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hmmm... decisions, decisions...

Spring/Summer Color Blast

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serious girl crush: Freja

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Weathered in the storm

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Night Owl

I cant seem to fall asleep. (I knew picking up that coffee was a bad idea.)
I'm going to make most of my time and share some photo's, not my own but random ones I love. More specifically I wanted to note how much I enjoy this destroyed piano key board. It reminds me of summer back in Winnipeg when my cousins and I would venture off to different neighborhoods to find short cuts to get home and the terrible graffiti that my area had to offer, the suburbs. I miss my cousins, they're the most amazing company at anytime of the day. The visit in April is much anticipated.




With the weather warming up, I've been avoiding the streetcars and walking as much as my feet can tolerate it. There's a bridge near my place that I always cross and I've been thinking a lot about its structure and the weight that it holds on a daily basis. That made me think of the quality and durability of RTW clothing, which makes me think back to buying quality over quantity. I'm still looking to invest in quality pieces that I can get a lot of wear out of. For now, I'm staying away from the evil one-wear pieces that I always gravitate towards. I'm really committing this time.

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On the streets with tommy ton

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F/W 2011 LG Fashion Week

Pink Tartan - Greta Constantine - Denis Gagnon

Fashion week in Toronto is very much alive and there's so much talent here. The venue is once again at the Heritage Center and although I miss the large white tents at Nathan Phillips, this new venue is a fresh change.

With Greta, Mark Fast, Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh, unveiling their collection earlier this week, I can't help but dream of Fall/Winter wear and skipping summer all together. I'll be making my way to Lucian Matis f/w 2011 "Chaos" collection tonight and I'm excited to see what he shows tonight, two seasons ago I was obsessing over the draping and head gear. I'm was all in! Definitely excited to see the crowd and some familiar faces tonight! LGFW, you never disappoint.

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Dress to Kill Magazine: Spring Issue Launch

It was literally elbow-to-elbow at Briscola for Dress to Kill Magazines Spring Issue Launch party. The magazine, the people and the atmosphere served for a beautiful night to party the night away. The music was provided by Vaneska and drinks care of Peroni. Bloggers were present and models lead the pack with fresh faces with easy dressing, hair pulled back or lose waves. Bloggers were quick to snap the fashion conscious, including myself. ha. Although it was a quick lived moment, I would do it again.



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Fur, leopard print, leather, pleats. What is not to love? I'm obsessed.

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to a new year

Back and hoping to do a little more than 2 posts a year. (ha) Happy New Year! What was 2010 like after July last year you ask? I pretty much got a promotion and lost my weekend life. Within half a year I transferred from one city to another for work, I moved closer downtown, I went home to Winnipeg around Halloween, although it was short lived. And here I am now, hoping to reconnect with my love and obsession with fashion blogs, street style photos and fashion news. So in terms of new years resolutions, my major resolution has been budgeting accordingly to travel more, see more and just simply to enjoy life.

Sale Wear - Aritzia

The military look has been splattered everywhere since Balmain showcased it last year and its been proving to have lasting power with little changes along the way to update your wardrobe. Update your military look with Aritzia's Wilfred Tye-Dye Romper, which is on sale! It has the summer vibe with it's tye-dye detail and its draw string will cinch your waste beautifully. Top it off with the essential military blazer by Balmain and add edge with Pebble Stone Vintage Doc's and frilly ankle socks for the juxtaposition of pretty and hard edged. Complete the look with the coveted PS1 Icon tan suede Proenza Schouler messenger bag.

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From Two Months

Where do I begin to write the details of the last two months? My last entry was May 14 so I'll continue from my birthday which was May 20. I'm not one to party and drink without close family and friends and since I was not in my home town to celebrate my birthday I went to Canada's Wonderland with my sister, sister's boyfriend and cousin. I relived my childhood memories and placed aside all my worries and entered the gates of Wonderland with one goal in mind, to ride the Behemoth and snag myself a Domo. After plenty of rides at the Drop Tower due to no line ups, regrettably spending $15 for a burger for lunch, burning under the scorching sun and successfully snagging a Domo after a fierce game of Whack a Mole -we called it a day and went home happy.
Right before my birthday I was in the midst of rounding up a good handful of interviews after finishing school with a couple of different companies all involving visual merchandising and with great thought I returned to a company I know and love, Aritzia.

