#ALDOxLOULOU #YYC shopping tour

it's not everyday that you get to be invited to be part of a huge event thrown by one of the most successful and popular brands in the world, let alone one that lays their roots right here in canada. naturally then, we were thrilled to have been asked to host aldo calgary editor's ambush event with lou lou magazine on wednesday night at chinook center. with all the social media attention i am sure you didn't miss your chance to get your fill of all things aldo and lou lou. those on site got a chance to chat with the magazine's editors and sampled some delicious catering. the turnout was more than we could have ever expected. the calgary fashion crowd with all our favourites faces came out to support and shop the night away with 20% discounts on the entire store, swag bags and special in store giveaways for those most fashionable in attendance (yet another reason never to miss these things, and dress your best for every occasion). we made some new friends, got some more shoes and learned about aldo's drool worthy high end collections (aldo rise for girls and mr.b for the gentlemen). i love the nights when you walk away and you are so happy to be part of such an amazing (and growing) community of people.  be sure to check out garmann:lee and binzento for more coverage of the event as well as instagram and facebook for more of tyler's photos from the evening. next stop on tour is vancouver, then montreal, let's hope they don't outshine us. xoxo

aldo x lou lou magazine perfect summer kick off

so some amazing news i can finally share with you. next week, may 22 to be precise aldo and lou lou magazine have something special planned for all the fashionistas across canada. make sure to rsvp for your spot to attend the trends & must haves presentation by lou lou's style editor, claude laframboise. in true aldo style hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, swag bags and giveaways are all waiting for you, and as if that wasn't enough i will be on site hosting, mingling, tweeting, instagraming and obsessing over everything shoe related, tyler will be with me taking photos and a surprise dj guest will be attending to your musical senses. in short, there is nothing better to kick off the summer than coming hanging out with your favorite calgarians at the aldo chinook center location. don't miss out and make sure to RSVP HERE to get your names on the guest list. *for all my readers from the rest of the country make sure to check out the dates and times for the vancouver and montreal events and secure your spots now*. see you all next week. xoxo

arm candy

links of london friendship bracelets, t by alexander wang sweater

ok how friggin' excited would you be if you opened the mail and a links of london bracelet was just sitting there beautifully wrapped waiting for you. so this happened to me. i am such a huge fan of their friendship bracelet collection, brought on by my friend jennie who got matching ones with her boyfreind. my first one was what became infamous around here, the skull bracelet. while i was at holt renfrew for the christmas season for the past two years i've been eyeing the comings and going of the colorful arm candy, lusting after more. the double wrap bracelets are my favorite right now, had a hard time deciding between the light and dark colors so i decided to mix it up a little. 100% sterling silver these beauties take the bracelets we used to love as kids to another level. which one should i splurge on next? xoxo

s.p.badu

s.p.badu cap, topshop top, h&m skirt, alexander wang shoes

photos by tyler stalman

coming to you today with my left hand, so to say i will be keeping it short. tendonitis, arthritis (god i hope not at this ripe age of mine), or another form of wrist injury is currently preventing me from normality. at the rate i am typing with so many e-mails to write i will be sitting at the computer until next week. a few days, couple of tiger balm ointments, vinegar compresses and things should be back at their operational selves again. until then i have some more black and white outfits for you (just in time for summer), this one especially important to me with my newly acquired badu hat from my calgary visit. the bold lettering, and a leather visor made me instantly fall in love when i saw it on sp.badu instagram. for one of your own you can e-mail spencer at spthedesigner@gmail.com xoxo

nordstrom

you can tell how behind i am when i post photos from my trip to calgary. well here it is, i couldn't let this one go unposted anyway, it's not often that we see amazing street style just roaming freely on our city's pavements. and no surprise then that she wasn't even from here. also for the consideration of not flooding you with my own vanity i like to vary the posts between my own photos and those of the inspiring people around me. i feel like a horrible person for not remembering her name (don't we all always say how bad we are with names, but maybe it's just a bad excuse for being awful listeners). we all heard the rumors and confirmations of nordstrom opening it's first stores in canada in the near future, so imagine my excitement when i was stopped along 17th avenue and asked to what ended up being a style photo exchange for the nordstrom trent report. check out the nordstrom blog for updates. their presence so early on in the city (the chinook store is not scheduled to open until 2014) is something that stroke my curiosity so i am sure to be paying close attention to any upcoming news on the subject. for now i am off to vancouver for some work, it's looking like an amazing weekend ahead. xoxo

jumping the shark

billabong tee and shorts (west 49), zara jacket, alexander wang boots

photos by tyler stalman

this term was just as foreign to me as it might be to you. thanks to a not so great arrested development documentary and some lame fonzie reference from decades ago (who has that kind of attention span anymore) now i know, and so wittingly am able to use it as the title for today's post, how clever that it ties into my cut up men's west 49 tee, also only a fun play on the infamous givenchy animal prints from a couple seasons ago. my brother confessed that he regularly reads my blog to find out what is new in my life, now that i know i have a whole new stage for family deceit (ha! kidding!), little does he know that on top of the usual work and seldom play we're doing more work. i'm actually getting geared  up for the clothing sale we will be having at the end of june, this means a roadtrip with the family (tyler and charlie of course), a week in calgary riding our bikes and potentially an awesome new neon suitcase (thank you airline industry for keeping me on trend). oh yes and welcome bangs again, thanks to the always talented and beautiful kristin page, there really is no place like home. xoxo

black for every occasion

h&m top, topshop shorts, zara coat, holt renfrew hat, arnold churgin boots
photo by tyler stalman