Friday Night Fashion Show

Last night my friend and I headed to the 2nd night of Western Canada Fashion week- the WEM showcase. Nazilla Couture, DraileD, Isabella Milan, Lisa Maire, and Aimy Corbeil. It was my first time at an event like this. Despite not initially knowing what was going on, and being herded into the room, with no guidance where to sit, we ended up with a good seat. West Edmonton Mall provided very nice little gift bags for all in attendance, with coupons, magazines, a notebook, and travel mug.

Very briefly, here are some of my thoughts about the show:
- All the girls who modelled for the WEM Showcase were very thin; some of them were sickly thin. While, I think all healthy bodies are beautiful and I don't want to say anything bad about any one personally, but I am among those who think models should weight more than 80 pounds, and should more realistically portray the women of today. Besides that, the clothes were just alright.
- Thankfully, the other models in the the collections ranged in size, although still not a single one could be considered plus size, which I think was too bad.
-The bridal collection by Isabella Milan, was just lovely! Although, I am not one one for traditional dresses, these were very pretty.
- The styling in the other collections were not the best- this is my opinion. One model particularity was wearing shoes that were way too big- you could clearly see how large they were, as there was a large gap between the back of the shoe and her heel.
- DrailD was my favorite collection; it was a little rock n roll,was original, and a nice range of models.

Alright, so here is what I wore to my first fashion show.

Top-Rowena

Skirt- H &M

Shoes- Aldo

tights- Rowena

Clutch- Winners

Ring- Aldo Accessories



Saturday Night Bookclub...

Saturday night, a few gals and I got together for a brief book club meeting, and then headed out downtown. The first stop we made was at Public House, a new bar downtown ( which has taken the space of The Bank). Its decorated to look like an old English Library, and was packed with somewhat alternative kids. After a drink, we made our way to Red Star; a quite bar a few blocks down. The night was rather chill- not really what I was hoping for, but it was nice to check out a few places I haven't really been before.

Now, for my outfit... Notice anything different?

Dress: Divine

Belt: Forever XXI

Shoes: Aldo

Ring:Aldo

Clutch and Bracelet: I got the last time I was in Vegas- sorry I can't recall the name of the store

The Ladies at my place

 Amber and I at Red Star

 Chillin with Johnny Rotten

Meghan, Amber, and I

Sunday Brunch

Yesterday, my friend Meghan celebrated her birthday with a lovely brunch at The Manor Cafe. I took this as an occasion to slip on my favorite pencil skirt and some wedges I have been dying to wear. I managed to remember to bring my camera with me, so this post will be full of photos from the day.

My 2nd outfit post ever- which, I think, is a great improvement from the first one.

Top- Rowena
Skirt- Calvin Klein at Winners
Shoes-Aldo

And a view from behind

This is a clutch I remodeled, which Im probably going to put up on my Etsy site
And that rad gold skull ring if from a kiosk in Las Vegas

At The Manor Cafe, I ordered the most amazing french toast, complete with poached pears, walnuts, whipped cream, and syrup. My friend ordered the vegetarian eggs Benedict. Both seen below.

french toast

vegetarian eggs Benedict

Then, in true form, we headed down to Duchess for some desert

buttertart

chocolate brownie

chocolate raspberry brioche

pear pastry (not its official name, but I can not recall what it is)

After Duchess, we parted ways with pastries in tow, to enjoy the rest of the beautiful day. As form myself, the day was filled with running last minute errands before the hectic week is to begin. Later at home I made some Raw (energy) balls from Alicia Silverstones cook book, The Kind Diet ( more to come on her amazing cookbook in the future) and some Quinoa Mac n Cheese for dinner ( filled with protein and yummy veggies and herbs). I've been a vegetarian for about 8 years and have as of late been really into finding new recipes, which are healthy, nutritious, and still uber yummy.

I hope you all had a good weekend

xo N.