Throw on a Me & Kashmiere scarf, Pour La Victoire’s Blanche, the Street’s Ahead Roger Belt, and a Foley & Corinna Mid-City Tote

Office Appropriate:  Wear some black opaque tights to transition into Spring, Twelfth Street’s Seema or Allison Bootie, and a Splendid Flare Cardi

Date Night Essential:  Throw it on with Pour La Victoire’s Tatienne Heel, accessorize with a fun, navy waist belt, and Gorjana’s Ludlow Earring

Pictured below:  Edun’s Zimba Wrap Dress available at www.shopchantal.com and Angelina Jolie wearing a longer version of this essential style!

Edun Zimba Wrap Dress

Angeline Jolie in Black Silk Wrap Dress

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Celebrities, Models, Rockers: All are carrying on the trend with some new styles and patterns in colorful plaid.   

And it’s not just the men,  Women are joining in with their take on how plaid can be feminine as well as masculine.

We’re seeing the plaid shirt paired with slouchy denim and fabulous belts.  A great wrap scarf is the finishing touch along with a feminine bag.

The men are sticking with the classic styles: button up shirts, shorts and jackets from Penguin are tops on the list.  Subtle plaids with a bright, bold color thrown in for some style.

We love the classic Joie Fara top paired with the new Current/Elliott Rolled Shorts, Foley + Corinna Mid City Tote in Cherry and the Rebecca Taylor Runway booties.

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This has been the best season to pick up accessories. I am so in love with all the great accessories to pick from that we did a “accessory spotlight” in our lookbook just to show you how many we have to choose from this season.

Pour La Victoire Bianca Bootie

Fabulous scarves, hats and gloves, booties, handbags and jewelry have all taken it up a notch with the addition of great fabrics, colors and textures. And, of course, as many of you know I can never have too many belts. I am obsessed and always have been. This is my year. Belts are hot and we have the best selection from waist belts to skinny trouser belts to studded jean belts.

My favorite accessories so far have been the Foley & Corrina Glazed Mid City Clutch in blue and the new Pour La Victoire Bianca cut out bootie sandal and I live in my Streets Ahead Roger belt (or as we call it “sex and the city” belt). Pair this all with a little Generra dress and some Rebecca Taylor tights and I’m ready to go.

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