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Rooms for Living
With the basement renos inching closer to completion, the rest of our house is settling back into itself. Any sort of construction is always disruptive, but especially in a small house where storage space is at a premium. Especially when the space undergoing construction used to be the main large...
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With the basement renos inching closer to completion, the rest of our house is settling back into itself. Any sort of construction is always disruptive, but especially in a small house where storage space is at a premium. Especially when the space undergoing construction used to be the main large...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
What I Wore: July 2023, part four
Details: H&M top, Maeve skirt (both Poshmark), Rebecca Minkoff belt (thrift), Copper Canoe Woman earrings (gift) Thoughts: These pieces are made for each other and you can’t tell me otherwise. The judicious use of black to ground rainbow outfits never ceases to impress me. Yes, I am eas...
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Details: H&M top, Maeve skirt (both Poshmark), Rebecca Minkoff belt (thrift), Copper Canoe Woman earrings (gift) Thoughts: These pieces are made for each other and you can’t tell me otherwise. The judicious use of black to ground rainbow outfits never ceases to impress me. Yes, I am eas...
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The Proust Questionnaire, Revisited
The Proust questionnaire came out of a parlor game popularized (but not created) by the famous French writer, Marcel Proust. It’s been a feature in Vanity Fair, my favourite magazine, for decades – in each issue, they have a different famous person answer the questions. The idea behind the questi...
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The Proust questionnaire came out of a parlor game popularized (but not created) by the famous French writer, Marcel Proust. It’s been a feature in Vanity Fair, my favourite magazine, for decades – in each issue, they have a different famous person answer the questions. The idea behind the questi...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
What I Wore: July 2023, part three
Details: Primavera dress, Elizabeth & James vest, vintage bag, Fluevog shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: I know this isn’t exactly my “usual” colourful style, but it was one of my fave recent outfits. I love the simplicity of this restrained palette; there is enough detail here...
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Details: Primavera dress, Elizabeth & James vest, vintage bag, Fluevog shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: I know this isn’t exactly my “usual” colourful style, but it was one of my fave recent outfits. I love the simplicity of this restrained palette; there is enough detail here...
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Summer Adventures, part one
It’s been 4 years since our last family trip to Calgary, and what a difference 4 years can make. This visit turned out to be as “on brand” as I had hoped, but it also highlighted our changing family dynamics. The kids are growing up, which means the way in which we all relate and […]
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It’s been 4 years since our last family trip to Calgary, and what a difference 4 years can make. This visit turned out to be as “on brand” as I had hoped, but it also highlighted our changing family dynamics. The kids are growing up, which means the way in which we all relate and […]
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
This and That: Birthday Edition
The prospect of another birthday brings many feels with it. First and foremost, I am grateful. Grateful to be here, grateful to be healthy, grateful for family and friends and this whole wonderful life. There is also a note of uncertainty. My 40s have been an unpredictable rollercoaster ride; I h...
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The prospect of another birthday brings many feels with it. First and foremost, I am grateful. Grateful to be here, grateful to be healthy, grateful for family and friends and this whole wonderful life. There is also a note of uncertainty. My 40s have been an unpredictable rollercoaster ride; I h...
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What I Wore: June 2023, part four
Details: Clover Canyon top (Poshmark), Roksanda skirt, Jones NY blazer, Manolo Blahnik shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: Designer finds are vanishingly rare at the thrifts these days, so I was a bit stunned to find this Roksanda skirt recently. It’s a high end design label out of the UK; skirt...
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Details: Clover Canyon top (Poshmark), Roksanda skirt, Jones NY blazer, Manolo Blahnik shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: Designer finds are vanishingly rare at the thrifts these days, so I was a bit stunned to find this Roksanda skirt recently. It’s a high end design label out of the UK; skirt...
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It’s That Swap Time!
My annual clothing swap has been one of the highlights of my social calendar every year since 2007, and this year was no exception. If anything, it was extra special because it was the first time we included the next generation. A few of the ladies who attended brought their daughters who are all...
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My annual clothing swap has been one of the highlights of my social calendar every year since 2007, and this year was no exception. If anything, it was extra special because it was the first time we included the next generation. A few of the ladies who attended brought their daughters who are all...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
What I Wore: June 2023, part three
Details: Gap dress (Poshmark), Stuart Weitzman shoes (thrift), Coach bag (eBay) Thoughts: I’ve been looking for this dress secondhand for a year – since my last clothing swap, in fact, when one of my friends wore and I fell in love with it. Poshmark finally came through! It was worth ...
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Details: Gap dress (Poshmark), Stuart Weitzman shoes (thrift), Coach bag (eBay) Thoughts: I’ve been looking for this dress secondhand for a year – since my last clothing swap, in fact, when one of my friends wore and I fell in love with it. Poshmark finally came through! It was worth ...
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I Make Things: Sometimes and Again
As with so many other things in life, I’ve noticed that there are seasons to my creative pursuits. During the spring and summer, I come out of hibernation and spend more time out of the house — gardening, thrifting, going to events. Inevitably, my art takes a backseat; both in terms o...
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As with so many other things in life, I’ve noticed that there are seasons to my creative pursuits. During the spring and summer, I come out of hibernation and spend more time out of the house — gardening, thrifting, going to events. Inevitably, my art takes a backseat; both in terms o...
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What I Wore: June 2023, part two
Details: Suttles & Seawinds dress (Poshmark), Second Female cardigan, BR belt, Marquis shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: How well matched are this dress and this cardigan? It’s always pleasing to find a perfect colour match. This dress is almost perfect too; the fit of the bodice is impecc...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
Details: Suttles & Seawinds dress (Poshmark), Second Female cardigan, BR belt, Marquis shoes (all thrifted) Thoughts: How well matched are this dress and this cardigan? It’s always pleasing to find a perfect colour match. This dress is almost perfect too; the fit of the bodice is impecc...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
Revisiting Colour Analysis
I don’t normally look at my Explore page on Instagram, but I accidentally clicked on the wrong icon recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I guess that, after all this time, the algorithm is finally starting to understand me a little better. I’m not sure if I should be happy or terrified. At le...
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I don’t normally look at my Explore page on Instagram, but I accidentally clicked on the wrong icon recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I guess that, after all this time, the algorithm is finally starting to understand me a little better. I’m not sure if I should be happy or terrified. At le...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
Style Inspo: Fall 2022
I know that fall is a far off thing, still, for many of you; in Alberta, fall is often a state of mind as much as a season – it’s not unknown to have a first snow in late September. But with school about to start around these parts, I’m gonna go ahead and talk […]
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I know that fall is a far off thing, still, for many of you; in Alberta, fall is often a state of mind as much as a season – it’s not unknown to have a first snow in late September. But with school about to start around these parts, I’m gonna go ahead and talk […]
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What I Wore: August 2022, part two
Details: Pilcro tank top, Tahari shirt, H&M pants, Holt Renfrew belt, Rafael Alfandary necklace, Chelsea Crew shoes, Tommy Hilfiger bag (all thrifted) Thoughts: This outfit was inspired by a photo from Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion and specifically an outfit that Papa Ralph himself wore. I...
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Details: Pilcro tank top, Tahari shirt, H&M pants, Holt Renfrew belt, Rafael Alfandary necklace, Chelsea Crew shoes, Tommy Hilfiger bag (all thrifted) Thoughts: This outfit was inspired by a photo from Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion and specifically an outfit that Papa Ralph himself wore. I...
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Reflections On Summer Style
This summer was an interesting one for me, sartorially speaking. Sometime earlier, I became rather obsessed with Ralph Lauren, a designer that had never really been at the forefront of my fashion interests before. It took me a while to figure out why his work started to resonate with me all of a ...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick
This summer was an interesting one for me, sartorially speaking. Sometime earlier, I became rather obsessed with Ralph Lauren, a designer that had never really been at the forefront of my fashion interests before. It took me a while to figure out why his work started to resonate with me all of a ...
Published at Blue Collar Red Lipstick