White on Black

This past weekend was the fashion and beauty summit BeautyCon held out in sunny Los Angeles, and I was fortunate enough to get a chance to check it out!

I wanted to wear something simple and relaxed for the day, yet still look chic and polished. I ended up going with a minimalistic white top and some high waisted leather shorts, topped off with a statement necklace.

Privilege Clothing Holiday Soirèe

What I wore to the Privilege Clothing Holiday Soirèe event.It was a delightful evening of hot chocolate, cake pops, shopping and mingling with fellow style enthusiasts.

A big thanks to Privilege Clothing for the beautifully wrapped party favours and gift card!

DIY Floral Crown Tutorial

Channeling my inner Lana Del Rey for my first ever tutorial on the blog.

I've been meaning to try creating this for the longest time, and have finally gotten around to really doing it!

Sifting through the countless tutorials online, I found that most can actually be quite complex and time consuming. But through my own performance, I've come to discover a really quick and simple way to efficiently create a pretty floral crown.

Continue reading to see how!

Mix n' Match Mondays

We don't always have the amount of time and money to allot to our wardrobe as we'd like, so it's really helpful to be able to multi-purpose a piece whenever possible.

I love trying to find new and creative ways to wear things you've worn before to create a fresh look. The top is from my Sheer Color Blocking post, and the scalloped white shorts are from Summer Heat.

White on White

As the summer continues, I find myself with an ever-growing collection of  clothing in white.

I think something about the shade just proclaims fresh.

Summer Heat

Gorgeous days like these make me love Vancouver.

Pink Top: Forever 21  |  Cream Scalloped Shorts: Topshop  |  Gold Rose Cuff: Gift  |  Yellow Point Flats: Asia Market  |  Cream Envelope Clutch: Tory Burch

Sheer Color Blocking

An outfit I wore for the EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking festival.





I didn't take too many pictures inside, but managed to snap a few of the food.



If you've never been, the festival is definitely worth checking out. Tons of different vendors, and a huge selection of food to sample. There are free ones available, but most of the more substantial offerings cost tickets.

You can buy packs of 20 tickets for $10, so it comes out to be 50 cents a ticket. Most items are anywhere from 2 - 8 tickets (or $1 - $4).

Color Block Shirt: Topshop  |  White Denim: Forever 21  |  Black Stam Bag: Marc Jacob

Layered Silks

An outfit for strolling through downtown.

I wore my navy silk dress layered with a deep plum silk blazer. It's hard to see in the photo, but there is actually a lovely bird texture imprinted on the fabric.





Great day for walking along the water to Gastown, where I finally grabbed my new business cards! I love it when online businesses offer local pick up as an alternative to shipping, it's faster and saves on cost too.

Navy Silk Dress: Zara  |  Plum Textured Silk Blazer: Topshop  |  Pointe Shoes: Forever 21

Light my Sapphire

I am in love with the vibrant hue of this gem-toned dress. Such a rich color! And the cut-out gives it a unique shape.



To give this feminine dress a bit more edge, I added a hot coral lipstick and my cropped leather jacket.



What do you guys think? Which look do you like better for this dress?

Comment below!

Blue Cut-Out Dress: Topshop  |  Cropped Leather Jacket: Ebay  |  Gold Plated Heels: Forever 21  |

Rooftop Escapades

Fun Fact: I love high places.

Mountain tops, high-rise condos, amusement park rides.. love them all. I have plenty of fears and phobias, but just happen to find soaring above land and city-scapes to be captivating.

Mesh Cut-Out Crop Top: Topshop  |  Black Felt Hat w/ Gold Leaf Detail: H&M  |  Dark Navy A-line Skirt: Topshop  |  Black Tights: American Apparel  |  Mighty Boot: Topshop

Easter Outfit

An Easter inspired outfit with pops of soft pastels on a waffle texture dress.



This dress is originally meant to be worn with a high neck and low cut back, but I decided to wear it backwards so I could layer it with my pale lilac tank.

What are some of your favorite Easter looks?

White Waffle Dress: Topshop | Rose Belt: H&M | Lilac Tank: Urban | Chunky Heel: Aldo

Vancouver Coal Harbor

It's pretty rare to catch a sunny day in Vancouver these days, so I felt the urgent need to take advantage when the clouds finally relented, letting us have a peek of summer weather.

I hopped over to Coal Harbor for a quick visit and a brain break- over the past little while I've been immensely busy with an animated commercial that I'm working on. Despite my best efforts however, the project is a little behind with a copious amount of work left.

Why is it that production schedules never go according to plan??



I also can't wait until all the gloom passes and summer finally hits. I am definitely a summer girl. It's been my favourite season ever since I could remember.

There's something in the air that just buzzes and hums, it gives me an extra surge of energy to do... stuff. To go out, meet with friends, get a drink, whatever. Winter just makes me want to stockpile food and hibernate forever alone.

But honestly, I'm really excited for the first few days we make it past 20 degrees. And patio dining. And ice-cream on those sweltering days. And hitting the beach. And summer blockbusters! And finding the perfect summer anthem on the radio :)

Ugh, cannot wait!

Cozy Day off with Cheerio

Things have been really hectic for me for the past couple of week. With meetings, new clients, new projects and Topshop on top of everything else, I feet like I barely had a chance to breathe.

But today I get the day off, and I'm really relishing the moment to just take some time for myself. Grabbing a tea and cozying up with my pet bunny Cheerio to catch up on my news and blog reading.

 



I'm wearing my new chunky knit sweater from Topshop.

I just love the colors, and it's so comfy! Perfect for a cozy and chill day like today.



I have a few errands to run and a nail appointment, but I'm planning on coming home and watching last night Oscar's in it's full entirety. I love love love the Oscar's, and was really disappointed that I couldn't catch the live version last night, but I guess I can always just pretend it's happening now hah.

Too bad today can't last forever.

Cause tomorrow it's back to work, ad I have a big deadline for Friday and still an insane amount of work to do.

But hopefully I'll still get a chance to blog and update.

But until next time :) hope you're all having a happy Monday!