If looks could kill then we all would be doomed

You may or may not be wondering who the other super special person was that I got to see in Toronto. If you are following me on twitter then you know that it was the one and only Isabel of Hipster Musings!

Isabel with a hot dog. What?
Okay so with Isabel skipping off to have adventures in NYC, we had just enough time to cross paths for one afternoon of, well, what else but a lot of vintage shopping. After we met at the bus station where her coach just arrived, we dropped off her bags at my hotel just down the street and then set off walking towards Kensington Market. You guys, I can't beleive I lasted the whole day walking EVERYWHERE. It wasn't especially hot out that day, but the air was so moist I could have drank it with a straw. Anyways, Isabel got off the bus looking fabulous while I only walked down the street and already am a sweaty mess. MOVING ON
I don't know the names of any of the shops we went in, so just enjoy the pictures. I'm pretty clueless around Toronto, so Isabel practically had to hold my hand to show me where to go.

Sifting through her beloved drug rugs.

Groping the sequins. We both have a penchant for shiny things. Obviously.

Street style shots! How do you guys like this idea of me being a photographer, haha!

Isabel looked wicked though, loved her outfit top to bottom.


These printed docs were just calling out for Isabel. Unfortunately they were a tad too small

Andrew would have had a hay day with all the overalls I saw, haha. The other day he declared overalls as "his new thing"



I really took a shine to this metal bra. Seriously, I was so close to buying it! It reminded me of the metal bra that Topshop will be releasing this fall (see here from Flying Saucer, and here in a press shot). Looooove. Will wait to buy the Topshop one though... it has spikes :)

Ignore the sweaty t-shirt, and look at the teensy tiny bit of purple left in my hair!

I had such a good time with Isabel, she is actually one of the sweetest girls I've ever met. I felt like I kind of already knew her, so when we hung out it was as if we had been friends for ages (hopefully she feels the same, haha!). We also both bought these lacey bloomers, and were going to take a picture of us both wearing them afterwards but sadly we ran out of time. It's wierd, I just noticed we didn't actually get any pictures together, haha! Well, there's blogger pictures for ya.
Oh and lastly, a dress shop we passed had this big Lady Gaga display. Kind of a perfect end to a perfect day.

Down every underpass you'll see somebody stealing the show

I really can't decide the best way to post about Toronto. A lot of excitement. A lot of pictures.
Because I don't want to drag on about the trip, I think I'll just split it into two posts. By the way, it's late right now and I'm tired so text will be minimal. It's a good thing the pictures are going to do the talking here, because I got a brand new camera and it is sexxxxxxyyyyy. After A LOT of debate I finally settled on the Canon T1i, and I literally opened the camera's box the night before I left so I was (and still am) figuring out how it all works.
Testing out the cam with pictures of our lunch. I'm seriously still thinking about this food, it was so SO good.


My clever friend got us discounted nights at a really nice hotel downtown. Trust me, I wanted to take pictures all over but I really restrained myself.
The above shot was supposed to be, like, The Shining-esque. I dunno.
The mirrors! They decend into infinity!

So I mentioned previously that I was going to see TWO great people while in Toronto (besides Gaga that is). The first night we got there I got to see special person number one: Noel Fielding.

When I found out Noel was doing some stand-up gigs in Toronto I just lost it, it was too good to be true. All that day I was so nervous. I mean, getting to see one of my idols (besides being part of The Mighty Boosh, he really is my favourite stand-up comedian) in person is pretty daunting. Anyways, I ended up seperating from my group to sit alone right at the front. The FRONT, people! I was one foot away from his beautiful drainpipe-clad legs (wow, they were NICE). I'm not going to post any pictures from the gig, mostly because I haven't looked at them myself, so here are some really dark pictures of me in front of the venue. Note the floral green and white blazer. Thrifted for a DOLLAR. Score.

The next day we went to the Ontario Science Museum to check out this special Harry Potter exhibit they had on. It was pretty cool, there were costumes and props and stuff from all the movies, and I got sorted by the sorting hat (Hufflepuff, whaaat). In the evening we went out for dinner and then to see Get Him to the Greek. Have I ever mentioned on the blog how ferociously I love Russell Brand? Well now you know.

What I wore that night. This maxi is one of the amazing Winners finds I was freaking out about over on twitter the other day. Finally a maxi dress that actually touches the ground on me! Well, not when I'm wearing five inch heels, but still.
The next day I spent some time with special person number two, (will post about that next time) and then at night it was Lady Gaga! I didn't take any pictures, but just take my word for it when I say it was amazing. It was a pretty emotional experience for me, but maybe I'll talk about that more if I do an all-Gaga post. Let's talk about what you REALLY want to know about: what I wore.





I decided to go with my Cheap Monday dress that I ordered and had never worn yet. The boots are the infamous Sam Edelman Balenciaga knock-offs, which I ordered off of Victoria Secret OVER two years ago and have never seen outside my closet!! I don't know why I was so afraid to wear them untill now, because they were totally fine walking around in! Six inchers, flip-flops, no diff. And why yes, that is duct tape on my legs.

