OK – I have a few fashion-cringe phrases; such as when someone says “fancy frock” I shiver (ewwww). Don’t know why honestly.
Another of these cringe-inducing phrases is ‘Fashion Wunder Kid’ – I HATE this term – mainly because it is ALWAYS a guy, in his early twenties.
So a while back when Jason Wu came along [...]
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Brooky’s Quicky – NYFW- SS10 – Jason Wu
Posted in Want Want Want, tagged Jason Wu, New York Fashion Week on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
Alexander McQueen – my love grows
Posted in Want Want Want, tagged Alexander McQueen, Fashion Zombie on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ok – throwing it out there right now – I love Alexander McQueen. I always hated those surveys in fashion and they always have the “who’s your favourite designer” and I always thought this was a trick questions, “why I am my favourite designer….right?”
But I have officially decided that I have another, one who even if [...]
Adventure to America begins! McQueen at Target!!!
Posted in Want Want Want, tagged America, McQueen, road trip, Target on February 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oooooooh I have been thinking about this for a while, every since I found out, like, last september, when the news came out that Alexander McQueen for Target was a real possibility.
A couple months ago seem so far away now, and suddenly – its February. And I see this;
McQueen for Target!!! March 1st for us [...]
My 2009 Fashion Resolutions
Posted in Listed, Selling my stuff!, Want Want Want, What I Wore, tagged fashion, pinwheels, red boots, shameless promotion, toronto life on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2009 baby, things are gonna shake, things are gonna happen whether you like it or not! 2008 was a bit of a blur to me, a big wet muddy blur. But this year, its gonna be dry and bright – just you wait.
1) Make 2009 the year of the pinwheel! Trust me on this one [...]
the last shameless promotion for a while….
Posted in Selling my stuff!, Want Want Want, tagged craft show, shameless promotion, toronto, Tranzac on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello!
I made it! One more craft show extravaganza and that’s it for me this season – and then its down to the wire for bridesmaid dresses (more info on that later) and my application for FAT (a WHOLE lot more about that later too) But for now – my last shameless promotion for the holiday [...]
Want Want Want: Lady Ashley’s ascots
Posted in Want Want Want, Watch and Wear, tagged 1940s, ascots, australia, baz luhrmann, ferragamo, high-waisted pants, movies, nicole kidman, polka dota on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And high-waisted pants. I saw Baz Luhrmann’s antipodean epic Australia yesterday, and now I’m desperate to recreate this outfit:
Baz Luhrmann obviously knows what to do with Nicole Kidman. She looked incredible in Moulin Rouge, and she looks even better here in those clean ’40s lines: sleek, high-waisted skirts, buttoned gloves, Ferragamo pumps. And that hat [...]
And so begins the season of craft shows…
Posted in Want Want Want, tagged Brook Alviano, craft show, gladstone, shameless promotion, shopping on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a very special time of year for those us in the ‘creating things’ business. This is the time of year when people are the mood to shop, or forced into the mood.
I sell my stuff at a few shops in Toronto, and I have my website; www.brookalviano.com . But there is something extra [...]
Re-Mixing Me Up
Posted in Want Want Want, tagged art deco, love!, re-mix vintage, shoes, trove, Want Want Want on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Given my professed love for all things Art Deco, no one will be surprised to learn that I squealed with glee when I opened my e-mail just now to find the latest Trove newsletter announcing that the store will now be stocking Re-Mix vintage shoes (at right: The Savoy, my personal favourite if any of [...]
