Oh Canada!

Happy snow day everyone! While I suggest not venturing out in these arctic conditions, I highly recommend indulging in these Canadiana fashions. (NOTE: if any lovely fashion girls out there would like to gift me a pair of thigh high thick knot socks and Chanel Abominable Snowman boots - I will gladly accept.)

photos sourced from MarieClaire Russia, January 2011

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Chain Chain Chain

Take a cue from Karolina Kourkova on the January 2011 cover of Vogue Spain. I love the outdoors and trekking through whatever mother nature throws out there, but how much more enjoyable would the bugs and the possibility of poison ivy be if you were dripping with the seasons hottest chain accessories? (Fact: I choose to drip in jewels over sweat any day of the week.)

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That 70's Show

I am a 90's baby through and through (I still know the words to most Spice Girls, N'Sync and Backstreet Boys songs, I owned an uncountable number of Beanie Babies and you can bet good money that I daydreamed of someday marrying Zach Morris, Uncle Jesse and Cory Matthews all rolled into one). 

However, I have long appreciated the 70's. I grew up listening to Sonny and Cher and my mom describing scenes from Rocky Horror Picture Show, in detail, to me. Not to mention I spent hour flipping through photo albums of my mom and her sisters adorned in the decades wardrobe staples - bold prints, mini shift dresses in mustard hues and Hubba Bubba pinks (I'm convinced the Marc Jacobs knit below is a reincarnate of one my mother owned when she was a pre-teen fashion girlie).

Spring 2011 must have brought designers such as Marc Jacobs, Frida Giannini and Diane Von Furstenburg, to name a few, back to the defining era as their runways spoke true and true to the decade. Designers sent models down the runway in the newest staples of high-waisted pants, wide-leg trousers, colourful stripes, bold floral and graphic prints and denim in every-which-way. Needless to say, the seasons luxurious mocha, tangerine and fuchsia hues may just be the time warp we fashion girls need. 

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Friday Fixations

Throughout the week I am relatively busy with school and work and everything else in between. But like everyone else who has a growing "Get Done List", or at least I tell myself others are like this to make myself feel a little better, I am a master procrastinator. I will add the disclaimer that I always get everything I need done. However, on my journey of finishing that business report I may or may not have also taken a couple breaks to read the February issue of Harper's Bazaar and Vanity Fair (Justin Beiber is on the cover can you blame me?!).

This past week I have been i have been fixated on the wardrobe of Harper's Bazaar Editor, Joanna Hillman. If I could devise the perfect plan to hi-jack this fashionista's wardrobe I would (NOTE: I have not intention on actually stealing this woman's wardrobe, so no need to call the authorities). Scrolling through the thirty snapshots of Hillman's wardrobe, every ensemble seems so flawlessly effortless. Her wardrobe is filled with statement pieces which are perfectly coordinated with closet classics - like her pairing of a neon Proenza Schouler long sleeve knit and wide leg Dries Van Noten khaki trousers. 

In complete contrast to my undeniably fashionable fixation, is one of the most mesmerizing shows I have ever stumbled across. Man v Food follows host Adam Richman across America as he takes on the craziest food challenges imaginable (seriously, crazy people must have thought of these dishes). Would you ever take on an 11 pound pizza? No? Richman does and I can't help myself from putting down my assignments to watch him devour (often times force down) every last bite of his 7 pound seafood platter or foot tall chocolate cake. Even if you find this concept revolting, two minutes into the program you will inevitably find yourself routing for Richman to finish the Everest of food in front of him. Richman is hilarious and adorable and quite honestly fearless with every challenge. If you haven't seen this show, you must. 

Happy Friday!

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