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{style: an evening of nail art}
Just in case you haven’t noticed, nail art is huge. How can we resist all the fun colours & pattern possibilities especially when we have 10 mini canvases to display them on. My friend Clair is just about finished her training to become a nail tech and I thought I would host a small nail…
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STYLE: the top knot
photo source (left to right from top left): 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11
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{STYLE: drape yourself in rope jewelry}
I fell in love with these simple but beautiful pieces of jewelry by Sarah Spiridou. Her colour choices and pairings are perfect…so fresh & clean. I love the contrast between the shiny metallics and the texture of the rope. The braid is my favourite. It comes in yellow too! Take a look at Sarah Etsy…
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{style: DIY scarf shirt for summer}
When I saw Nina Ricci’s new 2014 resort collection I fell in love with the mix’n match silk scarf patterns and fabrics. It’s a little like runway DIY. It reminded me of these great shirts I used to make from scarves years ago. I was inspired to go back to that amazing DIY sewing project and make…
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{style: vintage swimwear}
Less is more is a good rule but there’s always exceptions. Like the swimwear in these beautifully illustrated vintage ads from Rose Marie Reid Swimwear. The swimwear is true fashion and the ads are beautifully designed. So much thought & style. I love the bright & bold backgrounds and the perfect use of white space.…
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{thrifting 101: dress it up}
Today’s thrifting lesson takes us away from housewares and into the world of fashion. I think vintage fashion is what intimidates most people. You may question if it’s actually stylish or just tacky, you’re not sure if you can pull it off, and you don’t know what you can mix it with. All totally legitimate…
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{style: wrap it up}
Check ya later sock bun and hello head scarf. So I don’t know about you but I’m totally planning on rock’n the whole head scarf/turbin look this summer. The trend has been gracing the runways of major designers such as Marc Jacobs and Dolce & Gabbana. It’s all about incorporating cool head scarves and turbans into…
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{STYLE: form & fashion}
So what do you get when you combine three of my favourite things, travel + design + fashion? You get these great poster mash ups from Miss Moss. They are inspired by the D&G collection shown at Milan fashion week (Sept 2012). The bold prints, patterns and colours were reminiscent of exotic locations around the…
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{natural beauty}
Take a look at this beautifully simple package design. The clean design is appropriate as it’s a natural, all organic beauty line. Simple product, simple design. The product is from Jacqueline Evans, a certified Naturopath from Australia. It’s so rare to see something so simple on the shelf. For those of you who don’t know,…
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{new work: mother’s day beauty}
I just updated my portfolio and thought I would take a minute to show some recent work of mine that happens to be Mother’s Day themed (just in case you haven’t been reminded enough – this Sunday is Mother’s Day!). We decided to keep the design & layout very simple & clean and to really just…
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{style: accessorize}
Some colourful spring-like accessories to brighten this not so colourful spring day. hairpin • scarf • bracelets
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{redheads have more fun}
I’m loving the knock-out photos of Christina Hendricks in the May 2013 issue of Flare Canada. Wow! I love the styling in this spread. There’s so much colour inspiration, from her bold copper head of hair to the fashion to the backgrounds. This fabulous spread inspired me to do a little ode to redheads. No…
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{style: joe fresh runway}
I attended my first official fashion show last night. I worked on some graphics for a participating brand and was lucky enough to score two tickets to a show at the 2013 World MasterCard Fashion week. I chose the Joe Fresh show. Not only are they Canadian but I love that they’ve taken affordable fashion…
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{style: a spring photo shoot}
In honour of the first day of spring (and ignoring the snow outside) I thought I would show a recent spring-like photo shoot. In retail, like most seasonal industries, you work really far ahead. So you’re shooting Christmas in July, Valentines at Christmas and in this case, Mother’s Day in January. Finding props and clothing…
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{STYLE: sweet soles}
Ok, you caught me. I am nowhere near the age of 21 but I was cruising the Forever21 website after visiting the store today. I didn’t realize they had so many freak’n cute shoes! Here is just a few of my favourites. These days I’m more about comfort so I was checking out the flats.…