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1) Athena d'Orsay Pumps at shopbop.com

2) Lace Booties at necessaryclothing.com

3) Shirt Dress by Michael Kors

4) Kimchi Blue Scalloped Lace Bralette at wanelo.com

5) Sole Society Ankle Booties

Haven't done a Dig It post in a while so here we are! While browsing through Pinterest I pinned all of the above items in the effort to find similar options for cheap. I am also still looking for a nice Chambray button down shirt but haven't been successful yet.

Also to show the new sweater I picked up at Fairweather over the weekend, here are some Gorilla Shots of how I wore it today.

Sweater: Fairweather (new)

Tights: Lysse

Shoes: Nine West

Necklace: Chloe

Earrings: Colombian Emeralds International

Biker Friday

Does anyone watch the TV show Sons of Anarchy? Or maybe your significant other does? It stars Katy Segal (aka Peg Bundy) and Ron Perlman as the Matriarch and Patriarch of the Biker Gang called the Sons of Anarchy (airs on FX). I've watched a few episodes of this show and it's a very intriguing portrail of the struggles and drama of life in a biker club. Watching this show got me thinking about the rugged style of bikers, how it has influenced fashion. We used to only see Bikers wearing leather jackets, chaps and big bulky biker boots; now biker style has seeped into the mainstream box stores that appear on every corner. For example, the below T-Shirt was a gift from my Roomie that she picked up at our local Giant Tiger. Biker chic at GT Boutique? Ummm..... okay! 

I personally love biker style, it's so free and dangerous looking. How can you not feel like a bad ass when you have on a leather jacket and biker boots? I don't know how bad ass I feel in a SOA T-Shirt from Giant Tiger, but in the Fall I would love to pair this T-Shirt with my faux leather jacket, skinny jeans and my flat riding boots or sexy high heels. Stay tuned for that!

Photo Source: www.stuffpoint.com

www.ashfootwear.co.uk

www.ca.allsaints.com

On My Wish List

Happy Summer Solstice MelMac'ers! I always have bitter sweet feelings about the First Day of Summer. On the plus side Summer officially begins and it is the longest day of the year; who doesn't love a long Summer night? On the down side, this means the days will get shorter and shorter here on out. This means Winter is Coming (if you get this reference, you and I can definitely be friends).

In my recent post A Wine Tour In Prince Edward County - Part 1, I mentioned that we went shopping the morning before our tour started. There were two items that really caught my eye and I hope that I can either find them online or in the US for cheap; so far not successful :(

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I loves me some Leo and his work with Martin Scorsese is always awesome. Their newest collaboration is going to be one hell of a ride!  The Wolfe of Wall Street looks like the original movie 80's excess via  stock trading , Wall Street, on acid.

Leo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, a highly successful stockbroker working in the Big Apple, who refuses to cooperate with a fraud case involving corporate banking and the mob. The movie also stars the lovable Jonah Hill, the smooth talking Matthew McConaughy and is directed, of course, by the great Martin Scorsese.

Sometimes when your favorite movie stars or directors join forces the outcome is anti-climatic at best. However the first trailer  for The Wolfe of Wall Street appears to be showcasing all of DiCaprio's bravado and then some.

Take a look at the official trailer for The Wolfe of Wall Street and see for yourself!

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I tried these UGG sandals on at the Bay this weekend. I know they don't look like much but they are really cute on and they are super comfortable! Like crazy comfortable!

Randomness on a Tuesday

 Good Morning All! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Tuesday. This will be a very random post so my apologies but sometimes these posts are the most fun to write.

First we had some visitors stop by our pool the other day. A female and male duck appear every spring to take a dip, splash around and say hi to the dogs. You can only see the male in this picture but soon after I took this another male duck swooped in and there was a bit of a love triangle going on and the female flew away with male duck #2 to leave this little guy all alone. I know how you feel bro!

A friend of my Roomies dropped by a couple of weeks ago as he was in town for business and brought over this AMAZING rum called Kraken. It's spiced and sweet so if you don't like that type rum you will probably not enjoy this; I however LOVED it. I actually drank it straight over ice which I never do; it was that good.

For those of you wondering what a Kraken is, it's basically a huge mythical Octopus.

Very cool display of the Kraken Rum.

