in dreamland

completely inspired by sandra freij for lula.

above and beyond

the transition from 2010 to 2011 was an amazing ride filled with friends, food and fun. i can honestly say i got to ring it in with 13 of my favourite people in this world. a night filled with games, dancing, lazer fingers, gymnastic rolls, raptor faces, sparklers, shots, street dancing, pillow fights, bathrobes, mysterious eye injuries, furnace room chills, and so much more.

now as far as 2011 goes my resolution is to journey. take every opportunity, do things i've been meaning to do, make time for the most important people and do myself good. this is the year to go above and beyond baby, and i plan on doing just that.

bird tamer

that one time i met jens.

photographic evidence of a lovely little life moment.

the stars were aligned. 

here's looking at you, kid.

lovely and amazing new images from Milk. Styled by Sahara Widoff and photographed by Sandra Freij.

living in a dream world

new katherine erwins.

remember

 from http://shannonmcgarvey.com/
"Beyond the implausibility of my want, I realized that I need more dreamer-heart-on-your-sleeve-hopeless-romantic-creative-optimist types in my life. 

Consider this a purchase order to the Universe."

the universe and me

me and the universe have become great friends. she finds little ways to make my day and give me faith in the coincidences of signs and life. this morning as i was listening to a higher power (of course) i look down to my feet and see these two headlines.

note to self: sweden is in the cards. 

give backs

cub bud

Hillary Bird is an amazing illustrator I just tumbled upon. Her series of the girl and her bear are my favourite. I want my own bear to go on adventures with!

eloise

thought it was about time I started adding some of my Character of Fashion shots. Although i've been done with the project for a while, I put so much of my heart into them that it's time I post them here. The idea behind the book was the way the books one reads as a child go on to influence their personal sense of fashion. Specifically, the characters one relates to or admires ultimately shape who they become and can be seen referenced in their day-to-day style. For me, growing up in my dad's bookstore i would lose myself in these books and imagine myself as the various protagonists. I think it's these characters that contributed to my love of imaginative and quirky fashion.

To begin, my favourite. The girl who lives in the plaza and always find herself in some kind of mischief, Eloise.

Styling and Photography: Whitney McMeekin

Model: Elissa Mielke

Shot on location at the Gladstone Hotel

i'm on my way to the usa (for reals)

it's happening! i'm going to see jens lekman! although originally i was seriously considering flying to LA, he added a show to nyc! i found out by an email he sent out, and my rabbits foot was in full force as the tickets went on sale an hour later and sold out in 7 minutes. i honestly can not wait. whoa mama.
not only is this a chance for me to visit my long-time friend Elliott who lives in nyc, but I get to see Jens in a small intimate show at 450 union, a small warehouse space with chandeliers! ah.

pretty babies

and more Camilla Akrans.

leaf it to me!

I stumbled upon a blogpost about artist Dave Rittinger and his new eco-friendly leaf shirts last night. As an avid leaf colletor (ha!), I've gotta say, these shirts make me pretty happy. I sort of love them and would thoroughly enjoy seeing a man wear one.

I then went to his website and found some other amazing wearable art pieces. Not sure if it is him in all the pictures, but if so...heya babe. Love this dress shirt with an optical illusion tie!

But my absolute favourite has got to be this "Man Handle" Suit Jacket. My god.