Category :Dresses

Self-Delusions and Dreams For Days

Dress – Ruche   //  Necklace – Threadsence  //  Shoes & Sunnies – F21
Hot, sunny, and busy.  My favorite season.  I’ve been on set for a film the last few days,  you can read about that on my acting site, and it’s been wonderful getting a bit more physical in a role.  Exactly what I’ve wanted.  Just wanted to explain my sudden silence.  Despite my self-delusions I apparently can’t do it all – all the time.
On certain days when it’s warm outside and there’s a dream like romantic feeling hanging on my shoulders,  I reach for a floral chiffon dress in a classic cut.  I have two dresses that fulfill this requirement perfectly, this being one of them, and it’s nice to have to option to indulge in a soft romantic fantasy for a day.  Or two.

*linking up with Style Sessions*

Dress For Your Girl

Dress & Bag – H&M //Shoes – I forget  //  Rings – F21  //  Earrings – very old, don’t remember where from
One of my girlfriends was having a birthday party at a fun bar.  There was going to be a great bunch of artists hanging out and having a wonderful night, and I didn’t want to miss the chance to celebrate the birth of one awesome lady. 
I thought about how we dress up for for boyfriends and for husbands, but I don’t think we dress up enough for our girlfriends.  They’re the ladies who are with us through ups and downs, and through all those boyfriends *and sometimes husbands* I think they deserve our effort to look our very best for them on their nights.  
So I made sure I put in effort for my girl, Vee.  I even wore heels.  Now that’s true friendship, am I right?

One of the ModaMama sponsors Ever.Mi Crush is having a huge sale.  You should totally check it out.

*linking up with WIWW*

Haircut, Manicure, I’m a New Woman

Dress -bought in Spain  //  Daenerys Targaryen Necklace – Etsy  //  Shoes – Payless
Finally got my straggly hair into the salon and got a trim and some shaping up.  Jon at Evoke Salon in Toronto takes good care of me.  He seems to instinctively understand that I like classic and not too trendy.

He did suggest a more blunt initial layer, and I like it.  It’s a nice subtle change to my staple look. Though I think it’s too bangy *too much like growing out bangs* for me to keep it long term. Probably gonna grow it out and stick to less blunt layers.  Sorry Jon, I am pretty boring when it comes to my cut.  But I’m having fun playing with it right now. 

With the two films I’m shooting this month I needed to get my hair camera ready.  Can’t look too shaggy onscreen right?  

It was a great day of shaping things up.  Got some maintenance done, including a manicure, and this haircut.   It made me feel like a new woman.  It’s good to pamper yourself a bit sometimes. 

Gotta remember that. 

Everyone Needs A Doctor Who Tardis Dress

Dress – Geekyu //  Jacket – Zara  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Necklace – Threadsence
When I saw this Doctor Who Tardis dress it was love at first sight.  A cute, comfy Tardis dress is pretty much a must have for this nerdy girl.  Thank you GeekyU!  They have some pretty cool things.  Honestly, I want one of their Zelda hoodies for Fall.  It’s on my dream wishlist. 
In the meantime, this was the perfect dress to wear while promoting my feature film Synchronicity.  The soft scif-fi about time travel is a natural jumping off point to someone commenting about my Tardis dress.  So yes, sometimes my clothing is very strategic.  It also helps that a Tardis dress is just plain awesome!

p.s.  I thought I’d show you one of the pictures that doesn’t usually make it into an outfit post.  But this one had me laughing so hard at myself I just had to share.   I have no idea what I was doing.

Unecessarily Long Story Of One Dress

Dress -Evil Twin via Threadsence  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Sunnies – F21
Once upon a time I was perusing the internet fashion shops again and a saw a dress.  It was fascinating.  It wasn’t cute, or sexy, or beautiful, or sweet.  It didn’t grab me in any of those ways.  It sparked my curiosity and my imagination.  It was unique.  It had strange cut outs and slits, and strange tie dyed patterns.  I didn’t know what to make of it except that I stared at it for a long long time.  
I didn’t know if I would ever wear it.  But it didn’t matter as it was far too expensive for me. *at $126 it’s more than this artist can afford to spend on one dress*
Several months later it was in the sale section of the site.  Again, I looked at it for a long long time.  I wasn’t sure it would be something I would ever really wear.  Would it just be a waste of money and hang ignored in my closet?  Would this be one of those things I would kick myself for later?  I didn’t know.  But even the sale price wasn’t enough for me to risk it.  Even for this fascinating dress.
Then.  Then it happened.  A huge semi-annual blow out.  The second I clicked on the blow out and saw this dress in the listings for $15 and in my size I knew that there could be no more hesitation.  It was kismet.  This dress had intrigued me for months.  I was absorbed in the architectural detail of it. And I knew that even if I never wore it, if I thought it a mistake later, my curiosity was worth the $15.  
It was fate.  Now the dress and I have met, and we love each other.  We know we are two peas in a pod.  Two weird, fascinating creatures finally come together.

