utility vest

I have way too much fun on Photobooth.

This vest has become a new staple in my fall wardrobe. I never realized how useful and practical vests were until I got one. And you can dress this utilitarian one up or down. Amazing!

vest - Club Monaco, hoodie - AA

vintage cheetah find

While in Montreal, we were walking down St. Laurent and walked past this row of vintage stores. I had to go in, even though we were already walking past it, because I saw a cheetah coat on one of the mannequins at the back of the window. I had been looking for one as soon as I had seen Emanuelle Alt in hers. It wasn't like any other leopard print... it was amazing.

Anyway, I asked the owner about it, who said it was $75, and i tried it on and it ended up fitting well. The inner lining is ripped up but I don't mind cuz the outside is in such good condition. Woo!

outfit: "jeremy scott" dress

An outfit from sometime in late June, after I came back from my trip. Israel made me sooo tan, so I could pull off crazy colours that I avoid in the fall/winter (when I'm pale, duh).

I bought the dress in Paris (It's H&M, haha, but it reminded me of Jeremy Scott/Wilma Flinstone and at 7 or something Euros, I had to get it), the denim jacket in Paris (vintage Levi's at a store in le Marais), and the classic Vans were brought on the trip... my only pair of shoes in Amsterdam, wore them walking down Champs-Elysees for the first time (included going into Laduree looking like a hobo), and got them so grossly dusty from all of the dusty gravel in Tuileries and Jardins de Luxembourg. I love clothing/accessories that carry so many memories...

And I thought that the gold JC tiki charm complimented my Anthracite Bal very well, especially for summer. My friends make fun of me though for having a Juicy Couture charm on my bag... whateva.

Oh ya, I also bike everywhere I can in the summer and fall... which is why I biked in this dress to have dinner with friends.. don't worry, I'm wearing shorts under this dress.

look at my smug smile, har har har.

outfit: grenadine

lolll , crappy resolution photo taken by my phone + crappy editing.

I'm gonna get the black skirt too and wear it in the fall with greys and combat boots.

Oh ya, I also got a haircut 8-P

(American Apparel BB301 & single-layer chiffon skirt)

outfit: fall h&m

This was something I threw on and ended up liking together. A soft, affordable angora-blend sweater in a warm mashed sweet potato pinkish orange (kind of a hard colour to put into words, lol). It comes in an orange, too (and I think it's supposed to come out in an emerald green that I want!). The idea of the orange was nice, but not so much on.

The shorts are these cute little pleated printed shorts that risk showing some butt cheeks when you bend over (umm you know those items that you like too much so you just deal with the obstacles that they present, like not bending over the whole day? ya.) ,but they were too cute to leave behind. AND they go with the sweater so whatever.

Good to go.

(both from H&M)

outfit

For lack of a better title, this is pretty self-explanatory.

(vintage levi's denim jacket from Paris, oversized chiffon shirt from AA, lace trim cycle shorts from AA, gold Casio watch, vintage Nine West boots, Zara leather bag... best purchase this summer!)

Also, maybe my sister as a photographer isn't the greatest idea... She likes the sound of the shutter on DSLRs and takes 20 pictures in a row without stopping like a paparazzo.

She's nineteen.

redORANGE

I've come to the conclusion that my unofficial summer colours are orange and red-orange.

Compared to my winter wardrobe which only consists of jeans, black jeans, black, grey, peppered grey, heather grey, tri-blend grey, and denim shirts, my summer wardrobe is the complete opposite. I love me some light wash denim, tie dye, neon, pink, turquoise, lime, mint, blue, patterns, dresses, skirts, white denim shorts and skirts (gasp!), you name it. Can you imagine wearing these in the Canadian winter? I would be put into a mental institution.

Or a preschool.