on lovely headbands

quick hello!

the gifts above,
would look lovely under my christmas tree,
:)

they're all headbands from lock & mane,
si, si jolie

a tad pricey,
but a girl can dream !

kiss kiss kiss,

-m

on cold mornings and wonderful outfits

tonight, another late night study session awaits me.

but that's okay because i'm gazing outside my windows,
that are intimately hugged by the a sheet of thin frost.

this morning as i stepped outside the house,
it was eerily quiet, but i relished in the silence,
i inhaled a deep breathe of that fresh, crisp winter air,
& as i exhaled i could see the smoke of my breathe in front of me,
which reminded me of being little and pretending that i was smoking,
did you ever do that?

it was so perfect, but with one click, the car doors were open,
i slid on to the leather seats and was on my way!

The photos above are all outfits i wish i had in my closet.
perfect for waging war against the cold winter.

& a nice treat is that my good friend bojana is the model in all of the pictures!

0h! and tomorrow is my friend mila's 22nd birthday, now that's exciting!

kisses,

-m

shoes! food! perfect.

night!

late night post,
hope you're tucked in bed by now,
but before i do the same,
thought i'd share my evening.

first,
i got new shoes!
suede + leather laces,
aren't they just lovely?
will post my own photos soon.

went out to dinner with a few friends,
drank strawberry beer,
ate wild mushroom soup,
& devoured white belgian fudge cake
yeah, you read that right WHITE BELGIAN FUDGE CAKE
yum yum yum !

now,
i'm listening to interpol,
while sulking in the scent of my perfume,
t'was a gift :)

lots of love,

-m

friday finds.

quick hello!

love that dress.

love fridays.

love all around.

-m

i la la loveee

this above combination

tsumori chisato shirt

+

adam lippes sequin bermuda short

i know i know,

it may be a bit too much gray,

a bit too much sequin

for some of you

but i love it,

all of it

these pieces remind me

loft living,

lounging around,

listening to ambient music

eating breakfast,

while watching the sunrise.

love love love.

-m

runway review: Proenza Schouler Resort 2010

i am absolutely in love
with proenza schoulet's 2010 resort collection

the shoes!
the colours!

so so so lavish.
it makes me think of running down a london street,
rushing to an important meeting.
but knowing that everyone around you,
is staring in amazement

or

spending a spring afternoon
having a picnic with friends
on a field of never ending green grass,
sipping some earl grey

or (final one, i promise)

waiting for an evening flight,
to see loved ones,
while dusk settles in

-m

little green flats.

hello!

story time.

this afternoon i was getting ready for class,
heading downtown

it was the first day
in (what seems like) forever
that i was able to sleep in
so i overdid it ....
a bit
okay okay
a lot.

when i finally got up,
i got dressed,
headed downstairs,
& with the fear of missing my bus,
i made a sporadic decision

....
i wore my green flats


now these flats have quite a reputation,
well maybe i have the reputation,

you see,
i am known for my tendency to buy
horribly uncomfortable shoes,
usually flats, which seem so innocent,
but end up waging a war with my feet,
a war my feet rarely win.

my friends will attest to the many times
i've hopped along,
my feet close to surrender
from the torture of my flats

there was the time in new york,
then the time at commencement ...

well you get the point,
i have horrible luck with these things,
expensive shoes,
cheap shoes,
in the end they are all
uncomfortable shoes

but lately i've been quite good,
really, all of my flats have fit incredibly,
sometimes i am convinced i could
run a marathon in them

well there is still one pair
that evokes much fear in my feet,
i can almost feel them tremble,
even at the mention of these flats.

the green flats.

you see the green flats are the perfect case
of appearance vs. reality.
they have a little green bow,
they look so simple,
so harmless.

oh no!

so.
i was running late,
and i opened my closet,
i looked around to scope out my choices
& saw the green flats

don't ask me why,
but i picked them up
&
slipped them on

it had been a while since i wore them,
& i am not rational when i'm running late.
yup, that's the excuse i'm using.

&
they fit like a glove.
as i walked to the bus stop,
all was well.
but as i made my way to the train,
trouble started

by the time i was walking to class
they unleashed their complete wrath
it was unbearable.

thankfully my parents picked me up,
my feet escaped the flats as soon as i was inside the car,
they waved the white flag, and had the scars to show for it.

i really should throw them out,
but they look so lovely.

now,
i'm lounging
& listening to edith piaf & charles aznavour
wonderful.

this coming weeks will be busy,
probably busier than i've ever been,
tonight is my night to mentally prepare.

wish me luck!

lots of end of the week kisses,

-m

& nicolasv's photostream is so inspiring,
paris in the spring,
sigh.

images: 1, 2

& another.

another photo

of me & the glasses

told you i couldn't stop showing them off

you were warned ;)

-m

perfect gift.

salut!

quite exciting news.

i've spent invested significant time

to my hunt to find the perfect sunglasses

my dad told me a story

about how when he and my mom

were on their honeymoon in italy

he found the perfect sunglasses:

the ray ban aviators, with the dark green glass

i've always been on a lookout for great sunglasses,

especially because my optometrist insists

that the outer part of my eyes is sensitive to the sun

so that sunglasses are a must during the summer

well summer came & i was still without

my perfect sunglasses

(spoiler alert: not for long...)

but i finally found them !!!

