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love is in the air

This summer, we are lucky enough to be attending 3 weddings for various friends and family members. I've never been a big fan of weddings really, until Paul and I were married 3 1/2 years ago. I've learned in my old age what a wedding truly means. It's not just about the dress, the reception and the open bar, but a true celebration of love. Love of family, friends, and your one true love.

Enough of the sappy crap....and back to the true point of this post. We have 3 weddings to attend. Normally for me that would mean 3 separate outfits. However, due to budget constraints, I need to stick to one outfit, and one set of accessories that will be perfect for all three events.

The dress I found at J. Crew - simple, understated, classic, and I absolutely LOVE this colour.  These gorgeous nude metallic-ish wedges are from Brown's Shoes, and the clutch is from Aldo.  I'm using these 3 weddings as an excuse to treat myself a little bit.  I love the "nude" trend happenning in fashion right now, i'm i'm going to take advantage!

I have no idea where these earrings are from.  I saved the photo, but neglected to save the source!  I've been racking my brain all morning trying to find out where I found them, and I promise i'll update you all as soon as I find out!  I'm such a bad blogger.

Do you have a lot of weddings to attend this year?  If so, i'd love to see what you're wearing!  Why not link to a photo of yourself in the comments below of you from a wedding you've attended this year, and i'll Pin all the photo's to my Pinterest account, under my board Summer Weddings 2011!  Maybe we can help other's looking for some advice in the style department for the remainder of this year's wedding season.  

dance to the beat of my drum

I'm in love with the style/fashion in the video. Once I loose all my flab, THIS will surely be my "style", and i'll bounce around the street singing "dance to the beat of my drum".

Can I get dance lessons with that as well please?

white nest

I've been scouring Etsy the past little bit looking for some artwork for our new bedroom. Something simple, not too girly, maybe a bit masculine even.

What do you think of these pieces from White Nest? I love her style and the patterns, but not the colors. I'm thinking more whites, grays and blacks, maybe with a kick of yellow thrown in somewhere.






I know this necklace has absolutely nothing to do with our bedroom, but I like it just the same.

purge, purge, purge.....shop, shop, shop

Old Navy, The Gap, and Banana Republic, now ship to Canada. THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS PEOPLE!

I know, chain stores are so passe, but you seriously cannot beat their prices. I've been addicted to Old Navy ever since they first opened their 1st store in Toronto almost 10 years ago now. I'd say 75% of my wardrobe is Old Navy.

Sad, yes, I know.

But how can you knock me when they continue to provide cost effective solutions for style! This is especially a big deal for me when I'm rotating 8 different t-shirts, and 3 different pairs of pants. I need change! Help! And no, non of those item's are Old Navy shockingly.




What's your opinion of Old Navy and their "cheap" style options? Just curious!

Reality Bites (1994)....randomly, uh what?

I loved this movie. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Stiller; his directorial debut (yes, I just looked that up on Wikipedia).

This movie was an iconic one for me. Not just for the storyline, but for the fashion, style, and vibe of the entire film. From the My Sharona scene in the gas station, to Lelaina's addiction to a telephone psychic, this movie epitomized my life at the time. Twenty something's, not knowing what the hell to do with their lives, or how to do it.

It was a time of grunge, flannel shirts, and Dr. Martens. I still have my pair. The pair I bought at a shop on Melrose Avenue on my 1st trip to L.A. in 1995.






You guys are probably wondering where i'm going with this...well, it all started on my drive home from work tonight, the new Smashing Pumpkins song was on the radio, and I started to think back of that time. I realized that that time was not so different from my time now. Well, in a weird sort of way. Back in '94 I had just graduated from college a year earlier, and was trying to find my way in the "real" world. Now, my daughter is just over a year old, and I'm once again trying to find my way in a even MORE real world.

It's made me realize that I need to pay more attention to what inspires me. Sometimes I have this little voice in the back of my head that shoots myself down, I can't really explain what exactly it is, but something keeps holding me back from what it is that I really should be doing, but yet I have no idea what that is exactly.

So, I find myself here, explaining all of this you guys, wondering if you understand what i'm talking about or if this is all just pure gibberish to you? Yeah, I know this post is totally random, and when I started it I was going to go into this whole style post about 90's fashion and decor trends and how I still like them but now it has just turned into something completely different.

Don't you hate it when that happens?

Ok, so now that I got that off my chest, stay tuned for some posts that are actual related to decor. :-)

shredded

edgy, yet simple

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back

I know I said that i'd be back in September, but I couldn't wait until then! I missed you all, and this little place that I like to share my thoughts and inspirations.

I will be posting as often as I can, and about more things than what you are probably used to. I tried to keep Decor Addict centered around interior design/decor, handmade art, design, etc, but there was one aspect that I tried not to touch on, and that was fashion, and personal style. Well, I have to say that subject has recently become a huge part of my life, so I will be including personal style posts, although I will say not sure for how long. I'm tired of my boring wardrobe, so much so that half of it just went to goodwill, so as I restock...slowly mind you, I will be sharing with you my selections for my personal wardrobe re-do.

I need to keep the updated wardrobe VERY cost effective, ever since we've decided to tackle "the jars" for the next few months. Maybe I can share some saving tips to you all as well?

Also, just a quick "calling for submissions" mention as well, if you have any suggestions for me in the realms of fashion or style, please email me, I'd love to see them!

Trinny & Susannah, my favorite fashion/style guru's

Have an amazing Friday, and it's so good to be back!

stylin'

I usually don't talk much about fashion online, but after donating almost half of my wardrobe to goodwill recently due to non wear, or wrong wear, i'm starting to pay attention to what I put on every day.

You all know, Toast, right? I mainly do for their home section, not so much for their fashion line, but I made the mistake of looking today, HUGE mistake, time to save up, especially for these things that i've bookmarked into my wishlist.

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I think these pieces suit me, and my personality, I just hope they look just as good on, as they do in the catalog.

HBC Point Blanket Style

With the 2010 Winter Olympics kicking off in Vancouver this past weekend, my heart has been overflowing with Canadian pride. Most especially since we just won out first ever Gold metal on home soil. It totally made me cry. I'm such a suck sometimes.

Some of you watching the coverage on TV may be noticing a theme with the decor in the athlete's village, even on some of the winter accessories that reporter's and athlete's are wearing. Notice the stripes everywhere of green, yellow, black & red? These are the "official" colors of Canada's Hudson's Bay Company, and also the colors mainly seen in the historical HBC Point Blanket.





I think my great aunt had a peacoat made from one of these blankets in the 70's. Actually, they are all the "rage" right now, if you can find one. Good luck with that.





all images from HBC