OOTD: Thanksgiving weekend

To my Canadian friends I hope you all enjoyed a great Thanksgiving long weekend with your friends and family :)

I enjoyed three big meals this weekend and the weather was beautiful!  We were pretty busy visiting family so not too much time to take outfit photos but I got my husband to snap a shot and I took some pictures of the Fall foliage and scenery as we drove from one end of the city to the other.

Turtleneck - Joe Fresh XS

Vest:  Ricki's XS

Jeans:  Gap Jean Leggings size 00  (buy them here)

Boots:  Me Too NYC size 7 from Style Sense

I hope everyone had a great weekend weather it was a long one or not!

*** Last week to enter my Petit Plume Giveaway!!!***

OOTD: Getting ready for Fall and making some new friends

Ok Fall is DEFINITELY here to stay.  The mornings and nights are frigid and the days are comfortable.  I love Fall but it can be hard to dress when you're going to be out all day! 

There is a really big park near my place called High Park which is a park in the middle of the city!

Here are some pictures from our walk there:

Corduroy shirt/jacket Jacob Connexion XS

Scarf:  RW&Co

Shirt:  mark by Avon

Jeans:  Gap Jean Leggings 00

Boots:  Avon

Some Canadian pride!

We also met a few friends in the park:

We happened to have a bag of peanuts on us so we all became closer friends ;)

This is one our favorite Fall things to do - take a walk in the park and feed the squirrels and chipmunks and help them get ready for Winter hibernation :)

OOTD: A (new) typical work outfit

I'm calling this a new typical work outfit because it's not something I had ever worn together before but it makes a great typical work outfit for me!  It was actually inspired by Kelly at Alterations Needed when she "deconstructed" her go-to outfit.  I loved this idea of breaking an outfit down into elements.  I don't know about you, but I don't have a lot of vision when it comes to putting together an outfit.  When I see something I immediate know if I'm drawn to it but often times the vision I see in my own head does not work out so well when I'm standing in front of a mirror!  I appreciated Kelly breaking it down a bit so I could see why it worked and instead of copying the look exactly, figuring out which elements I had in my own closet to pull off the overall look.

This is what I came up with:

Jeans:  Banana Republic Trouser Jean size 0P

Blouse:  Mexx XS

Cardigan:  Old Navy XS (in Canadian stores, not online - and disappeared from the US site!  But THIS is similar)

Belt - Danier XS

Necklace:  mark by Avon

Kelly had 4 basic guidelines I was trying to follow:

1) A fun top.  I don't have too many of those so I just went with an "interesting" top with the pattern and added the bold necklace.

2) 1/2 buttoned cardigan to give an "x-shape".  I did this but the cardigan itself is a little boxy and I don't have a really defined waist so to add further emphasis I added the belt.

3) Dark Denim.  Check

4) 3/4 sleeves.  Check

I also like the flower embellishment on the cardigan to add more elements of "fun" to the look ;)



So...how did I do?

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OOTD (from the weekend) all in black

Even though I've been trying to wear brighter colours or add interesting elements of colour to my wardrobe sometimes black on black is just a really easy and pulled together look.  

Top:  Joe Fresh (cheap! a few years old.) 100% silk!

Belt:  Winners

Jeans: Gap Legging Jeans faded black wash size 00 regular

Shoes:  Nine west westies size 6.5

I need to get another pair of black heels - have I ever mentioned how badly I wear out my shoes?

These could probably still be repaired by replacing the rubber at the bottom of the heels.  But seriously, this happened to ALL my shoes!  Does anyone else have this issue?  Hmmm...maybe this is my excuse to buy more shoes and rotate more often?  ;)

OOTD: orange and brown

I used to HATE orange and brown together.  I think it's because these were my elementary school colours and they were NOT put together well.  But the past few years this colour combination has grown on me.  It's much better than orange and black as that always makes me think of Halloween.

For this outfit I paired the skirt worn here with a simple orange t-shirt.

Shirt:  Jacob Connexion size XS

Skirt:  Suzy Shier size 0

Necklace and sandals:  Avon

What do you think of this look versus the last?  I think I feel more comfortable in this one.  It's very easy to wear and I don't have to do too much to make it stand out since the colour pops on its own.

OOT Weekend - Rainy Toronto Day

It's still quite hot and humid in Toronto but this weekend the rain just wouldn't stop!  I started the day out in this same outfit minus the blazer and I had sandals on.  I don't know about you but I HATE wet feet!!!!  It's so uncomfortable!  I know it's still summer, but I decided to break out my boots.  They aren't heavily lined so I wasn't too worried about being too hot.  We were just going to be out for dinner and then seeing a movie, but it required us walking quite a bit so I wanted to be comfortable.

Blazer:  Suzy Shier size 3

Tanks:  unknown (old!)

Jeans:  Esprit

Boots:  no name (cheap!)

Necklaces:  mark by Avon

I really love my the necklaces so here are a few close up shots:

So here's a question - is this a "young" outfit?  When I say young, I mean TWEEN young.  Why am I asking?  Because when I was at the restaurant I was asked by the server if I was also going to the Justin Bieber concert!!! ?????

Do I REALLY look THAT young?

OOTD: Typical Casual Friday outfit

I know it's Sunday, but I'm always behind on my posts anyway :P  This is an outfit that I might wear any day of the week at my work place but most of you may not be able to wear except maybe on casual Fridays.

Jeans:  Guido and Mary size 25 (made in Canada!)

Top:  Smart Set XS

Belt:  Danier

Wow, I think my whole outfit is from Canadian retailers!

Close up of the pretty sleeve details:

Would most of you be able to wear this outfit to work?  I'm pretty sure my office environment is really casual compared to most places.

In more exciting news Vicky is hosting a great giveaway to celebrate her 100th post!!

Please visit her blog and enter for your chance to win!

OOTD: adding colour to a boring outfit

As I've mentioned before I'm still learning how to "spice" up an outfit with colour.  I have this boring brown linen/cotton mix dress that I got from H&M a long time ago.  I wear it because it's one of those "throw on and go" pieces of clothing that I don't have to think about too much.  Here is how I would normally wear it:

Belt:  unknown from Winners

Pretty boring right?  Although it's a really easy outfit I always feel so "blah" wearing it. 

But it's already in my closet and it fits - I'm determined to make it work - so here is how I wore it the other day:

Dress:  H&M size 4

Earrings and Scarf:  Avon

I tried to spice it up a little with the scarf as a belt and the bold earrings.

I feel OK experimenting since most people at my work don't pay much attention to clothes and such.

So....does it work?  or is it a fail?

OOTweekend - shorts!

This is going to be a really quick post.  I thought I would post what I wore on the weekend while setting up for a friend's bridal shower.  I only have maybe 3 pairs of shorts and they are usually reserved for resort vacations only!

This summer I've worn these shorts quite a few times though:

Shorts:  Dynamite size 1

Shirt:  it's a dress!  mark by Avon

I'm not really sure what the proper length for shorts is especially for petites.  I feel comfortable in these because they aren't super short and don't ride up LOL.

Close up:

That's about is for this boring outfit - but it works and it helped me beat the heat and humidity this weekend!

On to more exciting news - have you entered Lisa's giveaway? 

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