Bonjour!

August 31, 2014November 11, 20141 Comment

Well it’s been a minute hasn’t it?! Just giving you a little update on what’s been going on in my little ol’ life. Ryan and I just got back from camping and adventuring in the Bruce Peninsula National Park, which is why the blog was all crickets and tumbleweeds last week. I’ve got tons of photos and stories to share with you this coming week to make up for the nothingness of last week, but everyone deserves a break once in awhile I think, and this was well overdue.

I’m mostly here (posting on a Sunday) to let you know Whim Online Magazine featured Larkspur’s Summer 2014 lookbook on their site, and wrote about me, this blog and the shop, so I’d love for you guys to check it out, and to give their magazine a gander, if you have not already. It’s so so sweet, and made my day yesterday when they sent me the link.

Hope you are all having a lovely Labour Day weekend. I’ve got a lot of work to catch up, and I’ve got to start packing and throwing away/donating my things for my move this month.

Bra: TLO
Bloomers: Petrune

Shop Larkspur Late Summer Collection

August 23, 2014November 11, 2014Leave a comment

You can now shop Larkspur’s late summer collection online! Many of the pieces would transition nicely into a Fall/Winter wardrobe, so do not fret if Summer is coming to a close in your region. Pop by the shop today to take a look. I’d love to have you.

I will be going out of town this weekend, so anything purchased from today until Friday, Aug. 29th will be shipped on Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.

Into It, Intimates / For Love & Lemons “Skivvies” Holiday 2014

August 22, 2014November 11, 2014Leave a comment

For Love & Lemons is the wild child of intimates (and ready to wear). Designers/owners (and bffs) Laura Hall and Gillian Mahin wanted to create a line for woman that rebels against the standards of modern society, for the modern gypsy punk. So when they released a collection of intimates, the sets and one pieces screamed rebel badass, as much as the lookbook and model did (and 70s vibes, anyone!?) They combine vintage and modern styles to create something wholly it’s own, and please someone like me who always needs a little old in the new. Their collections are the type of lingerie that could be worn as out-to-wear just as much as in-to-wear. They have since released a Spring 2014 collection and very recently a collaboration with Jena Malone (a fav of mine!!!), but I thought I’d share those collection separately at some point.

My favourites: unfortunately it seems none of these pieces are for purchase anymore on their site, but it’s safe to say my favourites are pretty well the whole collection.

Photography: Zoey Grossman
Styling: Ashley Glorioso
Model: Sheila Marquez at Supreme
MUA: Lottie Stanard
Hair: Ramsell Martinez
Designers: Laura Hall, Gillian Mahin and Keenan Evans

THE WHITEPEPPER A/W ’14

August 21, 2014November 11, 20142 Comments

THE WHITEPEPPER is one of my favourite brands. Their penchant for creating fun, youthful pieces has consistently been something that speaks to me. The A/W ’14 lookbook brings to mind “exhausted mom”, probably because of the shots of the model serving up white bread, weighing out baking ingredients, serving spaghetti with a sullen look. Its like if an angsty teenager were to become a mother, but way more comical than the real life thing. Now the clothes! I am over the moon for the egg print. I am seeing a lot of novelty print lately, but I don’t think I have seen this yet and I like it. The corduroy dungaree dress is quite possibly my favourite, and is a perfect example of the sort of thing I would like to be wearing this Fall (it scares me that I’m talking about what I’d like to wear in the Fall). We all know I’m a fan of oxford shirts, or well, anything button up really, so I’m especially loving this crisp, simple oxford shirt with one wonderful detail…embroidered beans!! And of course, we can’t talk about the WP without mentioning their signature loose-fitting babydoll dresses. It seems they always come back with some version of that dress, which I think is great, because you could own one with a different print/detail for every day of the week, like some sort of sassy cartoon character that never seems to change clothes and we don’t ever question it. I haven’t been that excited by clothes in a long while, to be perfectly honest. It’s the same thing over and over lately – minimalist, neutrals, shapeless, boring (in my opinion) I hate to say it, but curse you ‘normcore’ – This WP collection made me genuinely excited about clothes again. So thanks The WP, you’re the best.

Belle Vie / 18

August 20, 2014November 11, 2014Leave a comment

I barely picked up my camera in the last few weeks – save for taking outfit pictures – I really had not much to work with when trying to put together a Belle Vie post today (and didn’t even bother last week). All these photos are from Sunday, when Meaghan and I headed to the CNE, mainly to eat delicious ~~gross~~ food, and ride some, well, rides. We found ourselves sitting on a swan for a long while, taking polaroids of eachother, eating cotton candy and discussing how we feel at ease with one another if ever we absolutely need to instagram something when we should really be interacting with eachother – she just gets me, you know. It was a lovely girly date and the Ferris Wheel provided a fantastic aerial view of the CNE. I love this girl, it will be weird not living in the same building as her, and being able to see her but simply stepping outside my apartment door.