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Lessons our customers teach us: Our belts travel well!

A funny thing happened on the way to making a flat belt: We realized we have kiiiind of an awesome travel belt on our hands, too. We started getting pictures like these from customers: And then Claire...

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How to thrift shop like a boss: a chat with Edmonton style blogger Nicole Ebbesen Rowan

These are all pics of Nicole' Ebbesen Rowan's finds at thrift-shopping mecca Value Village. I was tipped on to her blog, VV Boutique Style, by a Flatter:Me customer - and was super-delighted when I noticed ...

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Fashion Revolution Day: Why #insideout Matters

So, there's a new kid on the Awareness Day block, and she's called Fashion Revolution Day (@fash_rev, #insideout). We LOVE that, finally, there's a campaign that doesn't ask us where in the world our clothes are made, but who made them - and under what conditions.

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Bye to the 'hai

  Six years ago, I flew to Shanghai with two big suitcases and a student visa. I never imagined I'd stay so long, or that I'd return to Canada with (in no particular order) a cat, a business, and a marria...

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Flatter:Me Community Day - Suit Yourself

Claire here! I've been back in Edmonton for six weeks now - long enough to drink my fill of Tim Horton's, be snowed on twice, and want to give a little bit back to our second hometown. Hence! Something ne...

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Pricing for sustainability

One of the toughest things about running a business? Pricing your product or service - especially in a changing economy. Since we've launched, we've worked hard to keep Flatter:Me priced as accessibly as we ...

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Flatter:Me when you're expecting: Part III

In the third trimester, the best use of a Flatter:Me is to give a round belly an even rounder shape. You know how some of those maternity sweaters or dresses fit... but they make you feel even BIGGER than yo...

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Flatter:Me when you're expecting - Part II

  This pregnancy has flown by! I'm a bit late posting as I've just come back from a long visit with my family in the U.S. (I had to go before I was too uncomfortable to fly!). These days, I'm using my Flatte...

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Yup, it's a maternity belt too!

Hi, I'm Emily! I was the pregnant one in the very first Flatter:Me photo shoot - yep, the one that went into labor just 10 hours later (note from Claire: um, I have the best friends in the world). I'm expe...

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Flatter:Me is growing - meet Kristina!

Up to now, the Flatter:Me team has consisted of the generous friends and family who have offered their time, expertise, and buckle-testing/packaging/sending abilities. However - there was always going to ...

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Four steps to a secure Flatter:Me Belt

Flatter:Me customer Randi wrote me a concerned email saying, "I often have a difficult time getting the clasp to stay flat enough to close properly" - and I knew it was time for a blog post! Here's a little ...

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