Black and Burgundy

Happy April! Today's weather was totally weird. It was overcast, then it snowed, then it was sunny, then it was raining. I guess that's why people say "If you don't like the weather wait 5 minutes". April is the month where most people here hope that it will start to get warm but it rarely does. It just hovers around the 8C mark and everyone start going crazy.

After taking these pictures, I realized that my hair matched my clothes.

Jacket: Filene's Basement in DC
Dress: Shabby Apple via Pretty Things Boutique
Belt: Smart Set
Boots: Fluevog Baroque | Velazquez

I saw that Sheila had bought these boots in Vancouver and I remembered that I hadn't worn mine for an outfit photo. I wasn't surprised that she had bought them since we seem to have the same taste in everything.

Here's the outfit sans jacket. This dress is so comfortable and the jersey fabric is very soft, but I fear it will not stand the test of time. The quality isn't so great so I'll have to clean it carefully to keep it looking good as long as possible.

Today while I was at work, the woman who owns my favourite used clothing store (Elsie's) called me to say she had received a few Smoking Lily items. So I went in and left with a dress, a blouse and a little zippered purse. I may regret asking her to call me to tell me about these acquisitions.

The blouse is a very bright emerald green that I'm super stoked about! I'll probably wear it tomorrow.

Burgundy Tones

 Burgundy top- Cotton On/Jeans- Edgars/Shoes- Woolworths/ Bag- Alexander Wang/ Rings- Sass Diva & Woolworths/ Beaded necklace- Woolworths

My Goodness, the weather here in Johannesburg has suddenly gotten very cold and wintery-like :( I almost want to get all my boots out and big winter coats. One of my absolute favourite colours is burgundy and I'm so chuffed that it's quite popular this winter, there is something so cosy and warm about it! I paired this slouchy top casually with jeans and pumps for the perfect casual day out! How was your weekend everyone? 

Have an amazing week everyone!!

Crochet Dress

Crochet Dress- Vintage/ Jeans- Edgars/ Flatforms- Foschini/ Cuff- Woolworths

I love this crochet tunic so, so much! It's so pretty in reality and I love how feminine it is. I paired it simply with jeans and my new flatforms- which I wasn't too sure about at first, some people call them ugly which I think is what attracted me to them in the first place, there's something about their ugliness that makes them cute to me? I don't know why but they almost remind me of the odd one out which I find quite refreshing:) 

 I just had to show you my mom's new coat from Zara! How amazing is it? I love it so much and it's so cosy too, perfect for winter! LOVE it:) 

Have an amazing weekend everyone!!

God Save McQueen. We mean it, MAAAANNNN

I was sick yesterday so I didn't take an outfit post of me in my jammies with a red nose from blowing it too much. I had to come to work today since it was Budget Day in Canada. I don't work for the Federal government but some items in the budget will impact my Provincial department. I just finished a briefing note about that.

Some Canadian bureaucrats in Ottawa made this video. I wish I could refute it but I can't. The girl in the video has a very fashionable hat.

Enough about work type issues. Here's my outfit post for the day.

Top: Annie 50
Scarf: Alexander McQueen store in NYC
Skirt: anthropologie
Boots: Fluevog Wherever | Xie-Xie

I last wore this top here with a Desigual skirt. Red is my favourite colour but my friend noted the other day that I don't wear red very much. Looking back at my outfit posts, I see that isn't true. I guess I just don't see my friend very often. I should get her to read my blog.


I bought this skirt at anthropologie and I love the clothes that they sell but I'm probably going to be avoiding them for political reasons even though I'm not from the USA. I don't want my money going to help fund Rick Santorum's bid for the presidency.

Here's the scarf that I got at the Alexander McQueen store in NYC. It's freaking HUGE and I love it. It's so soft and I totally couldn't afford it but I also couldn't not afford to have it in my wardrobe.

Here's my tights and boots. I bought these tights in Rekjavik a few years ago. The pattern is floral but it's hard to tell in this photo.

The combination of these boots and this skirt almost killed me a few times today. The heel of the boot kept getting caught in the skirt so I almost tripped getting of the bus, going up stairs and getting out of a car. I foiled death all day though. HA!

I'm off tomorrow but I'll try to get a "day off work" outfit photo.

Lusting After- Winter Edition

Coat with fur trim- Forever New

A quick post to show a few things that I'm lusting after for winter, this grey coat is absolutely stunning, and I love the fur trim! The coat below is also amazing, it reminds me more of the 'masculine' style with its boxy shape! I also wanted to say thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last post!!

 Boxy coat- Cotton On

These wedges below are so stunning, the leopard print detail and tassle are such lovely details!

 Wedges- Aldo

The scalloped burgundy shorts are such an amazing colour for winter, I picture wearing it with little brown brogues or some cute ankle booties with tights- so adorable! 

Shorts- Forever New

And finally some accessories to finish it off, the cuff is absolutely amazing, I love the colour and chain detail! The gloves are so cute, and I can just imagine how toasty they would keep your hands! And the clutch is perfection, I love the print and the envelope shape, it's gorgeous! :)

Cuff- Sass Diva

Gloves and Clutch- Forever New

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

The sky is grey, the sand is grey, and the ocean is grey

Last Thursday it was 28C. Today it was -12C. This yo-yo weather is making it difficult to plan what to wear. When I found out it was going to be so cold today I grabbed pants.

These are high-waisted pants that unfortunately get wrinkly rather quickly since I sit at a desk most of the day.

Blouse:  Marc O'Polo in Frankfurt, Germany
Pants: Noa Nao from eBay The Whiting Post
Boots: Fluevog Bellevues | Libby Smith

The pants are so comfortable which is super for a cold and yucky day. Some parts of the province experienced a blizzard today so I should count myself lucky that we just had flurries.

Here's a booty shot so you can see the details on the pants.

I really like the pattern on this blouse. It's sort of floral and sort of circular and sort of geometric. And it has slightly puffy sleeves which makes me happier than puffy sleeves reasonably should.

And a boot shot. Shabam! It's like a fabulous secret kept out of view.

These boots are made for walking.

Blue and orange

I built this outfit around these Melissa shoes that I got last week. I originally saw them in an email that I received from Coggles and I thought I'd see if I could find them in Canada.

Blouse: Orphanage Clothing via Twig and Hottie in Vancouver
Skirt: Banana Republic (thrifted)
Shoes: Melissa via GinzaQueen.com

They are surprisingly comfortable for 4" heels. The platform helps.

I last wore this skirt with teal here. I'm not sure if I'll be keeping this skirt much longer. It's not the most flattering thing I've ever worn.

It was the orange stripe on the back of the heel that enticed me into buying these. Fancy!

This blouse is actually two different tops fashioned together. I really like the idea of it but it's a little low cut for work. I was wearing a cardigan to keep covered up.

A few days ago, Sal from Already Pretty linked to my blog - specifically this post.

My blog posts usually get about 30-40 page views but this one got over 800. It was nice to experience the "Sal bump".