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Kelsey Dundon

One woman’s scrap is another woman’s skirt

Last week I went to see the WZRDZ at Lucky Bar in Victoria. Their drummer is my baby brother (the student and sometimes model) so my sister and I rocked wizard capes (obviously), but these two wore something just as magical.

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Kim and Megan crafted their ensembles from the same vintage dress. They found the original piece at the Patch in Victoria, then shortened it to create a dress and used the leftover pieces to sew a skirt.

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My scraps usually get scrapped, but this is sheer genius. 

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I plan to steal their idea. Isn’t it just brilliant?

May 17, 2009 by

I want my MTV (Canada)

Typically I’m out cold by 9:59 on a Thursday night (I have a gran-tastic bedtime). But this week, I downed an espresso and went to the Roxy(!) where one of my best friends (and favourite MTV host) Jessi Cruickshank was doing a shoot for MTV’s After Show.

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We spent the night giggling about our friend Briony’s recent engagement (yaaaay!), getting denied by the band (turns out they don’t play Backstreet Boys) and trying to look natural while dancing on stage (to Emin-freaking-em).

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Best dressed that night had to be Laura in her thrifted Moschino boustier, which Anji found for her in San Francisco.

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No Mom, I don’t yet know when it will air, but as soon as I do, I’ll let you know.

Update: If you’re in Canada you can watch it on MTV.ca. You won’t want to miss our in-depth discussion about Twitter.

May 16, 2009 by

Mixing and matching the mismatched

Take two bright, bold vintage pieces, add them together and what do you get?

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An outfit fit for a BBQ.

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The blouse is a silk vintage Ralph Lauren number (as if the golf buttons weren’t enough, it used to have shoulder pads before I took a pair of scissors to them).

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All that red and all that gold — there’s nothing subtle about it. 

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What could be more fun than tacky on top of tacky?

May 12, 2009 by

Nothing’s quicker, easier or delicious-er

than a caprese salad.

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If you use baby bocconcini, whole leaves of fresh basil and cherry tomatoes, you don’t have to chop a thing. My sister’s served it shish kabob-style on a toothpick but I didn’t have any so I opted for a shot glass — something I do have plenty of.

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If you drizzle it in balsamic reduction, it’s probably the best, most summery salad in the world — I’ve included a recipe after the jump.

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May 12, 2009 by

Wore this sweater to brunch

Spent forever on my friend’s sunny patio. And now I have the most wicked forearm tan.

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Love that this sweater is sparkly gold (and glitters like a disco ball when it catches the light).

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It’s straight out of the eighties (hard to believe, I know).

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The belt is the one I wore on the Style Spy.

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My favourite part of the sweater isn’t the razzle-dazzle glitter, though. It’s the batwing sleeves. How can you not want to flap your arms wildly in something like this?

May 11, 2009 by

Twenty-seven years after it was made

I finally saw Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (thank you, Melissa). The best part? The costumes. No question.

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My favourites were the ones that looked like the designers envisioned the future with a forties influence through the eyes of the eighties.

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No wonder Charles Knode and Michael Kaplan won the BAFTA award for best costume design in 1983.

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The looks were edgy and elegant. The perfect combination.

May 10, 2009 by

In stark contrast

to what it was before, this dress is now something I’d wear out of the house.

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To brunch, to lunch, to dinner, wherever.

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It’s sweet, but not too sugary sweet.

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What did my husband say when he saw the transformation?

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“It’s so short.”

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You can’t win, can you?

May 9, 2009 by

Celebrate!

It’s a weekend full of best friends’ birthdays, brunch with old friends and a get together for my little mama. 

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I’ve been charged with making the playlist for Saturday night. Will feature my top ten favourite dance party songs and what else? Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice? Jesse’s Girl by Rick Springfield? Whoomp! (There it is) by Tag Team? What am I missing?

Photo from .v

May 8, 2009 by