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Chasing The Daylight

Top – H&M  //  Dress – Dear Creatures from Emerging Thoughts  //  Tights – F21  //  Shoes – Clarks  // Ring – Ruche
There are days where the hours fly by and you’ve no idea how it got to be so late.  The light is disappearing and in a rush you set up your camera to try and capture what little remains of the memories of the daylight.  
At times like these there is a sense of haste, but also a sense of joy at the potential of the night, and the even greater potential of a new day just around the corner.  
The opportunities of today have past, but tomorrow is boundless.

Homecoming

 Jacket – Gap  //  Dress – ModCloth *sold out*  // Tights & Necklace – F21  // Boots – Feet First  // Ring – Threadsence

Playing with different trends and styles.  Experimenting with different perceptions of self and different sides of various aesthetics.  These are the things I love about fashion.

But there’s also something serenely and peacefully perfect about a homecoming.  A homecoming to that outfit that best defines you. An outfit that really reflects to the world who you are at your core.  The outfit that feels just like the worn in jeans, a cup of hot chocolate, or that home cooked meal your mama made.  

A floral dress, jean jacket and boots.  That’s my fashion chicken soup.  It just doesn’t get any better. 

This is me world.

True Story:
Baby Girl got a firetruck and fireman action figure as a Thanksgiving Day present from my Mom.  
I’m not talking about how she’s been obsessed with it ever since.
I am talking about how she took the fireman figure and insisted on changing his diaper. 
The figurine is maybe 5 inches tall. 
So he went from pooping his pants in a fire to being smothered in a diaper???
Poor guy can’t catch a break.

Feeling It

Dress – MANGO
Jacket – old with no tag
Boots – Aldo
Sunnies – F21
Eagle Ring – Lulus
Bicycle Ring – Spotted Moth
Necklace – boutique in Montreal
Tights – H&M

Style and fashion is all about how you feel, and your attitude.  It doesn’t matter how gorgeous the clothing or how expensive the accessories.  It’s all in the swagger and the way you carry yourself.  That’s why when looking at these pictures I can’t convey to you that even though this outfit is so fun, exactly what I wanted, and I like it in the pictures, I didn’t like it in person.  That day I was missing the swagger.  The ‘tude eluded me and left me wanting.

That day, I feel the clothes were wearing me.  That’s my fault, not the clothes. My mistake was that I didn’t listen to my feelings and instead went with what I had decided in my head.  I wanted to wear the dress, which I love, but I was stubborn and didn’t pay attention to my gut.

Fashion is feeling.

Quote of Today:
“She’s yelling at Dora.”

Not Angry, Just Wondering

Jacket – old
Shirt – Campus Crew
Dress – Threadsence
Boots – don’t know, they’re about 6 years old. 
Necklace – Lustre in Montreal
I realize now, looking over the pictures, that I look really angry.  I wasn’t and I’m not.  It was just bright out and I was doing a combination of a squint and a wonder if the camera actually went off, since I couldn’t hear it over the traffic.  Yup, not angry, just bright and curious.  
This is really my What-The-Heck-Is-Going-On face. 
Quote of today:
“Why does Dora never have her pants on?”

Nothing New, Nothing Old

Jacket & Tights – F21
Dress – ModCloth
Belt – H&M
Boots – Ruche

Everything old is new again, or more specifically, nothing gets old in my closet. I’ve had all these items for years.  Except the tights.  They’re about six months old and $5 at F21.  I love recombining older things in new ways.  Really I would say that’s the secret behind real style: being able to constantly create unique looks with existing items.

Now yes, sometimes you’ll hit on a combo you really like, and by all means repeat that.  And yes, there is a finite number of combinations that look good together, but then you work within that *rather large* finite number of combinations.    All I’m saying is that style comes from the ability to combine and create within the given set of materials.

Of course, that’s not to say I have style.  I just have an idea of what style is.

True Story:
I come home.  
No welcome. 
I go into the kitchen and see two bums facing me.  
No welcome.
Both Andrew and Baby Girl are at the counter focused on cooking. 
I say, “Hi.”  They both turn to briefly look at me and turn back. 
He’s busy chopping.  She’s busy peeling the shells off hard boiled eggs. 
Welcome home Mama… I guess. 

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Blazer, Belt & Bracelets – F21
Dress – Moon Collection originally from Ruche
Shirt – American Eagle
Booties – I’m sorry, I don’t remember.  They’re old!

