A Russian Winter

Smart Set top/vintage boots and hat/coat and skirt from China/infinity scarf as muff from Hong Kong

It's official. We are in the heart of winter and my favourite coat is still going strong! Like I've always said, accessories really make the outfit. Just compare a bold and elegant look like this to the understated class of my previous post and you can hardly believe it's the same coat. I paired this vintage hat with a similar faux fur infinity scarf I picked up in Hong Kong last year, but instead of putting it around my neck, I decided to really go all the way and turn it into a muff. I mean, if you're gonna brave the winter like this you gotta go all the way. And just to keep it interesting, I added a few pops of colour and the transformation is complete. I feel like I just stepped out of a Tolstoy novel or something!

Here's to bringing new life to old coats!
                                                          

Tulle We Meet Again

 Photos by Kyler Kelly

One of the things I hate most about winter is the ritual of packing away our favourite skirts and dresses, never to see the light of day. I maintain a firm belief that trousers need not be winter's go-to garment. Though you may not want to venture out of doors literally in bare skin, who's to tell you a trip to the museum, high-tea with your cousin, or any ol' Tuesday can't be kicked up a notch? There's no lighter feeling than a tulle skirt that just seems to float around your body. Hello old friend, it's been too long...

Sammydress skirt/American Apparel turtleneck/Zara heels

                                                                

Grace Kelly: Style Icon

 

This summer, the McCord Museum is presenting the premiere of the exhibition From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly - Beyond the Icon. The exhibit features tons of elaborate evening gowns, handwritten letters to Grace, and most impressively, Grace Kelly's Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl. Obviously, there was no way Jackie and I were gonna miss this. We plowed through our closets for longer hemlines and our favorite vintage handbags and set out for one of the museum's "Dress like Grace Kelly" evenings.