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Shorts: Day & Night

Monday, June 11, 2012

Shorts are one of those things that I absolutely love but hardly ever wear. Working in an office, shorts need to be on the more conservative side (read: not slutty). But since I'm not particularly down with Eddie Bauer mom-shorts or ones at that really awkward, super unflattering length, they're not usually an option for me (except maybe in Fall/Winter when I can wear them with tights).

Why aren't they usually an option for me? Well, in case you haven't noticed, I have a bit of junk in my trunk. But not only that, I have big legs too. So that means that shorts that may fit other people and look great, will likely be too short and tight for me, making me look like I should be making the rounds on Richards, between Seymour & Helmcken. So needless to say, shorts for work, not an option for me. But that doesn't mean I don't love them. I'm always on the lookout for the perfect pair that aren't these:

Ok, but seriously. One of my favourite things about shorts is that you can dress them up for a night out, and dress them down for the day. They're especially good for those nights out when you know it's not going to be a classy time and you don't want to wear a skirt for fear of flashing the bar.

So here are some of my picks for this season, be it for day or night. The patterns this season are great too. So much fun, so many options.

alice + olivia Butterfly Shorts - $198

David Lerner Leather Contrast Panel Shorts - $325

findersKEEPERS Cupid Boy Shorts - $109

ASOS Paisley Short with Zip - $43.91

ASOS Jersey Culottes in Pink Leopard - $26.35

Milly Sofie Cuffed Walking Shorts - $190

Rebecca Minkoff Mika Printed Shorts - $198

In Other News...

Friday, June 8, 2012

Here's my latest on the Huffington Post - 'My New Year's Resolution...Five Months Later'.

Wedding Season: Dresses

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

June is here! I think. It's actually been more like Junuary lately in Vancouver. So, it's officially the start of wedding season. Thankfully, I only have to go to one wedding this summer, so while that's good for my credit card, it's saddening sartorially. But only because I really like buying dresses that I only get to wear once or twice (#firstworldproblems ?).

A couple tips when picking out a dress to wear to a wedding:
1) white is not ok...unless ok'd by the Bride; and
2) know what kind of wedding it's going to be - more on the fancy/formal side or more on the "let's get drunk and the guys put their ties around their heads" side (FYI: I'm going to the latter this summer)?

For day-of tips, wearing a light colour? Keep the red wine at the table. You wouldn't want a red wine stain on the front of your new dress (although, a little hydrogen peroxide, soap, and elbow grease will take that out the next day - TRUST).

Also keep in mind that wearing a dress is not a must. If you can find something equally appropriate that doesn't quite give you the same...breeze, then wear that too.

Carnal Design Pleated Dress - $116 - LOCAL!

alice+olivia Meghan Side Cinched Tank Dress - $367

Madewell Chevrons Twisted Back Dress - $158

Diane von Furstenberg Lou Colorblock Dress -~~WAS $298~~, NOW $208

Addison Ruffle Top Jumpsuit - $298

Short Week!

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

It's a short week for the blog. I've got an extra-extra long weekend coming up and I have stacks on stacks on stacks of things to finish before I jet off in 25 hours. But with 10 combined hours of flight time over the next week, lots of work will get done.

New posts mid next week and some coverage of Vancouver Craft Beer Week the week after.

Have a great long weekend/May two-four/whatever for those of you in Canada. If you're in the States, enjoy your regular work week, suckas! But you'll be saying the same thing to us next weekend.

In the meantime, follow me on Twitter.

Stripes for Summer

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

I don't tend to wear tons of pattern, but when I do, it's usually stripes. I'm not a big polka dot girl (too cutesy), I wear the odd plaid (in flannel, obviously), and I just don't have a ton of florals. But stripes. That's a whole different ball game. As you can see here, here, here, and here, stripes are always appropriate. I am a huge fan of the nautical look, so that probably has something to do with my adoration for stripes.

What's great about stripes is that they can be as aggressive or as risk averse as you want, they're always in style, and they can be worn on any article or accessory you want.

Some of my fave striped picks for the summer. (I tried really hard to work a stripe pun into all this, but no luck.)

J. Crew Stripe Ballet Flats - $138.00

Sperry A/O 2-Eye Stripe Seersucker Boat Shoe - $149.98

James Perse Stripe Sundress - $145.00

J.Crew Stripe Dolman-sleeve Tee - on sale! $24.99

Whistles Lace Stripe Dress (be like Kate Middleton!) - $344.08

Rachel Zoe Madison Colorblock Shift Dress - $325.00

J.Crew Maritime Stripe Blazer - $118.00

Charlie Jade Madison Maxi Dress - $196.00

Outfit: Obakki & Black

Monday, May 14, 2012

I have this thing lately where I feel that because it's a certain month, the weather should be a certain temperature. But that's not always true. It's been getting my in trouble a lot recently, as I've gotten to the point where I just absolutely refuse to dress weather appropriate. I can assure you that when I was rocking the bare legs in these photos, it was most certainly not warm out.

Skirt: Obakki T-shirt: James Perse Blazer: Top Shop (similar style) Bag: ASOS (similar style) Shoes: Zara (similar style)

This skirt reminds me of Alexander McQueen FW'12, so I affectionately refer to it as my 'vagina skirt'

Generic Surplus X The Ace Hotel X Steven Harrington: Summer 2012 Shoe Collaboration

Thursday, May 10, 2012

If you've been to Coachella then you know about The Ace Hotel. And even if you haven't been to Coachella (which means you should probably read my guide to festival fashion), you've heard of The Ace Hotel (or maybe not, but let's just pretend you have). The notorious hotel has reunited with one of my favourite menswear lines, Generic Surplus, and artist Steven Harrington, for a summer shoe collaboration - the Borstal.

Inspired by SoCal culture and the Palm Springs landscape, the collaboration features cotton weave patterned rattan with Harrington's artwork on the insole and shoebox.

These are perfect for summer - rock them to the beach, the pool, on your bike, to a party, or a bonfire. They won't let you down.