Lauren Merkin bags

I was looking through online shopping and the like when I came across Lauren Merkin and fell in love with her bags. She has some really cute bags and clutches. The bag look like they would feel amazing and many are large enough to use for back to school to haul around all of your books while still looking stylish. Here are my favourites! (Photos from laurenmerkin.com).

Gaudet Fall 09

If you, like me, live somewhere where the winters are very chilly, you know that a winter coat is of the utmost importance. But nobody wants to roam the snow-covered streets bundled up like the that puffy tire man! Living in Canada, I have three winter coats and one ski jacket, but I'm always in the market for more (I love variety!). As such, I'm totally in love with the coats from Gaudet for fall.

The design team of Gaudet consists of Norm and Gio Gaudet. They currently live in Georgia, but have a studio in Toronto, Canada and show at LG Fashion Week in Toronto. Their coats are made using felting, but have really great modern silhouettes. And the colours are gorgeous! You can check out their Fall 09 runway show here. These are my favourites. (Photos from gaudetfashionhouse.com).

Lazy Day

Today I was pretty lazy. I checked out some blogs, did a little household shopping, did laundry and did some sewing (on a dress that was supposed to be for summer, but I am slow). Here's what I wore. I'm still loving my new boots from Little Burgundy (see post below).

Dress: Gap (It's new, I got it yesterday while I was at the mall)
Sandals: Feet First
Headband: Ardene's
Necklace: Vintage (it belonged to my grandmother)
Bag: Buffalo

Little Burgundy Shop Opening

Tonight I had the oppurtunity to attend the pre-opening of the Little Bungundy shop in Market Mall. And I have to say, I was really impressed! Little Bungundy started a little over a year ago and this is the first location in my area.

The store specializes in casual, sneaker-type shoes, but recently added more fancy styles

They carry tons of brands (I believe I was told they carry about sixty) including Nike, Puma, Michael Michael Kors, Blowfish, Keds, Converse, Ed Hardy, Rocket Dog and Fornarina.

It was really fun to be able to get to check out the store before it's actual opening. People kept looking in from the mall and trying to come in (but they weren't allowed). It made me feel fancy and important!

They also carry some accessories, like Kitson, Juicy and Betseyville jewelry, as well as a bunch of bags. I fell madly in love with the Hello Kitty items!

Also, here I am channeling Karl Lagerfeld. I'm such a nut.

The best part was that I was given a voucher for one free item! Anything I wanted! It was overwhelming at first, but really fun to shop without looking at any price tags or anything.

I tossed and turned between a few great pieces, but thought it would be sensible to buy boots for winter (I usually don't think this far ahead!). They had some cute pairs, especially some grey Blowfish boots I almost bought, but in the end I choose these great black leather Shelly's. I am so looking forward to wearing them all through fall and winter! I also loved this Steve Madden bag, but thought I needed the boots more!

Also, this is what I wore to the event. The pants worn under the dress are new and were bought 90% off at Buffalo. I'm not good at posing for photos, so here I am being silly!

Dress: H&M
Jeans (worn as leggings): Buffalo David Bitton
Shoes: Aldo

Check out more pictures on flikr!

Moschino Cheap and Chic

I'm a huge fan of Moschino Cheap and Chic (if only it was actually cheap!), so I totally fell in love with these photographs. I love the bright colours, as well as the menswear-inspired looks. Basically, I love Moschino! (Photos from gosee.us).

I'm in love with... Ruffian bodysuit

I am completely in love with this body suit from Ruffian's fall collection. It goes with everything and looks totally amazing! If it were in my closet, I would probably wear it five days a week: as tights under skirts or, my favourite possibility, under a dress so the great pattern could be seen on arms, legs and chest. What do you think? (Photos from ruffian.com).

Fashion Film and Blog Award

I'm terribly fond of fashion films and this one starring Erin Featherston is no exception. It's a fashionable re-telling of the Pied Piper and I was immediately drawn to the dark heart of the story, along with the great clothes. It's nice to get to see the clothes in motion, rather than in a still photograph. What do you think? (Video from style.com)



Also, the lovely Cara Mia from Future Hippie and Hippie Couture gave me a blog award, so thank you very much to get for the honour! Check out her blogs. They're really pretty and have lots of bright colours (which I love)!