I got lucky during my latest trip to the thrift store! My family decided to stop by there on Father's Day because, you know, we're just a family of bargain-loving cheapsters. Also, it was my dad who would drag us around with him, kicking and screaming and whining, into those musty thrift stores back in the day. Ironic how these days, it's us who drag him along to go thrifting.

And now on to my purchases:

From left to right: Brown Leather Handbag (free since this wasn't actually purchased during our trip. It's a hand-me-down from my older sister—what are siblings for?), Navy Blazer ($7.99), Cream-colored Pleated Pants ($7.99)

I think this (ABSOLUTELY GOR-GEE-US) blazer was originally from some posh private school. It's brand-less, made here in Canada, and several of the same blazer was scattered around the store in all different sizes. My favorite part is the buttons!!!
Funny how this blazer—which I got from a thrift store. For $7.99.—is much better sewn, much better constructed, and has an overall better fit than the black boyfriend blazer I got from H&M for $40. Yes, fourty-fricken-dollars. And the buttons on them are already falling apart.
I'm starting to lose hope in you, fast fashion!

Now here I am digressing. Whoops! Sorry guys! This was not the direction I wanted this post to go. What I was going to talk about was my ever-growing obsession for the color NAVY! AND RED! AND STRIPES! AND ANYTHING NAUTICAL! Even an art teacher at my school has noticed my fascination for them. The other day (one of the rare days I did not wear any navy or red or stripes) he asked me: "Not wearing your sailor suit today?"

You can imagine how giddy I got when I spotted all the sailors at the Spring 2011 menswear shows. There were a number of designers who threw in some dashing, seafaring young lads here and there. But to cut this post short, I'll just cover those that stretched this theme throughout their whole collection. Namely, Junya Watanabe and Salvatore Ferragamo.

Junya Watanabe

I haven't seen Mr.Watanabe's past collections, so I can't comment (or complain) on what was lacking in this one. All I know is that I really love this set. It's youthful and fun and preppy (I like preppy, thank you very much). The models wore some cute caps and some even had facial hair Everything in this collection just looks so damn comfortable. If I was a dude, I'd gladly lounge around in these clothes for days on end.
I was hoping to fit all the photos from the whole collection into this one post because I'm not doing it any justice AT ALL. I implore you to go and look for yourself.

Damn, these Japanese are goooodddddd!

Salvatore Ferragamo

To me, this collection seemed to target a more older demographic. More for the rich, aristocratic, i-have-a-yacht types than for the cutie down by the docks. The runway consisted of a variety of billowy silks, double-breasted blazers, netting, long trench coats, sandals, neutrals and let's not forget—murses! I really liked the little pops of yellow and blue thrown in. The whole collection had an overall relaxed, summery feel which I think is part of the reason why I'm so partial to this theme.

Alexander McQueen 2006 Fall/Winter Collection

I tried but I—I really couldn’t have said it better than Tavi:

“He consistently delivered collections of extravagant creativity, the type of stuff where you just look at it and try to absorb it and you can’t believe a person made this. Being lucky enough to gaze at a glimpse into such an artist’s vision, and knowing that you can’t even imagine everything that was put into making it, and suddenly feeling so happy and joyful about humanity, and life, because, Jesus, a person made this..is incredibly uplifting. Very rarely are we blessed with a talent so strong and unparalleled and a passion so pure and driven.”

Thank you Mr. McQueen. You will be sorely missed..

I dined at Swiss Chalet with my family today to celebrate my parents' 26th anniversary and decided to dress up for the occasion! The nice waitress said my skirt was cute
Don't want to turn this into some fashion blog or anything (...or do I?) but this is what I wore:

• Black cardigan (gift)
• My older sister's white scarf
• Snoopy T-Shirt (hand-me-down)
• My Dad's black belt
• H&M black tulle skirt
• Urban Outfitters opaque red tights (gift)
• Black Aldo flats

The cardigan didn't look good outside the skirt so I tucked it in. I think it looked better that way. Click 'Read More' for close-ups!

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