THIRTY-THREE/ floral pants

I'm not going to waste anybody's time with a long sob story as to why I haven't been posting lately. There really is no reason other than my own laziness. I have been working just about every day, and the weather sucked, but that's really no excuse. I've been receiving emails and asks on Tumblr about my absence but I have no idea what to tell people. Truthfully, I thought no one would notice if I were to disappear online for a little bit. It's been so amazing reading all of the responses to my lack of posts and I do promise to make more of an effort in the coming months.

I have been dedicating my life, or so it seems, to just wearing all black and white everything lately. Every so often I feel the need to completely break from that habit and step out of my comfort zone with bold colours and prints. Today was one of those days.

I bought this green/blue coat and these awesome floral printed jeans on a whim while shopping a couple of weeks ago. I went to the mall with my best friend just for something to do and I fell in love with both pieces. The coat was on super sale so obviously I just had to have it, and these jeans caught my eye the second I walked into Winners. The jeans are definitely not something I would normally wear but that's what I love about them. They are just so bold and colourful, and although I'm wearing them now, I can't wait to wear them in the spring. They help me step out of my comfort zone and when I wear them I feel a bit more confident (not that I really needed the boost, but it's a nice bonus). 

COAT/ Old Navy SCARF/ H&M PURSE/ Mark. by Avon PANTS/ Suko 

SHOES&PIN/ Thrifted

* All pictures were taken by Laura Kidd

NINETEEN/ monochrome addict

My mother and I recently took a trip down to Syracuse, New York, to do some serious shopping. If you live in Canada you know that shopping here sucks, even if you live in a big city like Montreal or Toronto. Everything up here is at least double the price as it is down in the States and we have about a quarter of the selection they have. It seems kind of stupid to me seeing how close we are, but that's just the way it is. Our stores even start carrying trends a lot later than they do south of our border. I, like most people right now, have been dying over the leather/pleather panel trend and I knew when I saw this allblackeverything paneled top in JCPenny that it had to come home with me. Now I know that JCPennney is definitely not the most glamourous store in the world but l really love some of their clothing! This shirt is incredible, not only does it have a pleather panel, but it has an exposed zipper in the back and the jersey material on the rest of the top is so forgiving. I feel like I'm going to be seen wearing this top a lot. Those booties were an amazing find too, they were only $22.99 and have a whopping five inch wedge. I feel like a giant when I wear them and I absolutely love it. My skirt was a great find too at Forever 21 (favourite store ever) for only $4 after discounts. I dare you to find a skirt in Ottawa for that price, even at a secondhand store it's next to impossible.

I bought a few other pieces on that trip that I'm just way too excited to blog about. These items include: a yellow cardigan (favourite colour), a pink top with rhinestones and ankle length black skinny jeans that fit like a glove. 

TOP/ ANA (JCPenney) SKIRT/ Forever 21 BOOTIES/ Bamboo 

All pictures were taken by Laura Kidd and Michael Tundo. All item photos were taken by me.