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Dark Gray Accents Friday, April 18, 2008 12:25 AM

Pink tank (underneath): Sparkle. Plaid dress: H&M. Typewriter key necklace: B*jeweled Vintage. Gray cardigan: American Apparel. Gray ribbed knee socks: H&M. Suede flats: Zara. Coat: First Markham Place. Black patchwork leather purse: vintage.

It's been about a month since I went shopping (aside from purchasing the coat, but I went to that mall for the food court and not for shopping) so my cousin and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather today and remedied that situation. Coincidentally H&M dominated both our outfits today, but despite the amount of shared H&M items in our closet, we didn't wear the same things.

We did, however, buy the same shoes from Zara today. $19.95 for suede flats and only GST because they were under $30; how could we resist? The shoes are pictured above -- I cheated a bit for this outfit photo since I didn't wear them, but the shoes matched my outfit perfectly so I had to. There's even a trim around the opening that is the same colour as the coat.

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Coat: First Markham Place. Gray dress: Club Monaco. Double heart belt: H&M. Black opaque tights: H&M. Yellow & gray satin ballet flats: Joe Fresh Style. Sunglasses: H&M.

It was warm and I debuted my new coat. I felt a little overdressed with my 100 denier tights and thought I should've opted for something a little lighter. But they were perfect once I was in the shade and out of the sun. It's so hard dressing for this weather; cold in the mornings and in the shade, hot in the afternoons and in the sun.

The dress in the photos is one that I spent months pining over at Club Monaco. The first time I saw it in stores, it reminded me of a Chloé dress that I loved from their F/W 2006 collection (the one Stam took a tumble in while struting down the runway). I couldn't afford it at regular price, so I would go in and sigh over the dress. When it went on sale, my size was no longer available. For months I kept checking, hoping that someone returned one. Finally, in December, I went to a mall I didn't frequent and found two in my colour preference on the rack. Both were in my size. I guess I was meant to get this dress afterall.

Special guest appearance made by my almost 17 year old dog.

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Photo: gap.com

Today Gap released their Design Editions in-stores and online. I thought about heading to one of the three Toronto Gap stores carrying the collection since I am interested in a couple of items, but alas, laziness prevailed.

Last year I wasn't in town when the collection hit the stores and when I accidently stumbled upon it almost a month later, there was plenty of stock left so I'm not worried about the collection selling out. Maybe I'll go later this week...or the next...

I'd love to hear some thoughts from people who have seen this collection in person.

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Dress: H&M. Dark cream grandpa cardigan: Joe Fresh Style. Necklaces: Forever 21 and Amy Shutt. Dark green cotton tights: Jessica (Sears). Houndstooth rounded pointy flats: Old Navy.

Yesterday night it was raining and it didn't occur to me to wear rainboots until my feet were already wet.

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