It’s Fall and the shops I frequent all come out with new LookBooks around this time of year.  I see them and want everything.  Of course I can’t have it!  There’s things like bills, mortgages, etc. etc.  But more than that, I like to stop and think about whether I can recreate that look with what I already have in my closet.

So, when Threadsence came out with their new LookBook I did just that.  I recreated this look from the things in my closet.   Thank you for the inspiration!

I take no credit for this outfit other than the fact that, at some point, I purchased all these items.

As one reader said, I really am a poster child for some of these companies.

Quote of Today:
“I had MarcAngelo sausages for dinner last night and I thought of you.”

Little Red Dress

Dress c/o eShakti // Ruche earrings & necklace // Clarks shoes // Smart Set infinity scarf

I don’t usually showcase the same outfit two days in a row, but in yesterday’s post it just didn’t seem fitting to talk about the dress.  I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect red dress for just over a year.  Seriously, I’m that picky.  I wanted the perfect dress, you know? I wasn’t about to settle.

It seemed like kismet that when the folks from eShakti contacted me about styling one of their Fall collection pieces, I found this beautiful red dress just waiting there on the site.  It seemed to have been waiting just for me.  *I was also considering this one*

I’ve received an eShakti dress before, and I have since worn it so many times *here, here, here* Each time I wear it I get at least two compliments.  This new piece is no exception.  Within two hours I received a compliment from a co-worker and from a total stranger.  I love that!

Here’s the thing you can’t tell from the photos though – the dresses I’ve received are made from heavy and durable material.   They aren’t flimsy you know?  They have heft to them and I really like that. I really like the little sweetheart neckline on this one, and I’m so glad that I finally found the perfect red dress.  *insert little squeal here*

The Heart of The Big Bad Wolf

Little Red Riding Hood, the hapless and helpless damsel in distress.  
Innocent in demeanor and guileless in intention. 

She was chased and hunted by the big bad wolf.  

She barely escaped with her life. 

The wolf fared worse.

What if she wasn’t so innocent?
   
What if she lured and baited.   

Desiring the heart of her enemy.
Dress c/o eShakti  / Ruche earrings & necklace / Clarks heels / Smart Set infinity scarf

Starbuck and Jadzia Dax

Jacob jacket // ModCloth dress // F21 socks // Threadsence boots

I have always avoided the bump ponytail.   I feel like I’m Lt. Jadzia Dax.  And if you know who I’m talking about, I love you!  If you don’t, well then…I’m a nerd and I’m talking about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

I know it looks nothing like it, but that’s all I could think about every time I caught a glimpse of my face.  It was driving me a little crazy.  That’s why about two hours later, my hair was in a side french braid.  I just can’t do justice to the Dax!

These are the problems you face as a die-hard sci-fi fan.  Sometimes in your head it looks like you’re trying to be one of the characters.

Like when I wear a racerback tank I always feel like Starbuck.  But in those circumstances I don’t take it off.  Instead I say, “Frak yeah!  Let’s go toaster shopping!”

Quote of Today:
“I’ve seen all the Ronald D. Moore podcast commentaries….twice.”

The Mad Hatter’s Table

Top – Joe Fresh
Dress – Soprano, originally from Ruche
Belt – F21
Shoes – Payless
I wish I was one of those women who was truly upbeat and always saw the silver lining, but I’m not.  Yes, cognitive behavior therapy and such might change my spirits.  But let’s be honest.  I’ve always been a “half empty” or at least “it’s at half” kind of girl. 
Maybe it’s a bit of the tortured artist syndrome.  Maybe I think that in order to be a truly inspired person I need to have some melancholy or madness in my being.  Hey, Van Gogh didn’t chop his ear off because he was happy, right? 
I feel a bit like that Greek myth where the man is punished to pushing a boulder up the mountain only to have it tumble back down just as he nears the top.  Thus, ensuring that he’s pushing that boulder up a mountain for eternity.  I’m hopeful that one day that boulder will stick.

Isn’t that the mark of madness though?  Doing the same action while expecting a different result?  Sometimes I wonder if I’m not completely insane for being an actor.  Scratch that, I know I’m completely insane. I’ve got a standing invitation at the Mad Hatter’s table.

Best advice to someone considering acting:  if there is anything else you can be happy doing, do that.  This is for those painfully stricken with the disease of needing to act. 

True Story:
After Baby Girl’s nap we read every single book in her room.  Every.Single. Book.
Then she twirled and twirled until she crashed into her crib.
And two hours spent in water play with bowls and a sandbox.
A good afternoon. 
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