moonrise kingdom.

Photos by Niko Tavernise

After seeing this movie at a late night screening at The Landmark theatre, I wonder if it is possible for anyone to view it and not want to live in a Wes Anderson world thereafter. From the vibrant colours of the ark scene to the piercing green of Tilda's eyes along with each piece of set design/propping/costuming being so accurately on point, my favourite thing about the movie was its awkwardness. The awkward lengths of Suzy's dresses, how nervously tall the tree house was built, and the strangely off but cute way Sam and Suzy finally met after planning their runaway through penned notes.

Quirkiness at its finest.
MOONRISE KINGDOM

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sandy.

Hanging rug, Downtown LA

Colours, Tiara Cafe

Lightening bolt earring

Creases & quilts

Tomato bruschetta & grilled artichokes, Bottega Louie

Embossed bill & marble table

Weaknesses, House of Tennessee

Cacti attack, neighbour's yard

Photos by Stevy Pyne

[ Momma's jean jacket, Kain t-shirt, AA pants ]

As I recall, these photographs were taken on a Sunday as well. I remember this because my outfit choices was based around my excitement that I'd be going to see Grease at the graveyard later that night. I could have gone as pre-Greaser Sandra Dee with my circle skirt but my petticoat refused to fit in my luggage. So this is me trying to interpret bad ass Sandy with the basics I had with me. All black with touches of red and I even put on my bolt earrings to give John Travolta and Grease Lightning an homage. How cheesy am I?! Let's not focus on that. Anyway, I was obviously too eager as tickets were sold out before we could get them so Stevy decided to take me to the Fashion District downtown. We had mimosas at Tiara Cafe before perusing the ridiculous amount of fabric spools and having odd conversations about my waist with a nice Korean salesman. Then came the beautiful heaven that is Bottega Louie, where everything from their desserts to their take home boxes to their bathroom flowers are beautifully presented. I really have high respect for people and places that pay attention to detail. A good amount of time was spent there purely sitting and admiring our surroundings. I probably would have stayed there for an awkward amount of time solely reading each dessert description. Thank god Stevy is so much more decisive than I am; he made me wrap up my order pronto. Probably for the best as I had more time to fondle my new ballet flatforms and introduce a Louie Pink Lady to them. 

I just can't stop with these Grease references.

Happy Canada Day!

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ainsley.

Photos by Stevy Pyne

[ Tory Burch cardigan, TNA t-shirt, 7 shorts ]

These photos were taken on my last trip to Lala land where in between touching down and having a confused gate greeting that only Stevy and I are known for, my only request on the way home was to have a pit stop at Randy's. Reminiscent of what I can only imagine to be Homer's heaven, the place is a total drive in, grab your doughnuts, and drive out situation. But why not start working on blog photos right away hey? When I finally got to editing them though, I noticed how bland they were and Stevy had this brilliant solution to glitch them out. I'm not sure what he did to achieve that low-fi magnetic goodness but it's something a little different to the trillion other outfit shots out there. So yeah, this was my airplane outfit. Comfort is key for me (and probably all travelers out there), so grabbing Tory's Ainsley cardi was a definite no brainer for me. Also because 1) I'm always cold 2) airplanes blast their AC's full power and 3) they charge for blankets.

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facehunter.

Outside the box, Secret Location cafePetits fours, inside the boxYvan Rodic & I
[ On me: Thrifted wide legs, H&M scarf, American Apparel crop top ]Sephora moisturizer + signed love
Shopping bag, streetstyle spine, capped flats

So how crazy is it that Yvan Rodic came to Vancouver as part of his book tour? The answer: quite. Seeing as how my city is avoided 99% of the time due to its copious amount of moody skies and sheeting rain all the time, one wouldn't really think to find a known streetstyle photographer in our midst. So it was a very pleasant surprise when I discovered Vancouver's new concept store, Secret Location playing host to Yvan and his books. After chatting with monsieur Rodic, a very dashingly charming man, I indulged myself in SL's cafe. Immersing myself in their sofas and admiring the waiters' porcelain bowties while having my sweet confectionaries and daily tea. A good recharge before finding these Valentino-esque flats at Zara.
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instagram LA+LV 2012.

Photos by myself & Stevy Pyne

My recent cavorts to LA and Vegas through various filters. 

Lots of food was eaten. Oversized baubles were worn. Lobby tables were laid in. Flea markets were hit. Pinks was had. Skrillex & Nervo was experienced. Memories made. Road trip to Vegas has been crossed off the list.

Treasure is still being sought.

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