Charlie Winston finished off his Canadian tour in Vancouver this weekend. While he drank tea (he’s English) and ate breakfast at 3:00 in the afternoon (he’s a rockstar), I bombarded him with questions about Beethoven, the Great White North and his perpetually half-undone tie.
Take a peek at my interview here.
Accessories. They might just be the most fun part of an outfit. I love them big, bold and colourful. This ring was a gift from my sister, a gift she found when she went to Buenos Aires. Without me. Amethyst also happens to be my birthstone, February baby that I am. Does that make up for the fact that she went to the colourful capital without me? Mmmm…nope.
In The Anthology’s Bookmark column we explore some of the most inspiring places on the wild, wild web.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Cabin Porn, a site filled with inspiration for your quaint, quite place. It’s photo after photo of — what else — cabins.
The chic.
The charming.
The out-of-this-world.
And those that are in the middle of nowhere. Or, more specifically, British Columbia’s Purcell Mountain Range, not far from where these photos were taken.
So bookmark Cabin Porn already. And bookmark The Anthology while you’re at it.
Thanks, Bryce!
You know what I love? Photo shoots. We held this one for Sterling Shoes SS/12 campaign at Vancouver’s tiki-tastic Waldorf Hotel.
And it was one heckuva way to spend a day.
While my role at Northill primarily involves writing and creative concepting, it also involves holding open the hotel’s lobby door, a very important job on a hot, sunny day.
The campaign was photographed by the delightful Evaan Kheraj.
Hair and makeup artist Melanie Neufeld did shiny coral lips and loose curls (created by wrapping the hair around a big-barrelled curling iron).
Then again, it doesn’t take much to make models Christie B. and Donna look good.
Stylist Luisa Rino used prints and pastels galore.
And the final pieces will be transformed by designer/illustrator Jenny Kim.
Can’t wait to show you the finished pics! And no, this isn’t one of them.
P.S. I tweet from behind the scenes so follow @TheAnthology.
Gotta love these before and afters. They never disappoint, do they? This “before” shot is especially mugshot (fugshot?) esque. I can’t even imagine who would have originally owned this vintage grey-and-white striped jacket before me — an escapee from Alcatraz?
I would call its style “Jailbird chic” except there’s nothing really chic about it. It’s boxy, its sleeves hit at an awkward spot and the shoulders are just too bold for me to take myself seriously in it. But with a few tweaks, my friends, I’m predicting it’ll be a spring staple. Watch this space for the “after” shot.
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Picked a name out of a hat and the winner of the Jenny Andrews x The Anthology giveaway is…
Steph A.! Congratulations! And those of you who are not Steph will be happy to know Jenny Andrews is having a little pre-Valentines Day sale. So go ahead — bag a bag, why don’t ya.
[Photo found here.]
Before a calm, cool and collected live segment…
…is just a touch of backstage nuttiness. (And sometimes a little on-stage nuttiness too.) But that’s what makes these things so much fun to do.
Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have people like Erika, who might look a little familiar, by my side. (She’s wearing a dress from H&M, a jacket from JNBY and boots from Sterling.)
And Amy (wearing a dress by Jacqueline Conoir and jacket by H&M that she really should get because it looks so good on her).
And Natasha, wearing the hottest, comfiest dress by Jason Matlo (I’m obsessed!) and a necklace from H&M that I really should have bought for myself.
If you didn’t get up early with us, don’t fret, sleepyhead. You can watch the clip riiiiiiiiiiiight here.
Thank you Natasha, Erika, Amy and Emily for all your help. Thank you Norma and CTV for making it such a fun segment!
[My dress is from JNBY, shoes by Thakoon for Giuseppe Zanotti.]
P.S. If you’re in Vancouver, mark your calendar for Thursday, March 1st. Just do it. I’ll explain later.
