I think the weather in Toronto is in a strange state of confusion today, which inadvertently drags us into the same predicament. Ever since this morning, it felt and looked as though thunder showers are on the verge of breaking out any minute now but there hasn’t been a drop in sight. Talk about deceptive appearances… If I had to give you an analogy I would say that this weather is like a spoiled six-year-old girl who is just about to start wailing and has sustained that painfully wrinkled look of dissatisfaction on her face for hours. It’s like that “I’m about to start yelling face” is frozen in time for all of us to ‘enjoy.’ Anyway, I didn’t want to risk testing the ‘magic of irony’ today so I kept today’s ‘mini-shoot’ indoors.
April 2010
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Sheer Dot
We celebrated a friend’s birthday last night so, as you can imagine, I’m a little low on energy today. I felt like wearing something light and delicate so I layered my sheer Etro blouse over a sheer polka-dot dress. The belt softens the transition from the one garment to another while visually separating them at the same time. The top part of the dress conveniently assumes the role of a camisole that a sheer blouse often requires and the bottom is turned into a skit. I’ve never layered sheer on sheer before but I think it works.
colouring-book
Remember how I told you guys that my luggage got delayed on the way to California, well this dress was one of my “desperation” purchases. I just figured that it was versatile and simple enough to be categorized as “practical”…I don’t know, was that a stretch? I guess most people in that situation go out and buy a smart pair of jeans, a cardigan for a rainy-day, and a trusty black shirt. And here I was leaving the store with a bunch of very “necessary” dresses 
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Sea Lions
On the plane back to Toronto, I was reminiscing on my days in California and I realized a little something. My last look in Cali was all about extremes. It’s intensely white, the pants are extremely high, the top is super short, the bag immoderately large, and my platforms notably chunky. It was as though I was unconsciously bringing our trip to a close by embodying the one characteristic that described the trip best – extreme…everything.
Bounce
I bought this large beach hat at Century 21 on my last trip to New York. I like to read at the beach and I’ve always wanted an enormous beach hat for sun protection and shade. When packing for California, this hat was neatly folded at the bottom of the suitcase even though the weather forecast didn’t seem too promising. I’m glad I packed it because (as is often the case) the forecast was overly pessimistic. On my second last day in California, a ‘beach’ opportunity presented itself and my new hat and I got a chance to get better acquainted .
