He’s inspired thousands. He’s raised $35,000 for diabetes research. And he’s only nine years old.
Jack Stuart, captain of Team Jack of Hearts, will be leading the charge at The Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes in Vancouver. His goal? To raise $20,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
And I’m on his team.
Want to help him achieve his goal? Of course you do. Join Team Jack and walk with us Sunday, June 13, 11:00 at Nat Bailey Stadium.
Or show your support and pledge Jack. Now let’s hit the road!
Is the name of a beautiful song off Radio Dept.’s latest album.
And it is the perfect title for this post.
Because this skirt is, if you ask me, much better this time around.
When I first scouted it as part of a twofer two piece, it looked like a garden threw up all over it.
But I find separating separates to be very effective (see the blouse here).
Because in smaller doses, this beautiful paint-splotchy print is downright delightful.
P.S. A Token of Gratitude is another Radio Dept. song. And it’s also what I owe you for following me on Twitter.
And those of you who didn’t take literature in school ask: Who?
He’s the Irish author of The Commitments, The Woman Who Walked into Doors and now, The Dead Republic. And, if the reading I attended is any indication, he would make the coolest dinner guest ever.
Nerd that I am, I had him sign The Dead Republic. The unfortunate thing about it? It’s volume three of a trilogy. Which means there are about 800 pages standing between me and it.
The event must have inspired me. Because the next day I showed up dressed like a middle-aged author: tweed jacket, driving shoes and all.
With some bohemian touches: hippie dippy necklaces. I made the red and silver one, and I found the pendant in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
It’s from a little shop tucked away in a picturesque courtyard off 5th Avenue (between Calle 6 and 8, in case you’re headed there).
My driving shoes? They’re from a far less quaint source: Cole Haan.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some reading to do.
Your grade two teacher wore something very similar to this, didn’t she?
Long skirt, exceptionally shoulder-padded shirt — it’s a foolproof combination, isn’t it? So classic. So vintage.
My favourite thing about a twofer is that you can treat the separates as separates and wear them, well, separately.
All I needed to do with the blouse was remove the shoulder pads and it was ready to rock.
Easy peasy.
And all I needed to do with the skirt was take it to the tailor’s (D.I.Y. is so easy when you have someone else D.I. it for you).
So how did the skirt turn out? Who knows! It’s still at the tailor’s. But I’ll let you know as soon as I do.
I’m pretty sure Grace Coddington would approve of wearing it head-to-toe but, Anna Wintour most certainly would not (have you seen The September Issue?!?).
It doesn’t matter, though, because neither were in Vancouver last night. And neither were at the jam-packed first-anniversary party for JK Models at Leone.
It was so much fun to see such beautiful faces (I’m talking to you Liv, Kim, Adela, Nicole, Olivia, Niki, Anya, Erin, Lisa, and Raul).
And it was so much fun to wear my new-to-me giant spiral gold earings, which are — you guessed it — straight out of the 1980s.
When you’re decked out in ridiculous accessories from such a ridiculous decade you can’t help but have a blast, even if you’re dressed in the most solemn colour in the rainbow.
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to Steveston, which is — what would you guess — 20 minutes outside Vancouver?
And yet, it is an entirely different world.
You’ve been, right? Probably even eaten the fish ‘n chips at Pajos (if you haven’t yet, you’ve got to).
We walked for hours along the trails. And boy, did it feel good to stretch our legs.
And watch people fly kites.
Wore a thrifted sweater, which was hand knit, probably by someone’s very lovely grandmother.
And my acid washed cutoffs.
Weekends in the summer. I’m telling you — they’re the best things going. The week has only just begun and already I’m asking myself: where to go next?
Sound familiar? It’s Britney Spears. And it’s also many of you.
Because after I posted a few teaser shots of the vintage wedding dress transformation, y’all were hollering for more. And who am I to deny you?
Here’s a refresher: I found this late 50s/early 60s dress at a thrift store and I had to have it. (I didn’t even know at the time that it has my initials sewn inside. Creepy, but true.)
So I had it hemmed.
And I specifically left the two layers of tulle longer than the under layer.
It’s more dreamy, more floaty, more ballet-y that way.
And it was perfect for the opera (Marriage of Figaro? Wedding dress? I mean, come on.)
I am so very freaking excited to announce the launch of The Anthology Boutique where some of my favourites (like this scarf) can become your favourites.
Shop! shop! shop your hearts out!
You remember these, right?
Well, they’re back! And they’re better than ever!
Because they are now shorts! Which makes me want to, um, jump for joy.
They’re still as pleated as ever, they’re still as acid washed as they were originally, but now that they’re shorts, they’re downright funky.
It’s an extreme makeover, Hammer pants edition. And it’s a miracle that they turned out as well as they did. I’m not going to lie to you, I was worried there for a minute.
Went to an art show last night at Leone celebrating Vancouver artist Gina Miller‘s mixed media works (which are beeeautiful!).
And it got me thinking about mixing media.
Like coupling the soft flowiness of a silk blouse…
…with the roughness of a wool jacket.
And this isn’t just any wool jacket either. It’s a men’s battledress jacket, no less. I found it at an antique fair last year (note the date on the label) and it’s been keeping me warm as I battle the Vancouver weather.
My clutch? It’s woven reeds embellished with snakeskin cutouts.
Aha! More mixed media!