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Yesterday morning my Mum and I ventured over to Granville Island’s market for a delicious calorie-full breakfast (cinnamon and sugar crepes). I started mine off with a vanilla rooibus latte and cinnamon sticks from Starbucks, that’s what Saturdays are for; delicious treats. Wandering through the busy marketplace is delightful, you can find anything and everything, from dragon fruit to the best selection of spices to a good old homemade donut from Lee’s. And the pastry cases, it was hard to pass by those and not order a lemon tart, but I resisted.
Wearing: Plaid wool cape, brand unknown (I ripped the tag out ages ago), Prada dress, Zara flats, Gianni Chiarini leather carryall, and you guessed it, I picked these tights up along with my milk and eggs at Safeway. Michael Kors watch, H&M sunnies and my scarf is a black pashmina.
How do you spend your Saturday mornings?
Xo StyleStruck
Monday morning, and my tasks for today are already piling up. When I have a lot to accomplish in a day, and am feeling the strain of one too many late nights last week, comfort is key. When I got dressed this morning, which resulted in a huuuuge heap of clothes on my bed – I know what I’ll be doing tonight – I could not figure out what to wear. I kept trying to work out tights and a mini with some sort of collared shirt when I finally gave up and put on this loose mens’ shirt and these worn in BCBG military style pants. And flats, of course. Minimal make up, save for my red Clinique lipstick and a few choice accessories to glamorize the look. I feel rather chic in this casual ensemble.
Wearing: H&M mens’ shirt, BCBG military style pants, Zara flats, Michael Kors tortoise-shell watch, brown leather chain bracelet from a random shop in SoHo, NYC, Aldo elephant ring, Gianni Chiarini leather carry-all, sunglasses from Ruby Tuesday in Whistler, brand unknown. Red Clinique lipstick.
I hope you have a fabulous Monday.
Xo StyleStruck
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But let’s not let this rain get us down, shall we? Last night was Ginger’s Snowball party, yet this morning I awoke fairly bright eyed and bushy-tailed (how long have I been waiting to say that??), I suppose that’s what just a few cocktails and calling it a night early will do for you. The party was pretty fabulous, if you’re from North or West Vancouver, it was a definite reunion. Lovely to see all your faces again and to catch up! And that dance floor, we tore it apart. I expect pictures will be surfacing soon!
But on to today! I’m just about to jump into the car to drive over to West Vancouver to spend a little Q.T. with Mum and Grannie, and pick up Marie’s Christmas present. It’s adorable.
Wearing: H&M sweater, Zara pleated leather skirt, tights from London Drugs (all quality, all the time), Rockport boots found at Winners, Marc by Marc Jacobs necklace, Michael Kors watch, Gianni Chiarini leather carry-all. Cranberry Shimmer Body Shop lip balm.
I first started using this lip balm when I was 15 when I found it in my Christmas stocking, ever since it’s been a nostalgic piece of the holiday season.
My Rosy Christmas:
Above: Roses on my desk, my new side table and lamp, festive decorating on my coffee table.
Happy Holidays readers, and thank you so much for visiting my blog! I appreciate it! Oh, and here’s a photo I posted earlier of Marie’s holiday wear.
Xo StyleStruck
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The always chic and fabulous Mr. Kors has some Christmas tips for us! I know I already own a rose-gold watch, but I want that MK pink gold watch! Enjoy!
Festive bisous,
Xo StyleStruck
Not that I was at work. But I’ve certainly been doing work! This evening I met up with the fabulous Lindsay Lorimer-Stewart who does marketing and event planning for Guess? Canada. (The same wonderful woman who Niki Blasina and I worked with on the Guess by Marciano party back in June.) We chit chatted and gossiped over bellinis at Milestone’s at Yonge and Dundas. Yummyy! And naturally, I changed my outfit for the occasion.
Wearing: Armani Exchange black metallic jacket, H&M striped shirt (long sleeve), Fidelity black waxed-finish denim, black suede knee-high boots again from that random NYC shop I mentioned in the last post. Vintage Pierre Cardin snakeskin clutch. Chanel sparkly lip gloss, Michael Kors tortoise shell style watch.
Editor’s Note: I believe in my last post I referred to Toronto as being on the East Coast. You see, in my mind, as a West Coaster, NYC and Toronto are in the same group of fabulousness, being two of the main metropolitan cities in their areas, so I tend to think of them as both being on the East Coast. Forgive me for it, but in my head it makes sense. (And yes, I know, that water at Toronto’s edge isn’t the ocean, it’s a lake.)
