Poppy Time
I’m goin’ on a road trip to Cleveland this weekend. Which is super exciting but when I came home from my show tonight, I was a little saddened that by the time I… Continue reading
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Fine Threads
I found a new art this week. It’s a lovely embroidery of a bird and berries. I’m getting quite a collection of needle craft now (I have a lovely cross-stitch and two needlepoints.… Continue reading
Sneak Peek: Thierry Mugler Womanity
Went to a press event for Thierry Mugler‘s newest fragrance, Womanity, this morning. I gotta say that so far I like everything about it. The bottle (pictured above) is like an H.R. Giger… Continue reading
Rainy Day Woman Pt. 1
With the welcome rain of the last few days, I got to thinking: What is the Vacheron Constantin of parapluies? The Boucheron of bumbershoots? The n’est plus ultra of umbrellas? I figure that… Continue reading
RIP Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American abstract expressionist sculptor died yesterday in New York at the age of 98. An artist her whole life, she only came to prominence in her 70s. Her work… Continue reading
That’s So Sassy!
In the not new but new to me dept., Cassandra sent me a link to a collection of scans of old issues of Sassy that appeared on Style Rookie last April. Tavi says… Continue reading
Fire in Little Hipstertown
Some bad news and good news. There was a conflagaration in our hood on Victoria Day. There was a second storey fire in the row of storefronts housing The Australian Boot Company, Deluxe… Continue reading
R.I.P. Will Munro
So sad to hear about the death of Will Munro. He brought so much life into Toronto’s art scene. Some remember him more as a night club impressario, what with Vazaleen and all.… Continue reading
On Target
Went to Target yesterday. Lots of the Liberty of London collection clothes left over in the clearance section. But most of it, while beautiful, was made of a creepy polyester material. I did… Continue reading
Healing Stones Week: Lapis Lazuli
I heart Lapis Lazuli because its such a cool shade of blue, but look closer and you’ll discover little gold flecks. Physically, it is said to improve sleep and cure insomnia and it’s… Continue reading