Monthly Archives: April 2012

HOWLIN’ AT THE MOON

I’m bringing crochet back. yaaah!  [justin timberlake - your tune makes so much sense now].

Yah yah, they call me the Canadian Angelina – I know. The Leg. Let’s call a spade a spade ok? Spring is all about the leg swag. You heard it here first – sky high slits and crocheted knits [contact me for rhymes made personally for you by me]. haha.

side bar* for zeee record – I am wearing tiny shorts under this skirt – so don’t feel like this is a little racy – it’s really not.

This skirt, what can I say? it’s another 69 Vintage find – stolen straight from Kealan, the owner. Poor girl loved this skirt – and like many of the clothes I own – this one has a story. Kealan picked this bad boy up in Kensington Market, it’s probably from the 70′s – in impecable condition, and is all sorts of amazing – like many of the clothes in the store, she eventually takes them out of her closet and sets them up in the shop. I was delighted to take it off her hands. I feel like the only thing missing is a flower crown and a good music festival.

Exciting things are happening, I am speaking at the America’s Next Top Model Live! Event next Friday on behalf of French Connection – I’ll be on the Style Stage chatting about blogging, monetization and all things how-to. If you’re in Toronto and want to swing by – the panel starts at 7:30 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

 

TOP: Thrifted // Black Sheer
SKIRT: Crochet // Thrifted // 69 Vintage
BAUBLES: Milly NY // Multi Bangles // Thrifted
SHOES: Miu Miu

 

 blog title is from the song Howlin At The Moon by Kopecky Family Band

UP UP UP IN THE CLOUDS

I found this skirt a few months ago at one of my most coveted vintage shops in Toronto – 69 Vintage. My girl Kealan owns the hot spot, and 90% of the things I buy from there are directly from her personal wardrobe – I am almost certain she no longer takes it personally when I walk away with her treasures lol, after all – she insists – this skirt however, was hanging waiting for me upon my arrival. It was days before Toronto fashion week and  this girl had not a thing to wear (ain’t that always the way though?). $40 – 1970′s – an ace.

The top, well – this was from my most recent Value Village take over – (read last post) – $5.99. I had never thought of green being electric – but apparently that shade of green does exist – for I now own an electric green button up.

Head on over to my eFriend Jentine’s blog My Edit – her last post is all about how to distinguish what to look for when thrifting – my goal is for her and I to one day smash ideas together to create a Thrift Bible. Thoughts?


BLOUSE: Thrifted
SKIRT: Vintage
SHOES: MIU MIU

 blog title is from the song Up Up Up by Givers

KEEP YOU

Ready? OH.MY.GOD this coat! I know … I know – but wait, it’s thrifted – $14.00 – flat. CAN YOU believe it? no? neither can I. I had quite possibly one of the best thrifting trips this weekend.

If you follow me on instagram you may of caught a glimpse into my reality on Saturday at about 1:22PM when my eyes met this jacket. I literally jumped-up-and-down in Value Village (yes, one of my many coveted places to shop second hand). I am pretty sure I scared the other shoppers, so much so – that people fled aisle’s as I approached … naturally this allows for more finds, and less interaction – so it worked out perfectly for me.

Seven minutes in and had fifteen blouses in my basket on the second aisle … ALL of which I knew I couldn’t part with … but by the time I was “done” I knew I had to call in reinforcements … aka my mum. I rang, she answered, she sighed and said “of course, I’ll be over in ten minutes”. TEN HOURS LATER the patrons of said thrift shop were outraged that I was taking more than 6 items per change room … I tried to tell them I could take ALL of the change rooms … but it seemed not to make a difference … swapping out six at a time is NOT efficient people – especially when I have to place my basket strategically under the door so I can keep an eye on high-school treasure hunters that follow me around the store … YAH! I saw you high schoolers, who took my left overs. [not bitter - no ... none].

In any case – thrifted, vintage … tomato … wait – if I write tomato again .. do you say them both the same or differently? .. tomato, tomato … this analogy sucked.

skipping over my insanity [took two allergy pills today ... can't you tell? ... shit!] this thrifted find is, now, one-of-a-kind – but NOT unattainable – I’m not a professional - … if you haven’t thrifted, please try it – I encourage you – it is a ton of fun [although you have to be in a mood to hunt], and you can walk away with 100′s of finds! I walked away with seven silk blouses, two sweaters, a coat and a antique silver teapot that my mum 100% restored back to perfection, all for $130. Talk about a deal.

P.s This is one of two posts this week … stay tuned for Thursday!!


COAT: Thrifted | La Della Spiga
SHOES: MIU MIU

 blog title is from my new lover Wild Belle – check them out, mind blowing.

QUEEN OF NOTHING

I clearly took to much allergy medication today.

hello!! today is thirsty thursday (actually it’s wednesday, but I am not hitting the “publish” button until tomorrow, so really – when YOU are reading this, it is thursday, unless you have super powers aka time travel abilities and today is yesterday).

GOD – what-did-i-take? my allergies have been so incredibly unbearably bad. does that happen to you? around your birthday? you try and eat right, work out, cleanse your face – (brush your teeth) .. daily – to make sure you look somewhat presentable for an evening and things go well, you know – you feel and look great … until you wake up with snot everywhere and you sneezing 100 times a day with people asking you if you have the cold, or worse – the plague.

I don’t have the plague – and if I did, I wouldn’t give it to you – it would be vintage – and I like vintage, so I’d keep it to myself.  (seriously though – what am I on?)

in OTHER news, if you’re not my immediate family (hi mom!) or my friend in real life, I recently celebrated my twenty-fifth birthday! woo! it was glorious, fun and full of laughter, all of what a twenty-fifth should be. I shopped, ate, drank and sipped tea. I am a grown up now, I sip tea.

This dress, lets chat about this dress – you know those stories your mum tells you from her past, she nonchalantly gives up information from her past regarding something she did or did not do properly lol, apparently this dress, her man friends lovvvved - lol – I can see why now – this dress moves so swiftly, and is extremely flirty – not to mention made of 100% cotton .. aka the most comfortable thing ever.

thanks mom! my man friend hates it – but it’s not gonna stop me, because I dress for me.

DRESS: Thrifted from my mum | 1980′s
SHOES: Giuseppe Zanotti | Pony Hair
JEWLERY: Vintage Gold Wrap Buckle Belt  | Vintage Gold Chain | Marc by Marc Jacobs Double Wrap | Ivory Gold Ring

yes. as previously posted – all of my blog titles are lyrics from songs – so now I am going to inspire you. ready? purchase first aid kit // the lions roar.