Lights, Camera, It's Vanessa!

There comes a time during a Toronto winter when looking out the window in the morning is like Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates; you just don't know what the h -e- double- hockey -sticks you're gonna get. Baby-dolls, this is that time. It may not always taste good, but you're gonna have to get dressed anyway. The question is, what do we wear ? I say, try something like this.

On this day, it was fog and Vanessa, a hair stylist at Yorkville's Earth Salon, brightened up the Annex in this hot number. Inspired by fashionistas on the edge like Agyness Deyn and Alexa Chung, V owns the look like only she can. Doc's are most defiantly back (in case you didn't get the memo). Vanessa picked hers up secondhand in Kensington Market along with her leather jacket and shades. She purchased her zippered acid wash skinny jeans at Urban Outfitters while the Balinese scarf is a souvenir from her travels in Australia. Her hat and zip-up, both by Element, are "borrowed" from her roommate who represents the brand. ( It just so happens that one of my BFFs and my favorite artist Juliana Neufeld is the first Canadian Advocate for Element and you can check out that awesomeness by clicking here) Represent.

In driving school they said never to shine your brights in the fog. But who cares, we were on foot and some people just can't help but shine (even while hungover). She's not famous, but I'm thinking she's a star. Thanks Vanessa!

Dig This: Rachel McAdams on Vogue

'Exciting' and 'cover of Vogue' haven't been terms I've used together in the same sentence lately, unforch. But doesn't our home girl Rachel McAdams look hot rocking the Jan 2010 cover of Vogue. So exciting!! Shot by The Prince of Natural Light himself (and one of my very fave fashion photogs), Mario Testino she's the picture of silver screen sophistication. But don't fret my pets, we haven't lost this one to the glitz of faraway places; Rachel knows where she's from, in fact, she still lives here! Don't her eyes just twinkle with that particular Ontario Girl charm (It's a thing you just can't fake, trust).

The article was rad too. Reading it made me excited for the things to come: lady- like silhouettes for spring 2010 (get pumped for the corset top!) and sunny walks in Kensington Market, where if I'm lucky one day maybe I'll run into the girl herself and turn this into a street-style post...

Until that day my friends, we'll have to settle for an article and a couple of photographs. If you missed the issue on newsstands you can check them out by clicking here!

'Make Mine a White Russian'

Happy New Year! This is it Kiddos, this is the big one, it's 2010 (rejoice!) and it's going to rock our socks!

(Confession: I took this photo back in late '09 but it's such a great look that I didn't think you'd mind.)
When I spotted Marina and her awesome ensemble on Queen West the temps were downright frigid. She didn't seem to mind. I think it was the fur hat. Could it be that mother has been right all along... that a properly covered head actually does equal a warm body? Well my loves, this ain't your mama's hat (but could be your Great Auntie Franny's)! The hat's a throw- back and the look is fresh as snow.

I'm loving this mix of the bold (fur hat!), with the subtle (well cut coat, shoes, Acme brand jeans), with the dark (the colour black). It's is not unlike that other mix of bold, subtle and dark... The White Russian!!! Vodka, milk and coffee liqueur? I say, why not!? And while it's unlikely that while ringing in new year any of you uttered the words ' yo Barkeep, make mine a White Russian' maybe you should have, because like Marina's fur hat it can warm a girl up and get her through this crazy thing called winter. Well done Marina and cheers to the new year!