FALL 2013 INSPIRATION: A TO D

3.1 Phillip Lim - Fall 2013

Balenciaga - Fall 2013

Bottega Veneta - Fall 2013

Burberry - Fall 2013

Celine - Fall 2013

Chanel - Fall 2013

Chloe - Fall 2013

Derek Lam - Fall 2013

Diane Von Furstenberg - Fall 2013

Dolce + Gabanna - Fall 2013

Dries Van Noten - Fall 2013

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PREGNANCY DIARY: WEEK 27

Here we are at week 27. Next week is the start of my third trimester of this crazy thing they call Pregnancy. For the last few weeks we have been able to feel and see our little boy kicking. Feeling him move around throughout the day is the best feeling.

Old Navy Tank Top, American Apparel Plaid Chiffon Blouse, and Express Leggings. 

Photos below range from; the very beginning, 18wks, 23wks, and to date at 27wks.

BUILDING OUR BABY BOY'S WARDROBE

One of the reasons we wanted to find out the gender of our baby was to be more prepared for his arrival. Now that we know we are having a boy we can start to build his wardrobe accordingly. I had to have two ultrasounds around week 20 and 21 so it has been confidently confirmed twice that we are expecting a boy. 

Outfit above from Baby Gap. Shirt below from Baby Gap and Jeans from Old Navy.

Both outfits were purchased from Old Navy. 

We love stripes!

OUR WORK IN PROGRESS NURSERY

Nathan and I have been hard at work clearing out and painting the second bedroom for our little man's bedroom. The room is still a work in progress but we are very happy with the way it's turning out. Can't wait to finish the project.

Before we started painting photos.

After! Paint colour is, "Big Sea" from CIL Paints.

Artwork we found at IKEA.

  

Major cities N8 and I have travelled. Hung in order of our first visits to each.

FABRIC SHOPPING FOR BABY BLANKETS

My parents have been in town visiting and today we walked along Queen street to fabric shop for baby blankets. My mom is planning to sew receiving blankets and a few crib size quilts for our little man. Here are pictures of the fabric we found. Now I can't wait to receive the finished products. Hope our boy will like them as much as N8 and I do. 

Fabric pictured above was found at the first store we checked out. This car and truck printed fabric will be used for receiving blankets. 

This Superman and Batman fabric will also be made into receiving blankets. 

For one of the quilts my mom is making this Superman fabric will be used for one side. 

This Batman fabric will be used on the other side of the same quilt the the Superman fabric above is being used for. I'm calling it our Superhero quilt. 

All three types of Star Wars fabric will be used for the second quilt. 

MATERNITY WEAR DIARIES

Even before I was pregnant I purchase the oversized chiffon plaid blouse pictured below. I was inspired by my favourite parisian fashion blogger, Denni from ChicMuse who was wearing an oversized black and white vertical striped blouse from American Apparel in a post on her blog. Now that I'm pregnant and my belly is growing larger every week this chiffon blouse has become a much needed staple in my wardrobe, more than I thought when I was initially purchasing it. Now that I'm starting the third trimester of my pregnancy and my tummy is expected to double or almost double in size, this top may just be large enough to wear until the end. 

With the potential of longevity and enjoying the style of this American Apparel blouse I purchased it in the colours, Port and Blush today. They may not be colour appropriate for my "Spring" skin tone, but they have a romantic feel to them and the colours are great for Fall. Now I just need to pick-up some tank tops that will go well underneath and fit over my expanding belly.

3.1 PHILLIP LIM FOR TARGET

On September 15th the 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target collection will be out in stores. As the date approaches pictures of the collection are starting to surface. I found a great set of pictures on LouLou.com. Here are my favourite looks from the collection.

To view all the photos available on LouLou.com CLICK HERE.

AI WEIWEI CHINESE ZODIAC IN TORONTO

Today N8 and I went to Nathan Phillips Square to check out the Ai WeiWei exhibit, "Chinese Zodiac." We also wanted to take pictures of our own Chinese Zodiac symbols and our son's. Now we are really looking forward to the full exhibit at the AGO. 

Year of the Dog - moi! 

Year of the Tiger - N8

Year of the Snake - our son!

There was a Wedding! 

Year of the Dragon - because we love Dragons!