An Outfit

"Harry Potter" glasses {boutique in Toronto} - triangle design tank {Brooklyn Flea} - beige maxi skirt {Joe Fresh} - 

purse {vintage Dooney & Bourke} - bronze gladiator sandals {Steve Madden via Century 21}

These are some clothes I put on that one time in Toronto. Impressive, no? She knows how to get dressed!!! Give the girl a blog. Anyways, I know this is an old outfit and one that does not really match the current weather but despite it's simplicity I kinda liked it. So you get to see it. There's not many things I like more than shapes on a shirt...okay, maybe words on a shirt. I bought this tank at the Brooklyn Flea (my favorite place) during the summer. I went to the flea market last Sunday with a friend from school who'd never been before. I feel like such a champ when I bring people to it because they are always impressed and always love it. This has little to do with me and everything to do with the awesomeness that is Brooklyn and flea markets. But I still like to take credit for it.

j.

Happyness

photos taken during my recent trip to Toronto

A few things that have been making me happy lately:

• Fall TV season. This is going to be a good week...
• That moment of relief when you take off your "yet-to-be-broken-in" shoes - fashion is pain, people. Fashion. Is. Pain.
• Walking past the corner flower stand and taking a deep inhale of the gloriously fresh scent of freshly cut flowers. A very welcome smell in this otherwise stinky city.
• Kids on the subway and their unabashed manner. From using Mom as a personal trampoline to using the leg of the strange man next to them as their hand rest.
• That 40 minutes of mindless entertainment while I watch The Y&R each night before bed. Ahhh, to not think for 40 straight minutes.
• Layers. Enough said.
• Hale and Hearty's soup and sandwich combo. Rocking my world.
• New friends, both at school and my internship. 
• Street art. Forever and always.

It's the small things, really, that are making seven courses and an internship doable. Have a good week, friends.

j.

Black, White & Potter Specs

If you've been reading this blog for a while now...congratulations on making it this far. No, I kid, I kid. What I meant to say was that you may have noticed my love for graffiti or as I prefer to call it, street art. During my stay in Toronto, Ky lived in an alley that was filled with the stuff. We're talking one masterpiece after another for blocks on end. It was magical. Also, speaking of magic, I should mention another love of mine: Harry Potter. So, when I found a pair of over-sized HP frames in a little Toronto boutique, there was zero question that they would be coming home with me.

"Harry Potter" glasses {Toronto boutique} - black tee {Aritzia} - gold watch {Target} - 

 white distressed pants & color block tote {The Gap} -  gladiator sandals {Steve Madden via Century 21}

In other news, I started classes again yesterday. I decided that I didn't have enough meltdowns while taking five classes last semester so I threw in an extra two for the fall. Oh yeah, and I thought it would be a real kick to stay on at Bloomingdale's to intern on the two days a week I don't have class. So, here's to a meltdown-ridden four months!

All meltdown talk aside, I am super excited about the courses I've had so far. But I am even more excited about staying on as an intern in Bloomie's Fashion Office. I should have the chance to take on meatier projects while I'm there, which gives me more experience and allows me to build a legit portfolio. Sounds like a win to me!

Last but certainly not least...a quick shout-out to my girl Ky for catching on real. quick. with the whole outfit photography business. You, my friend, are a natural. If this whole teaching thing doesn't work out, you should really consider going into iPhoneography.

j.

From NYC to T.O.

I went on a whirlwind vacation to Toronto last week before classes started again. I was visiting Ky, one of my besties from university who I hadn't seen in two years. It was an amazing four days, spent with one of my favorite people. Ky showed me around her world (I may be sorta quoting Aladdin here...) and we literally did not stop for one minute. There was a FULL day at Canada's Wonderland (we're talking 10 hours here people), vintage shopping and exploring the streets of Toronto, lots of eating, a pretty intense Scrabble match in the park, even a night-time visit to the CNE (because one amusement park just wasn't enough for us). I apologize for the amount of photos below, but there were just too many good ones to cut any out.

I hadn't been to Toronto since I was a kid so it was really neat to spend time there as an adult. I loved the city and found it reminding me of Brooklyn a lot of the time. And we all know how I feel about Brooklyn (real. good.). It was so great seeing Ky and a couple other familiar faces. I was one lucky girl to have such great hosts for my four day stay.

j.