OUR BOY'S GROWING BOOK COLLECTION

In a card I received from business colleagues I also received an Indigo Books + Gifts gift card. I was surprised to received a gift, but thrilled when I saw it was for Indigo. We have been slowly building up a library for our little man, but the gift card added 7 new books to our boy's collection! Here are all the books in his library we have so far.

I was really excited to find these books; This is London, This is New York, and This is Paris at Kol Kid here in Toronto on Queen Street.  London, New York, and Paris are three major cities N8 and I have travelled to together. The books are such a fit with our nursery travel theme and the art we found at IKEA. Hope our boy likes them too.

AI WEIWEI "FOREVER BICYCLES" EXHIBIT

Toronto is truly an amazing city. Not only have we had the pleasure of enjoying Ai Weiwei's "Chinese Zodiac" exhibit in our City Hall's, Nathan Phillips Square, and his exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), but for our Nuit Blanche festival (and still on display weeks after) is Ai Weiwei's "Forever Bicycles" art piece! Just over 3,000 bicycles were used to create this dramatic and interactive sculpture.  

ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO: AI WEIWEI

Back in August I posted about Ai Weiwei's Chinese Zodiac exhibit in Nathan Philips Square. After months of letting the hype die down we finally went to the AGO, to see his full exhibition. Tonight is Nuit Blanche art crawl here in Toronto, and at Nathan Philips Square the city will have Ai Weiwei's Bicycles art piece. 

CRAZY RICH ASIANS BOOK PARTY

This evening my best friend, Meghan and I went to Kevin Swan's Toronto book party at the Shangri-la hotel. The party was hosted by RandomHouse, Chatelaine and FLARE.

Kevin Kwan saying a few words. Check out all of those top-knot's...

My bestie and I posing for the camera. 

Our "night cap" after the party.

DREAMING OF CHARLOTTE OLYMPIA SHOES

I can't believe I haven't written about Charlotte Olympia's unique and stylish accessories until now, but here I am finally. I have been attracted to the designer, Charlotte Dellal's creative accessory line since I started seeing the items features online and in magazines. I love to express my personality through fashion and the Charlotte Olympia brand ALWAYS has accessories that I covet to wear. Here are just a few pairs of footwear I'm currently dreaming of adding to my wardrobe.

Aquarius Zodiac Flats

Parisienne Sandals

Kitty Flats

Charlotte's Web Flats

TORONTO LIFE STYLEBOOK PARTY

This past Wednesday, Stephanie Flattered and I attended Toronto Life magazine's special interest issue, Stylebook Soiree. My name wasn't added until that morning so at lunch I visited Hudson's Bay store across from my office, and picked up this beautiful Spring/Summer top by Jessica Simpson. To add a little more "jazz" to my outfit I found a beautiful statement necklace from the jewelry line, Expressions. Party took place at The Distillery District here in Toronto Specifically at The Fermenting Cellar.

The green carpet entrance. Matched my outfit!  

 What I Wore:

Fidelity Denim

Jessica Simpson Floral Blouse

Expressions Statement Necklace 

Dooney + Bourke Vintage Bucket Handbag

Arturo Chiang "Chelsea" Black Leather Ankle Boots

L'ICONA BY SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

After reading about Salvatore Ferragamo's new website that allows you to order a custom pair of their iconic Vara style footwear, I was hooked. After the site launched May 1st, 2013 I have been dreaming of a pair of my very own custom Vara's.

WHAT I'M READING: VOGUE US MAY 2013

For my 30th birthday a few months ago (February 5th) my best friend, Meghan gifted me a subscription to VOGUE! It's really been the gift that keeps on giving, every month it's so exciting to receive the new issue of VOGUE addresses to moi. Here are my favourite pages from the May 2013 issue. 

The adaptation of The Great Gatsby is in theatres here, May 10th! 

My cat, Nigo and I are both crazy about this Chanel watch..

Above: curious what MARNI's fragrance smells like..

Below: Maybe a great alternative cover option, a lot of people on twitter were not crazy about the cover chosen for this issue of Vogue.

Below: Inside Florence Welsch's South London House. 

Below: An article about Salvatore Ferragamo's custom Vara's..

I can't wait to see the movie, The Great Gatsby!