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!

leather

I love leather.

I'm glad I held off on the leather clutches from AA until this summer because the new colours are amazing. I'm gonna admit that the shape is a littttle awkward as a clutch because it's a bit longer than I would have liked, but I couldn't resist these combinations:

Also picked up this cute little heart coin purse from Roots a long time ago... Roots has got to have some of the best leather I've felt, seen, and smelled. All made in Canada, too, which is a plus.

Icy necklaces

Last year, I was part of one of North America's biggest student-run fashion shows. Mass Exodus is a fashion show solely run by Ryerson University's 3rd year Fashion Communication students. It consumed our lives--another reason why I didn't blog. I was in the PR & Social Media committee and responsible for Mass Exodus 2011's Twitter, Facebook, and blog. Our theme was "ZENITH + NADIR" -- the highest point above and the lowest point below the observer -- and we found a lot of inspiration throughout the year that fit our theme because almost everything has extreme polarities like light/dark, high/low, good/evil, soft/harsh, feminine/masculine, etc. Anyway, I got to style the covers of the Z+N magazine (another first for Mass Ex) and found these necklaces while shopping for the shoot. I knew I wouldn't wear them but bought them anyway knowing that I'd need them in the future to style a shoot...