Good Girl Goes Bad

Those who know me know I can't live without my leather jackets. The problem is, unless I'm outside, the leather aspect of the outfit is gone as soon as I go indoors and take off my outerwear. 

Not so with this shirt! I love the leather detail at the collar and down the front and back.

Photo by Amanda Brownhill Photography

Details

Shirt: Club Monaco (Halifax)

Jeans: Old Navy (Halifax)

Shoes: Nine West (Edmonton)

Bag: Coach (Halifax)

Bracelet: Joe Fresh (Halifax)

I wore this outfit to an In Flight Safety concert at The Marquee in Halifax back in March. Yes, I know that was a long time ago, but I'm hoarding the photos from my session with Amanda (only one more left to share).

The Bachelorette starts again on May 27th! Can't wait! I feel like there hasn't been much on TV lately... which is fine because I've been super crazy busy with things far more interesting than TV. I'm looking forward to a very relaxing time next week in the tropics!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Dressing Down a Blouse

Something I've been striving to do over the past year is to make my wardrobe more grown-up. When faced with the decision between two pieces, I try to ask myself, "Is something a teenager would likely buy?" and try to stay away from things that could be found in the closet of a high schooler. Note: This rule does not apply to what any of the Pretty Little Liars cast would wear as they dress beyond their years. In fact, I can see a little Spencer in this outfit.

Sometimes I look at the new blouses in my closet and want to wear them, but don't want to "dress up". I find the addition of denim, inexpensive jewelry  and a hat can take things down a notch and make blouses look much less stuffy.

Details

Blouse: Forever 21 (San Francisco)

Hat: Smart Set (Halifax)

Jeans: Guess by Marciano (Vancouver)

Boots: Steve Madden (Toronto)

Bag: Coach (Edmonton)

Necklace: Forever 21 (South Portland)

Bracelets: Gifts, Forever 21, Suzy Shier

How do you dress down blouses?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Forever Floral?

Flowers are everywhere this spring and I'm not just talking about in the garden. Shirts, dresses, pants, jeans, bags - buds are blooming. For this week's link up with longdistanceloving titled May Flowers (after last week's April Showers) I'm in an outfit with a touch of floral, as I prefer this trend in small doses.

Details

Jacket: Danier (Halifax)

Jeans: Target (San Francisco)

Shirt: American Apparel (Vancouver)

Sneakers: Skechers (The Shoe Company, Halifax)

If you're looking to dabble in this trend without going overboard, I suggest this fabulous Zara scarf (they ship to Canada now). I LOVE the pattern and you can pull so many colors from it to complete your look.

Have you embraced the floral trend, or are you happy to keep your flowers in pretty vases? My prediction: florals will still be hot for fall.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Night Out: Celebrity Studies with Lainey

I had no idea what to expect when I was invited to spend an evening chatting celebrity scandal with Lainey from e Talk. This was her second year hosting the Faculty of Celebrity Studies at FRED in Halifax, but the first year I had the pleasure of attending.

The evening started with some yummy cocktails (mixed with vitaminwater- if you're gonna indulge might as well make the mix good for you), delicious finger foods, and mingling. Then Lainey took the stage and hosted a few hours of terrific conversation centered around celebrity gossip. The chat got quite lively, and at times was a lot deeper than I expected, especially when the conversation turned to the topic of how babies have become one of the hottest accessories in Hollywood.

Lainey was an amazing moderator and really got the audience talking (except for the shy ones like me). I'm much more a listener in those situations. Lainey said that both years she's held the evening in Halifax, a big celebrity scandal broke out right before the event. In 2012 it was the Twilight cheating drama, and this year was Reese's "Do you know who I am?" speech. Yes -we talked about Reese. No - Lainey wasn't shocked by her comment.

Fred brought out some of his delicious cupcakes for our recess. I tried the chocolate almond and the lemon (don't judge me - they were minis and darn worth it).

Me, Lainey, Kerianne, Kayla

My outfit included a tunic from Forever 21, shoes from Le Chateau, and an Ann Taylor blazer.

Check out another post on the evening by Kayla from Short Presents.

Lainey, come back next year please! We loved having you! If you don't follow Lainey's blog already, it's a perfect (and totally entertaining) way to keep up with celebrity happenings.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl