J's New Purchases

1. Mossimo leather and twill double breasted, quilted, motorcycle jacket. $24.99 @ Target ... 2. Vintage Levi's hand cut high-waisted shorts. $5 @ No Relation Vintage ... 3. Mossimo floral upholstery envelope clutch. $11.88 @ Target ... 4. Leather studded clutch in cognac. $19.99 @ Amsterdam Boutique ... 5. Belted peplum top in white. $10 @ Marshalls

Summerlicious Living

          In Toronto, during the summer they have a promotion called “Summerlicious”. A lot of high end restaurants have specials available where you can have a 3 course meal for lunch starting from $15 or a 3 course dinner starting at $25. From Italian food to Moroccan, and places from the Distillery District to Yorkville, the choices are endless. 
          
          To take advantage of this deal, my friend, Fiona, and I met early in the afternoon to explore Yorkville. And later, met her brother and my sister for dinner at Ciao Wine Bar. Unfortunately, I had a huge dilemma the night before because I had no idea what to wear; Luckily, J was only a Skype call away and she was able to help me choose an outfit. 

          For a high class area like Yorkville, I wanted to dress accordingly so I chose a patterned skirt from H&M that I bought last summer for about $12 and I paired it with a pale pink blouse that I got from Winners for $17. Sadly, I didn’t have any sandals to match this so I borrowed a pair of black flats from my sister. (NOTE TO SELF: Don’t wear flats if you plan to walk around in the hot sun all day. Bad call.) I also wore my big and shiny black purse from H&M, I bought it about 3 years ago at just under $40. Lastly, for my jewelry I went simple: my usual Return to Tiffany heart tag necklace, silver peace sign earrings, stacked silver rings, Pandora and faux tiffany bracelets.

Swing: To move with a free, swaying motion...

       
          Hey, remember the Material Girl swing crop top that I bought recently, (see more at J's New Purchases)? Well I'm kind of in love with it, haha. Here's a look at how I put together in an outfit:

          Since the top is cropped I decided to compliment it with a pair of high-waisted shorts ($13.50 @ Forever21 last summer). I like the way the two pieces break the outfit into tiers; and the swing of the shirt has a breezy feel which goes well with a more fitted style of short.


Now onto accessories...


- Gold & gunmetal twisted chain necklace. $6 @ Forever21 

- Burnished gold stretchy spike bracelet. $4.99 @ Sears 

- Black and coral + brown beaded bracelets. (From separate sets)

- Gold round studs and faux diamond stud. (From separate sets)

<-- Light aqua & gunmetal studded belt. (On trend- see Playing With Pastels) $4.50 @ Forever21

Cognac T-Strap sandals $6 @ Forever21 (last summer) -->