With March around the corner, Spring Break is in the air and many of us are packing our bags for a holiday in the sun. Packing can cause quite the conundrum (for me, it’s narrowing down shoes), but to beat the heat, the old adage ‘less is more’ applies. The key is versatility: your items […]
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My style is very feminine, with that said my “go-to” staple is the maxi skirt. It’s my favourite article to wear because wherever I’m going I can dress up my maxi in the snap of a finger. The maxi skirt can take you from day to night and with spring around the corner, what better […]
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Splashes of Victorian style have been making a comeback in every realm of the fashion world; from ornate jewellery, to lace boots and high necked dresses. Girly, dainty, and covered, it’s not necessarily the easiest trend to wear. The key is to pair the trend with modern pieces so you don’t look like an extra […]
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Transitional dressing between seasons can be dismal, especially post-holidays, so I was delighted when I came across See by Chloé’s Pre-Fall 2013 collection for mid-season fashion inspiration. In its third season, the contemporary womenswear label featured a more effervescent approach to its usual bohemian aesthete, through the use of metallic sheen. The result? A collection […]
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The popularity of plaid in the fashion landscape has spanned many decades. The traditional pattern was originally known and manufactured as tartan, and used to identify and distinguish clans. Tartan was also worn in battle and used by Scottish rebels in the 17th century as a sort of unifier against the rule of the empire. […]
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“I want this place to look like a garden, but a garden in hell,” Vogue’s iconic editor Diana Vreeland, famously said about her red apartment. “I can’t imagine being bored with it – it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.” Hot on the heels of the launch of Vreeland’s documentary, Eye […]
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Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and for most of us, there’s a last minute scramble to get something unique and meaningful for that special someone. When one typically thinks of “love jewellery”, diamonds and little blue boxes immediately come to mind. Sometimes the best gifts, and therefore the most sentimental, come from unconventional places. Etsy, […]
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For as long as I can remember, I have loved Free People’s dreamy bohemian aesthetic, and naturally, I was thrilled to hear the brand would be opening their first Canadian store in Toronto. “Time and time again, we have customers who are long-time fans of the brand coming into the store and they are so […]
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The original Franco-American fashion connection has long divided designers like Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang between residences in New York and Paris for respective fashion seasons at their eponymous labels and the French fashion houses they creatively direct. The cities’ disparate contributions to the fashion world have made them competitive entities that are mutually exclusive […]
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Mother Nature can make dressing stylish challenging in these beyond freezing temperatures, however, us fashionistas will not let her win! There are many trendy winter skirts and dresses for this time of year, but why leave your shorts for only hot and sunny temperatures when you can be rocking your legs during cold months as […]
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