*linking up with WIWW*

Watching Something Grow And Makin’ It Happen

Dress – Guess //Hat – Unknown  //  Sunnies – F21  //  Necklace – ModCloth  //  Shoes – Payless
I’m taking three days off right now to ‘relax’ at a cottage.  Which means, that I’m currently sitting in a cafe on their wifi blogging and doing email work to reply to photo clients, and to download scripts for films and auditions.  
But it also means that I get to see my fabulous feature film, entitled Synchronicity,  campaign go live!  It’s a soft sci-fi in the likes of Primer, with a mostly female cast.  I think it’s pretty great that I get to be a part of a film that is about and starring mostly women.  We women need a stronger voice in film.  We need to be the hero and not just be the story that happens to the hero.  So that’s why I’m excited to be producing and starring in this feature film.  I’d love for you to check it out.  And of course, you get to see me wearing a cool bow tie.

*Linking up with Style Sessions and Passion For Fashion*

Heat Wave Dressing

Dress – Lace Affair //  Shoes – ModCloth  //  Bag & Necklace –  Threadsence  //  Bracelets & Sunnies  – F21
We’re in the middle of a heat wave here.  And when forced to wear clothes I am reaching for light, white, and as little as possible.  So this simple dress seemed perfect.  And of course I couldn’t resist wearing out my fabulous new purse.  I’ve been eying it for a while, but when it went on a super duper sale, I didn’t think twice!  I love a purse that has so much detail and texture. It’s shiny faux leather on the sides, fabric down the front and back, and the top orange flap is a kind of furry faux animal skin.  
Weird and funky pieces seem to be drawing me in recently.  I don’t think it’ll stop.  I think I’m going through a slight style transition.  Much further away from the sweeter dressing in the past, towards I don’t know what.  We’ll see.

*linking up with I Love My Post, Fab Favorites, and   Passion For Fashion*

Indulgent In Me

Dress – Zara  //  Jacket – thrifted  //  Sandals – F21  //  Necklace – I forget 
The heat has made it so that every day is a swim day.  And Baby Girl is really sad about it. *sarcasm fully intended*   I really did nothing else but hang about the house and then head for a swim.  She and I trekked the 10 minutes to the local pool for a fun dip and play time. *The playground is right beside the pool.  Convenient huh?* 
So the fringe, lace, silver, and white is really for the sake of me.  Honestly, no one else cared how I was dressed, no one saw it, there was no special occasion.  Just me.  And I felt glamorous all dressed up.
p.s.  Remember to enter the cool Gracie B giveaway.

Beach Day Adventure

Dress – bought in Spain years ago  //  Shoes – Ruche  //  Sunnies – F21
When my dear girlfriend, Emily, takes photos of me I always end up giggling like a fool in them.  It’s because I always remind her to focus *which she has had trouble with in the past* and she always gives me faces and calls me *child appropriate* names.  So I always giggle because she’s funny when she’s being fake angry. That’s why you see the pictures that you do.  
As you can tell we went to the beach.  Baby Girl and Emily tried, unsuccessfully, to fly a kite.  And there was playing ball in the water, food, chocolate, and lots of other fun stuff.  By the time I put Baby Girl to sleep that evening *”I no wanna go sleepytime!”* she was so tired she was out like a light within 2 minutes.

*linking up with passion for fashion*

Constant Photobombs

Dress – ASOS //  Zebra necklace – Lustre  //  Belt – Threadsence  //  Boots – Feet First  //  Socks – F21  //  Bag – Matt by Matt&Nat
The one sure thing about being a Mama trying to take some fashion photos is that you’re going to get photobombed by some sticky fingers and kissy faces.  They don’t realize – or care – that you’re trying to do something.  The most important thing in the world is that you look – “Hey Mom!  It’s a truck!”
Oh well.  At least you get to see the outfit she picked out for herself.  Matching pink is what all the cool three year olds are wearing.
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