Crush: High-Waisted Denim Shorts

I'm sure you've all noticed that high-waisted pants/shorts are very popular now, especially denim shorts. What I love about them is that they're so versatile and they can make your waist look teeny-tiny and your legs a mile long. You'd think since they're so on trend now they would be everywhere, but no, I can't find them. And if I do, they're usually a cheap, stretchy material or were studded, ripped, paint-splattered. It is so hard to find a nice, good-quality, classic pair of high-waisted denim shorts? 

That's what I thought. 

Until now. 

Janine showed me these shorts and my, oh, my, am I in love. We're both obsessing over these. 

Photos taken from the American Apparel website

Now I gotta save up to buy, no invest, in these bad boys! 

Polyvore!

I know I'm terribly behind on Polyvore. I always thought it was kinda cool but kinda pointless.... but I have had a complete change of heart about it, I love it! It's super easy to use and has such cool features, for example, every photo you use, it tells you where to buy it from! There's also a lot of creative/artistic freedom, you can customize templates, or just start on a blank page, there's a bunch of fun fonts and the search tool is very, very useful. It finds exactly what you want. It's also kinda like a community too, people follow you and 'like' your stuff. Most people use it for fashion but I've seen some really sick design and street art collages.

I originally decided to finally join the Polyvore community for a school project. I'm using it to create collages about prominent fashion decades, leading up into the present and the evolution of fashion. Pretty cool, eh? If you want you can check out my polyvore, my polyvore account, my profile on polyvore(?)

http://chloel22.polyvore.com/

I'll be adding a bunch more collages/sets/pictures soon!

(Is Polyvore starting to sound weird to you too?)

OOTD: Shades of Spring

Often when I go shopping I tend to buy darker coloured things. The number of black, grey and navy clothes I have is not normal.... I honestly don't know why I just like them better. I've been trying to buy more colourful stuff especially for spring and summer but once in a while I gotta pull out the darker colours, even in the springtime!

I wore a leopard black & white dress from H&M, a cream/grey cardigan from Forever 21 and black sandals from Nine West. 

A Taste of Summer in the City

Today was another gorgeous day, we have been so lucky with the weather! So Janine and I decided to be such rebels and go downtown shopping instead of going to school. (Just kidding we had the day off, we're angels.) We took the turtle-paced hunk of metal Toronto calls the subway to the heart of the city where some of the best shopping in Canada is.

I wore this 'Mondaze' (because its Monday, get it?)  t-shirt from Club Monaco with jean shorts, orange boat shoes, aviators and my yellow Rebecca Minkoff cross-body.

So I didn't buy tooooo much today but I'm still very happy with my purchases :)

Needed more graphic tanks....

Los Angeles Top from Brandy Melville

I've been obsessing over this dress forever, I couldn't stop thinking about it and finally caved! Really liking the cutout trend.

Gray Bethan Dress from Brandy Melville (Front)

Gray Bethan Dress (Back)

Mother's Day gift for mom, but I may occasionally 'borrow' it.
Hey, you can't blame me, look at it, it's beautiful!

Blue scarf from Zara

I am a lipstick junkie. Well really any lip product other than lip gloss (can't stand the stickiness). And this season everyone has been raving about coral lipstick and it took me forever to find this! I'm obsessed! 

FACE Stockholm for J. Crew 

Perfect name for it!

How pretty?!

 I've checked out FACE Stockholm and it seems pretty nice. There aren't any stores or boutiques that sell it in Canada though :( But if you live in USA or the UK you should check it out! I'm sure if you live in Sweden you've heard of this brand... haha

Hope you all had a great day enjoying the weather or if the weather is kinda crappy where you live, hope you enjoyed your time inside!
xoxo.

OOTD: Completely Wrong For Today

Today was a bright, sunny, 22˚C day in Toronto and I decided to wear black boots and a black blazer. That's the first reason why this outfit was completely wrong for today. The second was that I was quite overdressed for school. I got frequent "Why are you dressed up so much?" "Why do you look so fancy?" My reply was, "Because I like it and I wanted to wear it..." The main reason why I opted for a black blazer and skinny jeans was because I wanted to wear my black suede booties and with the warm weather coming now, I realized it would be one of the last times I could until September (hopefully not!). 

So here's my completely inappropriate and wrong outfit for today:  

   

Black Blazer and Fox T-Shirt by Talula from Aritzia, Jeans/Jeggings from Uni Qlo and Black Suede Booties by Kate & Mel. (Watch from Cartier and the gold bracelet used to be my grandma's and the earrings I bought in LA last summer while on vacation from a little boutique.)

OOTD: Sun, Shine and Shades

Today. I. Went. Shopping. And. Bought. Chanel Aviators.

!!!!!!!!!

Aren't they beautiful?! I'm obsessed.

A few more angles...

Today was also the first 'real' day of spring. Even though it became spring weeks ago, apparently Mother Nature didn't get the memo and kept sending us cold, gray, rainy weather. But today was so lovely I had to get a bit more dressed up and pull out the maxi skirt! 

Frolicking in my backyard...

Jean Jacket from Club Monaco, Maxi Skirt from Zara, Shoes from Capezio, Aviators by Chanel (!!!) 

