Style and Fashion

I want them both. Is that too much to ask?

That’s the beauty and the curse of vintage: each piece is one of a kind. Great when it’s yours, sucky when it’s someone else’s.

Image from Facehunter.

wearing gold means winning gold, the pressure is on us to drape ourselves in the stuff.

Fake/real — I don’t think it makes a difference. If sequins can help, anything can. Which is why I’m wearing my ram bracelet (from BCBG) a lot.

And why my officemate Sonja is wearing her gold earrings (which are actually from Tunisia) a lot. Mind you, she’s also wearing her Canada t-shirt, Canada sweatshirt, Canada vest, Canada lanyard, Canada backpack, Canada scarf, Canada toque, and Canada mittens.

Because every little bit helps.

from all the costumes of all the figure skaters at the Olympics…

You would have this sweater.

And if you took all the light from all the torches that crossed this country in the relay, you’d end up with something that shines as brightly as the sweater does.

But the real reason I’m wearing it? It’s gold! Like the medals Canada is winning.

Because my theory is the more gold we wear, the more gold we win. Makes sense, right?

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Get it? It’s fake!

It’s also entirely unnecessary because even though the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games start today (OMG! OMG! OMG!) it’s pretty much spring in our beautiful city.

See? This is what’s blooming in my front yard. It’s unreal.

So where were you when you heard Vancouver won the Games? Me? I was in my car on my way to the TV station newsroom where I was interning at the time. Had chills down my spine.

I’ve got the Olympics on the brain. It’s all I can think about.

Went to the dress rehearsal for the Opening Ceremonies last night and had goosebumps the whole time (I’m such a Canadian cheeseball).

So in the spirit of the maple leaf I’m going to wear red. A lot.

And even though it’s warm and sunny, I’ll rock my 2010 mittens. You better believe I’ll be waving them proudly when one of my best friends (and your favourite MTV host) Jessi runs the Olympic torch this afternoon (so excited for you, Jess!).

Go! Canada! Go!

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Dogs and their owners, you know?

Shirt dress and flat boots — I’d wear that combo all day every day if I could. So comfy, so easy-breasy, so fun to accessorize. Shirt dress is from the Gap, boots are Frye.

Beaded belt from Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (That fur you see at the top of that photo? That’d be my kitty’s paws.)

Silver cuffs imprinted with the Mayan calendar — also from Playa del Carmen, Mexico. (Same spot where I found my beautiful beaded necklace.)

On Leroy? Studded leather collar from the Dog & Hydrant in Vancouver. It would look b-b-b-bad to the bone as a belt, too. Don’tcha think?

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Buy a Kelly green gown. Ideally one as fabulous as what Keira Knightley wore in Atonement.

Which reminds me to make another note to self: rent Atonement. For Valentine’s Day, mayhaps?

with Sophie Conti’s incredible wardrobe. The stylist’s closet is featured over at StyleLikeU.

She’s the kind of gal you’d like to hang out with. And then hope she lets you borrow her flower halo headband.

Scrolling through the best of the Style Quotient. And no, it’s not just because I’m in it.

Take a look. Thanks again, Paul, for taking such gorgeous photos!

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Everything. Zing! Love Julian Louie’s hair, his glasses, his ‘tude.

Photo by Todd Selby. Which begs the question: does Selby make everyone look cool in his photos? Or does he only take photos of cool people?