THE GOOD WEATHER

My friend Samia (Goldzmine) just released her summer mixtape "The Good Weather";
a perfectly curated mix of fun, upbeat tunes to usher spring into our lives.

Download Here
Enjoy!


Look how happy they are!

BY THOMAS

OBSESSED with BY THOMAS by Natasha Thomas. Her first collection is a good mix of reinvented basics in blush tones and stark black. In my opinion, the standout piece is her take on the classic trench; which features an oversized lapel & elbow slits. What more could you want? You can glean Thomas' passion for her work, through each piece of clothing.  Every piece has so much thought put into it which takes shape through special details, whether it be  a slit here, or peter pan collar there. Did I mention this is a Montreal based brand? Surprised? Me too...

Unfortunately, for now there are no stockists, but hopefully that'll change soon.
I really need that trench in my life...

GRISffé

Last weekend, I was invited to a fashion show called GRISffé here in Montreal to benefit GRIS Montreal. At first I wasn't going to go but I got a last minute email with the latest additions; By Thomas(more on her later), Dane Richards, and Christian l'enfant roi (There were more designers but these are the ones worth checking out). When speaking about the Montreal fashion scene, honestly, there aren't many brands i'm proud of, but these three are definitely on that list. These Montreal brands offer progressive, unique visions that have the potential to gain international appeal. I remember seeing By Thomas's runway show during Fashion Week here, and was truly enamored with the tailoring, fabric selection, and workmanship. Obviously, I couldn't pass up the chance to see more of her clothes up close. The show itself was actually one of the best i've been in Montreal; the clothes were well curated, though I thought the styling could of used some refinement but overall it was a great, upbeat show. Unfortunately, the lighting was weird and my camera was acting up, so I couldn't get any good shots... these'll have to do!

DUST PATTERS - RODARTE x MARIE TAILLEFER

Marie Taillefer

OBSESSED with this editorial by Marie Tailler featuring Rodarte's fall 2011 collection. The editorial manages to capture the story/look/feel that the girls wanted to tell so well with this collection. The casting, the styling, the post-editing is all so perfect. The one thing I wish they would have done is the hair from the runway as well; that bang was spot on. Just a minor detail, the editorial is still amazing regardless.

Click Here to see more from Marie Taillefer

GIRLS ON FILM

Vogue Paris October 2010
Video Editorial: Girls on Film
Models: Natasha Poly, Anja Rubik & Isabeli Fontana

Cannot handle how awesome this is.

KATE MOSS X ALEXANDER MCQUEEN // HARPER'S BAZAAR

In a stroke of genuis, Harper's Bazaar put Kate Moss on their new cover wearing the same dress she wore in the hologram from the Fall 2006 show.

I remember watching the video when it first came out,; i was mesmerized, we had never even heard of holograms actually happening let alone for a fashion show. The choice to cast Kate is was obviously flawless. He was truly a visionary. I held off any comments about Mcqueen when he died, because i felt as though it had ignited a sudden following and false admiration for his work. People who had never even seen his work were acting all depressed. Sad but true, this happens all the time.

I'm in love with the cover, it's the perfect hommage.

Tribes of Westwood

Beautiful babies on a beautiful day

VOGUE HOMMES INTERNATIONAL

Model: Jonathan Marquez
Photographer: Willy Vanderperre
Stying: Panos Yiapanis

OBSESSED with this editorial from the new Vogue Hommes International spring issue. If you read my blog, you'll know that i've always been a huge fan of Panos. His work is always the epitome of perfection, i never understand how no on knows him. In a way it's good cause only a select few die hard fashun kids know about him, but he really deserves wider recognition. Click here. Every look is so dark, moody, ornate, on trend, flawless really.

BRUNCH

Brunch, my favorite meal of the day.

NEXT TO YOU

Samia and Ian, March 2011

CUT CORNERS

Parka - American Apparel, Cardigan/Shirt - Vintage, Pants&Belt - Zara, Shoes- Dr. Martens

Thought i'd start out with an outfit post; I wore this to Study Wednesdays, which basically is half studying/half fun times hanging out. Thanks to Samia for these pictures! I'm wearing my new gold collars, my newest obsession right now. I also have this other super western pair with blue bulls on it. Very understated if you ask me...

I'm still trying to get used to my hair being down, i cant say i like it, but i just dont know what else to do with it.
Any suggestions? Maybe i'll just shave it all off... How does that sound?

LATELY

Just a couple pictures from my latest roll of film.


In more unimportant borderline-rant news; I've lost all motivation to keep up with this blog... which makes me sad. I think my style of blogging was more about fashion news and collection reviews, and i was fine with that but now I want it to become something more personal/more like a visual diary. Back to how it all started? at the very very beginning my blog was just a place for me to keep track of all my sewing projects, but then i strayed. I don't know if it's necessarily a bad thing or not yet. Regardless, I haven't really been sewing that much lately; I just haven't had the time/energy and so it's not like there's anything to show you.

From now on, i'm going to try to take quick snaps of my outfits before going to school/work, Share more news about my life, More streetstyle, Additions to my ever exanding closet; My thrifting luck has been so good lately, I cant wait to show you all what i've gotten in the past few weeks!

FRIDA // MARIE CLAIRE ITALIA

Frida Kahlo inspired editorial in Marie Claire Italia's March 2011 issue, featuring Emily Senko by Wendy Bevan.

NYFW: JEREMY LAING // FALL 2011

pictures from style.com

This season has been so boring, except for these three; Proenza, Rodarte and Jeremy Laing.
There has been so much coverage about the Proenza and Rodarte shows so i wont bore you further, even though they were AMAZING. (Navajo prints at Proenza and the Hemlines at Rodarte were my favorite).

Jeremy Laing's Fall 2011 is one of my favorites because you can distinctively see the progression he's gone though these past few seasons and i love that you can see him starting to form signatures for his line as well; like the dresses with the hems that turns into cape-like contraptions. amazing.
I love Laing's slouchy take on that downtown New York cool that Wang's had cornered for a few seasons now. The most refreshing things are the silhouette's he's formed; fresh and exciting. The collection as a whole has serious teen-whitchey vibes, tavi would be proud. I'm also a sucker for any print featuring anything spacey, i mean, how good are those moon crevice prints?

So proud to see a Canadian do so well on the international scene!

COCO ROCHA & JAMES CONRAN'S WEDDING

Special Valentines Day sappy lovey dubey post, featuring my favorite wedding ever. This video never fails to bring up such weird emotions, if you know me, you'll know that weddings are a big deal for me. I mean, that's what I spend my summers doing, but this is just beyond. The whole thing was just perfect; the location (chateau in France), the DRESS, the personalized vows, the flowers, the small guest list, the intimacy, every little detail was just perfect and so well thought out and I love how unpretentious coco is, you can really tell James and Coco really love each other so much.

ENJOY!
(have kleenex prepared)

Coco + James // Short film from Americana Cinema on Vimeo.