i would welcome you into my wardrobe

cynthia vincent gladiator wedge - photo from piperlime.com

so much to look at and not enough time!

with ny fashion week already in full swing there’s so much to oggle at! i was looking through preen’s collection on style.com, which i quite enjoyed on the whole ( some very sexy pieces!) and saw this number (which was quite different from the rest!) and thought it was so cute!! love the print design on it.

image from style.com

sexy back

just scored this preen by thornton bregazzi top on sale this past weekend from jonathan and olivia. love it! it’s so super soft and comfy yet sexy (note the back of it)! adore the “bat-wing” sleeves too.

lusting…

after these:

i’ve actually wanted loeffler randall boots for a very long time. these are on sale for $486.50 USD, down from $695 USD, but still way outta the budget. damnit.

i love it when my mom gives me stuff she doesn’t want anymore

SHEAR JOY is what i felt when my mom decided that i should have her burberry scarf  cause it would suit me better! thanks mom!!

back in the saddle again…with my polka dot boots and marc jacobs umbrella in hand

wow it’s been a really long time since i’ve done a post. just wasn’t feelin’ it for a while, but i think i’m ready for it again. we’ll see!

anyway, the weather has been the pits lately (lots of rain) and so i’ve decided to dedicate this post to the two most important things that i cannot leave the house without, shown below:

marc jacobs umbrella and polka dot rubber boots

the umbrella was a gift from my cousin for christmas (love it!) and the boots i bought last spring. both are getting a lot of use these days! i am so grateful i have them!!

lyell

from lyell website

the more i see of this line from n.y., the more i like it. a local shop here sells it and i was thinking i should look into these new holiday pieces (two of them are shown below). afterall, i do have an xmas function to attend in a few weeks..!! oh, and i REALLY love the above photo, a lot. the colours, angle, use of light = work of art.

from lyell website

from lyell website

back to reality

mexico was awesome and i really wish i was still there, especially considering the extremely lousy weather i’ve returned to here in vancouver! it was sooo hot (around 32 degrees celsius, which is close to 90 degrees fahrenheit for those of you in the u.s.) with like 95% humidity!! so that meant a lot of time spent in the pool or the ocean. we stayed at a resort, but still wandered into town, which involved a good amount of walking! here are a few shots to share with you:

super tropical!

cool street

yummy shrimp taco

the view from our room!

off to mexico!

the bf and i are leaving tomorrow for a one week holiday in puerto vallarta, mexico – a much needed vacation! i’ll be updating as soon as i’m back with a little synopsis + some photos, so stay tuned! adios amigos!

monday, monday

tee: kensie, cardigan: sisley, scarf: permanently stolen from my mom's closet(!), skirt: thrifted - orig. from zara, tights: ??, shoes: browns

i decided to dress up a little today to escape the monday blues. i think it worked!

long overdue – time to catch up!

so i’ve been really busy and not had any time for posts, till now! so here’s several pics to make up for it!

what i wore to work one day last week:

cardigan: thrifted, top: lawless, skirt: dace, tights: wolford, boots: vintage

i found my old school blazer when i was going through some boxes and decided to have a little fun playing around with it, mixing it with the boyfriend (literally the bf’s!) jeans and some heels! a very karla look, no?

blazer: from my highschool days! tee: lna, jeans: bf's levis, heels: browns

and this is lovely large sac was a present from my boyfriend for our 4 year anniversary. it’s hand-made by snootsie, formerly a local vancouver label. now tesh, the designer, has relocated to winnipeg. the bf ordered it from her and had it sent out! whatta guy!

snootsie bag from the bf

this photo was taken just earlier today before we went over to my parents house for dinner. a lovely fall day in vancouver.

cardigan: stefanel, tee: l.a. made, scarf: vintage, skirt: made out of my old tag jeans, belt: banana republic, leggings: insight, boots: vintage, bag: foley & corinna

RE(f)USE

so my mom just got back from a trip to italy (sooo jealous!) and brought me back a few little goodies, including this incredible bracelet! she bought it at RE(f)USE in rome, a store selling all these amazing one-of-a kind pieces of jewellery, bags, home accessories (the list goes on!) all made from recycled goods. great name for a store, huh? my bracelet is made from an oil filter! it is just one of many items designed under the label carmina campus, which was founded by one of the fendi sisters, Ilaria Venturini Fendi, whose high-end eco-conscious handbags have been gaining in popularity! such amazingly creative and beautiful stuff. of course the italians would be doing this!!! who better to take “old” and make it “new” AND stylish?!

thanksgiving dinner

i know i’ve been wearing a lot of black lately, but…well, i like black!! anyway this is what i wore tonight to our family thanksgiving dinner: my new sessun dress. just love it, especially the gathering at the shoulders, but because this is such a pathetic photo (or rather, i have such a pathetic camera!) you can’t really see the gathering too well! i even attempted to improve the photo on the computer by sharpening the contrast! i think it’s time i invested in a better camera. oh and maybe i could hire someone to do some professional lighting?!? i think that would help A LOT!

taking care of business

this is what i wore to work today:

sweater: club monaco

skirt: ??

belt: banana republic

tights: wolford

boots: vintage

new purchase

i just bought this super cute top from h&m the other day, along with a couple of other things. i’ll post outfit shots as soon as i’ve taken some photos (been sick- so taking photos of myself is the LAST thing i want to do!)

garance exposed!

i’ve always wondered about the woman behind garance dore (well, and what she looks like i guess!) et voila! a little bit on (the amazingly talented!) her, courtesy of style.com. by the way, great bag, non? and totally chic outfit!

a fall day

blazer: proenza schouler for target

tee: kensie

scarf: rogues gallery

skirt: aa

tights: the bay

boots: vintage

publicka

on a recent shopping excursion i spotted some great pieces by a line i had never heard of called publicka, whilst in eugene choo. after doing a little investigation on the net, i found out that it’s a line by edward shin from korea. his stuff is beauuutiful. this little blurb from revolve clothing sums it up perfectly: “Korean designer Edward Shin’s collection of youthful pieces for women bring modernity to traditional design. His line features moody hues, contrasting hemlines, and innovative details displayed on everything from girly frocks to trendy work-ready trousers. The Parsons alum has been featured in international fashion magazines like Marie Claire Korea, InStyle, Bazaar, and Vmagazine, and recently showed during Seoul’s Fashion Week.”

my favorite:

a couple of new additions

first off this BEAUTIFUL isabel marant scarf (a total splurge!! but you need those once in a while, right?)

and secondly a cute little betsey johnson heart-studded bag found at a local consignment store (anthea and sabrina, do you recognize this?? i realized i really liked it and thought it’d be the perfect evening bag – just picked it up the other day and used it last night in fact, when i attended a friend’s wedding reception!)

complementary colours

tee: lna

skirt: lee

belt: max mara

shoes: mishka

scarf: from a vendor at wreck beach