Color Blocking
SANDRO JACKET, H&M TOP, WILFRED BLOUSE, RAG & BONE/JEAN JEANS, GUCCI SHOES, MICHAEL KORS WATCH, HERMES BRACELET
What I've been wearing lately, if you couldn't already tell: layered tops and bold/printed jeans. I'm currently waiting to receive these in the mail. Every girl needs a pair of snake-print denim, right?
My parents and nieces are arriving tomorrow from Calgary for a 5-day visit. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family who loves me beyond any limit. Growing up, I didn't have the greatest relationship with my parents (or my sister for that matter, but that's a whole 'nother blog post). Yet, interestingly enough, me moving to Vancouver in 2007 really brought us closer together. It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and being 985 km apart definitely put things into perspective and made me realize how much my parents mean to me; not to mention how important it is to cherish the time we have together.
Having said that, here's to an amazing weekend ahead!
XOXO,
My parents and nieces are arriving tomorrow from Calgary for a 5-day visit. I feel very blessed to have such a wonderful family who loves me beyond any limit. Growing up, I didn't have the greatest relationship with my parents (or my sister for that matter, but that's a whole 'nother blog post). Yet, interestingly enough, me moving to Vancouver in 2007 really brought us closer together. It is said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and being 985 km apart definitely put things into perspective and made me realize how much my parents mean to me; not to mention how important it is to cherish the time we have together.
Having said that, here's to an amazing weekend ahead!
XOXO,
For the Love of Writing
WU+SEN SWEATER, TALULA BOYFRIEND SHIRT, CURRENT/ELLIOTT LEOPARD JEANS, BURBERRY PRORSUM SHOES, T.BABATON HAT, CC SKYE NECKLACE
A spin-off to my post on December 12th, 2011:
"What happens when you fall in love with a writer? Lots of things might happen. That's the thing about writers. They're unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not sleep at all. Or they might sleep right through the alarm and forget to get you up for work. Or call you home from work to kill a spider. Or refuse to speak to you after finding out you've never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. Or spend the last of the rent money on five kinds of soap. Or sell your textbooks for cash halfway through the semester. Or leave you love notes in your pockets. Or wash your pants with Post-It notes in the pockets so your laundry comes out covered in bits of wet paper. They might cry if the Post-It notes are unread all over your pants. It's an unpredictable life.
But what happens if a writer falls in love with you?
This is a little more predictable. You will find your hemp necklace with the glass mushroom pendant around the neck of someone at a bus stop in a short story. Your favorite shoes will mysteriously disappear, and show up in a poem. The watch you always wear, the watch you own but never wear, the fact that you've never worn a watch: they suddenly belong to characters you’ve never known. And yet they're you. They're not you; they're someone else entirely, but they toss their hair like you. They use the same colloquialisms as you. They scratch their nose when they lie like you. Sometimes they will be narrators; sometimes protagonists, sometimes villains. Sometimes they will be nobodies, an unimportant, static prop. This might amuse you at first. Or confuse you. You might be bewildered when books turn into mirrors. You might try to see yourself how your beloved writer sees you when you read a poem about someone who has your middle name or prose about someone who has never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. These poems and novels and short stories, they will scatter into the wind. You will wonder if you're wandering through the pages of some story you’ve never even read. There's no way to know. And no way to erase it. Even if you leave, a part of you will always be left behind.
If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." — Unknown
It's funny how we set qualification for the right person to love. Before we meet anyone, we create this ideal of a significant other. Then when we actually meet someone, we try to mold that person into our ideal—and yet, deep in our hearts, we know that the person we truly love will always be the exception.
XOXO,
"What happens when you fall in love with a writer? Lots of things might happen. That's the thing about writers. They're unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not sleep at all. Or they might sleep right through the alarm and forget to get you up for work. Or call you home from work to kill a spider. Or refuse to speak to you after finding out you've never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. Or spend the last of the rent money on five kinds of soap. Or sell your textbooks for cash halfway through the semester. Or leave you love notes in your pockets. Or wash your pants with Post-It notes in the pockets so your laundry comes out covered in bits of wet paper. They might cry if the Post-It notes are unread all over your pants. It's an unpredictable life.
But what happens if a writer falls in love with you?
This is a little more predictable. You will find your hemp necklace with the glass mushroom pendant around the neck of someone at a bus stop in a short story. Your favorite shoes will mysteriously disappear, and show up in a poem. The watch you always wear, the watch you own but never wear, the fact that you've never worn a watch: they suddenly belong to characters you’ve never known. And yet they're you. They're not you; they're someone else entirely, but they toss their hair like you. They use the same colloquialisms as you. They scratch their nose when they lie like you. Sometimes they will be narrators; sometimes protagonists, sometimes villains. Sometimes they will be nobodies, an unimportant, static prop. This might amuse you at first. Or confuse you. You might be bewildered when books turn into mirrors. You might try to see yourself how your beloved writer sees you when you read a poem about someone who has your middle name or prose about someone who has never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. These poems and novels and short stories, they will scatter into the wind. You will wonder if you're wandering through the pages of some story you’ve never even read. There's no way to know. And no way to erase it. Even if you leave, a part of you will always be left behind.
If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." — Unknown
It's funny how we set qualification for the right person to love. Before we meet anyone, we create this ideal of a significant other. Then when we actually meet someone, we try to mold that person into our ideal—and yet, deep in our hearts, we know that the person we truly love will always be the exception.
XOXO,
First Giveaway of 2012
WILFRED FREE T-SHIRT, CURRENT/ELLIOTT LEOPARD JEANS, CLUB MONACO FAUX FUR SCARF, WASTED EFFORT BODY HARNESS COURTESY OF WASTED EFFORT, MICHAEL KORS WATCH
It's my pleasure to introduce you to WASTED EFFORT, a Vancouver-based jewelry line where all pieces are lovingly cut, shaped, soldered and polished by hand. I'm currently madly in love with this Etheline harness ($145), and thanks to Marie Foxall, founder and designer of WASTED EFFORT, one lucky reader will receive the same intricate geometric brass triangle and chain harness. Yay, twinsies!
Are you in it to win it? Here's how to enter: "Like" WASTED EFFORT and BLEED FOR FASHION on Facebook, and comment on this post with your name and email address. This giveaway is open worldwide and the winner will be chosen next Sunday, January 29th. Good luck!
ETA:
Aaaaaaand the winner is... Robyn! Congratulations, you'll be receiving an email from Marie shortly. Thank you to everyone else who entered!
XOXO,
Are you in it to win it? Here's how to enter: "Like" WASTED EFFORT and BLEED FOR FASHION on Facebook, and comment on this post with your name and email address. This giveaway is open worldwide and the winner will be chosen next Sunday, January 29th. Good luck!
ETA:
Aaaaaaand the winner is... Robyn! Congratulations, you'll be receiving an email from Marie shortly. Thank you to everyone else who entered!
XOXO,
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