Bisous,
StyleStruck
This past week I visited JNBY on South Granville to check out their holiday collection. The store is quite amazing, no piece is ordinary at all. The amount of thought and detail that goes into each piece of clothing is astounding. Like this cardigan I’m wearing above, it looks like a pretty innocent little cardigan, but the sleeves are asymmetrical, and it can be worn in a few different ways. JNBY is all about allowing you to wear their clothes how you see best. What I liked about the collection is how you are able to change the silhouette of so many of the knit garments by simply adjusting a button, or finding a new hole to put your head through. Try it out for yourself. (Editor’s note: I have certainly made my stance about leggings not being pants. Lyndi (of Lj PR) and Raff (JNBY’s head visual merchandiser), convinced me of the awesomeness of these pants, er, leggings, and in this case, I really liked the effect. There is a ton of seaming around the thigh-knee area that really makes these, umm, pleggings? look different. PLUS I had a long top on. I kind of want to go back to get the grey ones for myself… yikes. What do you think? Do these count as leggings-as-pants? I vote no.)
Above: You know I’m a sucker for a mens’ style shirt. The belt was a take-home piece, yay! Thank you JNBY!
Wearing: All JNBY. Boots: Browns, Michael Kors watch, bracelet from a shop in SoHo, NYC.
The Shop:
JNBY (Just Naturally Be Yourself) in Vancouver: West 4th, South Granville and Metrotown. JNBY.ca.
Xo StyleStruck
Kate Spade, that is. Wearing: Zara coat, Linq snakeskin print sweater, BCBG pants, Michael Kors silver snakeskin flats, Kate Spade bag, vintage Rayban sunnies and no make up – part of the joy of going for a facial.
This morning I had an appointment at Skoah in Yaletown, I go about once every 4-6 weeks, and boy, do they do wonders for your skin! Now off to do a little work before heading over to the North Shore to do the Grind!
Xo StyleStruck
Sunday morning was one of those morning when you know that something good must come to an end, like leaving Manhattan for home, and leaving the glamorous and exciting Ace Hotel for Vancouver’s quieter West End. I should have gotten up early that morning to pack, but those giant beds with enormous white down duvets and endless pillows trapped me, so I simply couldn’t get up. I paid for it half an hour later though when I was rushing around like a mad woman trying to stuff all of my new purchases into my already stuffed suitcase, (as usual, I brought double what I needed, but how is one supposed to know what she will feel like wearing?!). Luckily, I was traveling with a man whose suitcase was barely half full! In went my new 6″ heels, hair dryer, straightening iron, magazines and accessories. What someone might of thought had he had his suitcase searched at the air port haha… but Tommy is a sport! (Thanks Tommy!)
After barely getting my suitcase to zip up, we ditched our extremely heavy bags at the front desk and hopped in a cab to the West Village for brunch! We spotted a cute restaurant, Phillip Marie, that had the feel of a southern home and served “new American” cuisine. I chose the chicken, brie and pesto sandwich and a cup of hot coffee, perfect for a cloudy New York City day.
After brunch we wandered through the Village till we found the Rag & Bone shop, (above), where Tommy got a beautiful pair of leather sneakers and went halfers with me on a gorgeous navy Fall 2010 cashmere sweater which I will post about soon! (I’m in no shape for a photo shoot at the moment). You can find Rag & Bone in Vancouver at Holt Renfrew, Misch, (womens) and at Gravity Pope, (mens and womens). Click here for an Elle.com mini-feature on David Neville, and here for Marcus Wainwright!) As if on cue, the rain started to come down and it was time to go back to the Ace to collect our bags and make our way to the dreaded airport, (I hate flying).
The travel experience was less than desirable. Because of the torrential rain, our flight was delayed 3 hours, meaning we would miss our connecting flight in Seattle that evening. Which did indeed happen, and thank you American Airlines for treating us like lowly customers-I will not be flying American Airlines any time soon. We found ourselves stranded in Seattle for the night with no option other than to pay for a night at one of the airport hotels, synthetic sheets anyone? Finally, on Monday morning we made it home, still wearing Sunday’s clothes. Luckily, I wore a cute outfit, though Tommy did point out that perhaps all white wasn’t the best for traveling. However, I made it home without a spec on those white clothes, and somehow still smiling. All in all, it was a wonderful trip that I won’t soon forget!
Wearing: Cecico blouse, Sirens white jeans, Poetic License platform sandals (5″ for travelling), Gianni Chiarini leather carry-all, Marc by Marc Jacobs necklace, Michael Kors watch, bracelet bought from a street vendor in SoHo and aviators from a mid-town street vendor, ($3!!).
Wearing vintage sequin jacket, H&M oversized T, Zara snakeskin print skirt, Zara leather flats, Marc by Marc Jacobs necklace, Michael Kors watch and an H&M studded bracelet. Hair, styling and photography done by my twin sister, Monika Lovenmark.
