Resort season is among us. Hot summer weather, relaxed, breezy clothes, sandlas, bare feet, and dresses...lots of them! So very excited to be able to finally partake in these summer days now that Calgary has decided to get with the program and get out of it's rain slump, thank you! Time to get my rosy tan on and listen to some summer jams, I highly suggest anything dance-y or just music to chill to, Surfer Blood, The Radio Dept., Passion Pit, Girls, Rooney, and Broken Social Scene are in order! Now if only I didn't work so much, hmmmm.

Here's some of my favorite looks from this Resort 2010 season so far paired along side some summer beats you should listen to this sunny season :)

Chloe Resort 2011

Chloe's always one of my favorites, jsut classic, clean dressing that's always leading trends. I'm a huge fan of the shoes this season!

Listen to: Girls - Lust For Life

Broken Social Scene - Texico Bitches

Stella McCartney Resort 2011

Oh Stella, you never disappoint. Always knows how to do colour in just the right way and amounts. The blues here are insane! And the oversized lace is something I'm dying over a bit. I also really like her use of florals in a way that's really different and new for spring, something that can tend to get played out.

The Radio Dept. - Heaven's on Fire

Vampire Weekend - White Sky; Holiday; Run (basically just any and all Vampire Weekend songs!)

Surfer Blood - Neighbour Riffs

Tokyo Police Club - Bambi; Not Sick

M83 - We Own The Sky

Ratatat - Sunblocks; Drugs;

MGMT - It's Working

Passion Pit - Smile Upon Me

Chanel Resort 2011

Chanel knows how to do resort. It's always just the height of luxury, this season with the models walking barefoot through the streets of St. Tropez, France as they arrived via boat. I love the easiness of this collection and the extreme summer mood that Karl Lagerfeld went for this year. It just makes you want to become a bohemian, walking around barefoot, rolling out of bed after a night of lavish partying, ever so glamorously. If you really want a laugh and to further grasp Karl's vision I highly suggest watching the short film he wrote and produced called, Remember Now.
Hot Hot Heat - Goddess On The Prairies (I'm realllyyy loving this song right now, maybe it's because I'm a prairie girl ;) )

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream; Home (RAC mix)

Vena Cava Resort 2011

Really like what these girls have been doing. Just really cool clothes that are wearable and young, hip, fun.. all that good stuff. Big fan of the overall straps and casual fabric use in cool ways like that awesome cape coat!
Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone (Van She Remix)

Delorean - Big Dipper; Monsoon

Dinosaur Feathers - History Lessons

Animal Collective - Brother Sport

Enjoy :)

heaven's on fire

My oh my, it really has been a while since I last blogged! It just so happens however that I was out of town, on an island far, far away... well not that far actually. Yes I went to Vancouver Island to visit my wonderful bf for 5 days of summer fun! And summer it was, after not so summer-y weather in Calgary it was soo sooo nice to have 5 hot sunny days :) I even managed to get sunburnt, soaking up some rays on the top of mount Zouhalem which is where these pics were taken. I'm not much of a hiker, I must admit but it was a gorgeous day and I had some great company which made the climb to the top all worth it, and the view was pretty spectacular! I mean come on!!

All in all an amazing trip, and I even got to see some of my Tweeds ladies when I was in Vancouver the day before! SOOO good to see the few that I got to and cannot wait until we can all be reunited and have more awesome and debaucherous times!!

All this nature business that I got to see in the Cowichan valley was very inspiring, so here's some fashion-y/nature-y/summer-y pics to go along with!