At home, my wardrobe is strewn with clothes thrown helter skelter. On the job, though, everything is perfectly placed/folded/wrinkled/what have you.
A lot goes into a shoot.
These are a few of the behind-the-scenes shots from a trend series I styled for The Province and Metropolis at Metrotown (thanks again, team!).
The features run Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout April in the print edition of The Province.
P.S. For behind-the-scenes shots as they happen, like The Anthology on Facebook.
Holly Peterson, the New York Times bestselling author of THE MANNY, is launching a new book, The Idea of Him, this month. In this Q&A she shares the greatest mistake she made as a journalist, how money can make you insane and why she didn’t want to end her book with a kiss from Colin Firth.
Why did you write this book?
I wanted to write about the phenomenon of falling in love with the “idea” of someone versus the reality of the actual person across the dinner table from us. I think it’s something we all have done. Once we are in a relationship, sometimes we delude ourselves into being happy, yet something doesn’t feel quite right. When reality hits, we must confront our fears of being on our own, and that can be frightening. Our fears of being on our own often propel us into staying with the wrong person.
I know I’ve personally fallen for the “idea” of someone numerous times because I have an idea in my head of what I want that person to be and how I’ll feel with him: the cool guy with the long hair will make me cool, the stable, appropriate guy will make me feel safe…I even fell for a Frenchman over how his cashmere blazer felt on my cheek! All that stuff doesn’t count in the end: the only thing that matters in my mind when it comes to love is an accompanying true friendship and deep intimacy.
When rock-it promotions, a boutique PR company in Toronto, interviewed me for their Media, Darling series on their blog On the Fourth Floor, I talked about cyborgs, champagne interviews and email hoarding because that’s what my life is all about these days.
Read it here. Thanks, team!
It’s a jungle out there. And in here. I spent the last few days shooting a spring style series for The Province at Metropolis at Metrotown. In this particular shot we’re shooting part of a very jungly, very tropical, very floral spread. There will be eight in total, all of them running in April.
I haven’t even counted how many pieces we shot. But it was a lot. Trust. And I can’t wait to see the finished product!
[First photo by Vanessa Choot for Metropolis at Metrotown — thank you!]
I don’t have a crystal ball. But I do have runway photos. And they can tell me a lot about your future, or at least your closet’s future.
I stopped by Global BC on Friday to talk about some of the biggest trends for summer and pre-fall (my favourite non-season season). My favourites? Long ladylike skirts, short culottes and luxe lace. I see a lot of them in your future.
Thanks for having me, Global Television and Metropolis at Metrotown! And thanks, Jaclyn, for the photo!
Ugh. Health food snobs are the worst. Unless they make you chocolate peanut butter pies and more almond milk smoothies than you can shake a bag of nuts at. My sister is one such health food snob. In fact, she’s the @healthfoodsnob on Instagram, sharing photos and recipes of meals that are delicious, nutritious and often ambitious (at least by my lazy chef standards).
Drink it in, friends!
I love photography. Love, love, love it. So when I spoke at SFU’s Social Media Boot Camp 2 a few weeks ago, I included a few of my favourite photography tips.
Turns out, they inspired at least one attendee. Donna Mei-Ling Park tweeted these pictures afterwards with a note that made my picture-loving heart soar.
Love the shots, Donna, thanks for sharing!
So far 2014 is looking good. And it would look even better if you took down your Kitty Cats of Greece 2013 calendar and hung one of these in its place.
Clockwise from top left: Weeds botanical calendar by Amy Sullivan (which I have hanging in my kitchen), a bird-print calendar out of New Zealand, and a downloadable design from My Scandinavian Home in case you feel like DIYing.
I don’t believe in miracle products. But I do believe in this.
Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate is as close to miraculous as I’ve seen an oil come. I lather the stuff on. And I happened to run out right before Kiehl’s released a limited-edition version. A partnership with Alicia Keys and Keep a Child Alive, proceeds fund life-saving HIV treatment and care for children living with HIV in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and India.
Miracle product indeed.
Hope your day is filled with all sorts of crazy family fun and a ridiculous amount of turkey/perogis/whatever your family stuffs their faces with on a day like today.
Clockwise from top left: Christmas sweatery chocolates, handmade using organic fair trade ingredients by The Cocoa Nuts.
My baby girl’s favourite party guest.
Laser cut Canadiana ornaments by Henderson Dry Goods at Eugene Choo.
[Photos by @KelseyDundon on Instagram]