Braids & Black Silk

dress:aritzia/necklace:millicent/bag:ursaminor

Hey gang, it's been a while!

This is a pretty typical look for me. Black silk & my favourite necklace & the perfect little bag. I got this AMAZING silk dress at our very own and very Canadian shop, Aritzia. The new SOHO location is absolutely stunning - they really pulled out all the stops when they were designing the space. I was elated when I saw the signs of "Opening Soon" on the windows  -  I really must say I kept thinking to myself how I must visit the Aritzia shop when I was back in Canada, because I actually missed their clothing so much. My wish was answered and I went into the shop on the opening day & picked up this dress. Love it.

Oh, and lookie who showed up in the Aritzia email & blog?... it's me! This is how the celebrities must feel like, totally paparazzied!

Thanks to Lindsey for having that keen eye and noticing me! I actually did get this email in my inbox and scanned it quickly, not even noticing myself in it. I have always thought of myself as someone who pays attention to details, but apparently I am wrong.


IN OTHER NEWS!

 I'm super excited about this, you guys.... I FINALLY OPENED MY ETSY SHOP! It's been a long time in the making, but I did it! I must say I'm quite proud of myself. I cannot explain how hard it is designing something and then putting your baby out in the public despite fears of no one liking it. I have a lot of moments of "Oh man, I am a weirdo. Is this actually nice? Will anyone get it?" and the answer might be "No", but then again, it might be "Yes" or "Maybe"  so I need to just take the chance, right? RIGHT!

Anyway, here's my store! Yay! Clickity!

Hope you all had a great Canada Day or July 4th long weekend! I spent my Canada Day driving 8 hours in thick traffic to the Canadian border to apply for an extension on my visa so I could stay longer in this fine Country. After much explaining (nothing is ever easy at border control) I'm good to go for a full year! Hurrah! Really was a great weekend for me!

New Post!

Jewelry has been swarming my mind for a while now, so I finally put up a new post at M I L L I C E N T to show you all what I have been up. It's just a little sneak peak until I get my ETSY store up and running. 

NEW!

Here's what I have been up to lately .... jewelry!

All Day, Every Day.

Stolen

thieved photo from Lori's Flickr account

Lori, the 10 Cent Designer's photo of the necklace I made her. Cute, Cute, double cute - would not of styled it any better myself. I love me some work socks!

New Boots

Swing Sweater: Joe (3 years ago). Grey Drop Hem Sweater: F21. Scarf: Vintage Judith (are you guys so sick of seeing this thing?!) Black Tube dress: AA. Knee High Socks: The Bay. Boots: Hand Picked Nokomis Vintage. Skull & Peace Sign Necklace: Millicent Designs Bag: Zara

Last time I was in Edmonton I made my trip to Nokomis to say Hi to the girls and feel at home for a little bit (I worked there for 3 years, and it still owns a huge part of my heart) and I spotted these boots when I walked in the door. The colour is so very perfect and I thought for sure they were Frye's. They arent. But, they are no name beauties with a tag stating they are made in Uruguay. Now, I never knew Uruguay was a big producer of beautiful leather boots... not that I care, they are so sweet! They are also a full size too big for me, but Jill had an easy time convincing me an insole would fix that issue in a jiffy. I can already see these being my new staple winter boot! What a glorious find Jessica, thanks!

(also, the story behind this awesome necklace can be found here - if you're really interested)