What I Wore: Last Week it Was Cold and Rainy
Oh Canada. One day it’s a damp, miserable grey day. The next it’s hot and humid. That’s why it’s good to have some awkward, in-between weather pieces like this Simply Vera by Vera… Continue reading
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Midweek Modness: Pentti Sarpaneva Pendant
Going back into the vaults for this image — It’s a Pentti Sarpaneva pendant which I sold a couple of years ago. Sarpaneva started out as a graphic designer in his native Finland,… Continue reading
Sneak Peek: Clarins Wet Dry Eye Quartet Mineral Palette
Here’s a little teaser for Clarins‘ Fall Makeup Collection. But that’s all — just a tease.
Window Shopping: The Chief Salvage Company
Whilst out ranging on Friday, I finally had a chance to stop in a little shop at Dundas and Dufferin called The Chief Salvage Co. It’s a real curiousity cabinet sort of place… Continue reading
Victorian Jewellery for Victoria Day
As promised, I went prowling for vintage stuff on Friday. Fittingly, I found two Victorian pieces. The big score is a pair of gigantic girandole earrings from around 1870. Girandole means chandelier and… Continue reading
More Things I Found At the Market
I have the day off today, so I’m going to be very lazy and just post pictures of the rest of the things I got at the St. Lawrence Market last weekend. While… Continue reading
Things I Found At the Market
Here’s something that I overheard this weekend: When the weather is crappy, some dealers take a pass on the outdoor antique markets like Aberfoyle and set up at the St. Lawrence Market instead.… Continue reading
Midweek Modness: Print Fine Vintage
My niece was in town last week. We were wandering past Print Fine Vintage where we these two knit pieces in the window. The ’20s and the ’70s were good times for knits.… Continue reading
My First Zenith
Look what I found for five bucks last weekend. A 1940s or ’50s Zenith. I’ve lost my watch opener, so I haven’t been able to study it more, so all I can tell… Continue reading
Lost and Found: Vintage Kid Leather Gloves
True story. My friend and colleague Tracy Ho Lung called me over to her desk last week and told me that she found a box with my name on it while cleaning out… Continue reading