Gromit, these are the wrong trousers!

A few weeks ago I wore pants to work. Two days in a row. And one of those days, I wore JEANS! I really confused my coworkers.

On August 15, I wore these pants with my kitten heels.

T-shirt: No idea
Vest: Liliblue (last worn here)
Pants: Joe Fresh
Shoes:  Fluevog Half Truths | Tanya

I realized after I got to work that the pants aren't white but very much off-white so the t-shirt didn't really match well, but I wanted to be able to show the lacy back of the vest. I think it's quite pretty.

Then the next day I wore JEANS! This was August 16.


Jacket: Vintage
T-shirt: Duran Duran Concert T from 1984 found on etsy
Jeans: Not sure the brand
Shoes: Fluevog Integrity | Amie in Neon Orange

I got a lot of complements on this jacket. Probably because it's the coolest jacket ever!

These jeans do nothing for my butt. In unrelated news, after work this day I took the subway to Yorkdale mall so I could go to the All Saints store where I bought some.... jeans! I also bought a dress which I finally wore yesterday. I should have it up on the blog shortly.

Duran Duran BABY!

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

Whenever I wear stripes I think of Duran Duran

Ok, it doesn't take much to make me think of Duran Duran but some of their first photo shoots had the band members wearing these black and white (or blue and white?) shirts.

Hawt.

My outfit isn't even close to the same but any excuse to mention my favourite band.

Blouse: Vero Moda
Pants: Banana Republic via Crimson and Clover
Shoes: Melissa (last worn here)

I love these shoes and I only almost fell over in them once. Luckily my coworker was beside me to help break my fall.

This week has been very long, and very busy so I was happy to go out tonight with my girlfriends and have a few laughs. This might have been part of our conversation:

Friend A: Hey! Another BeeGee died!
Friend S: Yes, Robin
A: No, Maurice
S: No, he was already dead
A: Only Barry is left
Me: And Andy died in the 1980s.
....
Me: Andy Gibb had a very hairy chest.
A:  So did Barry but you'd expect that because he had that big beard.
S: Because only bearded men have hairy bodies?
Me: Yes, no men with beards are naked.
S: Hairless?
Me: Yes, that's the word, not naked.

Here you can see that the pants are striped and you can see the orange stripe on the back of the heels.

We went out for Chinese food and this was my fortune. Hopefully it will be Tyrion Lannister.

Tomorrow I'm not in the office - I'm out at training. Hopefully I'll find a place to take a photo.

When I run out of blue give me red instead

Today it was announced that Duran Duran was going to represent English musical talent at the beginning of the Summer Olympics in London. What I wouldn't give to be there! Whoot! I also learned that the band Snow Patrol is from Northern Ireland and not from British Columbia. Why did I ever think that? Probably some mountain/skiing/avalanche thinking.

Whenever I put this dress on I think "Why don't I wear this more often?"  Then after a few hours, I start to get itchy because the dress is 100% wool and it's unlined. I need to remember to wear a camisole underneath it.

Jacket: Le Chateau
Dress: Diane Von Furstenburg from NYC
Shoes: Fluevog Together Hi | Benatar

As with many dresses, the waist sits about 5 cms above my natural waist so I do find that a little annoying. But despite that and the itchiness I won't be giving it up. It has pocket and it's twirly!

I think that the next time I wear this dress I will wear less chunky shoes; maybe wear my Franco Sarto shoes or my new Desigual shoes.

























I've been thinking about some of the new fashions that are trendy this spring and there's a few that I won't be adopting. These include:

1. Boat Shoes/Topsiders - a staple in the 1980s with any good Preppy teens wardrobe along with Bass Weejun Penny Loafers and Tretorn sneakers.
2. Patterned pants - especially ones made of floral fabric (tartan and stripes are the exceptions)
3. Fancy nail polish designs - I can't stand the way nail polish feels on my finger nails. I do think the designs look pretty though.
4. Mega Platforms - because of the ugly. (this also includes about 99% of Jeffrey Campbell's designs)

One I thought I'd stay away from is the resurgence of neon but I find myself really wanting a pair of neon heels.

Any trends you will be avoiding?

TWILLY!

The Music Between Us

Earlier this week Keely of Casual Chic Kiki posted photos of herself in simple jeans and t-shirt combinations and noted that some bloggers only post photos of their work week outfits. I'm definitely one of those, mostly because work is the best place for me to take photos. My house is small and has terrible lighting so it's hard to take pictures inside there and it's been very cold so it's been hard to take pictures outside either before or after work (not to mention in the winter it's dark when I leave for work and dark when I get home).

Anyway, this morning B and I were up early to go to our favourite breakfast spot so I decided to take a photo of my outfit. This isn't exactly a typical "day off" outfit since I rarely, rarely wear sneakers. This is about as casual as I ever get though.

Glasses: Jee Vice | Angel Kiss
Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
T-shirt: Duran Duran concert t-shirt bought in Montreal October 2011
Pants: Joe Fresh
Shoes: Cheapy off-brand sequined kicks!

I'm on my way to help my husband move more of his photo gear into his new studio so this will be utilitarian and funky.

I wear glasses most of the time but I take them off at work since I don't need them to use my computer or to read documents so I rarely have them on when taking my photos.

Sparkly shoes! I bought these when I was out a few years ago with B and my sister and we all bought a pair. They're like a party on your feets!