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{ Wearing: Cynthia Rowley dress, Franchi clutch, pink necklace purchased in Cassis, France, green beaded necklace from Macy’s, Betsey Johnson shoes, H&M sunnies - these snaps were taken as the sun went down over Georgia St }
There’s nothing like a comfortable dress to make your day just a little bit easier. Dresses can be so effortless, and best of all, flattering. You know those days when the muffin top suddenly appears and in a flash your favorite jeans are despised?? I certainly do! But a casual sheath or shift dress, oh those always look good! This sheath was a sale rack find at Cynthia Rowley’s Greenwich Village store in 2008. I remember finding it, along with a sheer crystal-dotted blouse and a pale blue paillette skirt for my sister. As a lover of design, a good number of the dresses in my closet are designer (most of them come to me by way of consignment and sale racks), but a good many of them are also from the shops that provide garments for less than your average paycheck: H&M, Zara, Joe Fresh, etc. I was recently introduced to a very cute British site that sells gorgeous women’s dresses for agreeable prices. The site, Very.co.uk features a good range of stylish going out dresses as well as casual options. I particularly want this sunny shift, how cute for a summer picnic! What’s your go-to garment when it’s one of those days?
In the world of fashion, the Fall season is already upon us, with the cozy collections having being shown back in February and now beckoning us to don their trousers, blouses and woolly wraps. I am so for it. So ready for a change, I despise tiny tank tops and short shorts, I pull my denim cut offs on in disgust. Of course, mother nature disagrees. But she’s never been much for fashion ; rain, hail, wind? Of course there are fabulous things about summer: sangria on patios, strappy sandals, a tan and picnics in summer dresses, but still, Fall is just so much better. In the words of Candy Pratts Price, “September is the Jaaaannuary in Fashion.”
{ Wearing: TNA Cowichan sweater, Brooks Brothers chambray shirt, Express skirt & socks, Fossil watch, Betsey Johnson heart watch, H&M sunnies & my Pillow Boots (c/o Cougar Boots) }
These past few weeks have been big for my relationship with the mail man. Parcels and packages are so much more fun to receive than those pesky bills! Not too long ago I pulled these toasty boots out of a giant box (poor mail man), courtesy of Cougar Boots. 50 Canadian fashion bloggers received the limited edition Pillow Boots (only 900 pairs were made); this is how I plan to style mine when the weather turns colder (soon, please). See how Jen of Her Waise Choice and Alicia of Alicia Fashionista styled theirs too!
P.S. Event Notice:
How many of you are not 100% sure of your career path or what your goals are for the next 5 or even 10 years of your life? And if you do know what goal you want to reach (I’d like to write a book), but don’t know how to reach that goal (where the heck do I start, who knows an editor?? A publisher??), then here’s a tip for you:
Heather White, a local Vancouver gal and entrepreneur with an incredible knack for understanding how to help people discover their own abilities and paths (and treasured friend), is hosting a workshop all about what you want your life to look like, it’s called: Life Design: A Lesson in Customization. Heather will be discussing:
Having a vision for your life
Goal Setting
Mental/Physical/Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being
Foundation Development
And much more
Find the workshop (to be held September 15th), here on EventBrite. I know most of us fashionistas are on a budget, so use the discount code word “thinktank,” and receive 25% off the ticket price. What you will spend on a ticket you will reap back and much, much more after a session with Heather. Remember how I mentioned I made a big life decision and decided to go into biz for myself? That liberating decision was made largely in part due to a long conversation Heather and I had. Happy discovering!
{ Exhibit A: Red suede buckle boots }
I believe all shoes have the right to be paired with a fabulous skirt and blouse combo, or fitted mini dress, or dark denim skinnies and silk tunic combo, or denim cut offs and striped sailor shirt, or, or, or… All shoes should get a chance to leave my closet! Which is why, I am challenging myself this (newly) warm spring season to wear the shoes that I don’t often reach for. Here they are, in no particular order: (I don’t play favorites with shoes – that’s cruel. Except Chanel.)
{ Exhibit B: Betsey Johnson }
{ Exhibit C: Zara }
{ Exhibit D: Betsey Johnson }
{ Exhibit E: Office for Top Shop }
And just to share, I wore these gorgeous peep-toes (below) last night while cooking dinner, I feel they gave my cooking an edge, or at least a lift. Haha. A lift. Love these Via Spiga heels! (I should note that I was also drinking wine while I was cooking dinner, unlike now.)
And so my shoe challenge begins!
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Courtesy of my twin sister, Monika. As seen below, we’ve always been very stylish people…
Monika is on the left. We’re wearing my Dad’s clothes on his boat, Monika the sailor, me the painter. Way back when we even lived on this boat – sometimes very fun, sometimes not so much, especially when you’ve been bad and your favorite tea set goes over board… I can’t remember why we dressed up in his clothes, but it was sure funny at the time. I think we were about eight here.
We’ve since moved on to younger, more trendy look…
Monika had a friend of hers snap a roll of film of us playing back in 2008 for an art project for school. Here I’m wearing my beloved Betsey Johnson heels, Monika had Coach wedges on. (Monika is piggy-backing me.)
