123 / AUTUMN ASPIRATIONS

If I've said it once, I've said it a million times - autumn is by far my favourite season. I love basically everything about it from how chilly the air gets, to how it gets dark earlier, to pumpkin spiced everything but the fashion is what truly holds a special place in my heart.

I have a lot of basics when it comes to clothing. If you were to look through my closet right now you'd find an avalanche of black skinny jeans, black tank tops, a ton of t-shirts and a handful of white blouses. What I'm looking for now is an assortment of different standout pieces. It seems as though this season I'm really gravitating more towards styles that I can only describe as 'dark romantic' - so more dark florals and pieces with more traditionally feminine Victorian flares. My imagination is struck by more recent Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana runways, which is very odd if you're familiar with my typical tastes. Right now I'm particularly taken with grandma inspired pieces and I aspire to walk around looking like an old patterned couch (I'm 1000% serious).

All clothing pictured are plus sized
(*) - premium pricing

Clothing // VIOLETA by Mango printed bead jacket | EVANS white printed crepe jacket | New Look INSPIRE multi rip skinny jeans | New Look INSPIRE black lace shell top | BOOHOO isabelle paisley smock dress

Accessories // ZARA tassel embroidery leather messenger bag | H&M wool hat | ACNE STUDIOS 'jensen grain' booties (*) | MAC lipstick in 'cyber' (purple) | MAC lipstick in 'creme in your coffee' (pink) |  BAUBLEBAR 'xena bib' statement necklace

* All thoughts are my own - this is not a sponsored post in any way. There are links provided to the original image/retailer if you are interested in anything pictured.

SIXTY-TWO/ insomniac

I'm currently writing this as I'm "sleeping" over at my best friend's house. I put sleeping in quotation marks because they're really doing more of the sleeping, I'm more of a night owl. It can be quite lonely or boring at times but hey, at least I'm doing something productive right now... right?

I've been wearing this jacket pretty much non stop since I bought it a couple of weeks ago. I know everyone owns one like it and it is in no way unique, but I really don't care. I absolutely love it. The pleather sleeves look insanely cheap but I think that they give the piece a certain charm. Maybe I'm crazy. I love how the pockets are big enough for me to fit bits and bobs like bus transfers, lipsticks, change and my cell phone. I also love how its not 100% black.

I've been wearing the jacket with my Burberry scarf because it's honestly so cold here and the scarf keeps me so warm. I've been mixing up my bottoms, shoes and handbags to keep the ensemble looking fresh.

Today I decided to pair it with my MICHAEL Michael Kors skinny jeans and beaten up Converse for sort of a casual feel. I just threw on my Marc by Marc Jacobs bag because it had everything I need in it and I was in a bit of a rush to go out and meet my friends.

My friends and I spent the day doing my two favourite things - shopping and eating. We checked out the new H&M that finally opened up in Ottawa (I might do a post on all my findings later) and got lost in the giant mess that is Bayshore Shopping Centre while trying to find our parking lot. We finished the night with a makeshift buffet of different kinds of junk food (pizza, wings and the like) and hot chocolate with mini chocolate chip biscotti.

JACKET/ Last Kiss SCARF/ Burberry London JEANS/ MICHAEL Michael Kors 

SHOES/ Converse BAG/ Marc by Marc Jacobs ACCESSORIES/ Various 

LIPSTICK/ Raspberry by Joe Fresh

* Photo credit: Laura Kidd

* Disclaimer: I decided to name this blog post 'insomniac' because insomnia is something that I truly suffer from. I understand that it is a very real disorder and that if affects many people's lives. I do not wish to glamourize it it any way and I'm sorry if the title comes across as that in any way. Insomnia is a horrible condition and I really wouldn't wish it upon even my worst enemy. If you follow me on Twitter, Tumblr or if you know me in real life, you'd know that I've suffered from this for years. I despise every second of it. It truly is torture but I felt as though the title reflected what I'm going through and gave a bit of insight as to why I'm the only person under this roof that is awake and the reason why I'm updating my blog at 1:40 in the morning as opposed to you know... a healthy time.