& this morning....

my mom bought them for me!!!!

i had called a few stores to ask if they carried the model i wanted
but to no avail,

i was met with

"they're really rare"

&

"you should get x instead, they're practically the same"

&

"they're rare & more expensive, so..."

but even with all of that pessimism i was hopeful,

thankfully!

they are the exact ones i wanted,

the wayfarer II

tortoise shell

now i can't stop showing them off,

my dad found his perfect pair in italy,

mine were made in italy,

& in a few weeks i will be in italy,

sigh!

all is right in the world :)

kisses,

-m

sugar rush

just looking at these photos

makes me yearn something delicious

the colours are so sweet

so fun!

they make me want to run away

to paris

to spend all day

running around in my chic vêtements,

luncing on delicious crêpes,

while everyone breaks out into song & dance

sigh

that's what a good set of photos does to me ;)

gros bisous,

-m

images: 1, 2, 3

some kind of summer

when i close my eyes

and begin to day dream

of the perfect,

the most lovely,

most quaint,

most brilliant,

summer

ever.

i imagine the place

in the above photo,

a good book,

& those shoes

love,

-m

images: 1, 2, 3

me: 1, mother nature: 0

hi!

first, love the photo above!

i took it so, a bit of a bias

now,

time for a silly story

more like a "brings me down to earth" story

...

i was getting ready to head downtown yesterday

i knew that to get to my desired location

i would have to walk along a very busy sidewalk

.

to prepare for my catwalk debut

i donned my favourite black skinny jeans

an over sized gray blouse, carefully tucked

to appear calculated and effortless all at once

.

i got off the train & began my walk of fame

my head held up high

my hair settling perfectly

walking like i will always remain in my 20s

.

well,

mother nature had other plans

out of nowhere she sent as much wind as she could summon.

and sent it my way,

probably hoping to blow away my youthful egotism

.

my carefully brushed hair and side swept bangs collided

up in the air, forgetting all of my earlier effort

quelle dommage!

trying to tame the creature that was my hair,

i lift up my hands and viola! my blouse,

once so fashionably tucked into my jeans,

escaped!

my skinny jeans,

which only moments earlier hugged every curve

were now rebelling

those people walking by,

who were supposed to be the cameramen

to my model catwalk

were surely not impressed

i realized that it wasn't my day

so i proceeded down the steps to the subway,

but as the subway ran past me,

the wind following it,

brushed my hair out of my face,

and for that moment, all of that confidence returned

me: 1, mother nature: 0

;)

welcome to the weekend,

-m

image: 1

dresses wish list

i have wish lists
for almost everything

travel wish list
shoes wish list
concert tickets wish list

but no list is as long
as my dress wish list

i adore dresses so much
that i would trade
all the pleasures of today
to return to the 1950s
& prance around in a different dress
every day

dresses are without a doubt
my favourite piece of clothing
they are to me what shoes are
to most ladies (and guys)
i'm always craving new ones

i found quite a few
i was fond of
at modcloth

summer must haves.
emphasis on the must.

kisses,

-m

images: 1, 2, 3

little shopping trip

went on a little

shopping trip

quite fun, comme toujours

kisses,

-m

Aussi loin que je m'en souvienne j'ai toujours aimé des boutons
les petits boutons les grands boutons

sometimes
the buttons on a dress
the buttons on a blouse
the buttons on a hat
were enough reason
to prompt me
to grab and purchase

i also like the expression
"you make me lose my buttons"
which is also a lyric
by the band interpol <3

video here!

hope your monday is full of things you love,

-m

Image: ici!

little heels, big party

on friday we celebrated our slava

my new heels experienced:
the floor, shaken up from dancing
little crumbs from homemade sweets
flashes from camera lenses;
eager to capture candid moments

dancing and munching
chit chatting
singing
coffee
repeat

at 7am the guests made their way
out of the door
kisses were shared
best wishes expressed
and my shoes and I tip toed
to bed

wishing you much celebration
and new shoes, of course ;)

-m

retail therapy? yes, please!

Hello lovelies,

Quick post showcasing some of my favourite pieces from designer Tom Scott. Although I am not crazy about his S/S 09 collection, the past pieces are wonderful. Explore his website and experience the artsy avant-garde photo shoots which perfectly compliment his brilliant pieces season after season.

I particularly love the colour hues of his pieces. They make me think of living in an authentic loft that has been converted from an art gallery with tall white walls. More of his collection here.

The name of the material used for the bottoms in the last two pictures pictures i've listed escapes me at present but it is simply wonderful. I purchased a spring jacket this past weekend of the same material.

Funny story.

As I entered the store I shimied to the sales rack (note: the sales rack has a gravatational pull for students). I picked up a few pieces and came across a jacket, knowing that my mom is a fan of the material, I picked it up and glanced at the price. "$8!"

I was fairly shocked but I did not dedicate much time to the shock because a) I was in a discount designer brand store (Winners) and b) I had laid sight on a wonderful brown blouse which stole my attention.

After I returned home and presented my mom with the gift, i quickly bragged about the price and my bargain finding abilities. (I may or may not have compared myself to a modern superhero, with amazing riding boots!) She was initially hesitant to believe the price but after I presented the receipt she was ecstatic. She revealed that she was at the same store the week before where she planned on purchasing the same jacket but resisted after turning over the sales tag and seeing, "$160"

I could not believe her so i returned to the store and to my surprise there were a few scattered around the store but they were all $160. When i returned home I noticed that my tag read "knit" which probably means that it was wrongly labeled. I've placed the tag on my bulletin board beside some of my certificates; a fitting place because it is quite the accomplishment!

I hope your week is full of baked goods, inspiring weather and bargain finds!

-m