OOTD: Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Today, I was rummaging thru my "to fix" sewing pile and found this gold lurex vintage dress. I had been planning to shorten it but after wearing it for these photos, I'm kinda liking the length. 

OOTD: The Oversized Cardigan

I picked up this oversized cardigan at a thrift store in Los Angeles two summers ago. I had to wear it at the airport as it was too big to stuff in my luggage. I looked like a bag lady (I was carrying a large black bag that looked like a garbage bag so that didn't help either). Oversized may be an understatement when describing it. It's actually super-sized oversized. The sleeves are very ballooned at the hem hence why I am wearing it draped over my shoulders. I love it nevertheless!

In Living Monochrome Color

Restyle 2014 l Day 15: Monochrome

mickey mouse sweatshirt / hand me downs

pastel blue jeans / h&m / thrifted

diamond floral necklace / joe fresh

In an attempt to get out of the blue jeans mold, I have been putting colored bottoms on my thrift list. Yes, this h&m jeans is still blue but it's pastel blue so that's ok. I also liked that it had a higher rise (though I'd prefer it to be a true high-waisted jean). Again, I'm digging into my son's drawers and am wearing a hand me down mickey mouse sweatshirt (which little Luu loved). I quite like it so it may stay in my closet for a bit =P. 

xo,

K

The 1 Minute Scarf Dress

Restyle 2014 l Day 14: DIY

Today's prompt is DIY which is always fun! Well, I was able to put this one together in one minute and tomorrow I'll post the tutorial so stay tuned.

floral silk scarf / thriftedoatmeal duster vest / kersh

Girls + Boys

Restyle 2014 l Day 12: Tomboy

 fake "chanel" tank/ diy

 high waisted skinny jeans / diesel

 plaid fleece hoodie / borrowed

 diamond drop earrings / joe fresh 

 suspenders / thrifted

 heather grey sneakers / sears

I love mixing boy style with a little girly glam. I don't usually buy clothes from the opposite sex when thrifting unless I'm shopping for my son so it was a bit hard to find something but I remembered I picked up this pair of suspenders for him. LOL...the plaid fleece hoodie is also his. As he gets older, he's going to have to stop me from raiding his closet for "boyfriend" style clothes.

xo,
K

p.s.-Here's the Girls + Boys music video from Blur. Enjoy!

No Dots, No Glory

Restyle 2014 l Day 10: Spots + Dots

 green + blue dotted dress / karin stevens petite / thrifted

 oatmeal linen cardigan / no label / from milan

 gold metal belt / thrifted

I love this green + blue dotted vintage 1980's Karin Stevens dress. I was a bit apprehensive when I picked it up because the colors and pattern was bold. I thought it was borderline ugly...which meant it's perfect in my books =P. It's a bit big for me so I'll have to do some modification. I was tempted to hack the top to be a cropped style but I'm resisting because even though it's trendy now, I don't know how I'll feel about crop tops next year…but I do know that I love this pattern and want to wear it forever. So today I had cut off the sleeves and in the future will take in the sides. Simple but classic! I did save the sleeves and am thinking of making a super sexy bustier...what'd ya think about that?

xo,

K

For The Sheer Delight Of It

Restyle 2014 l Day 9: Sheer

 chiffon dressing robe / thrifted

 ribbed tank dress / press
skinny metal belt / thrifted

 leopard shoes / f21 

This vintage chiffon dressing robe is in a barely there lilac shade and has lace applique on the shoulders and cuffs. At first, I wore it open with a tank dress under but I thought it looked too much like a dressing robe (as it should because it is!). So then I decided to wrap it and belt it to wear as a dress which looks very 1940's. Pretty, eh?

xo,

K

Wearing the dressing robe open

Bizarre Love Triangle Cutouts

Restyle 2014 l Day 8: Cut-Outs

Taking a little break from photos today and recycling an older outfit post's photo. 

cutout shorts / bcbgeneration /thrifted

A Sunset Showdown

TPFF Restyle 2014 l Day 7: Tailored

sheer button-up shirt / thrifted
neon pink bra / la senza
pleated high-waisted pants / american apparel / thrifted
leather belt / thrifted
michael kors heels / thrifted

Isn't it awesome to discover a new favorite look while playing dress up? Well that's what happened with today's "tailored" prompt. 

At first, I was frustrated because most of the tailored things I had felt too heavy for summer (and they were wooly). I tried to work with a thrifted black Hugo Boss jacket but I wasn't in a blazer mood. Then after shifting thru the hangers for the zillionth time, I pulled out this sheer tangerine shirt and knew it would be perfect with this linen high-waisted pant from American Apparel. All items in this look were thrifted. The pants were brand new with the  price tag still attached! The only exception is the neon pink bra...but that was a steal for $5 at La Senza. I love that this shirt is sheer but has pockets at the bust so if I wore just a bra with it, it's still pretty discreet. This outfit is going to be filed under easy, go-to, "grown-up" outfit. 

xo,

K

The Outerwear Remixed

TPFF Restyle 2014 l Day 6: Outerwear

silk windbreaker jacket / silk land / thrifted

vintage 1940's swimsuit / etsy

Mixing my outerwear with some swimwear today. I probably wouldn't actually wear this windbreaker jacket by the poolside because it's 100% silk however I'm loving the look with this vintage 1940's bombshell swimsuit I bought off etsy a few years ago. I had to do some boobage reduction as it was quite "coney" and I'm... well, flat.

