FORTY-FOUR/ pink moto jacket

Every time I wear this jacket my confident goes through the roof, I may never take it off. It is just the perfect shade of pink and I love the bright gold tone zippers. As of right now, this jacket is everything to me and it is definitely my favourite piece in my wardrobe right now. I love how lightweight it is, I love the moto style of it, I just love everything about it. Of course there's a bit of a back story behind it. I came across it by total dumb luck. I was killing time with some friends before a concert downtown and we decided to go to The Bay. We were roaming around and looking for nothing in particular when we came across this beauty. I pulled it off the rack, tried it on and fell head over heels. Then I looked at the price tag... originally $160, marked down to $110. Still a little steep for my budget. I sighed, and I returned it to its home on the rack.

The only problem was that I could not stop thinking about it. I gushed to everyone about this jacket, I showed everyone pictures, I just couldn't get it off my mind. A few days later, my boss told me about a sale The Bay was having. 20% off of already reduced items - not a huge amount off, but it was just the excuse I needed to buy the jacket. I made my way downtown, found the jacket and went to purchase it. I'm not sure how, but it rang up at $57 with the tax (even less than 20% off!). The price was a lot better than the $110 a few days before, and a hell of a lot better than the original $160. I guess somethings are just meant to be. 

JACKET/ Calvin Klein JEANS&TOP/ New Look PURSE/ Marc by Marc Jacobs (consignment)
SCARF/ gifted WATCH/ DKNY

* All pictures were taken by Jessie Larabie and myself.

SIXTEEN/ the dream shirt

I have been looking for this exact shirt for about a year now, possibly even longer. It is something that I made up in my mind and I wasn't able to find it anywhere. I searched high and low and even sent my friends on missions to find it as well. I wanted it SO badly that one of my best friends even tracked down a girl wearing something similar in a Tim Horton's to find out where she bought it.... the girl got it at Dynamite... so the hunt continued.

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I went to the mall a couple of weeks ago to help my friend find a dress for a wedding she was attending but an alarm kept going off in the mall so we retreated into the only quiet store, The Bay. 

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That's where I saw it.

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It's semi-sheer, white Calvin Klein safari blouse, long enough to wear with leggings and with gold buttons. The EXACT shirt that I have been lusting over for over a year was just there, hanging in front of me, I had to have it. We brought it up to the counter to pay, and it was even on sale. Definitely my favourite piece in my closet right now; I can't get enough of it.  It's perfect and it's all mine!

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For this post I decided to wear it with my favourite American Apparel leggings, my animal print oxfords (with a hot pink sole!), a pink coloured purse with a cameo brooch and a bunch of gold accessories to liven up the plain white safari blouse.

SHRIT/ Calvin Klein LEGGINGS/ American Apparel ACCESSORIES/ Various 

WATCH/ DKNY PUSE/ Mark. by Avon SHOES/ Dolce Vita (thrifted)

All pictures were taken by Laura Kidd.