April 29, 2013

A Windy Day

I decided my brown hair needed a little change for the summer, and since I will never have the balls to go completly blond, I decided to go for the much safer ombre look. I’ve done ombre once before, of course it was in my bathroom, smudging bleach on randoms strands of hair, so I figured I would call on professionals this year. Another advantage to going to beauty school: I now know a handful of newly certified hairdressers who were happy to do it for free. Ha!

Anyways, I thought I’d pair my newly blond (that photographs yellow) hair with my new green dress. Perfect for summer weddings and windy days, I love that this DressStylist number is just tight enough that I don’t have to pull it up every five minutes but just loose enough that I can still breath. Plus I’ve been looking for the perfect shade of green for months now.

Dress: DressStylist, Shoes: Urban Outfitters, Tiny belt: H&M

February 25, 2013

To Crop Or Not To Crop

I chopped off my hair last summer, not in super bold, losing 10 inches off the bat way, but at slow three hair cuts in one month rate. And I loved it. Having short hair was surprisingly better in a lot of ways: less work, not as hot, more distinctive. I could finally wear my super big earrings without having my moppy hair cover them, I could see the back of my neck in the first time in five year, and mostly, I really enjoyed playing a tiny bit with androgynous looks. Nothing crazy, just my stepping out of my very small comfort zone and realizing I loved it. Ha. And while my hair is growing out, short locks are coming back this year. Not that they were ever out, a quick look at all the celebrities who have rocked them out over the years should be some sort of indication: some woman look great with short hair. The question remains, are you one of them, and can you handle the inconvenience they bring with them? Yes, short locks are amazing in summer, but winter rolls around and you realize you enjoyed that extra insolation, you have to go to the hair dresser every three weeks, and hat hair, if not very flattering on longer hair, makes you look absolutely god awful. My point is here are all these beautiful confident sexy woman pulling it off, and I can’t bring myself to go back to my initial boldness and just cut it all off. Short hair, yay or nay?

Photos: style.com

February 14, 2013

Strapless Folly

Photos: Dress Edressy, Shoes Kohls, belt american eagle, sweater vintage, ring Forever 21.

If I’m being totally honest with myself I tend to steer clear of strapless for two very good reasons. Those of you who are less busty then most probably share my irrational fear of having your dress slide down your chest because you don’t have the goods to support it. Sure, I love showing off my shoulders just as much as the next person, but no, I don;t want to spend the evening awkwardly pulling up my dress. So this strapless number from Edressy is a miracle. A dress that fits so well around my body that it won’t budge an inch. A dress that perhaps will cure my fear of strapless.

Je dois avouer que j’ai tendance a éviter les robes bustier pour deux très bonnes raisons. Celles d’entre vous qui ont disons moins de seins que la normes savent de quoi je veux parler. Oui, je partage cette phobie collective des robes bustier parce que oui, je suis terrifier de ne pas avoir assez de forme pour la tenir en place. J’assume. Je n’est juste pas envie de passer la soirée a remonter ma robe, peu importe combien elle est mignonne. Donc cette robe de Edressy est un petit miracle pour moi. Une robe tellement bien coupé qu’elle ne bouge pas d’un poil. Une robe qui me redonne le gout des robes bustier.

February 1, 2013

Winter Musings –

On a toute le même problème en hivers, a Montréal (ou dans toute autre ville ou il fait super froid) c’est a dire, comment s’habiller quand on sait que 80% de notre corps va être couvert par un manteau d’hiver souvent absolument abominable? Sérieusement, comment évite-on l’effet bibindhomme? Y-a-t-il vraiment assez d’écharpes, de chapeau et de gants mignons dans le monde pour distraire du fait qu’on ressemble a un sac de couchage? Arrive la question ultime de l’hivers Montréalais: quand est-ce qu’il fait juste trop froid pour s’occuper de ses habits? Quand est ce que la santé et le confort physique prend le pas sur la mode? Pour moi cette question a été répondu en été 2011, quand je suis rentrée les pieds en sang a cause d’une paire de talons. J’ai boité pendant une semaine et mes pied ressemblait a un patchwork de pansements. Mais plus récemment: la semaine dernière Il faisait -27 degrés dehors et il y avait un un vent féroce. J’ai donc abandonner toute prétention d’élégance et je suis sortie avec le bonnet, l’écharpe les gants, les bottes poilus, le manteau en sac de couchage et les épaules rehaussés jusqu’au oreilles. Heureusement Elle Québec nous propose une sélection magnifique de manteau d’hivers chauds et sophistiqués. Bon le prix est ce qu’il est, mais on a bien le droit de rêver, non?

We all have the same problem during winter in Montreal (or any other really cold city): how the hell do you make a winter coat look elegant? There is simply now way to make goose down look tailored, and to not look like a sleeping bag when there is a snow storm raging on outside. So the ultimate question becomes: when is cold too cold to start not caring about your outfit? When does health and physical comfort start coming before fashion? For me the answer first came in the summer of 2011, when I came home with very bloody feet because of a less than comfortable pair of heels. I limped for a week, my feet looked like a patwork quilt made of bandaids and I never wore those shoes again without tights. But more recently, when it was -27 outside last week, and I finally dropped all pretense of making my winter outfits looke cute. There simply isn’t enough cute colorful hats and gloves and scarves to distract from my unflattering winter coat. Imagine my envy when Elle Quebec published this selection of amazing and warm outerwear. Damn the fact that I cannot afford a single one.

Parka avec veste intérieure à capuche amovible doublée de fourrure, de Mackage

Prix: 960$

Manteau BCBG Max Azria, chez La Baie

Prix: 479$

Manteau marine en plumes, de Mango

Prix: 149.99$

Manteau à col croisé, de French Connection

Prix: 348$

Manteau à capuche géante, de Soïa & Kyo

Prix: 375$

Manteau portefeuille rouge, de Banana Republic

Prix: 275$

Manteau ceinturé noir, de Mackage

Prix: 680$

Manteau long militaire, de Mango

Prix: 249.99$

Manteau long à capuche amovible, de Salomon

Prix: 300$

Manteau à capuche amovible, de Soïa & Kyo

Prix: 450$

Manteau sans col, couleur émeraude, chez Mexx

Prix: 249$

Photos: http://www.ellequebec.com/mode/tendances/guide-shopping-manteaux-d-hiver/s/5008/

January 29, 2013

Savage Beauty Met Expo

If like me you totally missed the Met’s Savage Beauty Alexander McQueen exhibtion, here is just a small recap of what you missed out on. McQueen was the creator of many and eccentric and odd design, but the Met decide to gather McQueen’s weirdest. Sounds scary amazing right? McQueen’s designs have the unique and almost creepy ability to make it look like they’re perpetually bending nature’s laws. His designs transform its wearers into a beast of beauty. My only regret? Not seing with my own eyes.

Si, comme moi, vous avez raté l’exhibition Savage Beauty du Met, voici un petit résumé de ce que vous avez raté. Alexandre McQueen est connu pour ses créations bizarres, mais le net a choisis d’exposer ses plus bizarre. Eh ouais. Alors voici ce que ça donne: un mélange magique d’excentrique et de grotesque, une impression que les robes de McQueen changent la nature même la personne qui les porte. Mon seul regret? Ne pas l’avoir vue de mes propres yeux.

Photos: http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/