i love coco...

...is what my Maison Scotch t-shirt reads. This is what broke the straw off the camel's back and caused me to spoil my shopping fast. (So I guess it's fair to say it was more of a shopping diet...) Maison Scotch is a new favourite brand of mine (found within the confines of Envy), with their cute t-shirts, button-ups, and blazers- each having a unique, quirky add-on to the piece (whether it be a necklace, handkerchief pocket square, or bow tie). In this case, my Chanel lovin' tee came with the dandelion necklace that hangs around my neck in the photos below.

Finally, my hair is long enough that I can pull it into a ponytail or a bun without stick a million bobby pins into my scalp. I'm really only growing it out for the purpose of a wedding day updo- only to have it chopped off again. When it get's this long, it's harder to hold a curl, and becomes a big mass that just gets in my face, therefore I spend most of my time wearing it up. Keeping it shorter makes me accountable for actually styling my hair and not defaulting to the easy way out. This look I like to call my ballerina hair-do. Keep in mind that I'm neither graceful nor did my ballet training extend past the age of 4.

The Outfit

T-shirt: Maison Scotch- Envy (SJ, Apr '11)

Cardigan: Kensie- Je Suis Prest Boutique (SJ, Dec '09)

Jeggings: Guess- Envy (SJ, Dec '10)

Flats: Blowfish- Little Burgundy (Toronto, May '09)

Purse: Fossil- Manchester (gifted from B, Dec '10)

Loitering outside the bottom entrance of the Alehouse, this outfit I wore on a wedding-errand Saturday with B. We had just embarked on an early supper, having visited floral designer Sandra Miller to pick out and plan flowers for the wedding and completed the task of registering at Decor8 in Brunswick Square (we also registered at Sears). Tuesday afternoon we head out to Rothesay to round out our wedding registries with PGal's Closet!  



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"these are a few of my favourite things"...

This post features a few of my favourites: the colour green, new jewellery, and a good martini! Wednesday was my and Ben's anniversary so we decided to dress up and do it in style with a celebratory dinner at Bourbon Quarter. Ben's anniversary gift to me was a beautiful gold necklace with coloured leaves- I love it!

I put my outfit together around this piece of jewellery, matching some of the colours in the necklace. Below is the outfit I wore to work:

The look:

Green cardigan- Kensie- Je Suis Prest Boutique (Dec '09)

White ruffle t-shirt- Kensie- Je Suis Prest Boutique (Winter '10)

Brown skinny leg cords- American Eagle

Brown braided belt- Eddie Bauer (4 yrs ago)

Green and yellow snack pattern flats- Blowfish- Little Burgundy (Toronto, May '09)

I kept the same colour palette and the necklace, but dressed up my look with a change into a dress in heels for dinner after work.

The look:

Green and yellow dress- Kensie- Je Suis Prest (50% off sale!- Dec '09)

Gold peep toe heels- Nine West (Winners 3 yrs ago)

We had been to Bourbon Quarter last month a week after they opened on a Saturday with Joe and Alex, and although the food was tastey, the wait was a bit long. This time, the food was just as good, and the wait time was much more efficiently timed (hey but those are the bugs that sometimes need a little time to be worked out in the beginning).

Lemon drop martini

(One of the bartenders who used to work at Sebastian now works here, so if you're looking for a good martini..I previously had a chocolate and then a peanut martini last time we were there.)

Ben's meal: the beef tenderloin

Mine: the rack of lamb

(It had an attractive presentation until I dug in..sorry, I was hungry!)

...And the dessert!

A ``mocha bomb``

It was all very yummy!