BRB !

In edmonton for the long weekend :)

hope you all have a good easter weekend... !

Self-Portrait Sunday - Week 2

Sunday Six

1: Aaaah I need a new camera, any suggestions?

2: This week (like every other) has been hectic ! School is just insane right now.

3: Got back from Vancouver yesterday, we just took a day trip. My boyfriend got his grad tux ! He's wearing black pants, black jacket, black vest, a hot pink shirt and a light pink tie, it sounds a tad girly but he actually looks rather fetching. I unfortunately did not find a dress, I'm not a huge pink fan but it's not my grad sooooo I'm trying not to be picky.

4: I didn't get a dress, but I did get a velvet hair clip from American Apparel, I got it in a light blue colour, which isn't on the website?...

5: I ordered a new ring ! It's on pre ordered so it'll take about two weeks :( but really, I suggest all of you look at the website ! I've told you all about Lily Melrose and her blog many times before, but I can't press it enough ! I'm obsessed with her blog (in a healthy way...!), I get so much inspiration out of her pictures, so if you haven't yet, go check it out:)

6: Been listening to this song so much lately...

Hope you're all well :)

- Shay

bag check

Clockwise from centre top:

 BadGal Lash mascara by benefit; elastics and bobby pins by Goody; ipod touch and headphones by apple; keychain by princess perfumes by Vera Wang; floss by Gum; Honey Trap lip balm by Lush; Sheen Supreme lipstick in "insanely it" by Mac

Clutch by Aldo

If any of you are regular Nylon readers, you would know that the epic magazine did their last ever "bag check" in their most recent issue. Packed by Dani Stahl, Nylon's bag check features an image of several pieces one might fit in a bag. In honour of their final bag check, I decided to photograph my own! Obviously mine isn't filled with designer watches and sunglasses (I wish..) but I hope you enjoy it anyway... !

I just got this clutch today, and I'm so in love. It was cheap and it's shaped like an envelope ! The pattern, shape and leather trim all fit perfectly together. I'll hopefully have an outfit post with it soon, I'm dying to use it. I'm off to Vancouver tomorrow with my boyfriend to help him pick out his grad tux ! I also get have to get a matching dress (yaay!) I'm hoping to get a simple white summer dress, because I'm not grading (I'm just a date). So I want to buy a dress I'll wear again!

Hope everyone's having a good start to their weekend :)

- Shay

We've got the dreamer's disease

SKIRT -- Forever 21

SHEER BUTTON UP -- American Apparel

Bad photo quality, I know. And I hate that the shirt blends in with the back-round :( nothing but complaints, sadly. Buuuuuuuut I do love this outfit !

- Shay

Self-Portrait Sunday - Week 1

The Sunday Six:

1) I've decided to start a 'self-portrait sunday' weekly post to replace 'how they wear it'. I will, of course, still do 'how they wear it' posts occasionally, but this sunday portrait thing is just so much faster.

2) I've also decided to do a 'sunday six' (sorry for the awful alliteration..haha theres another..)  with just seven interesting things that have happened or that I've seen.

3) I'm so happy that this week is over, its been busy busy ! seriously, you guys are probably so tired reading about me complaining about school. The term's over finally, but it begins all again on tuesday..(no school tomorrow, yaaay)

4) For some reason, I've been so uninspired when I shop. I see so much stuff that I like, but when I try it on or i'm about to buy it, I think 'I have so much that is similar to this', I want more unique things ! I think maybe it's time to change up my three shopping go tos. (H&M, Forever 21 and American Apparel, it's crazy my whole wardrobe is from those three stores)

5) I've got to do a closet clean out soon. I'm such a hoarder. I hate giving things away that I never wear, because I always think 'oh maybe I'll wear this in the future'. And I never do. ugghh.

6) I just purchased a sheer tan button up from american apparel (quelle surprise) and I'm so in love with it, but I only have 1 way I wear it :/ With a black skirt, belted. I need some more inspiration, any ideas?

- Shay

The Show 2011 - Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Busiest week of my life ! This week was the end of third term at our school, so there was so many tests and assignments that needed to be done. But thankfully, my fashion class gave me something to look forward to and to keep me running through the week. We travelled to Vancouver by bus to visit Kwantlen Polytechnic University to see their 2011 graduating class show. Each student graduating had to design a line with three ensembles and give it a name. All the designs were great, and I really recommend going to the show next year to anyone who is in fashion. It's great because before the show, you can meet some of the students and flip through their portfolios (which are laid out on fancy tables in a room with dimmed lights and a burgundy/gold colour scheme). Unfortunately, this year my school arrived late so we didn't have a chance to look at the portfolios, but I got to see them last year. It was hard to get good pictures because as I mentioned a few posts before, i dropped my camera, and it hasn't been working very well since, plus we couldn't use flash. So hopefully you guys can still somewhat enjoy the pictures ! 

My personal favourite? The big, sparkly red/orange prom dress, which was the finale :)

P.S - two outfit posts this weekend :)

- Shay

Its Just Business

BLAZER, NECKLACE, RING - H&M

SHIRT/TUNIC - American Apparel

I've never really been one to wear blazers, they just aren't really my style. But throughout the past year or so, oversized menswear has been everywhere. I love it, but since I can't pull off the loose fitting office pants (which look great on the people who can, btw), I was tempted to buy this big blazer from H&M. I purchased it last year in march, but for some reason it has remained unworn in my closet until now. Oh, wait. My fashion forward friend did once borrow this for a birthday party, since I for some reason was too scared to wear it..

What pushed me to pull the blazer out and finally wear it was seeing these photos on Lily Melrose's blog. I've been reading her blog for a long time, and I find she inspires a lot of my outfits (I've used her photos in both of my 'how they wear it' posts. She puts together simple ensembles that absolutely always look incredible. I wanted to copy her whole look after seeing her photos with the big black blazer ! I love how refined it looks with a casual tunic and a statement necklace. I encourage all of you to follow her blog and her lookbook page, trust me, you wont regret it :)

Anyways I decided to take a couple pictures of my face today. I'm not quite blessed when it comes to photography...my dad loves taking pictures so he usually takes my outfit photos, and I asked him to take a couple pictures of my face. He said the lighting was bad and it wouldn't look as great as it could, but I was in a rush and just wanted to get the pictures done. I love getting dressed, but i don't like pictures being taken of myself, I think I look so awkward ! But oh well, I'm hoping to get into fashion not modelling....I hope the pictures turned out okay, i'm not really sure how to judge a good photo from a bad one !

Hope you're all doing well :)

-Shay