missing the mark

So I had a dress rehersal at dance today because I'm headed off to the Wester Canadian Irish Dance Chanpionships in Edmonton (boo) next weekend and I decided I should show off my baby blue shirt a little more. I paired it with my sparkley white tie, my Urban Outfitters skinny jeans, and my Steve Madden dress shoes. I really like the pop that the white back ground and the tie add to the outfit when combined. I love this shirt because I'm all for colour in an outfit and this shirt certainly adds that!

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the look and once again, if you haven't listened to the new Coldplay album, definitiely get on that!

hurts like heaven

FINALLY!!! New Coldplay came out on Monday and it has been on repeat on my iPod ever since! Definitely check it out if you get the chance! Anyways, it was soo cold on Wednesday when I went down to the reservoir with my friend so we didn't get very many shot in before we headed back to the car.
Fir this look, I paired my cream cardigan with my grey speckled T and my brown H&M scarf. For a pit of extra flair (such a gay word I know :P) I took one of my Mom's necklaces because ever since she started selling lia sophia jewelery, there has been a large influx of accessories. I hope you like my look and feel free to comment :)

sneak peak: playing with shadows

So my friend Nathalie and I decided to have some fun in her basement (get your mind out of the gutter now...) with a small light and otherwise total darkness. Now, it will take me a while to edit them all, and quite frankly I'm too lazy to right away. But here is a little preview of two that I got to finishing right away. Hope you like them!

scarecrow dreams

Went to H&M the other day looking for pants, and instead I walked away with this amazingly simple, speckled sweater! I love creating cozy looks seeing as its getting chillier outside everyday. Paired with my black skinnies that match anything, and my brown Steve Madden boots, it creates a simple stylish look. Never underestimate the power of simplicity!
Okay, so Coldplay's new album comes out in 2 days and 22 hours and I've been listening to every new song they've streamed on iTunes and its fantastic! Here is one of their new ones that they performed live a while back.

sweeter than heaven, hotter than hell

So my message today is about thrifting and being resourceful! My old washing machine used to deposit random blue oil stains on certain articles of clothing, so I turned my yellow v-neck into a scarf so the stain wasn't as noticeable. But I decided to make it a backless shirt for this look. I paired it with my vintage army green shirt from Divine on 17th (looks so scary from the outside, but its a diamond in the rough). Thrifting and vintage clothes are fantastic for getting unique articles that are usually one-of-a-kind, and they're great for people on a tight budget.

Value Village is a great place to go, as well as some places along 17th downtown are great places to look, just make sure to wash before wearing; you never know who was the last person to wear it.

Ohh and, just like I'm obsessed with Foster the People, I'm also more recently obsessed with Florence + The Machine! I know its from 2009, but it's still fantastic! Have a listen:

some dreaming state

So, my Grandma knows how I love scarves and so she decided to give me one of her's that she wasn't too fond of anymore. I just love the colour of it and how it looks green in some light but grey in others. However, it is a hard colour to pair with other colours, and in my rush to get a new look, I thought tan and black were my best options without going through everything in my closet. Then I paired it with my dark Levi's skinnies and my Steve Madden boots, and headed out for what looks like the last nice day for a while here in Calgary. I hope everyone likes it :)

so much sacred in the month of june

Just wanted to show off these shots from my birthday back in June. This was one of my earlier shoots before I bought my Nikon, and looking back, I don't think it turned out half bad (to say the least). The pictures from my earlier post "lace." are from this shoot as well. Just a side note, the only ones that have been editted in any way are the first 2 at the top. The rest are unaltered. I hope you enjoy them! Feel free to comment even if you don't have a Google account