Floral Kimonos

This spring trend is a combination of two great pieces for the spring season of any year: light fabrics and floral prints.

Even though it's spring and the weather's only getting warmer, you sometimes still need a light layer on top of your tank or tee, or your outfit might just not be complete without one more garment. That's why kimonos are perfect for spring and summer; they're so light but still let you add some chic to your look. And why not throw some floral prints on them so they're just perfect for the season?

They come in all different lengths, silhouettes, styles, and colours, so you have so much room to make the look your own, while still being super trendy.

(Love how this one was styled as a bathing suit cover-up!)

Check out my post Anticipation to see how you can wear this trend even before the weather gets warm!

Covet

Hello everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in so long, I had been experiencing some really bad computer problems, but now everything is fixed and so expect some posts coming your way!

Today I want to tell you all about an app that I have recently become addicted to: Covet Fashion. It's a game for your iPhone, where you shop, create outfits, and enter "events" where you win prizes and earn points. The points let you unlock new levels, where you can enter new events and earn more points.

There are daily events that you can enter and earn $500 in the game, to expand your wardrobe, and there are also events you can enter based on how much your closet value is ($10,000, $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000), which you get $100 for. Some events have requirements for what you have to wear, and some you can just create any kind of outfit.

The prizes you win are clothes and accessories for your avatar, but every once in a while there will be an event sponsored by a "featured brand" or a "giveaway", and whichever player has the top score for their outfit in the entire game can win a real life prize. If you ask me, that's pretty awesome.

This game is great because there are always new events that you can enter, and so even if you have unlocked all the levels, you can still continue playing and you'll never be bored. Covet is an interactive game that lets you vote on outfits created by other real players for each event, and other players vote on outfits you have made.

 

It's a great way to work on your styling techniques and see what other people think. But probably the best part about this game is that it uses real pieces from real designers. You can learn about the fabric of certain pieces, style, and brand image of real designers.

It's also great if you're on a budget in real life (like me) and can't always buy everything you want. You can still have an outlet for you shopping/fashion obsession and can play around with designer merchandise. And best of all, it's free! So try it out and tell me what you think in the comments!

Weekend Highlights

Happy February everyone! I thought I'd just do a little post about what I've been up to this weekend to tide you over until my next blog post.

This week has been my first really big week at school since I've been back, since we were assigned a couple projects, so it's kind of finally hitting me that I have a whole other semester (and a spring course) to get through. So I was definitely in need of some cheering up and motivation.

Friday night I went over to my friend's for dinner, wine, and old movies. It was a great start to my weekend. We made fajitas with homemade guacamole, and for dessert, cappuccino frozen yogurt with fruit, reese's peanut butter and mint chocolate on top. Yummy.

On Saturday, my sister and I decided to go downtown, since she needed to scout some locations for an upcoming film project for school, during which I took the photos below around Commerce Court. The snow was falling and even though we got extremely wet an snowed on, the city is just so beautiful when it's snowing. At least it wasn't in the -20s like it has been lately.

And since we were downtown, who was I to say no to a little shopping while we were down there? The thing I realized about shopping after the holidays is that the really big sales actually happen around January/February. Everyone waits for Boxing Day for the really great sales and that's when most people will spend their money after shopping for holiday presents. But Boxing Day is really only the first day that merchandise gets marked down, and then whatever doesn't sell at the end of December, stays on sale until at least mid-February or until it's old out, getting marked down even further every few weeks. That's not to say that there are no good sales or promotions going on the day after Christmas (because there definitely is!), but next year give your bank account a break after holiday shopping and wait another month or so before grabbing up some great finds at amazing prices, including a Valentine's Day gift!

How was everyone's first weekend in Februrary?!