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All Hail The Summer! Death to Fall!

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Embroidered Shirt – Thrifted   //  Jeans – Gap  //  Suede Panama Hat – UO  //  Fringe Bag – ThreadSence  //  Tapestry Shoes – Ruche  //  Sunnies – F21  //  Necklace – I have no idea *old*

Most women I know get all excited as the weather cools a touch and there is the hint of Fall around the corner.  I am not one of those women.

These women look eagerly onto the sweaters and the cute tights that they can soon start to wear with anticipation.  I am not one of those women.

They see scarves and beanies, and squeal with delight.  I am not one of those women.

The hint of Fall that excites many brings sorrow to me.  Perhaps, it’s because I have the constitution of a *well, I can’t think of anything, but something very easily cold*  And probably because Toronto sees it’s fair share *read: exhausting long months* of the cold and Winter.  All that combines to create me:  a woman who longs for every second of summer, who dreams of living in a warmer climate like California, and who wishes that Winter meant a sweater and leather jacket rather than the layers upon layers of thermal, wool, and parka.

That woman, this woman, is decidedly not happy to feel the chill in the air.

*linking up with Style Sessions*

Secrets Under Party Dresses

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Holiday In Tahiti Printed Dress By MM Couture
  & Shoes – Ruche // Earrings – I forget 

Ready to go out for the evening, and have some fun, I donned this little dress, and got my bike ready.  See a pretty dress and fast and constant *think 40 minutes each way on average* cycling do go together when you hide those ever-so-practical bike shorts under the dress.  That’s kind of what I love.  Many people are surprised as to how I bike around the city for months on end in flirty dresses without exposing myself.  My secret?  Short and tight bike shorts.  Guaranteed that even if I fall off my bike my knickers will be nice and covered.   Not only smart, but also hilarious when in answer to their question, I quickly lift my skirt, and for that tiny moment before they see the shorts, they don’t know what to expect!
That’s just how I roll….on my bike…yeah, I’m funny sometimes.  
This clearly not being one of them. 

Make Your Own Kimono

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Top – Zara  //  Kimono – made by me  //  Jeans – Dittos  //  Boots – Threadsence  //  Necklace – Vanessa Mooney  //  Sunnies – Lace Affair

I saw this kimono I loved at a shop, but unfortunately at $200 there was no way I was going to afford it anytime soon.  Instead, I pulled it out and inspected it.  I reverse engineered it in my head and unwrapped what the material looked like in my head.  When finished, I realized that it was actually super easy – possibly the easiest kimono in the world to make – and left that store for the fabric store.

Twelve dollars and 20 minutes at the machine later,  I had this.  Much better.

Bucket List Shows

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Embroidered blouse – Lucky Brand  //  Textured Pants – Free People  //  Sandals – Threadsence  //  Necklace – F21

I’ve been rewatching some of my favorite shows – on Netflix and on DVD – and I’ve firmly decided that I wish I could’ve been a part of a show like House, BSG, and Spartacus.  It would’ve been awesome.  Maybe the next incarnations?  So an awesome Sherlock Holmes/Procedural, a fabulous gritty sci-fi, and a highly stylized and fantasy period piece.  Going on the wish list.

Hey if you build it, they will come right?  So if I say, it’ll happen.

Always Take Outfit Shots With A Broken Toe

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Tropical Kimono – Somedays Lovin’  via Threadsence  //  Shirt and Pants – Free People  //  Necklace – Vanessa Mooney  //  Knuckle ring – I forget  //  Brass Ring – Body Blue  //  Shoes – Threadsence

Sometimes the behind the scenes of these outfit pictures are the better story than the pictures.  Not thirty minutes ago I fell on my bike and thought I broke my toe.  Did I go to the hospital?  No.  The Doctor?  No.  I stopped to take outfit photos, then joined a friend for coffee, and went to a fun Guess event.  Then rode my bike home.

I did however, buy a tension bandage along the way and wrap my toe for the night’s festivities.  Luckily, by the time I got home, I was pretty sure that despite being black *eek!  Yes it was/is black and bruised* that it’s nothing too serious since I was in relatively little pain with no pain killers…as long as I didn’t try to walk on it.

*SuperHero Stance* I laugh in the face of pain!
Ouch.

Fail, But Don’t Be Boring

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Embroidered Bib Halter – UO  //  Sweater – Smart Set  //  Pants – Esprit  //  Shoes – Threadsence  //  Jewelry – I don’t recall (old)

Everyone effs up.  We all make mistakes, we all shove our feet in our mouths.  We all fail.  Sometimes we fail gloriously, other times, just quietly and thoroughly.  We all have a little voice in our heads telling us we’re not enough, or whatever your voice says.  Let’s embrace it.  Let’s embrace that moment of failing miserably.  Because if you never risk anything, never put yourself out there, you’ll never fail.

And never doing anything is just plain boring.

*linking up with Passion For Fashion*

Summer Winds

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Lace Sleeve Dress – Ya via Ruche  //  Tights – Hansel from Basel  //  Necklace – Vanessa Mooney  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Sunnies – Lace Affair

Wind.  The summer wind.  In the Winter I hide from it and curse it, and pull my hood around me even tighter.  I run from it and look for shelter as fast as possible.

But in the Spring, in the Summer,  I bask in it.  I feel it as it pushes against me when I ride my bike.  I laugh as it turns my unruly hair even more unruly.  I smirk as I attempt to hold it back from my face, and yet still see the world through tousled brown.

And I welcome it’s warm and cooling affect.

She’s My Han Solo

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Embroidered Sweatshirt – Lucky Brand  //  Corduroys – Le Chateau  //  Boots – Aldo  //  Flower & Necklace – F21  //  Sunnies – I forget  

At night, before going to bed, I always go in and check on my girl.  Usually, I change her diaper, put her back to bed from whatever weird position she’s got herself into, give her a kiss, and tell her I love her.  She never wakes up, just sleeps through it all, but she does often talk to me.

I lean in close to kiss her, and whisper in her ear that I love her.  She replies matter of factly, “I know.”

*Linking up with Passion For Fashion, and WIWW*

Do You See The Influence?

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Western Style Dress – Kimchi & Blue  //  Cardigan – Smart Set  //  Belts – F21  //  Boots – Call It Spring  //  Tights – Hansel from Basel

Motivated by May The 4th Be With You day, I thought about bringing a little of both my favorites things about May 4th into this outfit – Star Wars day and Audrey Hepburn’s birthday.  Don’t see it yet?  Well, the hair is influenced by the braided crown of Princess Leia in Empire Strikes Back on the planet Hoth, and AUdrey Hepburn comes in with a little touch of classic silhouette in the dress, and a general ladylike tone.  Now you see it riiight?

And now you’re also shaking your head, thinking, “Nerd!”

Yup, present and accounted for.

Freelance Artist Goes Into A Shop

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Lace Dress – Ruche  //  Button Up Shirt – Jacob  //  Jacket, Necklace & Sunnies – F21  //  Boots – Aldo //  Thigh High Socks – Free People  //  Bag – UO  

Went into a shop recently.  I got an email notification that the sale items were an extra 50% off that day.  So I walk in and browse the new arrivals, and the lady walks up to me and asks, “Are you looking for something in particular, or are you needing a whole new wardrobe?”

Several things ran through my mind at once.  One, do I look like I need a whole new wardrobe?  Really?  Two, what kind of person goes into a store to buy a whole new wardrobe? That’s not me being a smart ass, that’s me genuinely curious.  I could never afford to do that.  Three, how nice would it be to just walk into a shop and buy a whole new wardrobe, complete with fully crafted outfits.  And finally, four, bless you for thinking that I can afford to just go in and buy a whole new wardrobe!  Freelance artist here – just point me to that extra 50% off sale section.

I answered, “No.  Just having a look around.”  Yeah, for that sale section.

*linking up with WIWW*
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