What I Want: Menswear Vests

It might not have shown up in my wardrobe yet, but I'm really into wenswear pieces lately. Especially vests. I'm not sure why, they just seam really cool right now. What do you think? (Photos from forwardfoward.com and shopbop.com)

Match-y Match-y

I felt a little match-y match-y in this outfit because my shirt totally matched my shoes, but it was kind of fun! I've been a bit of a bad blogger, meaning to post all week, but never quite getting it done. Anyway, as always, I will try to post more frequently and get caught up in replying to comments! Lots of love and stay tuned for something exciting on Tuesday!

Top: Nitrogen
Jeans: Bluenotes
Vest: Juma
Shoes: Adidas

Mid-week Off Day

I prefer to have weekends off, since my boyfriend does and we can hang out (and my parents do, so I can go visit), but once in a while it's nice to have a week day to yourself. I didn't work yesterday because I had to work last weekend, and I really enjoyed just hanging out by myself. I went shopping, bought my dad his father's day gift and my mom her birthday present. Unfortunately, it was storming and at one point the wind was so strong it blew my umbrella inside out and caused me to spill hot chocolate all down the front of my new coat. That's right, I didn't just shop for others, I spoiled myself a bit as well with new shoes, a new bag, a new coat, some pjs and 4 new pairs of tights. Everything was on sale, so lucky me! The new shoes and bag were from Payless (this is honestly the first time I've bought anything there) and the rest is from Joe Fresh (I love Superstore! You can buy groceries and cute clothes!). Here's me yesterday when it stopped raining long enough for me to snap some outfit pics. Don't worry, the car was off when I took the one of my shoes!

Coat: Joe Fresh Style
Top: Wilfred
Leggings: Members Only
Shoes: Airwalk
Bag: Payless

Fashion Show

As some of you may know, I've been in a fashion design class for the past few months, learning the basics of draping and drafting and pattern design. As a year-end event, we did a fashion show to let friends and family check out of designs. Not too many of the students stuck it out to the end (I think it was a lot harder than most of them thought), but the four of us that did show had a lot of fun. I only finished one thing, but here's the dress I designed and made. Also, here's the rest of the class in some of thier creations.

Dress: my own design
Tights: H&M
Shoes: Expressions
Belt: Bootlegger

Zero + Maria Cornejo Resort 2011

Zero + Maria Cornejo is my favourite collection thus far of resort 2011. I love the patterns; I love the colours; I love the draping; I love it all. I wish it would magically get lost in my closet! (Photos from style.com).

Also, if you are in the Calgary area, I would highly recommend going to the Sex and the City party I've posted on the side bar. Some friends of mine are hosting it and I just know it will be a blast!

Kathrine Heigl for Harper's Bazaar

Aren't these photographs of Katherine Heigl for Harper's Bazaar gorgeous? I love the glamerous, oldschool hollywood feel of them. Plus the clothes are beautiful and there's cute dogs to boot! (Photos from harpersbazzar.com)

Alexander Wang Resort 2011

Crop tops, leather shorts and studded-bottom bags. What more did you expect from Alexander Wang? While I can't say I'm completely on the Wang bandwagon, I've always liked some pieces from each of his collections. In this resort collection, there was some gorgeous draping. Despite the presence of leather and coats, the collection felt light and 'resort'.What do you think? (Photos from style.com)