Ladybug

It's spider/bug season in Atlantic Canada, so I'm doing my best to muster up the positives! Spiders are my least favourite thing ever. Every time I see one I FREAK OUT. Lately I'm getting better, sometimes I can even look at them for a bit and only freak out inside, in that whole-body-goes-cold and mind-goes-blank sort of way! I only actually scream now when they ctch me off guard, like when they lurch down from the ceiling in front of my face or when they show up in such inopportune places as the shower or on a book on the bookshelf. You know?

Funnily enough, I don't mind other bugs at all really. Even june bugs, which are kind of like round orange-bottomed cicadas (maybe?), don't get a rise out of me! Most people are terrified that the june bugs will go in their hair. I've never had it happen though. The june bugs came early this year, and almost every street has a few crushed june bugs with their orange guts smeared on the road. Ew, but not ahhh!!

One bug I DO like is the ladybug! I'm sure most people would agree. Ladybugs have always been a positive force for me, because they're my mama's favourite thing ever. She has all kinds of ladybug stuff, and whenever I see ladybugs I think of her! We even have a ladybug doorknocker, which you can see in the background of most of these photos. I love when I find one, because I can pick it up and let it crawl on me until it decides to fly away. AND they're supposed to bring good luck!

This outfit kind of reminds me of a ladybug, with its red and its prints. Clearly ladybugs are not striped, nor are they irregular-plaid printed, but they are definitely stylish! Haha. I love how each ladybug is diferent, and how on real ladybugs their spots are not uniform, kind of like the mottled background on the t-shirt I'm wearing. I liked the contrast between the print on the t-shirt and the different-widthed striped on this long cardigan. To keep it light, I wore a navy belt in the beltloops of my red shorts, and I put on navy tights because it was still a tad too chilly for bare legs when these photos were taken!

These shorts are vintage, and looked pretty wonky at first -- they need to be belted to hide the elastic gathering at the back, and they're an awkward length. Rolling-up to the rescue! I strongly believe that if an article of clothing is the right colour and fits, anything can be made to work for you. Working at a used-clothing store, I notice that lots of people pass over what I consider to be amazing pieces, probably because they can't think of how they would wear it. Sometimes I think it would be a lot of fun to work as a low-budget personal stylist, helping other people to shop in thrift and second-hand stores to find unique, flattering wardrobes that wouldn't break their piggybanks. Hmm!

Ahh! I know I'm being wordy today, but. This cardigan is from my first-ever visit to Forever 21. WHAAAAT why don't I live near one!! I bought this cardigan and a sweet stripy dress which I'll unveil soon, as well as the sweetest floral denim shorts I've ever had the plasure of putting my butt in. Holy moly did I ever love just about everything in that store. I went when I was in Montreal, and I'm pretty sure that's the closest one to my neck of the woods. Darn. They even had an impressive men's section for my friend Matty! And their prices are so low!! 

All right lovely ladybugs! I'm done for now. Hope you liked the outfit! The next one is so exciting I can barely contain myself. I absolutley loved wearing it! And I have a bit of a rant to include too ;) Stay tuned!

T-shirt: hand-me-up from sister

Cardigan: Forever 21

Shorts: vintage, from Hazel's

Tights: Charlotte Russe

Shoes: Ardene, from Value Village

Belt: vintage, from Hazel's

Happy dressing!

Mitzi xo

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