Little Black Dress(es)

I think I have officially decided upon wearing a black dress to prom. Whenever I wear black I feel so elegant and lovely, and that's exactly how I would want my prom described. So there you go! Black it is. And also vintage, I want to leave high school in a beautiful dress that sets me apart from the rest. In my opinion, vintage is definitely the way to go. It's an excellent way of avoiding any wearing-the-same-dress awkward situations, that's for sure.

I'm definitely planning on going to Toronto soon to look for a dress in some cute little boutiques, but as I can't get down there right now (and I would prefer to go in the spring when it's not absolutely freezing outside!) I've been surfing the internet for some ideas.

My favorite is the Rachel Antonoff Dress. I have absolutely fallen in love with it!

What I really like about all these dresses are the little details on them. The first has that bow on the front that is barely visible but adds just a touch of elegance, the second has the corset-like bust that I just love, and the third has the delicate lace on the front and back. Gorgeous!

1. The Benedum Dress - Modcloth

2. Lucky Star Dress in Dance - Modcloth

3/4. Rachel Antonoff Dress - Rachelantonoff.com

Let the Sun Shine

Today is an absolutely gorgeous day, full of sunshine, and I am feeling very springy. So even though it's still winter and will be winter for at least another month I'm going to do a post on some spring dresses that I have absolutely fallen in love with.
Right now I am really loving the loose, relaxed fit over the more structured look. All these dresses seem so lovely, light and fluttery! Plus they are all very simple with small, beautiful, details and can be dressed up or down depending on the accessories used. Paired with a great vintage belt, some flats, and a cute little bag all of these dresses seem perfect for a walk downtown in the spring time.

1. Heather and Lace Dress - Modcloth
2. The Plumfield Dress - Modcloth
3. The Glamourai Dress - Modcloth

pashmina love

Not only is this my first post in a very, very long time, but it is also my first outfit post. Hopefully the first of many!

It's unbelievable how busy life is right now! I'm actually babysitting at the moment and am trying to take a couple minutes of rest between making mac and cheese and cleaning up the trail of food and toys the little cutie-pies leave behind.

So this outfit is incredibly basic, and the photo was actually taken about a month ago. However I really just want to talk about the pashmina I'm wearing in it. I must say I wear this scarf as often as I possibly can. I adore the dark forest green colour. There is something so very comforting about it. It's perfect for the winter. Underneath of it is an antique necklace that I got for my birthday this year. I absolutely fell in love with it while window shopping one day and my friend was lovely enough to buy it for me! It's really simple, just a gold chain with little tiny pearls, but it's also super long so I can use it a ton of different ways. I tend to do a lot of layering of scarfs and necklaces so I'm sure both these items will appear in a lot of my future outfit posts.

T-shirt - Tourquoise $5

Pashmina - Majik $18

Necklace - Gift

Jeans - Thrifted $5

Slipper Boots - Gift

Prom Dress Shopping

The end of semester 1 is coming up quicker than I can believe. In other words semester 2 is going to be starting any day now. So naturally I've already started wondering and stressing about prom dresses, knowing that day will come sooner than I can imagine. I'm super excited about it, and the desire of my heart is to appear looking incredibly fabulous in a somewhat vintage inspired dress.

I have a design in mind, and if I could I would definitely sew my own dress, but as I can't I'll just have to hope it magically appears before my eyes.

Or I'll just search for months online

and find the dress of

my dreams...

Lately I have just been so drawn to tiers and frills, which is strange because I used to stay as far away from them as humanly possible. I think the reason I have fallen in love with them like I have is because the frills and tiers are used to make a simple statement, instead of overpowering the entire dress. Their not frilly for the sake of being frilly. Their frilly because it improves the design as a whole. Also I just adore the vintage silhouettes of these dresses, their absolutely perfect, and exactly what I'm looking for.

1. Lorelie Dress (ModCloth.com)

2. Moved to Tiers Dress (ModCloth.com)

3. Frilling Me Softly Dress (ModCloth.com)

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Brrrrr. It has been impossibly cold out the last few days which is not good news for a cold blooded girl like me. I have been trying to bundle up accordingly. However, I have, so far, refused to wear my winter coat of the last 2 years as it was bought in a no so fashionable part of my life. In short, it's an asparagus green, marshmallow of a coat that's not so hot. However, I haven't been so hot either, due to the fact that I have no winter jacket.

So, I've been browsing the net all month looking for some good coats, trying to refrain from anything that resembles any kind of sugary treat. I've decided that I would prefer something that was either nice and colourful, or a lovely dark grey. Very classic. Here are a few that I've absolutely fallen in love with...

1. The Grey-t Cape-r Coat (Modcloth.com)

2. Sergeant of Style Jacket (Modcloth.com)

3. Colonel Mustard Coat (Modcloth.com)

I really love the lines of these coats, very straight and elegant. (Also the cape on the 1st coat can be taken off!) I know the second one is asparagus green, but I find that I actually really like the colour so long as it's not in a marshmallow form. Also it was love at first sight when I saw the lovely ochre colour of the 3rd coat! It's definitely my favorite!

Stay warm!

Beautiful Beautiful Shoes

Vintage shoes. or shoes of any sort, what girl can say that she isn't in love with them?

I have definitely got shoes on the brain.

It's something I can't seem to help. Walking through the mall, browsing thrift stores, or surfing the net, shoes are (not so sadly!) a weakness of mine.

Here are 4 pairs of shoes that I would just LOVE to have! Especially the boots!

This is my Christmas Shoe Wishlist!

1. Salvatore Ferragamo Shoes (Adore Vintage)

2.Old School Loafers

(Adore Vintage)

3.The Nottingham Boots

(Modcloth)

4.During Holiday Baking Boots

(Modcloth)

St. Vincent

A couple of weekends ago when I was looking around a record store on Queen St. I discovered the record "marry me" by St. Vincent. I'd never heard of her before but something about her drew me in. Anyways I wrote down her name and decided to look her up when I got home. Later, I was delighted to find that she was not only an amazing and incredibly interesting artist (if not a little kooky) that had worked with several of my favorite musicians, but that she also had an amazing sense of style.

I absolutely adore her simple yet elegant style. She seems to like mixing different textures in muted tones, which is something that I find really beautiful. I also adore the vintage feel she sticks to.

My favorite songs by her are:

Paris is Burning,

Marry Me, &

The Strangers

By the way, her stuff is definitely a little different, kind of experimental.

Enjoy!