let's go have a picnic

let's go have a picnic by clelan featuring cotton skirts
I love the idea of a classic picnic in the country.

Aviation....

So went to Joe Fresh today, well technically went to the grocery store which housed Joe Fresh. Found a few things, only bought one. A pair of baggy, cargo/aviation type pants. They look great with boots, and into the spring months, I can wear them with flats on not so cold days!

Worn with an American Apparel acid wash v-neck (softest t-shirt you will ever own), and Blundstone boots, they are the "Rigger" - totally waterproof leather, and super easy to wear.

Another thing I snagged today was this fur vest from winners, it was only $25, apparently the original price was $175 or something. Worn with my Gap alpaca cardigan, Gap bleached skinny jeans, and loads of bangles.The vest is dark brown, but it kind of looks black in these pictures. I am looking forward to wearing it WITH my aviation pants! WOOHOO.















That's all for now folks, chinese food and a fine french cake awaits me!
xo
clare

second time around

So I have big shoulders. I'm talking strangers commenting asking if I am a swimmer or something, big. I was a gymnast so I did need them, and I am pretty proud of my manly-ness, in a kind of love-hate way. ANYWAYS, where I am going with this is that this jacket masks my big shoulders by being bigger and puffier than they are, so it just looks like the jacket and not me that are big! Basically, this vintage jacket is wonderful, I love the length it is cropped to, just perfect for wearing it with high-waisted skirts. The tag says it is by Marcam. That's all I know because the rest of the tags are worn out.

The shoulder construction is so well done, it is a great jacket for serious! The Bracelet is from mom's old stuff! It is just too cool for school in my humble opinion.                                                    So yeah, talk to you later alligators! xo

... There's a Fashion Week in Atlantic Canada?...YES MY FRIENDS

AFW4= 4th Annual Atlantic Fashion Week!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fashion Week. A week dedicated to Fashion. Fashion for 7 whole days. Well really, in this case, in Halifax, Fashion Week runs from April 15th to the 18th. Guess what? my exams start the 14th, and I have three between the 14th and the 17th. SO NO FASHION WEEK FOR CLARE. Not cool, seriously not impressed at this recent development in my life. The week looks action packed and has a general awesomeness rating of 1759878 out of 10. 

Where is this awesomeness rating coming from? well, its a mixture of my own views on the whole matter, multiplied by the fashion factor, and divided by the awesome component. 

The fashion factor is influenced by many things, people in attendance, the level to which creativity is embraced, the attire observed in the environment, and of course the events themselves. which INCLUDES:

NIGHT 1 -AFW4 EMERGING DESIGNER SHOWCASE

Tuesday April 15th 2010, starting at 8, extending until 11 pm. At the lovely O'Regan's Mercedes Benz- Kempt Rd.

featuring a range of designers who are bravely stepping out in the world, bearing their soul out to the world, letting us judge their precious little babies. I admire them greatly. wow. ALSO 1$ from each ticket goes to the One x One children's charity. You would be doing humanity a disservice by NOT going...Duh

NIGHT 2- AFW4 DESIGNER SHOWCASE

Friday April 16th 2010 starting at 8 alll the way till 11 pm. World Trade Center.

This one is legit. I wanna go... OH wait, I have to stay here and study for tomorrow's exam.

NIGHT 3- AFW4 GALA EVENT- AFW & CARNIVAL OF BEAUTY

Sunday April 18th, 6:30- 10 pm, World Trade Center.

Should be funnn Check it out on facebook, just search 4th annual atlantic fashion week. :)

I don't know why this post is so messed up, it isn't really agreeing with anything I tell it to do. I am not sure mabe when its posted the little lines will be gone and the font will match, but if not, alas, you'll have to muddle through, i am sure you will manage. :p 

TGIF <3 

xo 

clare

"I thought you were just magical, like unicorns..."

So, today I wore socks and sandals, BUT I wore my current favorite Vintage store find with it, a marc jacobs sweater. Yes it is a men's sweater, but what do you do when you find second hand marc jacobs? you buy it. That over yonder to the left ( HA to the left to the left, Beyonce anyone? no... ok) is my favorite picture of Marc Jacobs. He just exudes awesomeness.

It isn't blatantly a man's sweater, its pretty cool actually, striped and normal sweatshirt material, fuzzy on one side and uniform on the other. BUT the twist is that this sweater, has the fuzzy on the outside, so the inside is really like a normal sweater's outside. I was, needless to say, overjoyed at the discovery of it in the back of my favorite vintage store. Even while wearing this sweater, i found myself in an odd sort of mood.

You know those days, the days where you have done really nothing of importance except finish a chem assignment, essentially sat on your behind waiting for some kind of inspiration, but none comes, and you ask yourself why. Even flipping through the pages of Nylon leaves something left to be desired, and trust me, that doesn't happen often. I mean seriously, look at it, doesn't that just scream "read me I will fill your silly little head with knowledge and ideas" ???

SO I decided to get myself out of this slump and into not a slump. Well, really Erin decided. She suggested a lovely walk out in nature, instead of the gym. It was so awesome. Fresh air really does amazing things to your brain, when the wind blew, I could actually feel the cobwebs being cleaned out of my head. SO here I sit, ideas swirling freely around my brain, like the next post I am working on, the way in which I plan on organizing my study habits for this round of examinations, and of course, what I am going to wear tomorrow... I am thinkning the shirt that makes me feel like I could be captain of some ship in Star Trek.... Good things to come my friends.

Now, go find something funny and laugh at it. Seriously, do it. Smiling actually sends messages to your brain that makes you happier. Facial Feedback. Thanks Psychology 1023....
SMILE
xo
clare

XOXO Gossip Girl..... IS THIS A JOKE?

Oh Kayyyyy
So, you know how everyone has their guilty pleasures, and their dirty little secrets.... like your mom secretly likes to lick the spoon when she is making a cake, or your best friend blasts her music and dances like a nutcase in her room for precisely 12 minutes everyday. WELL mine, is Gossip Girl. I know it isn't that scandalous, but the scandal is that I am not really in it for he show, yeah the characters are gorgeous, and the fact that they are all with each other offers up varying degrees of cuteness, but the truth is, really, i'm in it for the clothes.

           Seriously, the stylist for that show (eric damen, is that his name? I believe he is still in that position, I mean he is doing a pretty stellar job, why get rid of him now, if it ain't broke, don't fix it in my humble opinion) has his shit figured.

            I mean god. The schoolgirl look was revamped to turn away from pure sex and transformed into classy and in style, yet with a girlish flair. If you told me cable knit leggings could be sexy, I would have scoffed, yes scoffed in your face. Blair's iconic headband has had major influence over girls everywhere.The out of school clothing, well god, its just to die for. From Blair's preppy, designer duds, and Serena's trend savvy choices, to Jenny's incredible transformation to the dark and intriguing look which she now possesses.
          So I was all ready to go get my GG fix for the week, and oh good try clare, sorry but DANCING WITH THE STARS HAS TAKEN GG'S PLACE.... ok ctv or whatever channel to whom I entrusted my weekly satisfaction, that's just great. Now what, I watch GG online, on Saturday nights AT 9? Alright, well we aren't friends anymore.