this is how i'll remember... 

 

internship...

hey, if you want to see how my internship is going... check out my tumblr http://simoneywhereru.tumblr.com/

the most dreamy, whimsical video i've seen in a long time... help isable lucas protect the coral sea... how can you say no?

kiera knightly read my mind this morning when she put on this... i think it may (finally) be time for summer...


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today i have prom hair... or at least that's what i call it... basically it refers to your leftover hair the morning after an event (i.e., wedding, fundraiser, prom).. if you're lazy like me, this hair usually sticks around for at least another 12 hours after the initial event... yes, i realize that's gross... but its kind of nice to wake up and look like you've just breezed in from the salon... any previous frizz our excessive body has been tamed by your pillow and those tight Curly Sue ringlets have calmed into soft waves... come on, lets take a moment to savour this effortlessness.. (or at least pretend that you look as good as i made you sound..)
yesterday i watched yet another friend walk down the isle... the more weddings i attend the more confused i feel about marriage and weddings... i mean, i've been in a long term relationship for over 5 years.. and yet i have no great desire to donne the white dress and parlay down the aisle... maybe i wasn't born with that gene.. to be honest, the idea of so many people staring at me, cameras in hand, freaks the shit out of me... that aside, i'll admit that i genuinely "felt" something as she swished passed me in her layers of silk and tulle... regardless of the setting, there is something meaningful and almost epic in that moment... suddenly we aren't kids any more, dreaming about "growing up".. we are there in living colour...

the rest of the wedding was actually a lot of fun... aside from the genius post-ceremony kosher hot dogs and phad thai.. the amazing George St. Kitt's Orchestra rocked the house better than a Bon Jovi concert (honest).. had it not been Sunday, they would have had to drag me from the dance floor by my Comme Il Faut tango shoes..

for quite some time now i've been trying to find the perfect "every day" necklace... something that felt like "me", whatever that means... and could be worn with pretty much anything..  this weekend i was wandering around the city on one of the most beautiful saturdays in a LONG time, and wandered right into this necklace... not usually one to seriously peruse the jewellery cabinet at jonathan + olivia, knowing my wallet and pamela love aren't exactly "besties", I was enticed when i saw a sign reading 50% off!!

it gets better.... peering into the bottom shelf i spotted this unique piece by german designer sabrina dehoff ... the very helpful stylist informed me that dehoff's work is, not surprising, exclusively carried at j+o in canada... it was perfect! a sterling silver bear claw with a claw detail and chain dipped in 14K gold.. it perfectly combined my love of mixed metals, delicate detailing and canadiana... as if my luck couldn't get better, my sweet boyfriend decided that he would treat me to this special find... if only every day was this sweet..

a royal fairytale...



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 like many others, I said I wasn't going to watch the Royal wedding... but like a train wreck, I couldn't tear my eyes away on April 29th... despite the 6 hours of wedding footage and then all the images flying around twitter about "second dresses", i couldn't and still can't get enough... yes, it was everything a royal wedding should have been... elegance, class with a touch of tradition and just the right amount of spectacle...

Joyeuses Pâques

regrets...

today i was reading an article in the toronto star that really got me thinking... about regrets...
regret is obviously, something i try to avoid, as most do... unfortunately, it tends to creep up on us every once and a while... the funny thing is, we're usually aware that we're going to regret something and yet choose to be powerless and let it happen anyways... i'm happy to say, that i really don't have that many regrets... except...

Footfalls echo in the memory down the passage which we did not take towards the door we never opened into the rose-garden. - T. S. Eliot

 my regret to sarah....

for every day that you are gone, i regret the things i could have done...

i regret that i wasn't there on the day you became my greatest inspiration... i regret not seeing you cross the finish line and not screaming your name and letting you know that i cared..

i regret not feeling the emotion of your life's greatest feat... i could have been there, and was not... i regret allowing fear to govern me, not believing in you and being afraid to see you fail... i regret not thinking it was a big deal...

the last day i saw you... i regret not hugging you longer or telling you how proud i was of you... i regret not taking more pictures, having more laughs, and sharing more stories... i regret rushing to get home...

i regret these things because i can't change them.. you are gone.. and all i have left is the regret..

Let's not burden our remembrance with a heaviness that's gone. - William Shakespeare

spring has arrived.. and with it, BIKE SEASON!!!
one of the great perks of living in the city is tossing out your ttc pass come April and hopping on your trusty 2-wheeler to cruise around in the warm summer breeze...
i have been cycling in the city for almost 8 years... i have to admit, it was a little terrifying at first, but once you get the hang of the streetcar tracks, cars, pedestrians and suicidal pigeons, there is no greater pleasure...
for the last 2 years, i've been playing with the idea of getting a bike that actually matches up with the carefree lifestyle i try to embody... my ccm mountain bike just doesn't seem to make sense as i cruize down my queen west neighbourhood..

here are some investments i'm considering..

THE DREAM (okay, not really considering this.. but it's nice to dream) 

KATE SPADE FOR ADELINE ADELINE



slightly more realistic options...



Linus Dutch 3




Linus Mixte



Biria Citi



thoughts...?

two weeks until the launch of the h&m conscience collection..

i've marked my calendar once again for the spring launch of h&m's latest "green" collection coming to a store near you on April 14th.... unlike recent collaborations with brands like lanvin, matthew williamson and jimmy choo, the conscience collection is AFFORDABLE and in touch with what's happening in current fashion...

this trend of ecologically-friendly clothing is nothing new to the fashion world, but has become increasingly present in affordable brands such as h&m, zara and the gap... last year, h&m launched the hugely successful "garden collection" which featured vibrant florals and watercolours which screamed of spring and made you want lie in the grass of a lavender field, staring into each others eyes.. [twi reference, sorry!]
the conscience collection gives a similar vibe, however, without the elaborate palette... this collection features exclusively white and nude tones which may not agree with all...

natalie portman was the first to debut this collection during oscar week... i will definatly be following her lead..

photos by H&M

wallis...

today the toronto star featured a story about the illustrious Wallis Simpson... socialite who created a royal scandal when she pulled, heir to the throne, Edward VIII, from his royal duties in the 1930's.. interestingly, she is remembered equally for being “too ambitious, too ruthless, too greedy, too mannish, too sexual, too cruel, too divorced, too pro-German and too American" as she is for being a style icon.. you can see why...



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spring has sprung...

after yesterday, i'm finding it difficult to put on my thick wool tights and heavy jacket... is it spring time yet?!
here's what i'm dreaming of...

so i didn't intend for this to be a fashion blog... but the images i've seen on the F/W runways and backstage this season have been too good not to share... here are some more from backstage at Proenza Schouler...

 

 

Photos by Jak & Jil

another drool-inducing collection...

jason wu - fw11

Photos by Pamela Berkovic

NYC FW..

... so I need to take a moment to travel to New York Fashion week where 3.1 Phillip Lim is making me sick with envy for his fall/winter 2011 collection... it was described by Mr. Lim as “...about these chic women who ride bikes to work, to brunch, to a cocktail party.” Oh how I would like to be one of those women...

 

Photos by Pamela Berkovic