Layering for Fall

This is actually an outfit from back in October (when it was warm enough not to wear stockings) that I took waaay too many photos of and  trouble deciding which ones I liked. So like a mature adult I just ignored it for a while. :D

Anyways, here is a great layering outfit that I would wear to the office or a business casual school event.

Me in my kitchen looking really grainy, not sure why

I am wearing:

Jacket Handmade by me brown with a polka dot linning and even though I made it, its too tight in the sleeves

Shirt: Handmade by me, my own pattern One of the first items I drafted myself, the back is actually really cute but you cant see it here.

Dress H&M Its really light and the back is low, great for summer

Belt and necklaces: unfortunately I cant remember :S

Shoes Aldo birthday present from my dad, one of my favourite pairs, such great colours :)

yes I am falling over, the wall is helping me though :P

My messy apartment... please look at my armpit instead

Without the Jacket, still cute!

Sorry for the photo overload!

~Be Inspired~

Rope Belt 3 Ways

I have wanted to make a rope belt and necklace for some time and was more recently inspired by Love Maegan and Style Scrapbook to go ahead with the plan. When the Fabricland near my work was moving and had a huge sale on trims I finally had the resources to follow through. The best part is that this item can be worn three different ways!

Belt:

Skirt: Christian Dior, vintage. Shirt: H&M.


Necklace:

Headband!!

So I used a double figure 8 knot that I learned at summer camp years and years ago which is really great for rock climbing, but you can use any knot you find attractive... or not (ha ha) two ropes hand sewn together would look pretty cute too :D

Here is some of the inspiration I mentioned above:

Love Maegan Rope Necklace DIY

 Style Scrapbook modeling a COS necklace

If I do something like this again I think it will be closer to this one, its so cool :)



~Be Inspired~

Girl at the Rock Show

Hey all!
I went to a Blink 182 concert this summer with my awesome sister Caitie :D They have been one of my favourite bands for a veeeery long time so it was really awesome to finally see them live. They put on a amazing show and it only rained a teeny tiny bit :P

Here is what I wore!

Top: Handmade by me from an old pattern of my mother's. I really love this top, its sheer in the back so I feel super sexy wearing it :) and the shiny rain pattern of the fabric makes me happy.

Shorts: vintage, altered 

Shoes: My sister's :)

This be my fighting face, yah know in case I get caught up in a mosh pit somewhere :P

So all in all great night, one of my favourite summer night out outfits :D

~Be Inspired~

Athens, Greece

Today is the first of many outfit posts coming from my big trip this summer!! Unfortunately for me my family grew tried of taking pictures of me so I am debating recreating some of the trip outfits back here at home so I can get a good shot of them.

Without further ado .... Dinner in Athens!

I was trying out the idea of a monochromatic outfit that wasn't black or blue. I think it turned out really cute!

 The beautiful lobby of our hotel.

 All the girls (minus one) I think we are a pretty dashing family

Me and Roy! The sole male on the trip needed some photo love, isn't he dashing?

What am I wearing?

Top, handmade: Cynthia Rowley for Simplicity 2361 C

Skirt, altered: Vintage last seen here

Shoes: TopShop

Belt: H&M

Clutch: Urban Outfitters

~Be Inspired~

Accordion Skirt

Happy Weekend everybody.

I find that because I sit on the computer all day at work its really hard to come home and do this blog, even if I have the pictures for a post, actually sitting down to write it takes an extra surge of effort that is usually spent snacking instead.

But here we are on the weekend with a fabulous outfit post (if I do say so myself). I was inspired by the pleated maxi skirts I keep seeing around to root through my mother's old dresses to find this gem! I adore it and am so happy shes going to let me alter it from a tank dress into a skirt.

Unfortunately because this is not yet a skirt, I wasn't able to tuck in the shirt and the belt kept sliding up, giving me an almost pregnant look which I'm not a fan of... Other than that it was really fun to have the long flowy fabric in the wind :)

Hope you had a great weekend!

~Be Inspired

Night at the Theatre

My lovely father took me and my sister to a play downtown the other day. We saw "Calender Girls" and it was really fun but I have to admit, the movie was quite a bit better. Its hard to make movies into plays, I found that so much depth is lost. There are less characters, only one setting and the lines sound so contrived because of the actors' need to project.If it had been a musical I would be singing a different tune (ha ha).

Regardless it was an enjoyable evening and my outfit was cute!

Dress: H&M (on sale! woot! Strangely tight over the bossom area) 

Jacket: I handmade it from an old pattern of my mom's

Shoes: My sister's slightly salt stained but still cute

Bag: Roots via Cost-co

Belt, bangles and necklace: vintage/old enough that I don't know where they came from

My mom and stepmom said I look like Peter Pan in this dress, which I don't get because he wears green tights. Oh well, I like it :)

~Be Inspired~

Outfit Post - Maxi Dress

As promised I am sharing outfit posts now that its spring and I can actually look cute! I am 5'5" and I went for the  maxi dress look, which means ANYONE can do it!!

What I'm wearing:
- Calvin Klein jean jacket (think I got it at Costco actually)
- My sister's H&M sandals (also some random black flats which she decided was not ideal)
- Striped maxi dress from Winners! I love that place
- Necklace from Cuba in 2008

Jane Soper, my brilliant photographer sister, has agreed to help me out this summer with photo shoots! I'm super excited and you should be too!

My sister was doing my photography for me and decided I was too stiff... then things got a little silly.

Those ones at least don't show my stupid faces or crazy hair :P

Thanks for stopping by, maybe I'll have a finished project ready for you tomorrow!

~Be Inspired~

Dinner with Friends

A little while ago I mentioned that I went to dinner for my roommate's birthday and wore my DIY skirt. Well here are the pictures I took of the outfit before I went out. I'm actually wearing makeup and have nice hair this time, what a shocker.

The top is from H&M, belt I don't remember, bracelets from Feet First, rings Aldo and Tiffany's.

~Be Inspired~