mad men finale party

It's been a tradition this summer to have a Monday Mad Men Night.  It was very simple. We would just get together at a friend's house and watch the episode on Monday night (since none of us have cable).  For this season's finale the hosts for the week decided to do a 1960s dress up party.  Most of my vintage clothing is very 1950s or 1970s and I really wanted to personify this season's Mad Men fashion.  Considering the fact that this dress isn't vintage, I'd say I did a pretty good job.  I just wish I knew how to curl my hair... This outfit was inspired by Megan and probably Trudy's fashion on Mad Men.

dress, h&m // necklace, vintage // tights, american apparel // shoes, vintage

outfits: going to the marche

Out to the market.  It's not quite warm enough to stroll around the city without a sweater, or even tights.  But at least the sun is out!  Now all we can hope for is some 60 degree sunny weather with less breeze. I start summer school today, so much for vacation.  Happy Monday to everyone not attending classes!

 wallabees : clarks originals

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denim wrap skirt : vintage

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cotton button pleat blouse : thakoon for target

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orange cable knit wrap sweater : anthropologie

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coral canvas duck bag : baggu bag

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metal wire grocery cart : vintage

outfitting

When you're in school you get lazy about what you wear, especially in the winter when your outfit is being covered up by a puffy down jacket.  Even though Montreal had a brief week of spring weather (70 degrees), we are back to the brisk 40's plus chilly winds.  It's not terrible, but it's not great either. I thought I'd try to spiff myself up a bit for this transitional period.  I don't do outfit posts often, maybe I've done 5 in the total run of this blog.  Frankly, if I lived close to my best friend, I'd be outfitting her and dressing her up all the time. But for now, here's silly ol' me in shoes I don't get to wear very often, plus a brand new purse I got for valentines day!  

half-tinted sunglasses, 80's purple // fur-collar cream moto jacket, gap // dog portrait dress, anthrologie // sweater body-con skirt, free people // blue tights, target // vegan leather purse, golden ponies // flatform shoes, joseph campbell

montreal updates

We've been in Montreal for a few weeks now.  Can't say we know a whole lot more than the day we moved here, however it's been quite an adventure getting the apartment ready, and exploring the city.

The first update:  The living room is about 95% done.  We've put up some shelves, finished painting the base color (a dark grey, but looks fairly green in photos and certain light) and now working on finishing painting the molding a clean white.  Our kitchen is essentially a part of our living room, so with all the extra kitchen storage we had to add, there wasn't a whole lot of space for dining.  So now we've created our "tea corner," which is also our dining table - that is until someone comes over for dinner... we won't have any room for him/her.

As for exploring, the husband and I went to the Musee des Beaux Arts.  Did you know that most of their collection is free to view?  It's only their new exhibits you have to pay to see.  It's quite incredible, and we had a lot of fun.  I feel that moving to a new city helps your wardrobe.  It's like all of your clothes are new, and you put them together in new ways.  For example, the outfit on the right, I haven't worn the scarf/wrap in months because I felt I had worn it in every way I could.  The top I wore on top of it, I could never wear by itself because the neckline would drape wayyy too low.  But now, I've fashioned this, and I am quite excited to wear this outfit more.

One part of my wardrobe that is new, however, are my wonderful Clarks Originals sandals.  I've worn them every day since the beginning of July, and my feet have remained resilient.  They are an incredible investment.  They remind me of Kork-Ease sandals, but not as platformed (or as expensive).  I highly recommend buying a possibly expensive, but super comfortable pair of sandals, like these.

During our trip to the Musee, I discovered a new favorite painter.  A Montreal artist from the early 1900s, James Wilson Morris.  I particularly loved his portraits of women.  The colors he uses are ones I wish to have in my wardrobe every day.

My personal favorite.

Hopefully, the weeks to come, we will explore more and I'll have my camera out to photograph some pretty Montreal things.

outfits in action pt.I

So while being in California, my sister, KEIKO, and I had some time to spare.  We decided to take photos of each others' outfits and our new sport of tumbleweeding. These are her photos of me.  I will post hers in a couple of days.

Overall.. the day was quite amusing.

 

 

 

 

{outfit from anthropologie}

holiday outfit #1

As Christmas gets closer, I tend to get a little overly festive with my wardrobe.  It's something that I just can't help.  Plus, our electricity went out due to the crazy cold, violent winds, so I decided to make a cute little financier using some left over ornaments I got from Urban Outfitters.

{cardigan:vintage, top: anthropologie, skirt: anthropologie, belt: gap, leggings: american apparel, boots: forever 21}

outfit and pretty pastries

What do you wear to a french patisserie?

{forever21 jacket, vintage scarf and sweater, urbanoutfitters slacks, forever 21 dress, anthropologie belt, shoes by pink!}