Outfit Post/Peek: Night Out Samara’s Bday!

Leather Skirt: H&M. Tights: House of Holland (asos.com)

AMAZING dessert from MBRGR to end an amazing meal & celebrate Samara's bday!

 

 

 

 

 

It has been a while so I figure instead of a long winded post, I thought I’d share a few pics of a great night out celebrating my friend Samara’s birthday! We went to MBRGR which is an amazing resto on Drummond with gourmet custom burgers and sinfully delicious fry baskets ( sweet potatoes and fried onions). As for dessert… just look at the pic of the that cookie! There are no words … since my mouth is full of food I can’t really talk.

 

For this (rare) night out I threw on a black sheer top ( fave village find to date), faux leather skirt from H&M and House of Holland tights (current obession).

Enjoy the pics i ‘borrowed’ from tristankurtz instgram feed. Boy was all artistic that night snappin pics like a pro. Follow him on instgram asap.

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Season Strut: Getting Ready For Fall


Getting ready for fall with some great pieces I’m excited to wear this season! Vintage MCM (loovve MCM) handbag, H&M leather skirt & BCBGenration Booties.

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BHM at NYFW. All Black Everything

NYFW has come and gone and while we’re all still sifting through the beautiful collections of designers and dreaming up new additions to our wardrobes, I will be adding additional musing to my mood board. No, not a specific collection or material or cut, but color….BLACK. Yes black as in ‘All Black Everything’ a la Jay-Z, and wearing black in order to help lead a more colourful life. But the most important reason that Black has such a powerful presence to me this month is of course Black History Month.

While yes I am appreciative that we have this month to look towards our past in order to gain perspective for our future. We must never forget, that our history no matter where it might originate from, can in no way be summed up in one month. Read More »

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Outfit Post: Trench Coat Trembles


A gorgeous day that included long walks, ipod blasting Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay and every song imaginable by Sigur Ros. The pics snapped by Maciek turned out great and loved every minute and every step from the walk of another perfect fall day.



Trench Coat: Mango
Scarf: Danier (my fave out of all of them, which you will soon discover)
Tights: Chinese Laundry
Thigh High Tights: H&M
Bag: Vintage (a great Village Des Valeur find)
Victoria Ring: Ardene
Deer Head Ring: ALDO
Bracelets: Ariane Anaïs
Shoes: Locale





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Happy Halloween From Nicki Minaj

My oh so fun Nicki Minaj costume

So Halloween has come and gone and now we bask in the glory of discounted candy and Christmas lights being put up! I just love Halloween and this year was no different, but I did come to the realization of that xmas song claiming Christmas is for kids from 1-92. If that is in fact true then why can’t that rule apply to Halloween. I just want to go trick or treatin’, I just want to empty my bag at the end of the night and pack them in my lunch for the next day. I just want it all folks, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. Well enough for my sugar filled rantings, Happy Halloween & All Saint’s Day.

The handsome ranger & I

The girls on Halloween

Black Corset: La Senza (bought at the La Senza sale yay)
Skirt: H&M
Leggings: Chinese Laundry
Pink Lipstick: Shiseido (it’s amazing)

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The Spirit of A Hustler & The Swagger of A College Kid


This blog post isn’t just a regular street style one, it’s my attempt at opening a dialogue about something that has sparked my interest, and is deeply important to me; the world’s view and opinion on African-American’s in the fashion community. While I hate to say this, and I’m sure many of you will deny, I can’t help but be bothered by what I heard during MTL & NYFW. A group of fashionable people, talking about the outfit of one the attendees (who just happened to be black), ‘Wow! That’s a great outfit for a black guy!’ and ‘Huh, I really like what he’s wearing!’ as if to be surprised that someone within the black community can pull off something other than a pair of tight leggings and cropped bomber jacket with high tops. While I am in NO WAY saying, that everyone thinks that way, I do however hope that this post can show the world, that we all don’t dress as extras in a Lil Wayne video. We’re all different, we all have different taste and if the Nicki Minaj, Beyonce and Pharell’s of the world haven’t educated you in our changing fashion sense then hopefully this post will. I’m not about to hate on anyone who enjoys their high tops as much as I enjoy my high heels, I’m just asking everyone to keep an open mind about fashion! Don’t categorize us gangsters, black hipsters or fashionable for an African-American. The African-American community has always had a huge impact on fashion, we’re just switching things up people, so try and keep up!

Huge THANK YOU to Maciek Wilkos for being the amazing photog who snapped these pics!
























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Fashionable People: Free People August 2011 Lookbook

Extreme Accessories Envy

Check out my favorite images from the new Free People A 2011 lookbook. Love the brand, but for some reason these ‘Free People’ come off as sad and alone. Hmm oh well maybe they’re after a freedom is fleeting kind of theme. Well that said, still love and thoroughly enjoy the clothes as always.

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Lookbook Love: Cynthia Rowley Resort 2012

Cynthia Rowley's fantastically colorful Lookbook


I am really enjoying Cynthia Rowley’s Resort 2012 lookbook peeple! With a collection that already has such strong vibrant colours (as well as crisp whites and basic blacks), pairing it with a beautiful painting in the background just helped round out and compliment the entire collection! Oh and of course ladies and gents one cannot forget to mention how cute those shoes are and yes, that black zipper bag has my name on it. This collection is a great mix between decadent ‘look at me’ colors and keeping it casual whites, this people is how you do a lookbook that has people begging for more!

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