Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Sheer Sunlight

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This is what I wore to work today.  When I was getting ready this morning, I picked up this shirt and I thought I needed to have a black tank top inside, because as you can see, it is see through, which is borderline inappropriate if by any chance I came into work knowing that my breasts are the highlight of my outfit.  But then I tried it with just my nude colour bra and voila, it matched perfectly with my skin tone which disguised the effects the shirt.

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The shirt was from Urban Planet for $12.99 of which I was ecstatic to have found, because other retail shops like Zara and Aritzia are selling these very similar shirts for way more than the bargain I got it for.  The necklace was purchased from Forever 21 for $17.00 and I know that Aldo also sells the exact same necklace, but for $20.00.  The skirt was from Dynamite which I think was for $10.00 and my booties are from Zara for $110.00.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Window Shopping - Literally, lol

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Club Monaco

Talk about instant inspiration for style!  How many times have we all walked passed our favourite stores, took a single glance at the store manequins' outfits, and completely forgot about the look it had - the very look that is supposed to attract the consumers to go in the store and see what fabulous items they have instored for you.  Well today, I thought "why don't I take pictures of these well thought-out dressed manequins to serve as a style reminder for me?"  And that I did.  So simple yet so useful and makes perfect sense to serve as styling inspirations. 

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BCBG

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Club Monaco

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Mendocino

I love this studded skirt!

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I know I only took a few pics from a few stores, but I will certainly be doing this more often so get ready for some more window shopping with me :)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Road Feel

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Could you think of a better day to stand in the middle of the road and take advantage of the natural sunlight for your pictures?  Well for me, that day was today.  Luckily, my boyfriend lives in a neighbourhood that is peaceful and safe enough to do what I'm doing, compared to the buzzing City of Toronto where I reside.  In Ajax, the houses are beautiful, the roads are wide and clean, the air is crisp, and although it is quite far from the City life, I would definitely consider moving here when the time comes of starting my own family...but, let's not get ahead of ourselves her, lol.  I am a bonafide City Girl!

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I'm wearing a vintage blazer purchased at Value Village for $12.99, white sheer tank from Wal-Mart, skinny jeans from Winners, chain from Aldo and booties from Forever 21.  When I bought this blazer, I also bought 2 more of which I will definitely showcase very soon as one of them is just a fantastic find!  You gotta love second-hand stores!


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By the way, people have always asked me where I got my Ray Ban Aviators.  I got these at an Optical Shop back in Santa Clara, California.  I bought these on sale for $80.00.  I have had these for 7 years now and although I have dropped, scratched and sat on these babies countless times, it is still miraculously near-perfect and these are probably, by far, my best investment to date!

Office Lunch

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On a sunny Thursday afternoon, my co-worker and I had lunch at Cafe Supreme located outside our building.  This Cafe boasts its best paninis (of which I completely forgot to take pictures of, but I will very soon), bagels, salads, yogurts, muffins, cookies and everything else that is yummy in your tummy.  We usually sit in the building mezzanine, because it is quieter and they have flat screen 42" tvs.  But on this day, we decided to sit out and eat so that we can enjoy the last few days of "summer" that we have had here in Toronto, if that's what you'd call it, lol.  I wore this bow-tie pencil skirt from Forever 21 that I bought for approximately $13.00.  I wonder for how long I can stretch wearing skirts to work without any tights?



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Ahh Coke... it is the perfect refreshment on a sunny afternoon!