Sidewalk Find: Hermès Iris Ukiyoé

Had an magical and fantastic weekend celebrating all sorts of things with some very amazing ladies. I’ll share more later, but first let’s talk about my sidewalk find. Walking around Yorkville on Saturday.… Continue reading

Bringing It Back: Hats

Last Saturday, when the weather was so nice and folks were promenading about in their Spring finery, I noticed a lot more folks wearing hats. Not just baseball hats and poorboy caps, but… Continue reading

Incoming: Hermès Scarf Sale

Hermès scarves and ties for 50% off and all to help raise money for MS and St. Michael’s Hospital. Thanks to Veronica for the head’s up! Here’s the deets.

Symbolism: The Oak and the Acorn

I mentioned Kate Middleton’s oak and acorn earrings last Friday. I thought I’d share my pretty sterling repoussé oak and acorn brooch. The oak and the acorn symbolize strength and power. My guess… Continue reading

Hello Yellow

While I still haven’t found my dream ruffled yellow cardigan and my favourite patent yellow Birkenstocks have tragically fallen apart, I still have lots of other sunny accessories to cheer me up. From… Continue reading

Find of the Month: Soviet Era Earrings

My own, self-imposed thrift club rule is that no Find of the Month can cost more that $36. It also has to be pretty awesome. The earings, stamped with soviet-era Russian Assay marks… Continue reading

Do Over: Wedding and Engagement Rings

I made my own wedding and engagement rings (pictured above). I made the wedding ring first, back when I was taking silversmithing classes. It is a wax casting set with one teeny diamond.… Continue reading

Royal Wedding Wrap Up

Okay, almost everybody guessed that the Royal Wedding dress would be designed by Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton. The gown was a delight – Burton was a fashion forward choice, yet the gown was… Continue reading

50 + Years of Fragrance: Epilogue

It’s not the best picture, but this is what the inside of Fritsch Fragrance looks like. At the back is a poster showing a timeline of all the fragrances ever. I think I… Continue reading

50 + Years of Fragrances: Promotion

One of the coolest things about Fritsch Fragrance is that at one time it was probably the most mod store in all of Kitchener Waterloo. When you peek in the window, you can… Continue reading

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