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The Little Black Slip Dress
This little black dress I created when I finally started to get back to sewing for myself. I did not know what to make but I knew I had to use the sparkle fabric I found in one of the fabric shops on Queen Street in Toronto. It was the most expensive fabric I spent…
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Dress for 401 Clothing: Embroidery
As mentioned in my last post I have had the lovely opportunity to create pieces for a collab collection with the brand 401 Clothing for the FashionweekTo runway. It all started with the creation of this dress in particular. The embroidery was all done by me with my simple sewing machine on top of thin…
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Collab Collection: 401 Clothing
I was asked by Shehab, owner of 401 clothing to do a collaborative collection for FashionweekTo. The first FashionweekTo show was held on November 4th, 2023 at the lovely Grand Bizarre building in Toronto. I have created a few of the female pieces for the collection that were featured. The brand draws inspiration from Ancient…
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Little White Jumpsuit is The New Little Black Dress
Some shots from the lovely Oshawa’s Parkwood Estate. I am featuring this cute white jumpsuit. I love a good jumpsuit and this one was comfy and classic which is currently on sale on their site… I paid full price :,( It’s by the brand Ever New, found at The Bay here in Canada… Am I…
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Barbie Pink is Everything
What can I say, I watched the Barbie Movie Sometimes you need a pink dress and a pretty place and the Barbie esthetic comes to life. This was shot at Oshawa’s Parkwood Estate. The place offers tours of the property and has lovely grounds, I was not able to take the tour but would love…
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Russian Artist of the Week: Episode 1
Dmitry Levitsky I was proposed by a few of you to try my hand at introducing the world of Russian art and to be honest, I was lost at where to begin. I was lost mainly for the following reason: there are simply too many good artists. Alas, I took a breath and delved deep……
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Elbaz + Lanvin
I was deeply saddened to find out about the death of Alber Elbaz; former creative director of Lanvin. He passed away from Covid at age 59 on April 24th, this is yet another reminder of how grave a problem this pandemic is. This sad news took me back and I found myself drowning in the…
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Canadian Tuxedo My Way
Here is one trend I never thought I’d buy into: Bucket Hats. When I was a child I hated them all, could just hear my parents saying ‘don’t forget your hat’ and then forcefully pulling it onto my head… what changed? I don’t know but something possessed me and told me to try it out…
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Confessions of a Jeweler… Things you may not have known but we wish you had!
I have been working in the jewelry industry for the past few years and have compiled a list of things that I thought would help eliminate some of the language barrier that I have witnessed on multiple occasions between the jeweler and you; the client. This post is an attempt to answer some of the…
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Melancholia I
I wanted to start off on a realistic note… So lets talk about melancholy. Have you ever found yourself staring at a work of art and it felt like looking in a mirror? Has a piece of art ever brought out what you feel at your core? And I mean, to a point where you…
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