Photo source: www.retailhellunderground.com 

And more randomness with this picture of me ready to head out the door for another glorious day at work <insert sarcasm here> ;-)

Blouse: Ricki's (love this as it doesn't need to be ironed that much)

Belt: Le Chateau (very old)

Skirt: Ricki's which you have seen here

Bag: Coach, referenced here

Peachy Keen

Hello and Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I was fortunate enough to get my hair cut and highlighted on Saturday at The Spa in Bell's Corner's in Ottawa. I can usually get away with 9-10 weeks between hair highlighting but boy oh boy by week 9 my hair really needs it! Feels so much better to have "fresh" hair, doesn't it?

*Sorry for some of the blurriness in this pictures, they were taken with the oldest iPhone known to man ;-)*

Whenever I get my hair done, my hair dresser straightens it. Such a nice change for us curly haired Gals :-)

Since I was in that neck of the woods I ventured to Bayshore Mall to see if there was anything fun to buy. Smart Set was having a sale on dresses and since I am a self diagnosed dress addict I had to try on at least one.

Shopping outfit #1

Top: American Apparel

Jeans: Rag & Bone

Shoes: Fairweather that I got on sale last weekend for $10

Necklace: Dynamite

Bracelet: Ricki's

Tried on this Vintage Chiffon dress in this lovely peachy, coral color in both medium and large. I decided that the large looked too tent-like so I went with the medium.

Close up of the medium.

Sunday I took a drive to Wal-Mart and went super causal, it is Wally World after all :-)

Shopping Outfit #2

T-Shirt: Lucky Brand (I totally love their graphic tee's and always pick some up when I am in Florida at the Premium Outlet Malls)

Pants: Old Navy Camo Capris. Very old but I still wear them from time to time.

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I saw these Isabel Marant Heels while browing through Pinterest but can't seem to find them online....like to buy.....like NOW!!!! LOL I almost don't care how much these are, I needs to have'em :-)

The metal ankle strap is the clincher for me, so unique!

If anyone knows where you can buy these online, please leave a comment and I will be your BFFL! ;-)

Working with Stripes

I just bought this amazing striped skirt from Ricki's last week and I am obsessed with it. Normally stripes on the bottom half are a No-No for me as they can make you look wider but the pattern on this skirt is really flattering.

 I paired the skirt with a white T-Shirt and a Black Blazer with the sleeves rolled up for a less stuffy look. (Clothing info to follow)

 Skirt: Ricki's

T-Shirt: Joe Fresh

Blazer: RW Co.

I love this look! It is great for work and will take you into cocktail hour if need be. The design of this skirt would work on many body types and will go with just about anything. I am going to try to pair it will something red for an upcoming post. Stay tuned!!!!

Have you ever bought something that you thought wouldn't work and are pleasantly surprised when it does?

Peplum. It's not for everyone...

I dashed out at lunch to get some Farm Boy deliciousness, my fav salad bar around the corner.....

That's Tomato Basil soup (yummers!) with some Greek salad, Thai noodle salad, Edamame bean salad, red cabbage (so good for you) and a Vitamin Water.

After that wonderful bite to eat, I ran over to Ricki's to see what they had worth getting. I was pressed for time so I didn't get to really have a good look at everything. I have been loving the Peplum trend and spotted some cute Peplum tops in a beautiful red.

 This is the XL. It was a little too big.

This was the Large. I love the color but I honestly don't think that this style does anything for me. I am big on top with a short waist and Peplum just accentuates those flaws IMHO.

Oh well, you win some, you lose some.....but in this case I win by not spending any $$money$$...YAY!

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I am so digging the color green right now, more specifically an emerald green. I came across this dress on ASOS.com and immediately loved it. It is the ASOS Skater Dress With Ballet Wrap And Short Sleeves in green and it is $38.29 CDN. I find v-necks very flattering for us bustier gals and the wrap dress is the perfect figure flattering shape if you are a more boyish body type.

I have SO MANY dresses already that I really shouldn't get this but I likely will :-)

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How unbelievably gorgeous is this watch from Marc Jacobs? 

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Henry Gold Watch

CA$ 212.90 | $200.00

I haven't used a watch in years (my cell phone serves that purpose) but when I came across this Ombre watch on Pinterest I was yearning to have it. Ombre is so huge right now, from hair to nails to now watches, this trend is popping up in the most creative ways and I dig it!

Jennifer Carpenter at the Grammy's shows how ombre hair is done. Source forums.thefashionspot.com

Ombre nails, how pretty! The link includes a DIY video to get this look at home. Source: originalpiecemag.com