In her latest dispatch from London, Katie Burnett, a friend, actress and writer, takes us behind the scenes of her short film 80’s Vampire Flick…
Remember how Heathers was the coolest film ever? Aside from the hunk that was Christian Slater (who didn’t have a crush on him during Heathers, Pump up the Volume and Untamed Heart?!!), the film had snappy one-liners and incredible shoulder pads, and one of my personal favourite actresses, Winona Ryder.
So, OK, you know Heathers was super back in the day, and vampire stuff is super cool now? And you know how the 80’s are somehow funny, no matter what? Scrunchies, mom jeans, Christina Applegate? What does it all have in common? Well, one day my friends and I decided to stop waiting to see if Spielberg was going to call (any day now) and go out and make a short film.
We decided to make it a comedy. Tasked the writer, I decided to combine my love for 80’s films with the overly popular vampire craze, and make what is now known as 80’s Vampire Flick – a story of five high schoolers on detention, but one of them is a vampire slowly killing them all off.
Tasked with dressing the actors, I set off the ever popular Brick Lane, a place which, if you’ve been reading these dispatches, you know has incredible vintage clothes.
For my character (right), the bitchy Kiki Summers, I went for bright pink with a huge head of fake hair and a scrunchie. For Tristan Brooke, who played Kiki’s all-jock boyfriend Bobby, I went for a letter jacket and cutoff t-shirt, with a bright pink soccer ball, because nothing says 80’s like ironic pink and matching couples…
For Caroline Amer (right) who played Brandi, the head cheerleader who’s in love with the school outcast, I found a little vintage cheerleading outfit that already had MVP etched into the back (found at Rokit Vintage) and curled her hair to the nines.
Jackson Miller, who played Jimmy D, well, he was able to wear all his own clothes…
Roshni Rathore played Virginie French (below), the emo girl dressed all in black, and she had hair teased as high as Kelly Kapowski and some rad orange lipstick to off-set the whole outfit. Nothing says emo like a black cutoff denim shirt, skinny black jeans and black pumps. And nothing says 80’s like some orange lipstick!
Obi Ugoala (left) as Carter Luther is a very, very tall man, but with some specs and Santa braces (suspenders), he suddenly looked shy and vulnerable. Not only was every item of clothing affordable, it was all found on one street – the always incredible Brick Lane!
Special thanks to Sally Miura for make up and teased hair and Laurence Chater for directing!
P.S. Want to keep adding to your “When I’m in London” list? Catch up on Katie Burnett’s earlier dispatches: Sundays on Brick Lane, Saturdays in Camden Town, Friday nights at the theatre, and her East Coast nostalgia.
There’s a lot to take into consideration when you’re preparing to do live television — timing, cue cards, wardrobe, angles, models, hair, makeup, what on earth you’re going to say when the camera starts rolling. But the one thing I always forget?
The mic pack.
Which is why I get to do this little dance.
On set. In front of the entire crew, all of downtown and, now, you.
Keep it classy, Vancouver.
Catch my segment with CTV Morning Live’s Norma Reid (and my firmly secured mic pack) right here.
More behind-the-scenes shots coming your way, my friends. Including shots of my gorgeous models and their rather spectacular outfits. Thank you, Emily Hyde, for snapping these photos!
[Dress by JNBY, shoes by Thakoon for Giuseppe Zanotti.]
I’m shooting a segment for CTV Morning Live this week. The focus? Dressing in dresses. So I stopped by Jason Matlo’s Yaletown studio to pick up a few of his because they’re so gosh-darned purdy.
And I got a peek at some of his works in progress, too, which thrills me because I love nothing more than to see other people’s creative processes. I’m a creative creep like that.
I find the blueprints as fascinating as the finished pieces, which, by the way, you can find at The Room at The Bay.
My segment (which is not about how you make dresses, but how you wear them) will be broadcast live on Tuesday, January 24 on CTV. Down a triple shot of espresso and get up early with me!
[Vintage faux fur jacket, vintage scarf, DKNY sweater, AG jeans]
P.S. Enter the Jenny Andrews x The Anthology giveaway, sweetpeas.