(I got my top years ago while on vacation in Tokyo from a small boutique so it would be impossible to track down the store/brand, sorry!)

Hi, I'm Chloe and I'm a Shopaholic

A very good movie, it's so funny and sweet and just a little relatable...

A few of the shopping bags I've collected over the years 

So recently I've been hearing a lot of buzz about a shopaholic tag. Usually I don't do tags but this one seemed to pretty much define me so here's my go at it! 

(I found a bunch of versions of it while searching for the questions so it might be different from other people!)

1.) How old were you when you realised you were a shopaholic?
Around 14-ish 

2.) How do you feel after shopping, and do you have any weird habits you do after shopping?
I literally leave stores with a big smile on my face feeling very satisfied. Especially when I buy something I've been wanting for a while. People would think I just won the lottery. As for weird habits, I think a lot of people do this, oh well, after shopping I usually try everything I bought on with different outfits and stuff and figuring out what I could pair it with, when I can wear it, etc.

3.) What are your top 5 favourite stores to shop at and why?
(In no particular order:)
Zara- always find what I'm looking for, great sales, unique stuff compared to other stores
H&M- on trend, cheap, huge selection but not too huge (I hate big stores)
Aritzia- gorgeous stuff, cool vibe inside the store (each store is decorated differently) 
Brandy Melville- cute clothes with a hipster-y feel to it that is hard to find anywhere else, fairly cheap
Victoria's Secret PINK- I don't often buy stuff from here but their staff is so friendly and helpful and the stores are so girly and cute, it's like a girl's only club haha  


4.) What item do you have the most of in your closet?
Knitwear or tank tops 

5.) Whats the most you have ever spent on 1 shopping trip?
From what I remember it would probably be approx. $450 when I was in New York City this past March when I bought my Rebecca Minkoff bag, a pair of shoes, a sweater, tshirt, cardigan and a pair of pants. 

6.) Do you ever experience shoppers regret?
Once in a while yeah... but I've gotten better at resisting impulse buying! 

7.) What was something you regretted buying?
This beige dress from Anthropologie, I've never worn it and it was $70. (I bought it during my early days of thinking a nice brand automatically means everything from there is nice... biggest mistake.)

8.) What is your favourite thing to buy?
Something that I know I will wear a lot and/or can wear many times. Or shoes.

9.) Do you buy the same items in different colours?
Never. I think about doing it sometimes but usually I end up thinking it's pointless and can spend the money on something I don't have. 

10.) Do you ever use dressing rooms?
Most of the time, yup! 

11.) Do you prefer to go shopping alone, or with others?... and who is your favourite shopping buddy?
Definitely with somebody else, but only someone who can deal with spending a long time in a store and someone with an opinion that I trust (hey, I may think a snake-skin jacket with shoulder pads is a good idea one day, and I need someone who will drag me away from it). My favourite shopping buddy would actually be my dad. I trust his opinion a lot, I know he'll be honest but won't completely object to my picks and style. (Plus he's got a nice credit card in his wallet!)  

12.) If you could go shopping with a Celeb who would it be and why?
Either Emma Watson or Shay Mitchell. They both have a unique style that I love and they're both super confident in themselves and their own style, if they don't like something or don't feel comfortable in it, they won't wear it no matter how much people want them too and I really admire that about them! 

13.) If you could go shopping with a Blogger/Youtube guru who would it be and why?
I'm not an avid blog reader or youtube watcher but from the select few that I do regularly watch/read I'd probably pick Zoella. 

14.) Whats your favourite, treat, snack, drink during or after shopping?
Ain't nobody got time for food while shopping! (Although, a big bottle of water afterwards usually hits the spot.) 

15.) What is something you have always wanted to buy but never had the money to do so?
Chloé Eau de Parfum or any designer leather handbag, my 'dream' bag changes, but currently it's the one on everyone's mind, the Céline Luggage Tote. (Who wants donate $2500 to the buy Chloe a bag fund?) 

16.) If you had $1000 to spend on anything you want, what would you splurge on?
First I would buy everything on my shopping list and lust list, then spend the rest on shoes if I could resist more clothing.

17.) Are you a proud shopaholic? 
*All together now* HELL YES!

Sparkle, Sequins and Silk

Okay, this is a maaaajor lust item. A Needle & Thread dress.

Specifically the Tracing Mini Dress

And the Texcoco Mini Dress

Gorgeous aren't they?!

Needle & Thread is a new brand that is so new their clothes are only available on Asos. Here's how they describe themselves online:

Based in both London and Delhi, Needle & Thread is a new label that expresses itself through beautiful hand-embellished designs. Under the creative direction of Hannah Coffin, Needle & Thread present a fun and eclectic S/S’13 collection that lists Aztec patterns and Mexican art as inspiration. Created with a beach to bar feel, these standout pieces are embellished by hand in India and are destined to take pride of place in your wardrobe.

From what I've heard, the designers used to design for All Saints. I've noticed over the past year or so there has been less and less sparkly beaded and sequinned dresses at All Saints and those were my favourite of their's! I guess I know where they went now...

Each of these sparkly, sequinned, silky beauties are about $300 each so I doubt I'll be wearing one anytime soon, nor do I really have anywhere to wear them too.... But hey, a girl can lust can't she?