Mini shoes

No outfit post again today though I did wear something awesome to the hospital today to get my ear tube and my sinus cortisone injection. I'm probably wearing it again tomorrow so I'll hopefully get a photo.

So the terrible news is that Duran Duran cancelled their last 5 stops on their tour, including the 2 I'm supposed to be at this weekend. Nick Rhodes apparently has an illness that is preventing him from performing. I'm totally BUMMED OUT. I've had tickets to see them 4 times and I have only managed to see them once. I'm starting to think that it's me.

Anyway, I took vacation this week specifically to go to the concerts so I'm going to go to Toronto anyway for 2 days. My main goal - BATA SHOE MUSEUM. I've never been. Can you believe it? Crazy! Expect photos galore.

My order from Solestruck came today, sort of. My gold shoes weren't in the box - they sent me a pair of White, Mens, Doc Marten creepers. That is totally the opposite of gold sandals.

First Duran Duran. Second no gold shoes. WHEN WILL THIS CURSE BE LIFTED!?

Ok, I did get these nice shoes in the mail too thanks to a poster on Flickr who offered them to me before she eBayed them.

Fluevog Mini Gorgeous

Cute!

Polka Dot Pants

 Pants, Shirt and Loafers-Mr.Price/Bag-Michael Kors/Bracelet-Hermes

Hello everyone, wow I feel like I've been away from blogging for ages now, Paris was absolutely amazing-I definitely fell in love with it! Everything is so beautiful <3 But back to my outfit, I'm wearing these lovely polka dot 'pyjama' style pants-I just adore the cute print! I paired it with a sheer white blouse, and these lovely stitched slippers which I absolutely adore as well! I'm also wearing two of my buys from Paris, this lovely Michael Kors bag, which I've been lusting after for a while now, and my amazing Hermes bracelet which my lovely mom bought for me, I definitely fell in love with it when I saw it <3 

I can't wait to start catching up on all your lovely blogs and replying to some comments! Thank you all so much for taking the time to comment on my blog :)  

Hope you have an amazing day everyone!!

Post 200

This is my 200th post. I was hoping that I would have a fabulous outfit to post, but I'm off work this week and I'm not getting any photos of outfits. Today it's raining so I'm not sure if I'm leaving the house again today.

However, just wanted to share my amazement at 1) these shoes and 2) how quickly they arrived from ISRAEL.

I ordered these shoes on August 23. They arrived yesterday. 4 days! Stuff from the USA takes weeks.

I've coveted these shoes from Liebling for months. Last week they mentioned a sale on spring shoes so I ordered them. I got an email from Liebling saying that the sale was really only supposed to be at their store in Tel Aviv but they gave me the discount anyway. NICE.

I was totally shocked when they arrived yesterday. When I received the delivery notice I assumed it was the gold shoes from Solestruck since I ordered those from San Fransisco the day before I ordered these. And when I opened the box I was thrilled. ERMAGHERD SHERS!

They have beautiful photography on their site too - something I appreciate since my husband is a photographer.

I would highly recommend ordering from this company. I have not received payment or anything from Liebling for this post - I'm just sharing a positive and happy shoe purchase.

In other shopping news, I went to one of my favourite stores yesterday and found a Jean-Paul Gaultier skirt that I just couldn't pass up.  It should be included in an outfit soon. Here's a sneak preview.

Degas! Ballet!

11th Hour Boots

ERMAGHERD RERD BERTS!

I found these boots at Crimson and Clover (mostly) Consignment Boutique today. They are Fluevog 11th Hour booties. If there's anything I love, it's buttony boots, especially red booties.

Cardigan: Pretty Things Boutique
Dress: anthropologie (last worn here)
Leggings: H&M
Shoes: Fluevog 11th Hour

This is a little rumpled - oh well.

I spend the day rummaging through Value Village, looking at old weird records, and strange t-shirts. Then I bought a really funky jacket at the Le Chateau Outlet store for $20.00. Then B and I went out for supper with his photo studio partner.

Did I mention the red Fluevog buttony booties?

So far, vacation is pretty good.

Will work for shoes

Today I wore something truly radical and crazy. You won't believe your eyes.

