Moda Mama

Winter Unicorn

January 28, 2015
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Sweater – ThreadSence – huge sale now! // Dress – Ruche – huge sale now! // Thigh High Leg Warmers – Free People // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – TopShop

Here’s a quick outfit from a couple of days ago, you know before it got too cold to breathe. It was a unicorn of a Winter day: I could wear bare legs. Crazy I know!

The day also made me realize that I miss wearing dresses. But frankly my dear, it’s too cold. Right now, I’m into the double pants, or thermal long underwear scene.

Or just bundling up in front of the space heater and never leaving the house.

Maxis Hold Little Secrets

November 19, 2014
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Chelsea Verde Maxi Dress – Ebay // Jacket – I forget // Bag – Target // Necklace – F21

Boho maxi dresses are just sublime. I love the wonderful assortment of patterns, the swish and swirl as you walk and turn. There’s something deeply satisfying in the weight of the material moving through the air with my movements. Almost a secret dance known only to me.

Also, there’s a great ease to them. For Winter, leggings and tights are easily hidden underneath for warmth, and sweaters just layer perfectly on top. The sweep and drama of bold colors and patterns make it look like you tried really hard – that’s another secret.

Day of Shooting

September 30, 2014
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Navy High Neck Dress – c/o Wallis // Tights – Target // Boots – Aldo // Necklace – Homegrown Boutique

This past Sunday I did a special promotional shoot. After a bit of a crisis to start the day – gear breaking, and all the stores closed, getting across town to borrow from a friend – it was a great day filled with a variety of fabulous subjects.

I had picked this lovely shift dress to wear that day for two simple reasons: comfort and style. The style was business professional and appropriate for all the new clients I met. And the comfort, well that speaks for itself – I spent a whole day shooting in the studio and the dress just moved with me throughout.

This is one of those pieces that looks great and just gets out of your way to let you go about your day. That’s a win in my books.

Swap Meat

September 23, 2014
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Sweater & Shirt – swapped // Jeans – Gap // Boots – Call It Spring // Necklace – Ten Thousand Villages

Early morning rushes. That’s my new reality. Since my girl has started school the morning rush to get lunch ready, get breakfast ready, get her ready, get myself ‘ready’, and get out the door has created a new sort of wave to the day.

There’s this big push int he morning, and then the slow meander back home. This morning for instance I just needed to get out my PJs and so I grabbed the things that were out and threw them on. It was the stuff that I had just nabbed from a clothing swap I hosted. And I’m pleased to say that thinking creatively about fashion has made it so that I don’t look like a total mess when I have three minutes to get dressed.

*these pics were grabbed on my walk home from the school that morning*

The Numbers Drop

September 17, 2014
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Maxi Dress – Guess // Shoes – Aldo // Bag – Target // Hat & Necklace – I forget // Rings – F21

The ability to throw on a dress and hat and go out the door. That’s the beauty that is summer, and warm weather in general. I’m really going to miss this beautiful ability as the temperature drops. It’s going to be about smart layering to maximize warmth as opposed to the ease and freedom to run out the door on a whim.

Summer, we’ve parted too soon.

Fringed

September 16, 2014
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Fringe Kimono – no tag, and I can’t recall // Dress – Ruche // Boots – DIYed myself // Bag – Target // Necklace – I forget

Still trying to figure out this new schedule and life change. In the meantime, I think my love for the fringe and the tassel is firmly in place. Apparently, it’s also made for layering. I have no issue with that.

The Story of the Dress

September 11, 2014
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Maxi Boho Dress – Chelsea Verde via eBay // Necklace – I forget // Bag & Sandals – ThreadSence

Browsing a few online sites that I just love I found a dress. It came in two patterns and color combos, and I loved both. I wanted to get this little darling dress. But alas, I’m in Canada and that meant the shipping fees were a bit high. The shipping coupled with the price of the dress itself put the whole thing a little beyond my reach. Was I deterred? Only for the moment.

After some hemming and hawing, and thinking and wondering if there was some other way I could get this piece, I thought I’d give eBay a go. You never know until you try.

So I searched and I found the name of the designer. Then I searched the designer, and after a few more minutes of searching, I stumbled upon the exact dress in my exact size! Better still, even with the shipping, it was less then I had seen on many the online sites. Clicking “Buy it Now” the dress became mine just 12 days later when it was delivered to my doorstep.

And it’s just as beautiful in person as it is online. More than that, it’s incredibly soft and wrinkle free. Perfect for when I travel. I highly recommend this darling dress!

The Wildflowers Are Dying

August 20, 2014
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Lace Detail Dress – Nameless *don’t know from where, it’s old* // Maxi Lace Detail Vest, Leaf Necklace & Sandals – F21 // Arrow Necklace – ThreadSence // Pearl Double Layer Necklace – Ruche // Pearl Bracelets – F21 // Silver cuffs & Silver and Pearl Bracelet – gifts from Poland

The wildflowers are starting to die. They are drooping and turning that dark shade of brown. I know this means the end of summer. The end of that glorious heat which my body craves incessantly.
But I cling to it.
Desperately.
Hoping that enough warm breezes, enough overgrown fields will freeze the moment. Will keep the seasons from changing, from passing, as they must.

*linking up with WIWW*

Mom Style

August 13, 2014
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Raw Hem Jeans – Dittos via UO // Marrakesh Top, Fedora, & Sandals – ThreadSence // Tank – H&M // Scarf – c/o Kish+Evie // Sunnies, Earrings & Bracelet – F21 // Necklace – Lulus

What is it? Really? To me, mom style is the style of a woman who happens to be a mom. I know to some it means dowdy, or haphazard. But I disagree. How did we women get to be moms? By being hot, and attractive…because let’s think a moment about how one becomes pregnant. Think on that for a moment.

Now that you’ve thought about it.

I believe it’s a misnomer to think that once one has a child one has to suddenly forget that you have curves and sex appeal. Yes, there are the pressures of time and the constraints given to thinking about style. But jeans, a fun top, and great hat would solve any and all such occasional time constraints, would they not?

Those are my two cents for the day.

*linking up with WIWW*

Gazebos? Really?

July 25, 2014
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Lace Top – Free People // Palazzo Pants – Lush // Kimono – made by me // Sandals & Hat – Threadsence // Sunnies – Lace Affair // Necklace and earrings – don’t recall *old*

There’s this secret that everyone else is in on, and yet I’m left out of. It’s a secret that everyone just instinctively knows, it’s in the DNA, except that I seem to be missing that gene. It’s the “What the heck is the real purpose of Gazebos” gene.

Honestly, what is the purpose and the logic of having a tiny little gazebo shoved in around a beach, trees, and field? It’s only big enough for maybe three people and it seems to serve no function. I have yet to find a gazebo of who’s purpose and function I am capable of gleaming.

It’s a tiny little wood structure in the middle of nowhere with rather uncomfortable seating, so it’s plain that they don’t want you resting there. The views are usually obstructed by timber. It’s never in a convenient location. Plus, there’s a decided lack of hammocks. So really, what’s a gazebo for?

Other than being a fun background for a fashion blogger of course.

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