Category Archive: Design

Do Over: Vintage Liberty of London Skirt

I read something recently about the reason that French women are so much more stylish is that even when they buy off the rack, they always have their clothes tailored to fit them.… Continue reading

Classics of Fashion: Diane von Furstenberg Wrap Dress

Look what I found at Courage My Love today. That’s right, a vintage Diane von Fürstenberg Jeanne wrap dress! And only $16. It’s missing it’s label, but I’ve ogled enough of these babies… Continue reading

Mid Century Modnesday: Charley Harper and Finland

Look what I found at Book City. A Charley Harper Coloring Book! Best of all it was like $3. Charley Harper is one of my fave mid-century modernist illustrators because so many of… Continue reading

Caped Crusaders

Listen ladies, with the temperatures hovering between 5°C and 19°C, it’s perfect cape weather. On Saturday, I attended an evening at the theatre were there were not one, not two but three women… Continue reading

Why Don’t You Make Cactus Planters Out Of Old Crockery?

I was at my Aunt Irma and Uncle Craig’s place for the first time in a long time. I always admired the sunny aesthetic of their place. And I like how Aunt Irma… Continue reading

Cool Kitchen Stuff: Nesting Doll Measuring Cups

I also picked up these very cute M-Cups Nesting Doll Measuring Cups on my Hamilton trip. I giot ’em at a shop called Lulu & Lavigne. They are designed by Carl Mitsch for… Continue reading

Give Me More Liberty

You guys know I have a thing for Liberty of London, right? And you know I have a thing for Target. So when my friend Jessica told me about Liberty’s upcoming collaboration with… Continue reading

Sounds Good. Looks Good. Feels Good, Too.

Music and musicians are inherently chic, right? I am totally gonna start a band that will change the course of musical history and become a style icon at the same time. But don’t… Continue reading

Yes, Yes. It’s All A Rich Tapestry

I got this groovy wall hanging at the Value Village today. I thought it had a very mid-century Scandinavian feel to it. But then I got to thinking, what is Mid century Modern… Continue reading

The Aughties Belonged To Marc Jacobs

Sure the decade started out all Tom Ford, but in my book, no one encapsulated the crazy, mixed up 2000s like Marc Jacobs. He did the status symbol thing with his his Louis… Continue reading

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