Jeans....

and a....

t-shirt!  *GASP*

ERMAGHERD JERNS!


T-shirt: Le Chateau about 10 years ago for about $5.00
Jeans: Bootlegger
Shoes: Alexander McQueen (last worn here)

Ok, so I wore my funkiest sandals but I'm well and truly proving that I'm on vacation.

This t-shirt is a wee bit snug but I was just going to the hair salon so I thought I could get away with it.

I was wearing a belt earlier so the jeans were  not as low slung as they look here.

Tomorrow I might go back to being my regular, overdressed self. =)

In other news, one of my favourite bloggers, Melanie, honoured me with a Leibster award.

As a reigning awardee I must perform my duties thusly.

Answer Melanie's 11 questions:

1. On a desert island, which would you choose, a pocket knife or a solar-powered e-reader?

Pocket knife. An e-reader can't help you cut and stab things. Plus I prefer regular books.

 

2. As one of 27 island castaways, what would be your job: hut-builder, chef, caregiver, tailor, banker, other?

Tailor. My friend says that in a Zombie apocalypse my crafting and knitting skills will be in high demand.

3. Would you like some fries with that?

Would I!

4. What's the meaning of life (in ten words or less)? 

Live or die trying

5. Zip-lining in a rain forest, deep sea fishing in the Bahamas, or spelunking in Brunei?

Spelunking. Rain forests have to many bugs and I don't really like fishing.

6. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?

The Exorcist. I ran outside screaming at one point.

7. One night of guilt-free lust, who with: Prince Charles, Steve Buscemi, Mister Ed (a talking palomino horse from a 1960s American sitcom by the same name), Portia de Rossi?

Steve Buscemi. I've <3'ed him forever.

8. What's your favourite flower?

Poppy

9. Do you ever dream that your teeth are falling out?

No, but I often dream about not being able to find a clean or private bathroom.

10. Which is your favourite: mice, spiders or snakes?

Mice. I loves me some furry critters.

11. Which way is north?

Up.

Write 11 facts about myself:

1. I use humour to cover my true feelings. Also, I'm HILAROUS!
2. It takes a lot to embarrass me.
3. I own a very funky bicycle that I've only ridden twice in 3 years. Shameful really.
4. I haven't had a cup of coffee since 1995. I drank a lot of coffee in University and when I got my first job they had terrible coffee. I was spending too much money at Tim Horton's so I switched to tea and never picked up the habit again. I do drink buckets of Coke Zero though.
5. I am an atheist and have never really had any religious inclinations.
6. Rhubarb is one of my favourite foods.
7. If there is nothing on TV I want to watch, I will watch sports (except baseball and basketball)
8. I'm addicted to Hidden Object games and Angry Birds that I play on my iPad.
9. When I go out for breakfast, I order the exact same thing every time. Even if I go two days in a row.
10. If I find money in my husband's pockets when I'm doing laundry, I keep it!
11. I believe if you enjoy spending time on-line then you should do it and not apologize or try to limit your time in the virtual world.

Name 11 Nominees:

1. Colour Makes People
2. Dividing Moments
3. Fashion at Forty
4. Secret Squirrel
5. For Show
6. Jean of All Trades
7. Kate a la Mode
8. Sartorial Sidelines
9. Smiles Go with Everything
10. Bethie the Boo
11. High Socks

Ask the new awardees 11 new questions: 

1. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had it?
2. Do you currently have all your organs?
3. For a pet, would you rather have a crow, a fringed lizard, or a taxidermized wolf?
4. Slips - yes or no?
5. If you could hire one of the following for one year which would you hire? House cleaner, personal chef, massage therapist
6. Fruit pie, cream pie or cheesecake?
7. If you were on Jeopardy and got the Daily Double, would make it a true daily double?
8. Did you ever wear braces? If yes, are your teeth still straight?
9. Favourite decade - 1970s, 1980s, or 2000s?
10. Do you prefer routine or variety?
11. Do you sleep with your bedroom door open or closed?

Whew! This took a few hours to do!