Kaeleigh looked sooooo so good, guys! At the concert they had this photobooth set up and were taking pictures of people who dressed up for the occasion. We both got our picture taken, and then they posted them the next day on their website. Kae got picked as a "featured Monster" so she's up there on the main page! Here's link to hers and mine, and you can check out the rest from the night here if you're interested. So yes, all in all it was a pretty amazing night.

LOL, smiley face, have a nice day

I feel like nails are making a comeback.

Going to Toronto, be back on Tuesday.

When I get older, I will be stronger

I'll tell you right off the bat, this post is not much more than a photo dump. This is what happens when you make two friends with really good cameras: dozens of pictures of me in every pose imaginable (which happens to be not a whole hell of a lot in my case).
I'm assuming most of you have seen the pool pictures on Cheap Thrills of Raez and myself. God, this girl can WERQ TO NO END. It was like BAM BAM BAM, pose pose pose, in true Top Model style. Some of the shots not posted on Cheap Thrills:

Probably the simplest outfit imaginable, yet effective nevertheless: oversized men's polo as a dress - thrifted, striped tights - Topshop, Creepers - secondhand.




Foxy blogger lounging in my backyard. No bigz.
And these are from yesterday in Andrew's backyard, taken whilst being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Look closely at my legs if you don't beleive me. I'd also like to say that I love how pale, or "fair skinned" as I like to call it, I look in all of these. Screw tanning, I'm a vampire.

Why yes, I am standing on a rooftop: top - DIY, shorts - thrifted and cut, shoes - London Underground

First time this braided shoulder piece top has seen the outside of my closet. I kept on "saving it for a special occasion", but then thought "screw it, I'm wearing it to Value Village".

These shoes I will wear FOREVER so I only break them out on occasion. This occasion happened to be prancing around on a rooftop. I also might add that they have absolutely no grip on the bottom. I could have died, ALL FOR THE SAKE OF BLOGGING.

And one of me in Andrew's amish hat, for good measure.

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OH! And I keep forgetting to remind everyone to go check out my shop: Modernity. Help a broke sistah out and buy something, please. I won't be selling this stuff for long, obviously I'm not brining it all with me when I go to England! That means you have untill July 24th (ish) to get yr shop on!

But the back seat of the drive-in is so lonely without you

Everyday outfit. Kind of boring. Do you people like seeing my everyday outfits? Even if they're less than exciting and taken in my laundry room? Hmmmm...

I cannot take credit for this bandana idea... although wearing a bandana isn't really some kind of original concept, but what I'm saying is I had some inspiration behind it! My friend pulled into my house the other day (before helping me search for my bro's runnaway chihuahua for 2 hours. FUNTIMES) wearing a bandana like this. I thought it looked so killer, and while I was thinking this was the inspiration, she said it was Isabel of Hipster Musings who was behind the idea. I will say, Isabel does rock a headscarf like no other!

This outfit was kind of a denim-on-denim attempt. I like how the colours are all quite similar from head to toe, which I'm actually only noticing now. Really, I'm no good at colour co-ordinating.

I didn't make an outfit speech bubble (do we like those?) but if you're curious: denim vest - DIY, t shirt - thrifted, shorts - thrifted, bandana - I don't know... dollar store?, and shoes - Aldo.

The shoes. An iffy subject. I like them, yet at the same time I fully realize that they're kind of ugly and unflattering. They remind me a bit of the kind of Margiela wedges we saw a few years back, and I kind of like the gathering in the front and the fact that they're made of grey jersey fabric. Whatever, they were on sale so no harm done if they really are hideous.

This is kind of o/t but I cleaned and re-organized my sewing room yesterday so I wanted to show you all my amazing accomplishment. Really, this was quite a feat. If you don't beleive me, see for yourself:

I actually stopped crafting in there because it got so bad. I started bringing supplies upstairs and scattering my mess around the house, haha! Hopefully I'll get back to doing some sewing projects now that I've got a more bearable space to work in.

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Oh and I also wanted to give everyone an update on my summer plans, for those who are curious. I started to talk about some of them in a post before I took a little blogging break, and those plans are still on! On July 10th, just six days away, I'll be off to Toronto to see one of my biggest inspirations: Lady Gaga. I know I mention her a lot on the blog but I've never actually said why I love her so much. Maybe after the concert I'll do a huge Gaga post? Yesssss. I'll also be seeing another special person in Toronto... scratch that, TWO more special people! Wow I'm a lucky lady, so much excitement in so little time. I feel like I'm going to barf... in a good way.

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So after the Toronto excitement I'm coming home for a few days so I can see my friends over my birthday (July 14th... my 21st birthday fyi) before next heading off to LONDON... that's England, not Ontario. Like last summer, I'm going to be on a kind of working holiday, but this time I'll be staying for much longer, about 5 months, so it's really going to be a different experience. I can't wait to actually settle in and LIVE rather than feeling rushed about, finding a flat, job, etc. only to be going home 6 weeks later. I realize that last summer I didn't blog much while in London but THIS time I plan on posting a lot more. We'll talk about that stuff later, for now just leave me a nice little comment and I'll have a happy end to my weekend :)