So I made a vow this summer to not give in to the slump of jeans and t-shirts that I have fallen into years before.
The summer of 2009 would be of fun dresses, cute shoes and maintained hair.
And then I realized why I had worn the jeans and t-shirts. I bike. Biking is a true lifestyle [...]
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Biking in the City – a fashion issue
Posted in Mini Fashionista Friday, Very Good Advice, Want Want Want, What I Wore, tagged biking, Holts, Stella McCartney, toronto on July 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
5 things I used to wear that got me shunned, but now are fashionable
Posted in Very Good Advice, WTF Fashion, tagged boots, hipsters, mitt, mom, nerds, scarf, sunglasses on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Something occurred to me the other day, things that I wore as a young girl that got me ridiculed in grade 7-10 (a horrible time for an awkward girl) are now considered cool and hip with the youngsters today, and some older. Probably including some of those bi-atches from my past. Check this:
1) Dirty denim.
I am [...]
Project Runway Canada 2 episode 2 – oh jeez look! a celebrity!
Posted in Project Runway, Very Good Advice, tagged elisha cuthbert, fashion, Iman, Project Runway on February 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s Elisha Cuthbert Day! Look! We are Canadian! And we have celebrities too! And we want to dress them!
Jessica Biffi – I love you, way to throw in the Popular Mechanics for Kids reference – I totally think that every time I see Elisha Cuthbert.
Ooooooh! Our first taste of drama! At least not medical drama; [...]
Snoflake to the East of me, Trove to the West
Posted in Very Good Advice, tagged dagg & stacey, sales, snoflake, toronto, trove on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here I am, stuck in the middle without time to shop! Thursday will be a busy night for clotheshorses, who will need to gallop across the city to snatch up all the discounted duds!
In the east end, Nathalie-Roze & Co is holding a Snoflake/Dagg & Stacey Autumn Trunk Sale: Save 20% off Snoflake and [...]
Why fashion sometimes terrifies me = Stylista
Posted in Very Good Advice, Watch and Wear, tagged Elle, Evil, Stylista, Why??? on November 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ok – A while ago a wrote a post about how much I love that there are reality shows that appliy to my career; Project Runway the most, ANTM second.
I have found the evil cousin they hide in the basement, but let out for REALLY important family events…Stylista. I shiver now just thinking about the [...]
My nerdiest Halloween…ever…so far
Posted in Very Good Advice, What I Wore, tagged costumes, halloween, naruto, nerds, sluts on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ok – so usually, as many females do on this holiday – I take the route of finding the sexiest interpretation of a character and wear it proudly out in the streets. Never – I mean NEVER – do I go out to clubs or even on the damn subway in the outfits I put [...]
You gotta spend money to save money
Posted in Very Good Advice, tagged hadassah bazaar, napoleon perdis, sales on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of rad shopping events that are happening tomorrow:
The 84th annual (and last ever!) Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar is held at the Direct Energy Centre at the CNE grounds from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.(I wrote about it for the National Post this weekend.) I don’t think I can make it (or face the crowds), but [...]
