I Just Can't Let Go Of Summer

Photos by Kyler Kelly

                 

The change from summer into autumn is always a shock to the system. I find that I start sleeping a lot longer on the weekends and a 20-degree day going into fall is somehow jacket weather while a 20-degree day going from winter into spring is shorts and T-shirt weather!

Although we may be starting to put away the sandals and bikinis, some of our most-loved summer pieces can for sure transition into fall looks. My favourite yellow floral skirt for example, can easily be introduced in fall, even using the same mixed-print concept as my summer look from Summer Days Are Drifting Away.

Instead of a short-sleeved crop top, I pulled out a 3/4-sleeve favourite and paired the look with a neat up-do, nude pumps and leather gloves. Longer lengths and accessories are key in this transitional period, as well as of course layering and light jackets (more on that later!)

For now, this is my way of hanging onto those golden days of summer...
                                                               

Dressed To The Nines

Once in a blue moon, we like to cut loose with our coworkers away from our computers, files, deadlines and instant messengers. One such coworker, Miss Khanh (pictured above as the third Charlie's Angel), was actually the reason this blog came to pass. She even sent us an outlook appointment so we couldn't back out of it!

We convened with several other company cohorts at the recent RAW Art Show to support another coworker of ours, Michael Vesia (to be featured on the blog as the guest photographer in an upcoming post)! We also took this opportunity to feature the man behind the camera for most of our shoots, Mr. Kyler Kelly, looking dapper in a polka dot bow tie combo (ahem, courtesy of yours truly, Jackie the GF). 

All in all, it was an evening of fine dining, fine arts and fine attire to remember!

Jackie in H&M cocktail dress and earrings/thrifted shoes and clutch

Debbie in Michael Kors cocktail dress/Zara shoes

Khanh in Marciana top and bottoms/Mexx tank/Stuart Weitzman heels/Coach handbag

Kyler in Mexx shirt/Simons bowtie

                                      

Montreal Fashion Week: Day 4

Hi Frockers! Hope you had a great week. As you know, Jackie and I spent the week hopping from show to show at Montreal Fashion Week. Here is a quick recap of our last day of fashion week where we attended two shows, Eve Gravel and Travis Taddeo.

The first show, Eve Gravel, featured a lot of fun, vibrant pieces, which seemed like a perfect combination of H&M, Forever 21 and Topshop. The general aesthetic of the show felt very young and made me wonder if perhaps Gravel was intentionally trying to target a younger market with this collection.

Next was the Travis Taddeo show which caught Jackie and I a little off-guard as the show chose a more installation style of presenting fashion instead of the classic runway experience. This designer showcased a lot of basic, solid-coloured separates and really embraced the baseball cap trend with almost every model sporting this headgear. It was definitely an interesting experience to stare at the live models.

All in all, it's been a great week of memorable fashion moments! 

                                                                           

Montreal Fashion Week: Day 3


Hi Frockers, what can we say? Day 3 of Fashion Week pretty much left us speechless. We headed on over to the main site around 6ish yesterday to attend what were really the three best shows thus far: Nisse, Annie 50 and Rush Couture.

Each show really offered something special and different. Nisse started the evening off with a lot of ready-to-wear classic pieces and gorgeous separates. The style was very accessible, combining flattering feminine silhouettes with a more modern, urban edge.

Next on the schedule: Annie 50! You know how much we love our vintage frocks, and this show left us drooling over the designer’s retro-inspired pieces.  Polka-dot flared dresses, high-waisted shorts and capris, sweet denim dresses, floral prints, you name it, this show had it all.

The evening's climax was really the Rush Couture show where the fashion lept to a whole new level with Claudette Floyd's signature high-fashion formal gowns, as well as some outstanding separates. Claudette, we love you girl! And shout-out to all the gorgeous models of colour in your show, something we noticed was lacking in other shows we've attended.

And talk about your fashion SHOWS! Everything from the lighting during the Nisse show, to the music for Annie 50, to the models boogying off stage for Rush Couture, each "performance" really complimented the fashion in just the right way and turned each show into an experience.

Day three has been the highlight of Montreal Fashion Week, by far!