To recap, here are the rules:

1. The new nominee must post 11 things about him/herself.

2. Answer the 11 questions from the person who gave you the award.

3. Choose 11 new nominees and link them in your post.

4. Create 11 questions for the bloggers you've nominated.

5. Go and tell them that they've been nominated.

6. No tag back! (I don't really know what this means...so I ignored it.)

Grey And Leather Sporty Cape

 Cape-Country Road/Boots-Mr.Price/Tights-Country Road

The leather pocket detail was what first appealed to me, when I spotted this sporty cape. I just love the contrast of the grey and black, and I adore the fit! It's such an easy item to wear as well, and super comfortable too:) For me, it's definitely one my favourite pieces to wear! 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

I wish that I was on that plane

Yay! I'm on holiday! No work until after Labour Day! YAYAYAYA!

I may have gone out tonight to celebrate. Yes it's only 9:15pm and I'm home from celebrating, but I'm feeling pretty toasty. That photo is actually pretty old. I do look rather enthusiastic in it though.

Here's me today.

T-shirt: Joe Fresh
 Belt: who knows?
Skirt: Asos (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Prepares | Scout (last worn here)

I can't tell you how many times I either almost fell off my shoes or stepped on my skirt today. It was a lot of times. Many many times. Luckily I never actually fell on my face or ripped my skirt off. Score one for me!

I'm mostly having a "staycation" so I've planned some pampering. I'm having my hair cut tomorrow and on Monday I'm having a pedicure and getting my eyebrows done. On Wednesday I'm getting a tube put in my right ear. Ok, that last thing isn't really pampering but being 1/2 deaf isn't easy.

Here I am looking at my shoes that almost killed me a few times. These are surprisingly heavy and my legs are surprisingly white.

A few people asked what shoes I bought this week. Here are pictures of them.

 Gold Dot sandals.

Liebling Wing Blue shoes.

Opening eyes impale neon flickers

Every since the Olympic closing ceremonies, I've had this song in my head.

Beep Beep!

And then this song makes me think of the other David Bowie song "Fame" which leads me to think of this:

See, all roads lead to Duran Duran. Good tunes to have running through your head though. Better than Avril Levigne or Nickleback. <---haha!

Sorry, I'm a little obsessed since it will only be a little over a week before I see them. I tend to obsess about things.

Today I broke my tiered/layered clothing trend.

T-shirt: Smart Set
Dress: Plenty by Tracy Reese (bought in NYC)
Shoes: Aldo (last worn here)

I apparently haven't worn this dress on the blog before. I find that hard to believe! Yes, it's a little wrinkly - that's what happens when you sit on your arse all day in front of a computer.

I'm not sure where this necklace came from. I think that B bought it for his studio but it hasn't made it there yet. My gain.

I may have bought two pairs of shoes online this week. *I am so shamed*

ONE MORE DAY OF WORK UNTIL VACATION!!! ERMAGHERD!

Metallic Madness

Blazer-Zara/Metallic Top-Woolworths/Pumps-Mr.Price/Bag-Alexander Wang

This blazer is perfection! I had my eye on it since it was released, but never got around to buying it, until finally I saw it on sale- and the last one in my size nonetheless. I picture it with so many outfits that I can't wait to try out! For this look, I paired it with my metallic striped top, to bring out the gold details. And I'm also wearing my new toe capped pumps from Mr.Price, which I also love-they're gorgeous:) 

Have an amazing day!!

Like some new romantic looking for the tv sound

The humidity has broken! YAY!!

As of Friday, I will be off work until after Labour Day. Unfortunately, I have a lot of work to do before Friday but mentally I've already checked out. I hope I can get it together tomorrow. I can be the Queen of Procrastination.

You may notice a trend in my outfits lately. I can confirm that this was not planned. It's just coincidence.

Another grey, tiered/layered dress. I almost didn't wear this because I knew it was very similar to yesterday's dress but I couldn't help it!

Necklace: Pretty Chic
Dress: Flying Tomato (thrifted from Dress in Time)
Shoes: Fluevog Wonders | Ayers (last worn on Saturday)

I love this dress! For me, this is the perfect summer dress. It's light, it has interesting details, and it's not your run of the mill sun dress.

