Days of Grey

Yes, it was cold enough today for a turtleneck sweater!

Top: unknown brand
Corset: Spaks Mannsspjarir from Reykjavik
Skirt: Smoking Lily (worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Adrian | Alli (worn here)

I had an entirely different outfit planned for today which included this corset top but this was a last minute fill in outfit. It was just too cold for my original idea. Hopefully I'll get to wear it soon.

I love this corset top and everything that was in the Spaks store in Reykjavik. Their designs are so unique and the clothes are so well made.  I wish I'd been able to buy more.

I don't like this shirt layered underneath the corset though. In fact, this shirt is going to leave my wardrobe. I don't like how hippy it makes me look so "buh-bye" shirt!

This corset would look so much better without that messy looking peplum sticking out the bottom (and with a less wrinkly skirt).

Tonight at dinner, my friend told me that she's only ever been to 5 concerts in her life so I tried to list all the concerts I'd been too. Here's what I came up with:

James Taylor - 1980ish (with my parents)
Images in Vogue - 1986ish (at my high school)
Erasure - 1989 in Toronto
Sloan and The Pursuit of Happiness - 1991 (at university)
The Barenaked Ladies - 1991 (at university)
Chris Isaak - 3 times between 1992-1994
Morrissey - 1992 at Canada's Wonderland
Skinny Puppy - 1993 in Toronto
Molson Park music concerts - 1993, 1994
Depeche Mode - 1994 at Canada's Wonderland
The Tragically Hip - 1995 in Harrisburg, PA
Lloyd Cole - 1995 in Toronto
The Stone Roses - 1995 in Toronto
The Tragically Hip - 1998 in Halifax
Lloyd Cole - 2001 in Boston
The Tragically Hip - 2003 in Halifax
The White Stripes - 2007 in Halifax
The Pixies - 2011 in Halifax
Arcade Fire - 2011 in Halifax
Lloyd Cole - 2011 in Halifax
Duran Duran (with Neon Trees) - 2011 in Montreal

Kind of a weird mix of bands and singers. I'm going to see Duran Duran again in August/September - whoot!

Week In Pictures

New Converse All Stars

So here's my second ever week in pictures post, not all too exciting! Just a few new buys and few odds and ends! How has your week been so far, good I hope? And only two more days until the weekend- YAY what have you got planned? 

 Revlon Lip Butters (love) And Revlon nailpolish

//My favourite bracelets//New Hair Cuff//Sunset in Johannesburg//Jessica Nail Polish//New Zoom Chelsea Boots//

// Wearing my new hair cuff from Sass Diva-it took me ages to finally find one, and I absolutely LOVE it//

//Sunset//

//Cappuccino// 

//Dinner at Tasha's//

Have an Amazing day everyone!! 

These beautiful colours, infinite patterns so hard I see

After a few days with no bright colours I may have gone a little overboard today.

Dress: H&M (last worn here)
Shoes: Fluevog Miracles | Medugorje

With this amount of colour and all the stripes, I didn't bother with any accessories.

This is another pair of new shoes. I was appropriately chastised by my coworker. Bad Megan, BAD!

But look at them. They're so orange and shiny and perfectly shaped. They are the pump of my dreams.

Yes, I know that I just bought a pair of orange shoes two weeks ago but those were suede.

And I did take two pairs of shoes to the consignment store last week. Trying to implement a "one in, one out" rule.

More red, black, and white...

Sweater: Pretty Things Boutique
Tunic: americanretro (from Crimson and Clover)
Skirt: Knit by me
Shoes: Hush Puppies by Anna Sui (from John David Shoes)

I'm getting a lot of wear out of this tunic. It's probably my favourite item in my wardrobe right now (if you don't count shoes). I do seem to be wearing a lot of neutral colours lately. Probably because I'm weary of this coldish weather. See I am still wearing tights!

A local fashion blog (Fashionable People, Questionable Things) drew my attention to the fact that these shoes were available for purchase in my very own city. On Saturday I went to just "look" at them. You can't imagine my surprise when I discovered that I had brought them home with me. SURPRISE!

Stripey, spectatory goodness.

Today is also the beginning of Atlantic Fashion Week (which really only takes place on Thursday and Friday). I hope to get to the events and take a few photos to share on the blog.

Here's my cats - Dougal and Merlin - sharing a chair. They used to do this a lot when they were still kittens but lately they've been fighting more than cuddling. I had to capture this while it was happening.

OOTD- Chunky Nude Sweater

 Sweater- Trenery/ Jeans-Edgars/Boots- Trenery/ Bag-Louis Vuitton/Bracelet-Woolworths

This sweater caught my eye because of the lovely speckled effect it has- I also quite liked the larger cowl neck, it's a much looser fit which is a huge plus for me (I'm not a big fan of tight fitting clothing around my neck). And of course, who could resist those darling pockets on the front! I chose to pair it with my simple black boots- they're definitely a must for winter! 

Have a lovely day everyone!!

Up, up and away

A local weekly paper is doing a profile of some of the city's "fashion bloggers" next week and I was asked to participate. I was originally hesitant since I haven't told many of my coworkers about my blog but then I thought, "what do I have to hide?" They see me everyday in these outfits so it's not like that's a secret.

The paper asked me for a head shot so I asked my husband if he'd help me out. So yesterday we went to his studio and took a few shots.

Here's one of the ones I liked but wasn't selected. Ultimately, I picked one where I'm not wearing this fascinator because I think they'd end up cropping it out but I thought it was too cute not to share.

He didn't retouch this one but he did for the one I submitted.

The dress is from eShakti. I don't remember who made the fascinator - we got it at a "Gothic Christmas" craft sale last November.

Happy Sunday.

And paint your rules In black and white

Today I was in training for most of the day so I went for some casual. It was supposed to be my day off but this training was mandatory since I'm going to be the "super user" of a new data cube.

T-shirt: Zellers
Skirt: ModCloth
Shoes: Urban Outfitters

I was wearing my red cardigan with this but I took it off because I was overheating. I'm also wearing a full-slip, since this skirt is a little sheer, and tights. I'm hoping the weather gets warm again so I can finally pack away the tights for the summer.

I really like this skirt but it's a wee bit snug so it's not the most comfortable. I'll have to decide whether to keep it "in case" I lose weight or give up on it. Life's too short to have a too tight skirt in your closet taunting you.

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