Wild Watermelon

Time to get up-to-date on my posts! Here's another oldie. I'm wearing my new watermelon-coloured button-down from H&M, which I picked up in Montreal when I went to see Gaga!

I wore the shirt with my black crepe-y high-waisted pants, which are going to be a MAJOR wardrobe staple this summer! As will this shirt, I'm sure. I think we're in for a real scorcher! It's early June, and we've already been topping 25C without accounting for humidity onan almost daily basis. I'm probably going to have tobuy a share in a sunscreen company, haha! I am determined not to tan this summer, or at least not to burn. I've burned so many times in the past, I don't really want to take any more chances!

One of the fantastic parts of summer, though: WATERMELON. What a sweet (haha!) way to beat the heat and get a serving of fruits!! Yummm. Not to mention, it's a great colour for summer clothing ;)

See? Haha! The blouse even has black bits and shiny buttons to represent the seeds :P

I got a major retro vibe from this outfit.This is currently one of my favourite silhouettes: high-waisted anything and a button-down shirt, either tucked in or knotted just above the waistband! I felt like I should be going to walk on the beach with a hot guy (named Billy!) in a leather jacket.

These pictures are the last set that Billy didn't take! My mama took them for me while Billy was still in Turkey. I know, ancient history! But I'm finally getting back on my blogging game. If only Blogger would work out the rest of the kinks...

I'm off to CycleFit class tonight, which is like Spin class. My new workput buddy invited me, and I'm looking forward to it! I'm a little scared though, I hear it's pretty intense. I have a feeling I'll have some deliciously sore muscles tomorrow, haha!

Blouse: H&M

Pants: vintage, from Hazel's

Belt: from Hazel's

Shoes: Ardene

Sunglasses: H&M

Jacket: Suzy Shier

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

Frayed Foray

This fantastic and voluminous skirt is my first foray into fashion design! It's based on a pattern, and I made it out of a cotton and linen denim. I LOVE IT

It seems like it took forever to create, probably because I made it in my sewing lessons, which I only have once a week. And also probably because there is SO MUCH SKIRT!! I love its twirliness :D My next project is a dress, and I've been making aprons on my own. Photos of those to come soon (as I say almost every post...sigh)!

For my skirt's first outfit (comparable to a child's first day at school, probably), I wanted to make a kind of edgy look to balance out the intense potentially-Western prairie-ness of the skirt (that outfit is soon to follow, ha!). I went for my shiny silvery gold-y Beatles t-shirt, metal belt, and Buckle wedge sandals!

More twirling!! I have to contain myself in shops and such when I wear this. The sidewalk is another story altogether.

This skirt was also my first lesson in alterations! We had to take in the yoke almost four inches. My measurements have gone way down from when I started making this skirt! Yay Zumba! Everybody go if there are classes nearby ;)

These photos are very recent, hence the leafy loveliness of my backyard! I still have lots of photos, some from over a month ago. But! They are in Picasa Web Albums, so they'll be up soon :D

My sister's boyfriend (who is also my boyfriend's best friend... complicated!!) is visiting, so I think we're going to do some hangout stuff tonight. Last night we went to Bridesmaids, and it was really funny! I keep saying it wasn't what I expected, and I finally figured out what I mean. I was expecting something more like The Hangover. It was sort of like that, a good balance of wit and bathroom humour (the dress salon scene? Oh my goodness hahahahaha), but definitely tailored to a female audience. It was a bit heavier on the stomach-jerking drama than I was expecting too, but all around it was a good movie!

Beatles t-shirt: from my friend Crystal

Silver metal belt: from Value Village

Denim skirt: MADE BY ME!

Sandals: Steve Madden, from Winners

Oh oh oh P.S. I've been reading your blogs, but silly Blogger won't let me comment on them! Every time I try (and I usually try three times before giving up :( ), I get signed out. Grrr. I have some of you on facebook, so I usually comment there, but otherwise, I'm so sorry!! I hope this gets fixed soon!

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

Colour Me Happy

Have you ever found a piece of clothing in a store and kind of frozen, staring at it as you quickly fall in love? That's what happened to me with this sweater :D

This is the last of my "old" sets of pictures! How exciting. I have to work on getting the new ones uploaded in Picasa! I can't believe how much I got out of the swing of things, but I'm getting back on track. Hooray!

In order to really let the colours in the sweater sing, I kept everything else in the outfit (save for the shoes) navy. I love the effect of the pants and the jacket together! They look very sleek to me, and let the fantastic stripy-diamondy pattern do all the work ;)

I don't have much news! Booo. Tonight I'm going to see Bridesmaids with my mama, hopefully it lives up to all the hype! It's supposed to be hilarious, so we shall see :)

There's a hint of a smile! I can't believe how solemn I look in most of these pictures, haha. They were taken during my exam period, so I guess I was bogged down with the stress of it all? It's amazing how quickly those kinds of feelings are left behind once the situation is passed! Here are the funner ones to balance it out ;)

Wheee!

Even the back of the sweater is stripy and fantastic!

