Napoleon.

I have my European History exam tonight, the only thing my brain has room for is (in no particular order) enlightenment, the glorious revolution, the french revolutions, the great depression, peasant revolts, lenin, wwI, wwII, cold war, stalin, treaties and pacts of all sorts, capital cities, socialism and Napoleon Bonaparte. I don't know what it is with this following image of Napoleon, maybe that I'm so used to him being painted in military clothing, but I love this painting of him 1806. I hope you like it as much as I do!


"Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1806"

Now THAT is an emporior if I've ever seen one!

7 Things I want for Spring 2011.

Spring is just around the corner, so here are some things on my spring wishlist, in no particular order:

#1 Spiked heels.

Sam Edelman, $199. www.samedelman.com #2 Round Sunglasses

www.asos.com #3 A Backpack, a la Ashley Olsen. I know what you're thinking, but really, I WANT.

Spring, $39.99. www.myspringshoes.com #4 Something with Tassels!

French Connection, $128. canada.frenchconnection.com #5 A Vintage Hat with Veil. So I can't find exactly what I want (or I'd have it by now) but I want it to give this feeling: #6 More Multifinger Rings. (Can't have too many!)

Top Shop, £15. www.topshop.com And Last, and definitely not least...

#7 a replacement Leather Jacket.

Danier, www.danier.com

April Fools.

Yesterday was gorgeous: 8 degrees and sunny. I wore a knee length skirt with bare legs, I was in heaven. Today is awful. The forecast warned me, but I was hoping it was some kind of sick aprils fool joke, sadly, no. I think theweathernetwork says it best:

Yuck! I got a couple of those ice pellets to the face before I took shelter and called a cab! /

But before facing the weather I hunkered down in the library to do “research” (aka, looking at pretty pictures in fashion books). Today I found an awesome book, “American Fashion Menswear” by Robert E. Bryan 2009. For any of you fashionable boys out there you NEED to flip through this book! My favourite image is a Tommy Hilfiger ad from 2008… Can someone track down this man to be my boyfriend? PLEASE?? He is perfect. (thanks AJ for editing the picture for me!) I also love this stripped shirt and paisley tie combo from Geoffrey Beene, circa 1990. Other highlights of today, a German Tailoring book published in 1922, and a sewing book published in 1986 with my domestic sewing machine on the cover.

A well spent stormy afternoon inside.

Liberty and Nike?

I love love love love Liberty fabrics. Actually, I love anything Liberty. All I can say is I want/need these sneakers....and I don't even like sneakers. http://www.liberty.co.uk/

Side Note: likey my vintage Liberty tie? I found it at Value Village for 99cents. As well as my other favourite ties (which obviously aren't Liberty)

c-3po love.

After finding out about the super cool clothes from Black Milk
(http://bit.ly/hPg26F) I've been stalking their facebook group as often as possible (http://on.fb.me/f3G33R) If you're not already a fan, you should be. I want everything they sell, sadly the old bank account doesn't feel the same. :(

When I found out they were discontinuing the "Threepio" suit, I had to jump on it. My inner nerd would never forgive me if I didn't!
It has arrived all the way from Australia! I LOVE IT.

Sorry about the tacky mirror shot, but I just wanted to share:) Bring on the summer!!

Shoes.

I have a shoe addiction. But honestly, who doesnt?

I love love the Free People online store. I dream about how cool I would be if I could afford more of their clothes. LOL

Today, here are some shoes I want to rock this spring:
(the 2 pairs of sandals are Jeffrey Campbell, which is one of my fav shoe brands, and I think I need a replacement for my JC Gladiators that finally wore out this summer:( )
http://www.freepeople.com/whats-new-shoes/

Behida Dolić.

Lately I've been wasting time in the Killam Library before class looking at vintage clothing books. I love love vintage hats, but sadly I'm a lot bigger than the average woman was 50+ years ago... so along with vintage gloves and shoes, they're hard to find!
I am DROOLING over these amazing hats by Behida Dolić. She is a Bosnian designer now based out of Berkeley, California.
These hats are so 1940's but with lovely modern twists. If I had some extra cash laying around I would love to own one of this statement hats. They're priced $150-$450. These are some of my favourites, clearly I had trouble narrowing it down:












Her shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/yellowfield7