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Wed 06.25 Saturday, June 28, 2008 7:48 PM

White boys a-shirt: Simply Basic (Wal-Mart). Yellow top: b + ab (Hong Kong). Black skinny jeans: Forever 21. Gold bracelets: H&M. Flats: Zara. Grey bow hairband: Forever 21.

Super super casual on a hot day. The jeans were purchased on Monday, making it the first clothing purchase at Forever 21 since they opened up in Ontario last summer. They were only $15.50 at regular price and comfortable to boot. I may have to go back and get them in blue. I guess I finally found one of those "hidden gems" people have been talking about.

While taking these photos, I didn't realize my shoes were barely visible in the full-length photo. They're the Zara flats that have been making a frequent appearance lately.

On a different note, I've finally caught up with my outfit photos. I've been pretty much living in these jeans since Wednesday so my outfits have been really boring over the last few days. In fact, I wore pretty much the same thing last night (as pictured), but with different shoes and a long vest thrown over top.

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Shirt dress: eBay. Typewriter key necklace: B*jeweled Vintage. Yellow overknee socks: H&M. Brown canvas wedges: Old Navy.

Overknee socks never stay up on my legs, but they magically stay up when I roll them down to become knee socks.

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Blouse: H&M. Heart necklace: Tryst by Kerry. Pants: present from Hong Kong. High heel oxfords: Aldo. Clutch: vintage.

Went to the symphony for the last time this season. I plan to change the buttons on this blouse...when I stop being lazy. The pants are a present from one of my favourite persons. I love them even though this particular shade of gray is very similar to the uniform pants I wore in high school.

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Last Thursday, I bought a pair of skinny black trousers from Club Monaco ($39, marked down from $139!). I plan to wear them mostly with heels, but I have no clue how short to hem them. I usually wear flats with pants so when it comes to hemming pants for heels, I have no clue where the hem should fall. What is a good pant length?

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White boys tee: Simply Basic (Wal-Mart). Gray cardigan: American Apparel. Charm necklace: Urban Outfitters. Black pants: H&M. Pink metallic belt: Jacob Jr.. Flats: Zara.

As much as I love these pants, I kind of regret buying them because:
a) The material is a dust and lint magnet. As soon as I finish lint rolling it, the pants have already acquired a new coat of dust and lint.
b) The pants wrinkle easily and are impossible to iron.

PS. Toronto friends, did you know Urban Outfitters opened a second location at 481 Queen Street West? It's just west of Spadina. I passed by it today, but didn't go inside. Has anyone checked it out?

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Dress: Club Monaco. Pear watch pendant: Marc by Marc Jacobs. Lace tights: H&M. Heels: Nine West.

Finally getting around to some of those backdated outfit photos. I wore this to the symphony about a month ago. I've had these tights for a few years, but it was only my third time wearing them because I find them quite difficult to pull of.

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Blush pink tank (worn underneath): Club Monaco. Oversized grey tee: H&M. Bird necklace: Amy Shutt. Gold star necklace: Chow Tai Fook (Hong Kong). Black lamé leggings: American Apparel. Flats: Zara.

Last night I wore my black lamé leggings for the first time since purchasing them in February. It took me that long to work up the nerve to wear them out and I think I was the only person amongst my friends who appreciated them. Ah well.

As for the oversized tee, I'm not sure if it's just a t-shirt or a t-shirt dress, but on my short stature, it most definitely could be a dress.

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White top: Club Monaco. Typewriter key necklace: B*jeweled Vintage. Yellow jersey skirt: American Apparel. Grey belt: vintage. Green patterned tights: Dragon Centre (Hong Kong). Black jazz shoes: Dolce Vita.

A lot of friends have been complaining about the recent spat of cold weather, but I couldn't be happier. I like legwear and am always glad when the temperature is low enough to make use of my tights and knee socks.

I completely forgot about the existence of this yellow skirt in my closet until the past week when the same skirt popped up on Pandora and The Clothes Horse. I stole the belt idea from them.

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White blouse: 3.1 Phillip Lim for Gap. Dress: H&M. Pear watch pendant: Marc by Marc Jacobs. Yellow opaque tights: H&M. Turquoise peeptoe kitten wedges: Red Wall (Hong Kong). Canvas doctor bag: Urban Outfitters.

Dear faithful readers,

I nearly killed myself trying to get the legs shot. You wouldn't believe some of the things I go through to get a photo -- it's quite hilarious.

