Of Keys and Friends

Day two of being the bossy pants boss at work. Tote that barge! Lift that bale! Ok, I didn't say that. We got cupcakes instead.

Sweater: Danier from Value Village
Blouse: Joe Fresh
Skirt: Chalet from Cha Cha Palace (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Wonder | Ayers (last worn here)

A rather subdued outfit today other than the bulbous skirt.

I can't believe it's been 6 weeks since I wore these shoes. I'd say I should wear them more often, but when you have a lot of shoes, it's hard to repeat them without neglecting the others and that make them sad. Sad shoes are not something you want to encounter.

I like this better without the cardigan but it's necessary in an air conditioned environment.

Today I locked myself out of my house. I had dumped my purse out at work trying to find something and I guess I didn't put my keys back in and when I got home I had no keys.

I tweeted my plight and my friend who lives up the street from me offered to pick me up and give me beer but I thought I should wait for my neighbour to come home so I could get my key from her. Then my friend S. tweeted that she had my key and that she would bring it to me.

I have nice friends. I need to let them know more often how I appreciate them beyond a drunken "I LOVE YOU GUYS".

Red and Turquoise

This weekend was probably the busiest weekend I've had in months. Saturday started with breakfast out and then going downtown to watch the Pride Parade. I took a bunch of photos but they didn't turn out very well. I mostly took picture of dogs anyway. =)

My husband took lots of photos too and since he's a photographer his turned out much better. He did take two photos of me though.

In the second photo the parade is over and I'm trying to find Brent. He found me first.

After the parade, Brent had to work so I wandered around downtown. I made the mistake of going into Kick Ass Shoes, a store that used to carry Fluevog shoes, because I saw a pair of Fluevogs on their sale shelf. Those shoes didn't fit me but the sales clerk mentioned that they still had a pair or two in the backroom. She brought out these.

These are Blind Faith Mid Drew shoes from 2008-ish. I have another pair from this family, the Blind Faith Corey which I last wore on Valentine's Day. These shoes are the shiniest Fluevogs ever.

Here's what I wore with them.

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique (wore a million times)
Dress: Sweet Soul (last worn here)

There's something pretty about red and turquoise together.  My co-worker was quite complementary about this outfit.

I hope everyone had a good weekend and happy Monday.

OOTD-Mango Sweater

Sweater- Mango/Jeans-Viking/Shoes-Mr.Price/Bracelets-Mr.Price/Bag-Louis Vuitton

I'm so in love with this sweater, it's the perfect fit! I love it paired with my boyfriend jeans too, and the pastel colours are so lovely! I decided to wear my hair in a bun for a different look, I'm not used to wearing my hair up lately, which is a bit weird since a few years back I hardly wore it down:) 

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Sporty Casual

 Sweatshirt- Country Road/Shorts-Mr.Price/Shoes-Bensimon/Rings-Aldo & Sass Diva

I sometimes feel the urge to dress rather 'sporty casual', opting for sweatshirts and comfy shoes. This outfit is the perfect example! A simple grey sweatshirt (I love the neckline) paired with denim shorts and my new Bensimon sneakers. For me, I adore casual outfits-there's something so endearing about effortless looks that seem to attract me:) 

Have an awesome weekend everyone!!

Box Full O'Honey

Bees!!

Ok, not Oprah giving away bees. Bees on my dress.

Blouse: Club Monaco (last worn here)
Dress: Dress: local designer from Dress Me Up (last worn here)
Belt: from H&M pants
Necklace: gift from China
Shoes: Fluevog Rivers | Yavari

Shiny dress is shiny!

I'm looking longingly at something. It looks like I should have a thought bubble over my head with ice cream, chocolate and Duran Duran in it.

My coworker called this print "Napoleonic". I didn't know that there was a connection between Napoleon and bees but I can see similarity.



Beeeees!!!!!

I knew I had another pair of sandals, I just couldn't find them. I searched my house and finally found them under the bed.

Yay for finding shoes!







Speaking of bees and Duran Duran

Crowds of beautiful colours, indifferent to what you believe

First off, an apology for these photos.  I forgot to readjust my ISO so these are quite grainy.

Jacket: Biscuit General Store
Necklace: Pretty Chic
Dress: from Reykjavik (last worn here)
T-shirt: the Gap
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impulse

Not much to say about a red dress and a brown jacket. The dress is made out of handwoven fabric and is fairly simple other than the single front pleat.

It's just an A-line dress. Simple simple. And of course I wore my new shoes.

I came home from work today and discovered that my TV was broken and ants were in the kitchen. So I cleaned the kitchen, mopped the floor and tidied my laundry room. My dishwasher and washing machine are also broken so the repair person is coming on Friday. Now they will see how clean those two rooms are.

Look! Crazy outtake. Someone barged into the lunchroom rather suddenly right as my camera took the photo.  This shot reminded me a little bit of Melanie from Bag and a Beret. Go visit her blog since she's fabulous.

New In My Closet

 Mr.Price Blouse

Spring is slowly approaching, and the anticipation is killing me, I can't wait to don shorts and cute shirts, along with some lovely sandals:) This blouse is no exception, I absolutely love the collar detail, and the pattern is stunning too! 

