• Shopping

    Weekly Wishlist: The Not So Basics

    It’s time to shop! Every week I spend many a commuting/non-communiting hour on the internet searching for the hottest trends, what’s new and most importantly items that look like a million bucks but cost a fraction of that.

  • Outfits

    How to Avoid Drowning in Your Poncho

    – Poncho Zara similar here – Danielle Nicole tote mini version here tan version here, – Topshop Wide Leg Flares here – Forever 21 Eye Brow Bar Sunglasses (different color here) Okay so I know this may not seem like a problem that affects you right off the bat but I promise come fall when our Chloe inspired western ponchos are the must-wear items in our closet you will be thanking me for addressing this. First off, ponchos are a wonderful, one piece, throw over everything type of item that are not only comfortable but stylish as well. However, in order to achieve that desert/western inspired look we need a…

  • Outfits,  over the knee

    The Color of the Season: Military Green

    The other day I was reading the most recent issue of Porter, Net A Porter’s foray into the magazine world, where they boldly proclaimed the color of the season was military green. The first thing I found myself thinking was ‘but that color has been around forever!’ In fact it is so prevalent in not just my wardrobe but also my coworkers’ wardrobes that at least once a week we tend to have ‘military green day’ where all of us accidentally are wearing at least one dark green item. But does that make it the hottest color of the season?

  • Outfits

    The Unstoppable Romper

    “And the new trend is… THE ROMPER! Go get yourself one!! ” Every season the ‘hottest new trends/must haves’ are declared all over the fashion scene with everyone from magazines to retailers telling you what article of clothing will make you the most on-trend person you know. Heck, us fashion bloggers do that all of the time too and personally I love sharing ways to wear new emerging trends. But what about the trend that well, refuses to die? Meet the romper, this summers hottest, not so new, but certainly not going anywhere-therefore-you-must-need-5-of-them trend item.

  • Travel

    Travel Style: Vancouver BC

    There is an undeniable relationship between travel and fashion; when you travel you are exposed to new styles, trends, cultures and fabrications and there is something about global styles and trends being readily available that motivate you to seek out their source. Perhaps that is why so many fashion bloggers are almost as dedicated to traveling as they are to sharing their outfit ideas.