I hope everyone is feeling as happy as I look in this last picture on this fine Tuesday ;)

Sweater: United Colors of Benetton, from Hazel's

Pants: vintage, from Hazel's

Shoes: Spring

Belt: vintage, from Hazel's

Jacket: Le Chateau

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

I'm on the Edge

I'm on the edge... of patience! I'm finally getting back into the swing of blogging, and Blogger won't let me comment on other people's posts :( As soon as I hit "comment," it tells me to choose a profile and I find that I've been logged out! Some blogs I'm able to comment on, but not others. So weird. Hopefully this gets ironed out soon, I've been noticing bloggers that I have on facebook noting the same problem! Boooo.

Anyway, here is another old-ish outfit! A very 70s vibe, with my vintage turquoise rose sweater and new high-waisted 70s flares from H&M!

I love these pants! And they look a bit better on me now that I've been doing Zumba and working out consistently, as mentioned in my last post ;) I'm excited to start posting more up-to-date pictures!

Awww, I'm going to miss my little brown granny boots this summer! But, good news. I have a job interview with Spring/ Aldo, where I buy pretty much all of my footwear! Oh yes. SO EXCITED.

And now, I leave you with the true reason these jeans are a must-have: they do wonders for the butt! Hahaha!

Sweater: vintage, from Hazel's

Jacket: Suzy Shier

Jeans: H&M

Sunglasses: H&M

Booties: Spring

Belt: from Hazel's

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

Tommy comes to play!

In my neighborhood lives a huge grey tomcat, aptly named... Tommy! He's a big bundle of love, and always stops to flop down to be petted. These pictures were taken by my mama when Billy was in Turkey, and Tommy swooped in to be in the pictures too!

Hi mama's shadow and Tommy ;)
I really liked wearing this outfit. I had never thought to wear this skirt and these tights together, but I love the effect! They're both from Joe Fresh, and are so similar in colour that they just begged to be paired. I wore my yellow-and-blue striped top to keep with the soft colour scheme, and threw on my bright green cardi just for fun! My navy booties picked up the dark colour of the cardigan's buttons. I wore my navy faux-leather jacket and sunglasses too!

Now for some more Tommy fun ;)

This was taken right after I tried to pick him up. He's heavy! And he did NOT want to be held, he had things to do!

Woo, day two in a row for posting! Haha. I'm hoping to take pictures later of the skirt and aprons I made -- weather permitting! It's another gorgeous summer day for now, but the weather network forecasts sun showers for this afternoon! Booo. Tonight is also a Zumba for the Cure event: two hours of Zumba fun to raise money for breast cancer research. If you've never heard of Zumba, it's a fun dance-style cardio class and it is AWESOME. I've been going for the past few weeks and loving every minute of it!

Tonight I also want to catch up on some of your lovely blogs :D

Top: Lands End, from Value Village

Cardigan: J. Crew, hand-me-up from sister

Skirt: Joe Fresh, from Value Village

Tights: Joe Fresh

Boots: Spring

Jacket: Le Chateau

Sunglasses: Aldo

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

Peekaboo!

Where have I been?! Since I started blogging, I don`t think I`ve ever taken such a long break! My apologies, I really hope to be able to work blogging back into my routine. That`s why I was gone for so long, I had to figure out a lot of things, time management included! I still have lots and lots of pictures to post, some over a month old! Whoops, haha ;)

Behind me in these photos is the swan pond at my university. Billy and I went there for a picnic yesterday evening! The temperatures here have been so lovely, it`s almost like we skipped spring for the most part and went striaght into summer! The trees at the swan pond have all of their leaves now, and it`s absolutely gorgeous!

I really liked this outfit, and it looked even better in person! The white button-down I`m wearing is as soft as a cloud and quite sheer. I was trying out the 'peekaboo bra' look, and you could definitely tell. These pictures were taken at a bright time of day though! Oh well :) I'm loving this style of shorts too, I find tight ones sooo uncomfortable in warmer temperatures! The colour of these ones reminded me of a Florida retiree! I decided to have fun with it and added my snakeskin belt. Since I was already headed down the silly route with the oldie shorts and snakeskin, I thought, why not add my reverse polka-dot tights! 

I love that the buttons are kind of an off-white cream colour, really similar to the belt! I'm so tickled when outfit components come together like that :D

Of course, I wore my beret as well! And my silver leather jacket, which unfortunately may "quit" on me soon... it's fake leather, and it's starting to crumble in places. I've had it for four or five years, so I guess it's had a good life!

I hope everyone has been well in my absence! I promise it won't go this long again. I'm aiming for regular daily posts from here on. I'm in a funny spot with my job situation, but that leaves me even more time for regular blogging! I've also made progress with my aprons. I finished my first one :D I'll have it up on Etsy really soon, along with some other vintage beauties that I've picked up recently. AND I finished my skirt! I'll take pictures soon and have them up on here as soon as I do!

Blouse: J. Crew, from Hazel's

Belt: Perry Ellis, from Salvation Army

Shorts: vintage, from Hazel's

Tights: Winners

Jacket: Suzy Shier

Shoes: Spring

Beret: Bizou Accessories

Sunglasses: H&M

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo