All posts tagged: fashion

Victoria’s a Secret baseball fan…get it

How cute are these… I may consider becoming a b-ball fan now. What do you guys think? Smart move on Victoria’s Secret eh? Catering to the girl (like me) who has no idea what’s going on in the game, but at least she looks cute! 🙂 Want to see more adorable Jay’s apparel? Click HERE! V-neck Tee – $32.50 Baseball hat – $26.50 Baseball Tee – $39.50 (WANT THIS ONE THE MOST) Cropped pant – $44.50 Zip hoodie – $68.00

Bringing the unexpected to eyewear

With a line of family members having practiced in the field of optometry, a young visionary from London was influenced to explore a more innovative, creative side to optics. Jason Kirk and his wife Karen, are the duo behind the eyewear brand Kirk Originals. With a warm smile, and wearing “Joni” glasses from his Sculpture collection, Kirk sat down with me at Toronto’s Karir boutique to open my own eyes to his latest projects. The Kinetic, Saturn, Sculpture, Kirk Heroes and sunglasses collections are all part of his latest designs, derived from a list of things he and Karen love. “It’s just stuff we remember throughout our lives that have made us smile,” Kirk says. On that list: furniture, cars, places they’ve been to, pictures, paintings, sculptures, art, films and toys. There’s plenty of variety when it comes to a pair of Kirk Originals. Every colour combination imaginable has been carefully mingled together alongside creative designs you can’t find anywhere else. The array of colours is influenced by a box of glasses his grandfather made in the 1950s and ‘60s. With his family …

A grown up treasure hunt

Walking down Queen Street West, you’ll witness an array of boutiques and fabric shops destined to attract the effortless fashion forward innovators of tomorrow. Ask any of these leather purse carrying, skinny jean-wearing youngsters we call “trendsetters” where they shop now a days, answers will likely be the same. Thrift stores. Shocking? Perhaps. But the moth smelling, itchy fabrics hanging in abundance at stores such as Value Village and Goodwill are the secret to the vintage styles trending around the city. It’s time to embrace the fact – what is old is new again. “I’m the type of person who hasn’t been into brands so I wanted to look for other ways to style and make art without spending so much money,” freelance stylist and thrift shopper enthusiast Patrice America said. She looked at me with excitement; eyes wide open as we sat at the back of her reclaimed vintage fabric store “Preloved” on Queen Street West. With the store showcasing an array of colourful, old-fashioned sweaters and cardigans in one dim-lit room, America was dressed conservatively, yet …

One of TIME’s most influential people

YAY! Sarah Burton (head designer for Alexander McQueen) has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2012! Love her, envy her, wish I could be her. Also included on the list were one of my favourite comedians Louis C.K., actress Kristen Wiig, the inventor of Spanx Sara Blakely, and of course, President Barack Obama…oh and Tim Tebow…no comment. XO Jessica

Summer list: 2012

I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS DAY MORE THAN MY BIRTHDAY! The day I present to you my summer list of things to do!! My summer doesn’t begin for another 11 days, but I’m craving some McDonalds $1 iced coffee, wearing cute dresses 24/7, and getting my tanning sesh on with the besties. Last year I completed about 90% of the list, which is a disappointment since I usually complete the list FULLY by September! This year I’m redeeming myself. HERE I GO! EVERYTHING ON THIS LIST WILL BE COMPLETED! BRING ON SUMMER 2012! XO Jessica JESSICA’S OFFICIAL SUMMER LIST OF THINGS TO DO! 1. Spend $50 on Summer apparel. 2. Buy fabrics and design a summer collection. Have a Lookbook made and sell clothes to make minimum $100 from the collection at the end of the summer. 3. Attend a live-taping of the The Marilyn Denis Show. 4. Make a summer playlist. Will post playlist when made. 5. Go to Keswick and canoe/fish on the lake with my boyfriend. 🙂 6. Go to Wonderland and …