Sorry for the annoyed glare on the first shot. My camera has been acting up lately so I had to do a run & shoot with the self timer.

xo,

K

The Pastel Way Of Life

TPFF Restyle 2014 l Day 5: Pastel

soft pastel pants / thrifted
gold metal belt / thrifted

Tie Me Up! Button Me Down!

TPFF Restyle 2014 l Day 4: Button Down

white button down shirt / diane von furstenberg / thrifted

silk scarf / thrifted

Today I'm paying homage to Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and the first film of his that I saw called "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down" starring Antonio Banderas. I watched this film when I was in my teen...which was eons ago. You could imagine my amazement to see a film with all that grown up nudity that wasn't a porno...and it was funny! It was only a few years ago that I've started to watch more of his films and I haven't been disappointed since. Below photo is inspired by the movie poster (...I know, it could be better in photoshop but it's the best I can do on my phone).

xo,

K

A Glitter Of Hope

TPFF Restyle 2014 l Day 1: Glitter

Ok...so I'm not an Aussie but I'm participating in the Telstra Perth Fashion Festival's Restyle 2014 Challenge so I can try out my styling chops on my thrifted finds. I found out about this thru an invitation by Australian Instagrammer missjanetyang. I'm wondering if there are any other Canadian fashion bloggers joining this challenge?

 Today is the start of the challenge and Day 1's prompt is Glitter and so below is my outfit. I thrifted the gold glitter skirt at Value Village and those suede booties in New York. 

military vest /  kersh

"chanel" tank / diy

gold glitter skirt / h&m / thrifted

suede booties / steve madden / thrifted

my little monkey

I'm not sure if I'll be able to keep up with posting everyday as already it's a lot of work trying to post a couple of times a week but I must admit that it was a lot of fun planning outfit ideas. 

Xo,

K

ps - Here's the calender showing each day's prompt.

Bye Bye Birdie

birdie print onesie/ urban outfitters

sweater blazer / kersh

gold sandals/  dolce vita / thrifted

I like the print on this onesie a lot however I'm not in love with the silhouette. Ofcourse, I liked it when I bought it but now I just find that it doesn't suit me anymore.  It has a blouson top and the waist sits a bit too low for my body. I was playing around and pinning it at the back to make it more fitted and look like a vintage playsuit so I'm going to be throwing this in my "to-alter-to-something-fricking-awesome" pile.

The cream sweater blazer is from my days at Kersh. Don't you like the artwork on the inside of the blazer? Please say yes because I'd be sad if you didn't...creating art takes a lot of sweat, blood and tears.

xo,
K

lil' miss M + I

By The Grace Of Lace

 lace cardigan / kersh

 onesie / cotton club

 embellished slip on shoes / vki / thrifted

Here we are at the baseball diamond doing a little shoot. There were some other families nearby at the playground but I thought I was being pretty incognito since it was hard for me to see them thru the baseball wires. Little did I realize that I was very much visible from the playground. It's like the situation where you walk around in your underwear at night because since you can't see outside your window you think no one can see you but we all now know how visible everything is! 

 Well it was all worth it because I got some great shots with the girls. I love the evening sun behind us. 

 xo,

 K

Summertime Sadness

blue floral vintage 90's dress/ sheri martin / thrifted

red folio / thrifted

strappy heels /  michael kors / thrifted

The rain is back =(. If that's not a reason to be sad, then how about the sudden realization that you've shrunk your new favorite thrift purchase because of your defiance against following care label instructions? 

I knew that I was taking a risk by throwing this beautiful 90's floral RAYON dress in the wash but I was too lazy at the time to hand wash it and too cheap to take it to the drycleaners. I was betting that I could get away with throwing it in the wash like I have many times previously with other garments. Well...when I pulled it out to inspect, it had shrunk about 4" in length and 2" in width and it felt crinkly and crunchy. Oh dear…

Luckily, I remembered a  pin on Pinterest that mentioned a method of unshrinking your clothes. It's really simple! All you'll need is a bucket of water and 1 tablespoon of baby shampoo or conditioner (I used conditioner). I also did some online searches specific to rayon since the fabric is very unstable when wet. You'll need to take extra caution when working with it. To get rid of the crunchy texture, iron it after and it'll get back it's nice smooth drape.

Below is a few links with further instructions and photos:

• www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com
• www.ehow.com
• http://carsonandlindsaybay.blogspot.ca

Hope this will help you in your time of need!

Xo,

K