A Year To Be Thankful For

Investing in my first DSLR

Throwing a private party for a soon to be Olympic Gold winning Bobsled team.

Going to the top of Grouse Mountain to see Matt Lauer & friends on Day 1 of the Olympics.

The Olympics.

Running/Building my own store/business - on someone else's dollar. Slash - Executing Chip's vision.

Intro to Photography course.

Family in Vegas.

Deciding to move home.

Packing up life as I knew it, and loved it. Moving across the country.

Taking a step backwards to take a leap forwards.

Reconnecting with the 3 people I love the most in this world.

Making new friends.

Searching toronto for the best Buttertart in the city with said new friends.

Investing in a great bed/mattress.

Building an amazing team.

Spending time with my Crash, taking care of him through his final months.

Saying Good-bye.

Meeting a boy. Falling for said boy.

Fashion wins; a third Hermes Scarf adopted into my collection, 3 Lanvin Party Dresses, new Prada Glasses.

Epic City, Epic Ring

Gotham City. On a ring. On your finger.

To Lee, With Love...

To Lee, With Love, Nick - A Tribute to Alexander McQueen By Nick Knight from SHOWstudio on Vimeo.

Instant Classic?

As I've previously mentioned, I have a (very innocent) school girl crush on Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair". I think she's adorable and it's catchy and innocent and is exactly what young girls need to be listening to since RiRi went all good girl gone tramp on them.

So for a big girl like me, when icons in Classic Rock 'n Roll cover such a quirky fun song. I just about died. The humour, the irony, the pure hilarity of it all. Kudos. Instant classic. 

Mr Young, The Boss - I applaud you.

All I want for Christmas (part 1 )

Dearest Santa, I have been oh so good this year...

These monochromatic playing cards would make an amazing stocking stuffer.

As would these adorable paper clips w/ crows! 

(if you haven't noticed from my tumblr i have thing for crows & skulls)

for under the tree... 

this would be the perfect new home for my macbook pro...

a gift that keeps on giving... for the both of us...

and what girl doesn't want a piece of (the much anticipated return of) Tom Ford 

(take that any way you like)

As always I'll leave beer (still drinking Stella Artois?) and peanuts for you.

Love Always,

Miss Content

Interior Inspiration

I'm redecorating. And inspired.

Where can I find this headboard? I need it.

The carpet, the pictures... le sigh.

J'adore

space envy.

the perfect setting for my antique tea cup collection, me thinks.

Reminiscing Asia

I have no idea why I'm in a reminiscent kind of mood right now, but I am. 

I was just perusing my photos from various trips to Asia and pulled a few of my favourite shots. 

Enjoy.

Crabs for sale, $20 - New meaning to Fast Food?

Hong Kong, 2007

Hong Kong, 2008 

Shanghai, 2008 - From the roof of #5 on The Bund

Shanghai, 2008 - From the roof of #5 on The Bund

Shanghai, 2008 - The Bund

Acting noodles with stewed spore ribs.

Fast Food at the airport, Shanghai 2008

Not too old to Whip My Hair

I just don't think there's an age limit for fun. Deal.

The Perils of Online Dating

Foot Fetishes...

Panty Snatchers...

Guys from Woodbridge...

and "Firefighters" who are grammatically challenged.

Needless to say, my search continues.

Stay tuned.

Daphne Guiness - behind the scenes for NARS

Fashion meets Chin Injeti meets Steve Carty = Brilliance

I met Steve Carty years ago and watching his creativity and talent evolve is continual inspiration for me. Also I can't get enough of this song, Separated by Chin Injeti.

Creating Something from Nothing

I have no idea how to embed this blog post from lululemon so you're just going to have to click on the link.

Last September i joined a cast of 3 others in the creation of one of the most amazing projects of all time. I'm  so thankful to have been a part of this journey and i still can't believe how much I've learned and grown in 9 short months. Now it's time for me to create something new for myself, again, and prioritize my personal goals. So please share this post with anyone you know in fashion with experience in design and/or development/production. We're looking for an incredible leader to take the lab to the next level.

namaste.

GLEE - Sue Sylvester's Vogue

I pretty much died when i saw this. Had to share.

Anatomy of a Birkin

The most coveted bag on the planet. I'm completely lost in 'Bringing Home the Birkin' by Michael Tonello, and obsessed with this illustration by Muntsa Vicente. I am hoping to find a way to print it onto a fabulous textured paper and frame it for my house.

*sigh*

until the day I find a way to Bring Home the Birkin, this framed will do nicely.

Brad Woodfin

incredible artist. 

One of the galleries down the street from me hosts shows of his work fairly regularly.

I've been waiting for the day to purchase a piece for my own home. 

Still waiting, but i think it will have to happen this year.

Growing Up and Moving Home

So this past year has been one of the craziest roller coaster rides full of personal growth and development as well as professional. And i recently came to a decision to start prioritizing some of my larger personal goals. The pursuit also involves a move back to Ontario. Being closer to my family, friends, Goddaughters, and loved ones is more important to me than ever.
Saying goodbye on a regular basis over the past 4 years never got easier, but it always felt right to be far away for all the reasons i was, primarily my career. I'm not totally sure what changed and when but now my job is no longer reason enough for me to be far from those who matter most.
 And so without knowing exactly what I'll be doing, or exactly when i'll be moving (sometime in August), I'm taking all necessary steps to do it. I'm looking at it as creating new opportunities. Opening doors that may not have otherwise been revealed. It's time to design in the largest possible way - create the next phase of my life.

when i grow up

I used to want to just look this fabulous. Now I just want to be able to photograph such fabulousness. 

I love everything about this shot - hair, makeup, styling, dark moody photo... love it.

Marilyn

photographed by Bert Stern, 1962

Isn't she lovely...