And now into 2011, Monika is looking to get rid of a few of the fabulous things she has picked up along the way. Monika used to work at Holts and she brought home some amazing things – check them out here and see if there’s something you might need! (Unless I beat you to it.)
Again, happy shopping readers!
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Now I’ve really made it, ullttttrraa glam. This paper cup full of piping hot tea and plastic chair I’m sitting on really do spell glamorous. Okay, that was sarcasm, but I really am so excited to be lifting off in approximately 57.5 minutes. Thus far the morning has gone rather well, I finished packing, decided last minute to change a few items in my bag for a few items from the closet (is 4am really the best time to decide what you’ll want to wear three days later?? We’ll see… so long red wool pea coat, hello navy wool cape), and gave myself a mini-blow-out. (Sorry next door neighbors - my hair dryer is quite the powerful machine). And then there was a morning time surprise for me, I went to fetch my carry on luggage, (a cute Betsey Johnson gingham bag with pink flowers), only to discover that my darling kitten had peed on it some time ago. Meaning the smell was, uh, well, it was powerful. It was like a punch of cat pee to the face really. (Forgive me for that, but there’s no other way to describe it.) And while I do hope to project somewhat of a classy image through this blog, I do not mind you knowing that my cat has made some bad urination decisions. That said, I threw the bag in the tub, gave it a scrub down, doused it in CK one and threw in my stuff. Here I sit at the airport and I’m sitting downwind of my bag… yes there’s a draft and yes there’s an odd scent of, what is it? Is that CK one and…? And?? What is that smell? Oh wait, we know what it is. But I’m going to play clueless. Clueless when I jam the bag into the overhead compartment on the plane, clueless when my friend Alex picks me up at the airport and clueless when I wheel my bags into the Drake Hotel on Sunday night. (My secret better be safe with you.)
Ohh, the trials and tribulations of owning an adorable kitten, who is with my Mum while I’m away, let’s hope she’s a good kitten house guest.
Best be off to the departure gate,
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As silly as this may sound, packing stresses me out. Especially when it’s for a short trip because then there’s a lot of pressure to only pack what you need and to pack light. This pressure is only intensified by the fact that I am traveling with a boy. I always think boys will think you’re nuts if you bring a trunk full of your shoe collection and garment bags carrying all your precious jackets and silks for a weekend trip, which to be honest is what I wish I could do. I am just not one of these people who can simply decide what she will want to wear in 3 days time and pack only that. In this moment I want to wear Betsey heels and a short black sweater dress on the bus tomorrow. (Yes, I said heels and bus in the same sentence, I’m a fashion blogger, it’s my job to be a bit ridiculous. And I enjoy it.) But for all I know tomorrow morning I may be feeling a bit safari and maybe I’ll want to wear my military jacket with a bunch of gold bling for the bus ride there. I can’t predict these things! LET ALONE what I will want to wear for walking around SEATTLE tomorrow. And then of course there’s the dinner outfit, and then possible an outfit change if we go out to a club or lounge or something… Oh dear, the stress is getting to me again. Figuratively I can’t handle the stress of packing, sadly, literally my suitcase can’t handle it either. Oh what to do, what to do. Heels or flats? Sequin purse or something more edgy like white and black alligator print leather clutch? Can’t I just bring it all? A few hours ago I gave up and ran myself a nice hot lavender bubble bath, poured a glass of red wine, lit yummy candles and turned on SATC the movie. That made it better, until now.
Well, I’m off to bed, stress never did the face any good.
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Just as the weather turns grey here in Vancouver, I’m getting my wardrobe ready for sunny days galavanting around our fair city. One item in my closet that will be making many appearances this Spring and Summer, are my vintage leather high-waisted shorts. March through August, here we go:
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
I can’t wait for warm spring days and summer heat that makes you crave those drippy yummy cyclone popsicles from 7-11. I can’t wait for fresh peonies and iced lattes while strolling down Robson. I just can’t wait for all the new spring sandals at Zara and weekends away wearing them… Till then, I’ll be keeping cozy in shalls, leather and over-sized denim.
You may have noticed that I take most pictures in my apartment, this is because 1: I don’t have as much time on my hands as I’d like, so rather than spend a day out taking photos with a friend, I do it at home and 2: as much as I do take pictures of myself for this blog, surprisingly I really don’t like being in front of the camera, especially when there is someone behind the camera! When I’m alone doing it, I find I am able to be much more creative.
I am wearing: vintage leather shorts from Legends on Main St. and…
March: Zara cropped jacket, I <3 NY tee from a NYC vendor, Zara wedges.
April: Kersh long cardigan, Forever 21 bolero, Betsey Johnson mules.
May: H&M denim vest, orange blouse-brand unknown, Manolo Blahnik flats, vintage snakeskin clutch
June: Vest from a street-side shop in Mexico, Zara studded belt, Heels… secret…
July: Zara blouse, vintage vest, Prada mary-janes.
August: Wilfred dress worn as shirt, Bang-On gold belt, Zara yellow faux snakeskin heels
New posts coming this week featuring events I recently attended and an upcoming Vancouver stylist! Stay tuned!
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