I wear my bright red Queen’s sweatpants from the year 2000 (best gift ever, Laura, Anji and KJ).
But when we go in the morning, my walk wear is work wear.
The pendant was my mom’s brooch from the sixties, which means it can fasten to tube tops and jumpsuits too.
The skirt’s vintage — it’s made of really thick felt, but what I love most about it is its wacky and wonderful colour.
And now that spring’s (finally) here a sun dress “after” shot seems about right.
Took me a while to figure out if I’d chop this bad boy or not (why did I ever hesitate?).
Even when it was longer, it screamed “music festival” to me. Now, I think it’d be pretty perfect for my trip to Turkey too.
Thankfully I circled back to get this men’s battledress jacket.
Note the date sewn into the inside.
It’s so much more hardcore than the pretty little sequin sweater and razzle-dazzle-y jacket I also got that day.
I would obsess and obsess for weeks (months? years?) if I didn’t go back to get it. Are you like that? Please tell me I’m not alone.
Seriously, tell me that you like my watch and I’ll turn bright red.
Feature me as Style Spy’s Girl of the Week and I’m just downright bashful. Thanks Erica, Aliyah and the rest of the Style Spy team for the very kind words!
Which makes it that much more fun.
Found this ruffled beauty in Seattle’s Fremont Vintage Mall, one of my five favourite vintage shops.
And had it altered — you can see the before shots here.
So glad I didn’t shorten the sleeves. Sometimes all the frills and gimmicks add a little somethingsomething. Don’t you think?
A few of you demanded I dude-ify the Anthology. So who better to do so than Patrick of Room 907? He’s assembled one of his signature looks (from head to well-appointed toe).
My favourite part? The Tom Ford ascot.
For the past week I have been heckled (by my own mother) to post an outfit that incorporates the Canucks.
Herewith, my husband’s old school Canucks t-shirt (this logo is my favourite).
And a little sequin number I got at the antique fair.
How do you show your support for your home team? Do you actually, like, watch their games and stuff?
I went to an antique fair today with the intention of getting a bookshelf, a writing desk and a dresser. I found none of those things.
Instead, I found this little ditty.
It’s the perfect mix of Eastern Europe and the 80s, two things I love very much.
And it’s way cooler than a bookshelf. Funny how you can go looking for something and be perfectly happy you didn’t find it, isn’t it?
Guest posts are the best posts (especially when they’re about romance, recycling and Romanelli hats). This one is from my sister-in-law Jaclyn.
I’ll be in London this June and plan to scour the streets for Kenyan-born Brian Gathii’s To-orist line filled with safari-inspired streetwear.
Think: Prince meets Kanye meets… King Tut?
With bold colours and edgy appliques each piece is perfectly prismatic.
Photo from oki-ni.
Want to contribute to the Anthology? (Hooray! I’ve been hoping you would.) Send me a note at theanthology@live.com. Thanks again Jac!
On the beach in Barcelona, it’s a dress. I love a good shirt/dress. So versatile.
And then there’s my amethyst cuff, which is always an amethyst cuff.
Forget diamonds, I think coloured stones are a girl’s best friend.