Match Point

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Jacket: Talula Babaton  Top: Lark & Wolff  Skirt: Central Park West   Gold Collar: Vintage  Pearl Necklace: Vintage  Pearl Earrings: Vintage  Shoes: H&M

Photography By Trevor Negin

I love that preppy and sartorial garments are all the rage this season. Typically lady-like menswear, well cut of course, will flatter most body types really well, though, for us busty girls finding great shirts are hard to find.  Choosing silk, or even a polyester blend fabric for a blouse may help, if you have this problem too.  Mixing structured pieces with more feminine ones, like a blazer and shirt with a pleated A-line skirt, is a nice way to soften a potentially hard outfit.

Plaid Magazine (where I am the Art Director) just launched it’s Fall/Winter 2012 issue. Order it online now or wait for it to appear at a Chapters/Indigo location near you!

xo b


Fashion’s Night Out

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Skirt: Joe Fresh Runway     Tank: American Apparel      Spiked Jacket: Forever 21    Cork Purse: Vintage    Shoes: Jeffery Campbell

Photography by Trevor Negin

 So clearly, like every other fashion lover in Canada, I’ve been patiently awaiting the arrival for Toronto’s Fashion Night Out, unfortunately though I’ve been so exhausted lately, I only ventured out for a bit.  As a retail junkie, it was a great time to celebrate the shops, especially the 175th birthday of Holt Renfrew #hot@175. I ended early where as the rest of the stylish Torontonian  ran off to party the night away at Toronto Life’s Stylebook Party celebrating the most stylish people in Toronto, like my friends and Plaid Magazine’s Editors Odessa Paloma Parker and Robert Weir.

Urban Jungle

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Shirt: Zara   Pants: Joe Fresh Fall 12   Belt: Banana Republic   Shoes: Michael Kors  Necklace: Family Vacation

I’ve recently started working for The Hudson’s Bay Company as a graphic designer and it’s pretty unreal, to be honest! The Bay is such a great brand and I so excited to design for this Canadian Icon. That being said, I went from a casual dress work environment to a very corporate, and I must say I’m excited to rework my closet to create a more polished look.

Fall is one of my favourite seasons, and as the new lineup hits the stores, my heart and wallet skip a beat (thank g.d for the new job!). I’ve been decorating in Kelly Green for a bit now around my apartment, and when I saw these pants at Joe Fresh, there were really no questions. (Similar pants are available at The Gap, I was hours away from buying those to be honest.) Kelly Green works so well in my very collective style home and closet, matching almost any print, pattern and colour I throw at them.

And Plaid Magazine where I also work as an art director is now 1 of the 25 Magazines You Should Know in Toronto!
check it out Fall Winter 2012 is available soon