Rustic Chic

I don't know what it is, but I'm starting to acquire a taste for every article of clothing from Roots Canada.  It's probably me stalking the pictures from awelltraveledwoman on Tumblr, especially her taste in rustic chic clothing and decor, and also the amazing photography that she documents on her blog.  Ask me a year ago what I thought about Roots clothing and I would have said that it was for people with no concept of style, but now, I'm so inspired by it.  

I've never been a huge fan of the sweltering weather that we get in the summer, and I would never really want to travel to somewhere super warm.  I think it would be so cool to travel somewhere up north in the mountains and the trees, and I would really like to travel to Iceland someday (it looks so amazing there!).

I'm starting to acquire a taste for plaids, knits, nordic prints, faux fur and leather (hey, that almost rhymed, ha!).  I know this stuff is so stereotypical for Canadians, but its actually super stylish.  It's so weird how our styles differ and how completely opposite they can be.  One day I'll want to wear something like skinny jeans, flats, a black and white striped top and a black blazer and now I'm wanting to wear plaid and knits.  It's kind of awesome how we don't have to stick to a certain style pallet, and how we can incorporate some of our favourite styles into our unique *look*.  I'm kind of crushing on this Capri Hoody in Salt & Pepper and this Penny Duffle Coat in Blue Iris.

Baby It's Cold Outside

Is it weird that I'm wanting to listen to Christmas music already? I've done quite a bit of window shopping and every store has their Christmas displays out and are playing Christmas tunes over their sound systems. I was in Chapters yesterday and I saw that Starbucks has introduced their Christmas cups already! :)

Want to know one of my favourite parts of having chilly weather? Guys in coats! I'm now starting to see it everywhere. I think it is so important to have a good fall/winter coat that fits with your personality and that isn't meant for the ski slopes. When I walk down the street I think the first thing I look at is a guy's coat, and then their face, hahaha. Bonus points if they have a nice scarf too, heehee. Is any one else with me on this one?

Photo: Hypebeast

Long Overdue Update

My internet has been going haywire the past few days and I've missed keeping up with my blog and reading through my blogroll. I have so many post ideas that I want to execute in the next few days!

I have been noticing lately that the weather is starting to get pretty chilly! I saw on the weather forecast that we're probably going to get a bit of snow tomorrow! In lieu of the dipping temperature, I decided to knit a cowl to wear with my black blazer or my trench coat. I was browsing Etsy and came across this chunky wheat neck and shoulder cowl. I had some yarn lying around so I decided to copy it! I absolutely adore the colour of the yarn that I chose, its a burnt red/orange colour and it is so soft. I will post pictures when I am finished it. 

ps: Did you know that I learned to knit through YouTube? The new media that is provided to us really does amaze me.

Photo: ArrowsDesign

Look at what I bought...

Set Fire to the Rain

The other night my friends and I had a girls night in and watched a movie and some episodes of 90210 and made vision boards with old magazines, scissors, glue and canvas. Here are some iPod pictures that we snapped through the night and the end result of our creative projects. I think these beauties will be making their way onto our walls very soon! The last one is mine :)

Break it Up, Shake it Up

Its hard to think about spring and summer fashion when we're caught in the middle of January in the freezing cold weather.  To combat the winter blues, just walking through the mall can help in getting in the mood of the warm breeze and sunshine.  While strolling through the mall yesterday with Jess, we were drooling over the spring pieces at Jacob and the Gap. I had to snap this picture of a super stylish mannequin at the Gap. This outfit is perfect.

Winter Chic

Need a little outfit inspiration during the cold winter months? I know I do! I was flipping through the fashion section of Glamour when I stumbled across this picture of Lauren Conrad rocking a perfect winter look. All you need is a slouchy sweater, black tights or skinny jeans, black boots and a beret. Pretty simple!

photo: Glamour Fashion

Light It Up Like It's Dynamite

It's pretty snowy at home, we have about 15cm of snow and the weather has been tame, averaging about -3°C. With all of this snow on the ground, it's really affecting my outfit inspiration, my latest love being anything grey. A lot of people think that grey is such a blah colour, but it's definitely one of my favourites because it's so versatile and looks perfect paired with creme and pink colours. Here are a few pictures that are inspiring me right now:

All images from weheartit

All Good Things

It has been pretty warm the past few days, but in mid-November, it feels a little wrong. Next week the weather is going to dip back down to 2°C. Gosh, there is so many Christmas hype going on right now in flyers and commercials! Next week it's supposed to snow finally, which will be nice. To get into the mindset of the colder weather, here is some outfit inspiration from Lookbook hand (picked by yours truly!) to help get into get the winter vibes going: