Toronto Designer Dee Silkie

Published in @vegas2lamag featuring #Toronto designer @deesilkie who created “Confetti” a sustainable collection made out of left-over scraps of fabric from previous collections.

Thomas Sabo Bracelet + Charms

Sorry for being MIA, but I just moved from Toronto to Boston and things have been hectic to say the least.

As a going away present, my lovely girlfriends got together and secretly planned to buy me a Thomas Sabo Charm bracelet along with individual Thomas Sabo charms and some from Swarovski!  Stunning.  When they presented each charm to me, I was to guess which charm came from which friend. 

Thomas Sabo bracelets are gorgeous and the charms are simply spectacular.  With such fine detail and brilliant colour and stones, they're little treasures you can wear alone or all together on the bracelet.

The Swarovski charms are beautiful little things, sparkly and sweet, exactly what any girl would love to have in her collection.

Ladies, wow!  I am truly touched.  It's something I will treasure forever.  Thank you so much.  I miss you!

(All photos taken by Alicia, thanks girl!)

IIFA Toronto

There was glitz n' glam and a GREEN carpet.  It was IIFA (The International Indian Film Academy Awards, like Bollywood's Oscars) in Toronto.  Some of the Bollywood stars (Shah Rukh Khan) rocked the Green (why that shade of Green? So unflattering) carpet.  Others (Amisha Patel in her ugly yellow mini-dress), not so much.  (Images gettyimages)

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Gingham

The sun is finally peeking out a bit today, so I have my thoughts set on summer and picnics.  And gingham is perfect for summer picnics in the park.  Sure, you might blend in with the table cloth, but that's not a bad look, right? :)

This is my favourite colour, blue and white and how I'd wear it. 

(All images via Pinterest)

Anthropologie, $88





Other great ginghamy ideas:

Modcloth, no longer available, but so lovely!



Net-a-porter, J. Crew, $49

Gingham PANTS!  From Sessun, super cute on this girl, here.



How do you wear gingham?

Umbrella-ella-eh-eh

It's raining here in Toronto, which means SPRING is finally here?!?  Which means that we have to bring out our rain boots and umbrellas!

I adore my Kate Spade rain boots which I got on sale, what are your go-to rain boots or footwear of choice for the rainy season?

As far as umbrellas go, Shed Rain has the lightest ones I've ever come across.  I also love Totes for their affordability and sizes.  London Undercover has the most unique umbrellas ever, like this fish and chips one and this English Breakfast one.  How cute are they?

Then there's the Polite Umbrella which you can pull into yourself if the sidewalk is too busy or if it's a windy day.  Brilliant, don't you think?  It's one on a list of 20 COOLEST umbrellas you'll ever see!



(all images via Pinterest)