Wedding Season

Mood: Content
Quote: "The three things a guy should want to change about his girl is her last name, address and her viewpoint on men" - Kid Cudi


Its that time of year again...wedding season! If you pay close attention you can hear the bells ringing, see the rice flying in the air and smell the roses of ridiculously expensive bridal bouquets. This year is especially special as we have all just witnessed the most famous wedding of recent memory...the Royal Wedding of Kate and William!


And due to the fabulousness of the Royal Wedding and the rekindling of my lifelong obsession with Royals, I have been inspired! Especially in terms of fashion and specifically, headgear for the church ceremonies! I am desperate for an uber fashionable fascinator a la Victoria Beckham or Princess Beatrice (I liked her hat okay!). However, being as I live in Canada, it would be pretty hard to pull this off:

...so I must instead settle for a more subtle and small "pseudo fascinator".


I have been looking everywhere for them and the place I have had the most luck (not including vintage and boutique shops in the city) is at Aldo Accessories. There are black or white ones that are attached to a headband that would be convenient, or ones that just clip or pin into your hair with one large feather in the middle.


I recently bought a dress for the church ceremony from BCBG that is a blue/silvery colour and since I will be attending church earlier in the day, I am thinking of going with white.


UPDATE: I came to the conclusion that the more real fascinators looked like either bridal wear or funeral apparel so instead, I chose this cute feather to wear and it was such a hit!

It worked well with my outfit for the church ceremony. Got lots of looks and compliments! Will definitely have to rock it again at the next wedding...

Oh and on the topic of the Royal Wedding, I had to add this funny picture that people have been sharing on Facebook:

I'd just like to point out that it is completely inaccurate to the actual Disney movie in terms of colours; Prince Charming's suit was white/beige and the step sisters' dresses were green and purple (and not nice to compare poor Beatrice and Eugenie to them!!!). Funny though, nonetheless and I appreciate the comparison to my favourite movie of all time :)

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes!

 Current Mood: Thrifty

 Song: Extreme Couponing Theme -TLC

I love Spring and all things that come with it including the Fashion. This season I can't stop obsessing over shoes. 

First off, wedges are in! I was hearing some buzz over wedges coming back then I saw them on Kate Middleton and knew they would be a hit for the season.

Kate's are cute but I don't know how a non-princess can pull off the patent leather + braided heel combo. But you know they are officially a hit with the masses when Forever 21 comes out with their own line of wedges for the season.

My favourite ones so far are these black ones with a soft material and the cork/basket weave print on the sole. However, it doesn't seem like they are available for sale on the website as of yet.

I'm happy this trend has come back because all us girls know its much easier to walk in wedges than full out high heels.


Secondly, not something new but something that I am just thinking about getting for myself: Easy Tones. I need new athletic shoes anyways and I figured that with most of my jobs being those where you have to stand for hours on end, might as well get a workout in with my footwear. 

EasyTones sound great in theory but I'm a little skeptical that they really work. However, I was assured that after wearing the shoes and standing all day you will get the same feeling of the "burn" after a tough workout.

My other problem is that I can't find the exact shoe in the above picture, which is actually kind of cute, and all the other ones I've seen in store are pretty ugly!

So then the question goes from "to EasyTone or not to EasyTone?" to "What brand of Toning shoes are the cutest?"

There are the Sketchers brand called Shape Ups that I am partial to just because Kim Kardashion is the spokesperson (what can I say, I'm a sucker for the celebrity endorsements!).

While there are more colours and styles, they all seem to have this bubble shape to the soles which both make it obvious they are Shape Ups (a women needs to keep these secrets to herself!) and its a throwback to the Spice Girls platform era which I'm not ready for.

I've also found out that the Rebock brand is the only one approved by the Canadian Health Association, so they seem to be the way to go. Price wise however, I am going to look into a deal or some discounts. This is perhaps because Extreme Couponing is on in the background and I am inspired to save!