Who doesn’t like fun photos? Thought you might like some more, I like these ones! : )
-SS
Wearing: Vintage fur vest from Mum’s collection, Grey hoody taken from a boy, Sirens black studded tank, Zara bleached jeans, Michael Kors leather boots, Silver multi-chain necklace from Aldo and big big leather bag by Cole Haan. Smile by me.
This morning I woke up wishing I owned a chic pair of cashmere sweatpants that could be worn with heels. I wanted fierce comfort, but an over-sized boy hoody and comfy jeans did just fine! This was a perfect outfit for me today, I felt good in it from 10:30 am when I left my apartment til 6:30 pm when I finally got home.
You may have noticed that lately I have taken to wearing hardly any make up, or none at all. I am having an I-hate-eyeliner moment right now, and I’m not into gloss with fur, so minimalism is my new thing. Til next week anyways. : )
Today I took two busses and one sky train to Main St. to visit my friend Jennine Banks. Jennine has the most AMAZING apartment, as I showed you earlier in December, and can also cook up one yummy omelet. Today she made us green apple-caramelized onion-goat cheese omelets with fresh brewed coffee imported from Seattle. I brought the dessert: a fresh croissant and blueberry muffin. Mmmm. Catching up with friends is such a lovely day to spend the day.
Afterwards I ventured further up Main St. to Front and Co. where I scored some incredible vintage finds!!! = A bag of birthday presents for myself! My finds: 1-white rabbit fur vest with sheepskin collar, (PETA please do not hate on me. It’s all vintage, which in my opinion makes it better than buying new). 2-very fitted leather pants!! Which makes them borderline leggings, but styled like jeans, and without that awkward frontal area that leggings create. Which is why I hated leggings to begin with. Again people, leggings must be accompanied by a tunic or long sweater of some sort. Please adhere to this. 3-a loose knit black sweater that has thing amazing lace-up detail up the sides of the sweater that continues down the arms on the inside, so the lacing holds the sweater together. Très chic. Pictures coming soon, I can’t decide whether or not I will save these delicious items for my actual birthday, WHICH IS ON FRIDAY, FYI. Yayyy!! I shall be 22 years old. I may even do a retrospective post on my year being 21, after all, it was a huge year for me; StyleStruck came to be!
Ta-ta for now lovely people! And thank you very much for visiting my blog, you make me very happy!
Xoxo
Saturday, February 13th the boys of DSQUARED² did a meet and greet at Holt Renfrew to launch the release of their new men’s fleece hoody sold exclusively at Holts. Jeanne Beker hosted the event, and looked très chic in a fabulous bomber jacket, jodpur style leggings and knee high black Louboutin boots avec 5″ heels! (I’m having a bit of a french moment).
Running home from work I was panicking because I knew I was going to be late for the 5 pm start time and that the line would be murder, but luckily the boys didn’t show until 5:30 as they were busy with media interviews until then. The line to meet the famous twins was as crazy as expected; it wove around the racks of the men’s department and went on for ages. So rather than wait, I snapped a few pics of Dean, Dan and Jeanne, and then when Jeanne left them to the signing, I wandered off to see what else was going on and met some wonderful women!
With Erin Ireland, host of TV show FMA. One of Erin’s signatures is her hot pink YSL lipstick, très joli! (Want to talk fabulosity? This woman’s lipstick sponsor is YSL!!). Want to see more of Erin, click here!
Jeanne and I go way back, at least 8 years! Which was when I started watching her on television. Fashion Television quickly became my favourite show and everything in my world stopped when it came on. It was just me, Jeanne and a whole lotta fashion. Saturday I met her for the first time, and this was a true celebrity sighting for me. (Where I work celebs seem to come in all the time, but have no effect whatsoever on me. Jeanne however, made me shake and fumble my words; “Jeanne, oh, Jeanne I uh I just admire you so much, oh my god you’re sooo nice! Eeeeee!” Something like that). I shall frame this picture and put it along side my Anna Wintour Post-It note.
Upon meeting one of my idols, I became useless. I could hardly walk I was so excited, so I fumbled around trying to regain my composure, when I spotted a very well-dressed DJ… All DJs should really consider dressing like this.
DJ R I C C O spinning at the event.
Making the champagne proud was Dax G, model and friend from our bartending days!
After Dean and Dan finished signing pictures, they left the table to meet the fans and came upon a star-struck blogger…
Another star(s)-struck moment! How perfectly festive and patriotic we are! These boys have got to be some of the sweetest and most down-to-earth designers I’ve come across. And those jackets!! I am now wishing for a cherry red blazer.
