Lucy in the sky with Diamonds

Name: Kayla Heath

Age: 19

Occupation: Student @ George Brown College

Style Found: Shaw and Bloor

Clothes Bought at: Exile in Kensington Market

Alfred Hitchcock's Muse

Name: Moira

Style Influences: Alfred Hitchcock and Edeth Head

Style Found: Ossington Subway Station

This picture was taken by our good friend Kayla Heath while she was heading to our house for a little get together.

                                               

Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego

Hey, it's Keight here, I got this hat a while back at Courage my Love in Kensington and just haven't gotten around to posting it until now.

This vintage, Canadian made Lipton's hat dates somewhere between 1965 and 1983... but who really cares about the date when it's this fabulous?

This picture does it no justice, but it's a gorgeous bright red with a really strange black feather on it.

Some might think I'm crazy, but I pair it with even more red. I love red. I'm pretty much Carmen Sandiego.

Vintage Find of the Day

Public Butter at Queen Street West  and Gwynne Avenue has an absolutely fabulous sale on, 50% off everything in the store! Everyone should come and check out this unique Parkdale vintage clothing and furniture store.

This purse was a perfect find. It is just small enough to be comfortable to carry around, just big enough to fit almost everything you need in it and has just the right amount of detail to be so completely adorable.

Vintage Find of the Day!

This classic vest was purchased at The King of Kensington. In perfect condition for a vintage find, this vest can be worn casually and dressed up. We really appreciate the colour of this vest as well as the fabric used. This was definitely a good find, but that is what you can expect from the King of Kensington.

Vintage Find of the Day

If you couldn't tell, we love the King of Kensington but for this week, we promise that this is our second last post on them. This almost velvet textured brocade blazer was so nicely priced at 25$. Instead of buttons, it has a simple black ribbon to tie up the jacket.  It is so classy and timeless and such a fabulous find! 

Vintage Find of the Day

 This was also found at the King of Kensington. It is a Christina Dior silk night  gown, isn't it is fantastic? What made me really happy, besides that Dior label was the fact that it still had its product code, which i looked up and does match with Dior.  I feel so elegant and classy wearing it to bed.

The King of Kensington is a place that you must get to! The staff is fantastic and the clothes are so beautiful.

Vintage Find of the Day

Today's vintage find comes from The King of Kensington. This is definitely one of our favourite spots to shop. There is always so much to find and the staff is very friendly. 

Here we have my new Beaver fur Muff (tehe). It vintage about 1940 or 1950. It's very warm, very soft and very cute.

What makes this muff very unique (and even more functional) is a hidden, snap closure purse! I've done some research and can't find anything like this. The only other ones with purses have big ugly zippers, not like this classy one.



This is now one of my fave pieces; I never leave home without it.

"Whats more sexy than a hot girl in guys clothes?"

Name: Chantale
Age: 25
Occupation: Store manager of West 49 and a Pro skateboarder
Style Influence: The idea that there is nothing more sexy than a hot girl in guys clothes
Clothes were purchased at: West 49 and from her sponsor  Circa
Look found: Ossington and Dundas

The Vain Gentleman

Name: Craig Renaud

Age:17

Occupation: Student @ Seneca, Fashion Arts

Style Influence: 1700-present fashion, Gareth Peu, McQueen, Galliano

Clothes are from: Le chateau, Value Village, what'll I wear, handmade vest and ascot.

An Introduction by Caitlynn

"I bought a Vogue because I felt like it would feed me more" - Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City

Growing up in a university town with little to do and little fashion to find, I always felt like an outcast. I would read Vogue over playing video games, write projects on Audrey Hepburn over sports legends and buy vintage clothes over shopping at a mall. 

When I moved to Toronto, it was as if it all made sense. On a daily basis I see such amazing fashion with my room mate Kait. Its hard to not feel inspired when such beautiful pieces of art walk the street. We decided that we should capture the beautiful things we see on  a regular day instead of forgetting them the next morning. 

So I'm a photographer and I moved to Toronto to just start fresh and create a new life for myself. I currently work in a Portrait Studio but I also do freelance work. I love shooting fashion but I also love to snap some shots of live events.

Its really hard to put my own style in words. I am inspired by many people but mainly Edie Sedgwick, Taylor Momsen and Audrey Hepburn. I know it is a bit of an eclectic mix but together they make me. The classic elegance of Audrey, the rock and roll edge of Taylor and the creativity of Edie all combined create how I dress. 

I hope you enjoy our blog, we look forward to hearing from you! <3

An introduction by Kaitlin

The idea for this blog blossomed on many a walk throughout Toronto with my roommate, Caitlynn. It's easy to be inspired by the fashion in a city like Toronto, and we wanted to capture the looks we encountered on a daily basis, but very likely forgot the next morning.

Some more about me:
My name is Kaitlin MacLean, I'm currently an illustration student at OCADU in downtown Toronto and love fashion (and fashion illustration!). I moved to Toronto less than a year ago, and was startled by the massive amounts of gorgeous people. Since I moved here I've felt the need to step it up because of all these people: I put on lipstick and heels to go to the grocery store to pick up milk. Personal style soon became an obsession with my invitation to www.lookbook.nu and now it's something I think about constantly.

My fashion you ask? Well, when it comes to the way I dress I'd say it's a mix of vintage and modern day business casual, with hints of goth, high fashion and other accents that are everything from victorian to rockabilly.

I live with my beautiful fashion designer boyfriend (Craig) and of course, my soon to be ex-roommate, fashionista and fashion photographer, Caitlynn.

I hope you enjoy my spin on fashion, hope to hear from you all soon!