 Mint Blouse- Mr.Price

I pounced  on this mint blouse when I spotted it, not only is it one of my favourite colours, I just loved the gold details in the buttons-so sweet! The neon jumper below also caught my eye, the lime is perfect for spring days! And I love the aztec print jumper from Mango- and it's in pastels, which I adore! 

 Lime green jumper-Woolworths/Aztec print pastel jumper-Mango

 Shorts-Mr.Price

I love white shorts in summer, so these scalloped cuties are perfect for my obsession! And I might have gone a bit crazy for scarves too, especially those that happen to have skulls on them- I love the look of it paired with denim shorts:) 

Black Skull Scarf- Ruby In the Dust/White Skull Scarf- (a small boutique)/ Floral Scarf- Mr.Price

 

Pastel coloured Necklace-Mr.Price/ White Sandals-Mr.Price/ Black sneakers-Bensimon 

And finally in keeping with my love of all things candy coloured, this necklace is the perfect addition! I love the colours so much:) I fell in love with the sandals too-I adore the metal detail. And of course, the Bensimon's are so lovely-perfect for casual days but they still look so chic! 

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Do you happen to have a pair of birds that are... just friendly?

Oh FRABJUS day! Canada Post found my shoes!

In case you had any doubts that Sheila and I were "opposite coast" twins, independent of each other, we both ordered the same shoes from the Fluevog sale.

I bought them in black though.

Canada Post called me today to say that they had finally been delivered to the retail postal outlet - a week after I received the delivery notice.

Someone described these shoes as "business from the front, party from the rear". If it was you, let me know so I can properly credit you.

I may wear these tomorrow.... OK I TOTALLY WILL WEAR THESE TOMORROW!

So what did I wear today?  I know you're dying of curiosity.

I wore my "homage to Hitchcock's The Birds" skirt today.

T-shirt: Joe Fresh
Cardigan: Joe Fresh
Skirt: defunct etsy shop
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens from endless.com

Whenever I wear this skirt, I'm always surprised by the fact that people either don't see the giant Hitchcock screen print or they see it right away and totally get the reference to the film The Birds. If they are the latter then I know they are good people.

I wore this skirt in NYC in 2008 when I went to see The 39 Steps.

Here's proof!  HAR HAR! I'm oh so clever and I'm so pleased with my cleverness.

It was a very good play too. Only 4 cast members to play all the story's characters and it was pretty hilarious.  Good times, good times.

What is going on with my hair in this photo? It must have been humid as hell in NYC for my hair to resort to this flippy madness.

More shoes. These were my first purchase from endless.com. They only recently started shipping to Canada.

I have to admit that I saw them on Miss Malaprop's blog, discovered that they were on über sale at endless so I bought them despite my shopping ban.

I've never been a fan of the Hasbeens before but I do like these with the ankle strap.

White Out

 Sweater-Zara/Jeans-Mr.Price/Shoes-Converse/Bag-Louis Vuitton/Bracelets-Sass Diva/Rings-Woolworths

I Love the look of an all white outfit- it's so chic, and it really looks amazing! And so I decided to try one for myself. I paired my knit from Zara with 'boyfriend' type jeans and my Converse and accessorized with my skull bracelets, which I still happen to be obsessed with :) I loved how it turned out- definitely a go to outfit for me! 

Have an amazing day everyone!!

It's time that you were told. I think you're growing old

When I was in university, I remember going to the local mall (Most of all, Stone Road Mall) and shopping in the Marks and Spencer store. I would mostly buy cookies like ginger snaps and the oat and treacle biscuits. At some point, I'm guessing around 1992, I bought this white linen blouse and I've kept it for 20 years. I wash and iron it much more frequently than I wear it. In fact, today is the first time I've worn it for about 5 years. We don't have Marks and Spencer stores in Canada anymore which is a shame since those cookies were darn good.

Blouse: Mark's and Spencer
Skirt: Smoking Lily (last worn here)
Shoes: Bamboo via Winners (last worn here)

Both the skirt and the blouse are linen which is a good choice for today as it is another hot one.

I should probably wear this top more often because I received two complements on it while we were out for breakfast.

It was too bright to take my photo on our deck so we're in front of my neighbour's house, under their tree. 

I'm not wearing any make-up so I'm not thrilled with how I look but the outfit isn't bad.

Not sure why I chose the green shoes - maybe to give this a pop of colour.

This photo is an outtake. As you can see, although it's hot, we have a nice breeze.

I hope you're all having a good Sunday.

OOTD- Zara Blazer

 Blazer- Zara/Pumps-Mr.Price/Bag-Louis Vuitton/Bracelets-Forever New/Silver Rings-Cotton On

On days when I know I'll be busy, I like to opt for casual outfits like this one- a simple white T paired with a blazer, jeans and cute flats. It's such an easy going outfit, and I chose to accessorize it with a simple white scarf and my turquoise coloured bracelets! 

And I also love that it's so easy to transform, by simply changing into a pair of heels and a change of accessories! 

Have an amazing weekend everyone!!