Friday, February 18, 2011

Oh! Let's talk about Spring

via arabella ramsay

It's sunny today so I don't think I can really think about FW11 right now. I'm sorry. I just can't do it.

Let's think semi-summery.

You can't really see it but the outfit with the black maxi.. the shirt is amazing. Animal prints <3

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Quickly Now



Oh. Wow.

A very good week so far.
-lunch date & delicious avocado + sprouts sandwich
-KFever Tuesday + Shanghainese food
-heart umbrellas
-unexpected returns

We Have A Winner

Uh. So you know how I was hoping that Karen Walker would save me from the so-far-so-disappointing FW11 collections I've seen?... She didn't.

It's okay. We've had our ups and downs.

So, thanks Eviana Hartman. Thanks for creating a scarily wearable collection.

Effortless, unpretentious. Everything a fall collection should be. 

Monday, February 14, 2011

Oh, it has started!

creatures of the wind via style.com
Fashion week has started. It's usually an exciting time but Rachel Comey has already let me down. I don't know - maybe thinking about winter before FW10 is finished is a little bit too much.

But anyhow: Creatures of the Wind's FW11 collection is pretty whimsy-grandma-chic. You'd think I'd fall in all sorts of love with it but mostly I just love the outfit above. Better one than none, I guess.

Wow. That's a terrible... rhyme. Ugh. Forgive me. I'm out of sync.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Portlandia


(via jenniferyumyums)
Okay. Not kidding.
This made me laugh pretty hard. I don't know. Call me a nerd.

I didn't even realize that it was a mini-series.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Pre-Weekend

t.b cashmere cape + wildred free tee
You Snooze, You Lose sale has started at Artizia.

The T.B cashmere cape was $49.99 + Wilfred Free tee was original priced.
I also saw the J.Brand houlihan's (cargo pants) for $149.99.

* * *

Anyhow. Had an early morning coffee date.
Now I'm about to head out to watch The King's Speech.
Maybe after, I will go to the library for a bit. Maybe.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Bootie Sale!

back zip boots from built by wendy

Anyone who knows me knows I have a strange obsession with brown shoes (and white ones, too). If a shoe came in an assortment of colours, I'd most probably pick the brown ones.

Another thing I fall victim to is the detail --- the strange ones. A tag, the lining, the soles....

And when a boot comes in a brown with an interesting (albeit, slippery - most likely) sole, I am hooked. I probably shouldn't be buying more boots or anything for that matter but at $84 (when it was once upon a time $280), I'd say it's a steal. 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Lunch Date




top left: white shoes weather
top right: sandwiches from meat & bread
bot. left: tomato braised veal, lemon caper, fried onions + pea shoots (sandwich #2: meatball - a little spicy but not over-poweringly so!)
bot. right: flowers <3

It was a good Tuesday.

Met up with D and sat outside Uprising drinking iced tea + hot chocolate + eating our sandwiches in secrecy.

I can honestly say Meat & Bread is currently one my favourite places. Walking in at lunch, it's bustling and unpretentious. Possibly the cutest sandwich spot around with a stellar menu. Oh. And the cute sandwich-assembly-line-worker-formation doesn't hurt either.

But the sandwiches are the real stars - I mean sure, it's a lot of meat but it doesn't make you feel gross afterward nor do you feel super thirsty. The ciabatta was awesome and not chewy like some other versions I've had before (elsewhere, obviously).

D and I both agreed we'd eat more sandwiches soon! Mmm.

Meat & Bread is located on the corner of Hastings/Cambie. 
370 Cambie to be exact. (Next to PUB 340).