Summary of June: My family was in town for an amazing two weeks for my convocation. The day of my graduation it was with great pleasure and a surprise that Jeanne Becker was going to be present. Jeanne was awarded with an Honorary Degree for her many accomplishments and influence in the fashion industry, in which she gracefully received. I graduated with Honors in Fashion Arts and I am very proud to say that I have accomplished what I came here in Toronto to do and with so many opportunities out there, I'm ready to snag the one that I feel will benefit my career in the long run. This summer has been amazing so far, with work and my internship at the magazine and for now, I'm taking it all in and enjoying my summer after 17 straight months in school -this breather is well deserved.

Street Obsessions

More than anything else this fall season I'm looking to play with texture from brocades, to crocheted lace, from fur to playing with a gauge of knits. More and more, I've been admiring the simplicity of dressing and the occasional primary colours popping out. Anyone who really knows me, I'm a black, white and grey kind of gal. Secretly Gothic. ha. Lately, I've been obsessed with the combination of black, khaki, olive green and gun metal coloured accessories. Sound familiar? Indeed it is the fashion house, Balmain that has me hooked, and so is the rest of the fashion world with army inspired dressing. I suppose with the influence of interning at a fashion magazine I have the privileged to see and touch such wonderful pieces that I can't help to be inspired by everything that comes in. I thought tribal was way off how I would dress, but I'm finding myself gravitating towards tribal prints for this summer. Just a tad bit to revamp the wardrobe. What are you looking forward to this summer now that the heat is rising? or even more exciting, your desired Fall wear and accessories?

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This is St.Tropez

♥ Karl! I now have a girl crush on Leigh Lezark, and even more so with Abbey Lee and Freja. Baptiste looked like a mannequin, unreal, what a babe, and Magdalena Frackowiak is so adorable! I love models and Karl. Looks like Karl jumped on the ban wagon for placing plus size models. Crytal Renn is so gorgeous!

fall campaigns, bring it on!

Give us something new to look forward too! Millions of dollars are poured into promoting a fashion houses ad campaigns, I'm just happy that they're leaving the majority of fashion ads to models not celebs. Don't get me started on perfume ads. I can understand why fashion houses are looking to get exposure by placing an ad with a celebrity, but I don't buy it, go away Hollywood. And so, back to the fall campaigns, Givenchy is the first to release their fall/winter campaign and it's getting me very excited. Mariacarla Boscono is once again taking part for the campaign which makes me want to get rid of my layers, part my hair, stay away from the sun, look pale and sport some fire red lips. J'adore Mariacarla! She is the stark image of cool to me. What do you think about Givenchy's fall campaign? It always feels like a cult, a cool crowd that you're dying to be a part of, at least I am.

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shoe fanatics, meet Raphael Young

If you don't already know him, shame on you for thinking you're a shoe fanatic. Besides the fact that he is seriously talented and his background training is proof of it (and I suppose the fact that his uncle designed shoes for YSL helped) his designs are avant garde and never conforms to trends. His inspiration for his fall collection included Star Trek meeting the 80's. I'm not a fan of Star Trek, but I'm head over heels for the 80's. His collection has always combined architectural edge and killer height. He captured my heart further by including wedged booties. Yum. The heels of the shoes remind me of icebergs in space, I suppose the construction was intentional to relate to Star Trek... Anyway... What do you think of his designs?

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Zara Lookbook summer 2010

I've been obsessing over Miu Miu's spring/summer 2010 prints hoping and wishing that Zara would replicate the cats and swallow bird prints and surely enough, they have. I've been popping in and out of every Zara store I've come across and until today, I discovered a couple pieces from their lookbook in store, with minimal sizes available. With much anticipation, I grabbed everything that was Miu Miu inspired and tried them on. Verdict: All fails. The picture above didn't even have the collars, which is supposed to be the best part!!! And the one navy summer dress I tried on with swallows was made out of jersey, with a raw edge, and was a very unflattering length for me. All in all, it was not worth the effort of altering and the quality turned me off even more so. I suppose the real deal will only suffice...

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Baptiste

How amazing is this!? My cousin Renyl sketched it out of photoshop. Ahhh-mazing. I've been pushing him to create a website that shows all his growth, progress and completed projects, but he mentioned that he actually has his work posted online on four different design sites. I'll try to grab the wen sites from him next time I get a chance to talk to him.