Happy Summer????

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful summer that doesn't involve working 45 hours a week AND studying for the New York Bar Exam. I apologize for the hiatus but thought I'd leave a message explaining my absence! I promise to be back with regular posts after the bar exam.


On a recent day off, I picked up this bikini from BCBG and am crossing my fingers that my work schedule and study progress allows me to head over to English Bay for the Festival of Lights celebration in two weeks with my best friend who is currently in town from Toronto. Sigh...if you happen to be on the beach that day and spot a girl surrounded by piles of BARBRI materials...it just might be me.

What has everyone been up to this summer?

New York Times Article: Lacroix Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Lacroix Files for Bankruptcy Protection
By SUZY MENKES
Published: May 29, 2009
The French couturier whose artistic and exuberant pouf dresses propelled him to fame in the 1980s has become the latest victim of the global financial crisis.

See the full story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/business/global/29lacroix.html

I received the link to this story from one of my girlfriends this morning who then informed me that she was going shopping for Christian Lacroix shoes right after work in case they later became a rare commodity!

Tighter Please, Temperley!

This beautiful wedding gown was on a Guess Who? by FabSugar UK. The designer is none other than Alice Temperley for Temperley of London. The tiers are absolutely beautiful but I couldn't help but notice how wrinkly/poorly-fitted the bodice of the gown looks.

Cupcakes & Creative Contrast

Finding myself with little to do yesterday, a girlfriend and I went shopping for ingredients and spent the evening baking cupcakes. We ended up making far too many for just the two of us and invited more people over. The invitees included my sister and her boyfriend, whose birthday it was a few days ago. :-)


I received my Tolani scarf from the Creative Contrast Giveaway that Couture Carrie held a week and a half ago. I couldn't wait to put it on and just threw it over what I was wearing today. I love how the colours matched the sprinkles on yesterday's cupcakes :-) Thanks Doug & Irina!


Creative Contrast is currently holding a Giveaway for the very same Tolani Scarf that Jessica Alba is wearing in the picture above. You can enter the contest here.

Creative Contrast
"Your Private Boutique for Sophisticated, Hip and Hot Trend Setting Jewelry and Accessories!"

Currently Crushing on: BR Monogram's Pleated Dress

Happy Victoria Day my fellow Canadians :-)! To the Vancouverites (I'm still getting used to referring to myself as one again!), I hope you made full use of the past weekend's beautiful weather! My New York Bar exam materials from Barbri arrived in the mail last week: two boxes of books and a box with an iPod with recorded lectures. I spent some of last week after they arrived getting a head start on the MultiState preview stuff and then found it impossible to do so once the weekend and beautiful weather rolled around!

A quick Social Studies lesson, courtesy of Wikipedia:
Victoria Day (in French: Fête de la Reine), colloquially known as May Two-four, May Long, or May Run, is a Canadian statutory holiday celebrated on the last Monday before or on 24 May, in honour of both Queen Victoria's birthday and the current reigning Canadian sovereign's official birthday. It has been marked since before Canada was formed, originally falling on the sovereign's actual birthday, and continues to be celebrated across the country on a fixed date and in various fashions, also being considered an informal mark of the beginning of the summer season. As a federal holiday, Victoria Day is a holiday for Quebec; however, the government of Quebec, in 2003, made the same day concurrently National Patriots' Day.

As Victoria Day is sometimes referred to as the beginning of the summer season, I think it's the perfect time to start shopping for summer clothes. I'm currently loving this BR Monogram Pleated Silk Dress available only at Banana Republic in the United States. I wish they'd bring the BR Monogram collection to Canadian stores too!

BR Monogram Pleated Dress $225 at Banana Republic

MET Costume Institute Gala 2009: Another Blair Waldorf Miss?

So the comments for Blair's prom dress in the last episode of Gossip Girl ranged from "royalty", "incredible", "beautiful" to "[t]hat dress is hideous, looks like a carpet/rug. ... I didnt wear anything that ugly to my prom, and no one should." Tiffany, your comment made me laugh out loud when I read it. Like I mentioned, I didn't hate Blair's dress but it didn't wow me. I did however, hate Leighton Meester's paisley 'costume' for the MET Costume Institute Gala 2009! Fortunately there were may other beautiful outfits that made up for Blair's unsightly ensemble. Leighton's Gossip Girl co-star Blake Lively looked beautiful in Versace and I especially liked how she wore her hair slicked back in a ponytail for a change.

(Photos from Just Jared)

There were other stunning Versace numbers on the red carpet. Gisele Bundchen looked fab in this skin-tight Versace mini.

Jessica Biel wore this extravagant Versace Atelier number.

*Sigh, I wish I had a reason and the means to wear a Versace Atelier gown. They're over-the-top but beautiful!


Photos from Fashionologie

And finally, Elizabeth Hurley, I am perhaps most envious of you for arriving to the Gala in this beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Elie Saab gown. Check out my previous post on the Elie Saab's Spring 2009 show here.

Gossip Girl: Blair's Prom Dress

I love the clothes on Gossip Girl more than I do the story line. I don't know if I can say the same about Blair's prom dress. I don't hate it, I just don't love it and I was really hoping for a number that would leave me swooning. All the same, I appreciate the incredible amount of work that must have gone into creating that gold peacock motif! Your thoughts on the dress?


The citrine jewelry however? That's swoon-worthy stuff!