On an entirely different note, this is the first post from my new laptop, Phillip. Eee! That's right, my laptop is named after that dude who collaborated with Gap to create that white blouse I'm wearing in the photos.

Anyway, if the daylight cooperates with me, I plan to photograph all those backdated outfits over the next week all while trying to keep on top of photographing outfits as I wear them.

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When I opened the July issue of Flare, I was surprised to see such fun and eclectic styling on the pages of the magazine. It's something I don't expect from Flare (or any Canadian fashion magazine, really). The shoot was styled by Flare fashion director Elizabeth Cabral and shot by photographer Ishi.

Unfortunately I don't have a scanner and I couldn't find the images from the magazine or the photographer's website so you'll have to look at dodgy photos of photos instead.

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My apologies for how slow things have been around here lately with the lack of posts. Things have been unexpectedly busy, but should return to normal soon. I still have outfit photos from nearly three weeks ago to post, which I should probably photograph first. There never seems to be enough time in the day to shoot what I'm wearing.

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It was forever ago when I was tagged on three separate occassions by Fruchtzwerg's Island, Fashion Diciple, and K-Line to reveal six unspectacular quirks of mine. I have many quirks, but because my friends and family are used to them, I don't give much thought to my quirks so I had to really think about them. After this, I bet no one is going to tag me again because I took two months to do a simple meme!

The Rules
· Link the person who tagged you.
· Mention the rules in your blog.
· Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
· Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.

1. I often joke I eat about once every hour. I'm about small but frequent meals. However, after ten o'clock at night I'm constantly eating; everything from small snacks to full blown meals. Tonight's late night snacks included: leftover pad thai, carrot sticks with dip, crackers, and Dad's oatmeal cookies.

2. If you tell me your birthday or an important fact about yourself, I won't remember it, but I will remember the random details about your life (ie. the time my friend hid her report card from her parents until after the Foo Fighters concert -- the last time I mentioned it to her she couldn't even remember this).

3. My left hand is used for writing and eating and my right hand is used for throwing, hitting, crocheting, and cutting with scissors.

4. Lever 2000 is one of my favourite scents. Also, when something smells good I can sit there sniffing it forever.

5. One of my favourite things to watch on teevee are infomercials for cleaning products. I love it when the grim and dirt magically disappears with the use of the product that's being advertised.

6. Sometimes I am too embarrassed to tell the server how much cream and sugar I want in my tea because I put in at least four creamers and four packets of sugar. This is because my grandma used to make it for me this way. When I was little I would beg for some of her tea and she'd give me a third of a mug of tea and load it with milk and sugar.

By now, I think everyone who wanted to do this meme already has so I'm not going to tag anyone.

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Several months ago, there was a skirt I was madly in love with from H&M. It was plaid and had the most interesting pocket detailing. However, it was unlined and so I bought its fully lined sister skirt, which had the same shape and pocket design, but came in a different colour and pattern.

Photo: canada.forever21.com

Now Forever 21 is offering the same H&M plaid skirt. The pockets and the print are exactly the same. Unfortunately I don't have a photo of the H&M skirt for comparison, but you can see the lovely Miss Woo rocking the H&M version here and here.

This is the second time I've noticed a H&M piece making its way to the racks of Forever 21. Is Forever 21 making H&M knock-offs? Or is this a mere coincidence -- I wouldn't be surprised if they use the same factories in China/India/Turkey/etc to produce their garments.

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Silk dress: Lux. Pink opaque tights: H&M. Ivory sheer patterned tights: H&M. Peeptoe wedges: Natural Comfort.

Believe it or not, this entire outfit costs less then $50. Thank goodness for amazing sales. I accidently ripped the sheer tights while putting them on, but most skirts and dresses cover the hole so hopefully I'll be able to sneak in a couple more wears before throwing them out. The pink tights are more of a flamingo pink then in the above photos.

I have a few more backdated outfit photos to post. Those will be coming soon.

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While flipping through the premiere issue of Z!nk Canada (which I finally picked up two months after its release), I kept going back to the editorial, True Colors, shoot by Annabelle Tiaffay. I love the colours and I love the quirky styling that Stéphanie Vaillant provided.

Photos: Annabelle Tiaffay / annabelletiafay.ovu.org

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My Sabina bag is currently on backorder, but this little gem arrived in the meantime.

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