The photo of Dean, Dan and I was kindly taken by Chris Naidu, pictured above. Chris and I also met on Saturday after numerous tweets sent back and forth, see his post about the event here! As if the day couldn’t get much better at that point, I met Jose Luis Reyes, Editor-in-Chief of The Fashion Guard! Click here for his twitter photo, because sadly the picture of Jose and I features me with my eyes closed. Not a good look.
After all of this excitement, I ran home to get ready for a birthday shin-dig at Venue Night Club. Here comes an impromptu photo shoot by blogger and stylist turned photographer Danielle Barnes!
Posing alongside the very colourful Kate Moss, (a painting my sister did when we were in 12th grade. Impressive right?!!). Wearing: H&M denim vest, B.B. Dakota white tiered skirt, LaSenza tights, Michael Kors leather boots, H&M gold bracelets and Zara sequin purse.
My complete look for Saturday night. Vintage reversible cape from Woo Vintage in Gastown. (One of my all-time FAVOURITE vintage shops!)
The always fun and fabulous Danielle Barnes!
And there you have it! One of the most crazy and wonderful days in my life! Hope you enjoyed the read!
XO StyleStruck
What do you get when you mix two cute chicks with a mess of a closet? CLOSET DETOX. This is the latest and greatest way to renew and cleanse oneself without having to pass on that glass of bubbly, in fact, I say when partaking in a closet detox, having a bottle of champagne on hand is probably a very good idea!
So what is a closet detox you ask? It’s when two brilliant and stylish women take over your closet, leaving you helplessly clutching your champagne flute while they dissect each and every piece of clothing you own. This is an absolutely wonderful way to start off any season, especially the Spring season when you’re itching for a Spring cleaning, or a fabulous new wardrobe.
I spent my Saturday afternoon with the ladies of Operation Style, Jillian Crago and Kristy Rogerson, who came over on a mission: to give my over-stuffed closet a much needed detox and me a much needed lesson in closet organization. They started by completely emptying out my closet and then sorting out all of its contents into neat categorized piles; long sleeve, collared, vests, skirts, etc. Once everything was organized Jillian and Kristy examined each piece of clothing for its shape, colour, fabric quality and relevance to today’s styles. Most pieces were lucky, others, like an old black stretchy and very short Wilfred dress, were not. “Faded goes,” Jillian told me. I don’t know why I was hanging onto that dress, the last time I wore it I was blending drinks behind the bar at Cactus Club.
We all have items like this, say an old sweater that you haven’t worn in a year but that you haven’t gotten rid of because you “just might” wear it one day. Or maybe there is a pair of jeans hanging in your closet that haven’t fit properly in, oh about eight months, but you’re saving them because they’re your skinny jeans and you’re hoping that one day, mayybe one day they’ll fit again. (okay yes, I’m talking about my beloved Karl Lagerfeld skinnies). “Those pieces you never wear just stare at you when you’re trying to get dressed, which just makes it harder to find the right outfit!” Brilliant advice from Kristy.
As Jillian and Kristy went through all of my clothing, they created outfits for me with pieces that I would never have thought to pair together! I kept thinking things like, “I’ve had those for years, how come I never thought of pairing them with the cream blazer??” to myself. I won’t lie, at the start of all this I was feeling very nervous, almost nauseous at the thought of other people seeing what my closet actually holds. Some of those things have been in there for years, and I’m not talkin one or two, I’m saying yeeaars, like since 9th grade years. How embarrassing. Although my pride in showing the girls my Chanel pumps did ease the pain a bit. So I pressed on. As each outfit was created, Kristy took a picture so that I could remember them.
Wearing: Forever 21 Blazer, Wilfred stretchy tank, DIY trousers, Michael Kors flats.
Wearing: Cynthia Rowley dress that’s been shortened by the girls of OS, vintage gold belt, Manolo Blahnik flats.
Wearing: Guess jacket, silk top from (212), white Sirens jeans, Stuart Weitzman heels.
Wearing: H&M shirt, H&M striped dress, Michael Kors flats. Kristy also laid some outfits out for me… This one (below) I am really looking forward to wearing come Spring!
Once it was all over, I felt like I had a whole new closet and more importantly, a whole new wardrobe! And thanks to these two lovely ladies, my closet is professionally organized, right down to the colour-coded arranging of the shoes.
A note to guys: A closet detox would make an awesome Valentines Day gift for the lady in your life! I don’t know one woman who wouldn’t love to have this experience. Information on women’s services click here!
And now for the before and afters, top picture shown is my closet before… Here is the after!
If you’d like to see what kind of magic Operation Style can work on your closet, send them en email! They’d love to hear from you! info@operationstyle.ca
XO StyleStruck
