IT'S MY PARTY!

A few pictures taken from my birthday party yesterday (Saturday, February 5th). I absolutely adore this bird patterned jumpsuit, it fit and felt perfect for the occasion. I can't wait to wear it again. I bought the "birthday girl pineapple sippy cup" and the Happy Birthday banner below from the Dollar store, and my friend Jen made her famous boob cake, giving me a sexy bikini top, warm Hawaii inspired (to go with my "hodge-podge" of random decorations) cake. I have the best friends.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR

Today is my birthday!!! I celebrated Thursday night with all my friends from the advertising industry I work in here. Tonight I'm having my closest friends (outside work) over for cake, champagne, music and Wii games :) I can't wait to wear my new bird patterned jumpsuit, but first I'm off to get a birthday Manicure-Pedicure! Here are some pictures from this time last year.

February 3rd I visited inside the Revlon Canada head office.

I completed a great Adobe InDesign course that I was sent to by my work. I haven't had a chance to use what I learned yet, but a friend has the Adobe software I can put on my computer so looks like my handouts and lesson we not a waste.
March issues drop in February so these are not Feb. issues but what I was reading days before my birthday last year.

LOVE these Derek Lam and Lanvin collections, looks, and ads. At that time last when I was drooling over this Lanvin ad, I wouldn't have predicted the Lanvin X H&M collaboration that happened in the Winter.
Love this Chloe inspired oversized dress shirt I found at H&M. Ad from the magazines I was looking through at that time.

For my birthday last year my boyfriend and I went to the spa for a couples massage, lunch, and a relaxing soak. Outfit last year; cute top with designer Marni attire look-a-like girl with puffy shoulders, black pencil skirt, red velvet wedges, and my Jimmy Choo for H&M purse :D

My friend Andrea gave me the cutest Nautical inspired gift. Cutest tank top and re-usable bag.

The morning after my birthday party, I went to my favourite gallery, Thrush Holmes Empire. While on our walk I feel in love with these chandeliers at Industrial storm.

MY MAGAZINE, MOVIE, AND BOOK COLLECTIONS

Ever since I was a little girl I would flip the pages of fashion magazines and dream about modeling and living in the big city! My obsession with fashion magazines has definitely increased from then, but there are soo many great publications. Now with Social media; Facebook Fan Pages, Twitter, Blogs - I love getting to know and communicate with the individuals and celebs (from around the world) who bring me so much joy and inspiration!

Magazines are great but I have a growing collection of Fashion and Art books. Majority coffee-table style, but I love flipping pages when I have any down time. This is only a small sample of the books I have. I will post about my others soon, just choose the books I have acquired recently, but I have some oldies that are goodies!! :) The next novel I really want to read (after I finish Front Row) is Blow by Blow the story of Isabella Blow. Came out right before Christmas but is very hard to find. Maybe I can convince someone to buy it for me on Amazon, my birthday is just days away.. LOL

I collect fashion films, my mom started a tradition a while back, buying me the new Sex and the City season every year for Christmas. This year she bought me Sex and the City 2 :). I have bought Coco Avant Chanel after being invited by Elle Canada to an exclusive preview, what a great love story. I'm obsessed with modern art, Factory Girl is a terrifying movie but feel like I have a little 70's New York artist vibe in me. So happy to collect The September issue, Grey Gardens, Devil Wears Prada, the list does go on.. Marie Antoinette I watch over and over, it didn't get the greatest reviews, but I don't care I loved Kirsten Dunst, the way Sofia Coppola brought the story to life, and of course the fashion and set designer are breath-taking!!!

MY BIRTHDAY SUIT

Today I went Winter Boot shopping for my boyfriend, they're forecasting a major snowstorm over night in to tomorrow morning... After boot success I also needed to look for a toque (what we call a winter knit hat here in Canada :D). H&M was conveniently located next door and my time was running up, so I quickly ran in. On my way to the cash register I spotted these patterned jumpsuits. I instantly thought to myself, my birthday is coming up so instead of wearing a dress I could wear "my birthday suit!" - pun intended!! I fell in love with the black and white bird patterned one for my birthday, but don't want to pass on the tribal too soon it seems perfect for summer nights... oh summer... i miss you...

ANNA SUI STORE TOUR FALL 2010

When I was in NYC last summer, I finally bought my first Anna Sui piece :) It wasn't a high fashion piece, I was on a budget, but for my Rock n' Roll soul I was so excited to find the perfect T-shirt. The style of shirt, black with an unique, arty girl is very Anna Sui and very ME. I found this great video with New York Magazine interviewing Anna about her SOHO store. Where I visit every time I'm in NYC, and where I found my first piece of Sui.
What I love about the video are her points about the Anna Sui girl and her Fall 2010 RTW collection. Anna is feminine but rock n' roll, vintage but modern, happy yet strong.

OLIVE OVER YOU!

I have been obsessed with olive green this 2010-2011 Fall/Winter season. For my natural colouring a more traditional grass green is actually a better choice to enhance my natural beauty (I learnt this in school..), but I can't deny what my heart desires.. And this season it's olive green :)





I made my boyfriend take these photos when we went to Milestones and there was a cupid on my belinni!! :) Really festive, and I'm really in love :D After dinner we finally saw Black Swan. What a thrilling, beautiful movie.. Must own..



WHAT I'M WEARING:
Green top - The Hudson Bay Company
Green Cardigan - Joe Fresh
Chinese fortune cookie necklace - SOHO street vendor NYC
DKNY watch - Macy's
Betsey Johnson Bracelet - Nordstrom
Not shown; Light wash jeans - H&M