It's hard to find summer dresses with sleeves too so this was a good find.

Back shot - not overwhelmingly interesting.

I made a hair appointment for Saturday. I have the best hair stylist ever so it's a treat to go to the salon. I think I might be having about an inch cut off so my hair is more Louise Brooks-esque.

I wore my Lily Munster necklace today. Sorry about the glare.

Playing with me like a cat

I enjoyed wearing my layered/tiered dress so much that I wore another one today. It's still warm and annoyingly humid.

Cardigan: Modcloth (last worn here)
Dress: Colleen Eitzen (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Pin Downs | Raquel

These shoes make me feel very tall and this cardigan makes me feel very.... young? Immature? Sweet? Not sure how to describe it but maybe I won't wear it to work again unless it's Friday.

The back is awfully cute though. KITTY!

Speaking of cats, mine have been very lethargic. I'm presuming this is because of the weather? Anyone else have extra lazy cats?

Dress sans cardigan. Flouncy!

Today I booked my flight to Ontario to go to see two Duran Duran concerts at Casino Rama. WHOOOOT!! So excited! These two concerts are the last in their long tour that began last year. I hope they've kept something extra in the tank for their Canadian fans.

She wants to be your bride, are you gonna do it?

Yesterday we went to a wedding of some friends that B knows from photography and from playing D&D. On Friday, I went out and bought two new dresses to wear at the ceremony and the reception. At the last minute, I decided to wear neither because I wanted to wear this new piece of body jewellery that B bought for a steampunk photo shoot.

I saw this a few months ago at the Atlantic Fashion Week's Emerging Designers showcase. It's by a Prince Edward Island designer called Overman.

These photos were taken after the ceremony and before the reception. The ceremony was outside and it was hot and humid so I'm looking quite droopy.

Also, B took this photo and didn't say "smile" so I'm looking like I'm going to smash the camera.

Dress: anthropologie (last worn here)
Vest: Overman
Shoes: Fluevog Wonders | Ayers (last worn here) 

I'm amazed at how slimming this dress is. I'm so glad I bought it when I did.

These shoes were perfect for wearing to a wedding. I was comfortable all night and got no blisters.

I didn't do much dancing since the "DJ" played a lot of crap (my opinion which doesn't mean much) and only played 1/2 of Duran Duran's Rio.

I did drink a lot so today has been a bit of a write off. I slept until 1:30 - bliss!

Here's the back of the vest. I have to say this made me feel pretty fabulous. I highly recommend Overman's jewellery.

Apparently I need a haircut too. =)

Black And White Knit

 Knit and Wedges- Cotton On/Bag-Aldo

I'm so in love with this classic black and white combination knit, it's so pretty! I decided to wear it with my black wedges, and quilted Aldo bag. It's a pretty simple outfit, (which I always love) but I still adore the slouchy fit and the blocked colour! 

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

Paranoia, the only valid point of view

This combination was inspired by this outfit from Amber. I really liked how the layering created blocks of colour.

Cardigan: Pretty Things Boutiqu
Dress: Soda Fountain Dress from ModCloth
Belt: ?
Skirt: eShakti (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Presence | Impulse (last worn here)

If you follow the link to when I last wore the skirt, you'll see that there is a design of shoes above the red band (yes it's red, not orange). This dress covered it up pretty perfectly.

I didn't know my necklace as all askew when I took the photo. Ooops.

Sans cardigan.

I was trying to stand differently but I mostly just succeeded in looking awkward.

I'm taking the day off tomorrow because I'm pretty burnt out and I have some things to deal with including figuring out what to wear to a wedding on Saturday.

Leaving On A Jetplane

 Blazer-Zara/Bag-Aldo/Shoes-Bensimon/Scarf- small boutique

This is the outfit that I chose to wear to leave for Paris, I love the scarf-I'd been searching for one with a skull print for ages so when I saw it, I immediately decided to get it! Hopefully some posts that I scheduled will work (it's my first time trying to schedule a post haha). And I'll definitely try and keep updated with all your lovely blogs when I get back:) 

Have a lovely day everyone!!