kristen stewart

i'm obsessed with this girl. her natural beauty, a mix of innocence, intelligence and shyness masked in aloofness. she is the kind of girl i'd like to hang out with and she's only 18. whether dressed in jeans, toms and pop tab bracelets, dkny minis or her fav. chanel with chucks and cartier she so appealing, inspiring, lovely. i can't wait to see twilight just to see her performance. i'm glad it's huge following will lead to much more kristen out and about. just maybe i see a little of myself in her too although i'm not nearly as stunning. she makes me want to grow out my bangs and get my hair of my face, my 2009 look? my favourite pic is the last one from vanity fair and the last one in the dkny dress, perfection.

all pics from kris-stewart.org

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all i want for christmas is u

t h e m u l b e r r y s h i m m y

in east west and regular, first seen on the arm of miss alexa chung. i love the pebbled finish, i love the body strap, i love the purple and the mirrored hang tag. so lush. i just don't love the price but maybe santa really exists and he'll reward my good behavior with a mulberry box under the tree this year.

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sick day

i'm finally getting better after what turned into almost two weeks worth of sick days. i mostly just have a nasty cough now and my eye and sinus infections are cleared and clearing up respectively. thus, the outfit posts should be increasing again soon. but here is what i was photographing in my trackpants and pjs. my new chain headband from forever 21 paired with my aa jersey raglan long sleeve tee in it's new charcoal grey colour. my yummy french vanilla coffee type beverage (no dairy, so allowed whilst sick). plus, the only people that wanted to be around me, probably due to their immunity; kevin because he gave me the sickness to begin with ( although i took it to a whole other level) and rascal cat 'cause he's a cat.

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rick owens 2.0

it may not be the shearling rick owens jacket of my dreams but i do love this motorcycle coat. i bought it at badlands vintage and it is probably one of my best finds ever. it was only 60$ and it's something i'll hold onto forever. i paired it here with some old and new nyc purchases. my vintage lace back boots and ag jeans from my first trip with my neon yellow striped circle scarf from my most recent trip. i have to get as much wear out of this guy before it's back to the parka because the negative temperatures are coming.... soon.

scarf: madewell

jacket: vintage

jeans: ag stilt

boots: vintage

shirt: aritzia

vest: h&m

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coming to america

have you heard? alexa is filming a pilot for mtv. this could mean a move to nyc and much more chung. will "poke alexa" (please don't let that be the real title) be the new trl? plus, will this lead to alexa saturation and make me sick of her? probably not, she's just too charming. mtv canada better pick this up.

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get this girl a tequila

basking in the glory

i never really finished talking about nyc. my 3rd and 4th days there weren't really documented in photographs and i was waiting to get a hold of my sister's pictures. but i'm tired of waiting and i snagged this one from her facebook page. the 3rd day we went to battery park and i re-enacted scenes from desperately seeking susan. then we headed to century 21 where i bought nothing and lunch in les. after walking around soho for the rest of the day we headed out for an amazing dinner. we ate at freeman's and i loved everything about it. the food, the location and the atmosphere. citizen cope was at the bar but i didn't go talk to him because i think that's weird but i do love him. he is amazing live and son's gonna rise is one of my favourite songs. for our final day in nyc christine and i wandered the streets, lunched at l'ulivo and had their amazing pizza. we ended the trip with manicures in union square. a perfect vacation.

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halloween 2.0

rockets, caramels and raisins. the halloween leftovers.

* for chaz, s and ab. white thorn rules*

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new blog luv

the cutest blog. 2324pm. check it out. i'm obsessed.

plus, if you haven't checked out le fashion , le love and olsens anonymous do it, u wont be sorry. i love the "le blog" empire.

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shorts in october

the final days of october brought with it the last warm days of the year, at least it seems that way. i had to wear all my skirts and fall dresses as much as possible before it became too cold to wear them for more than a few minutes outside. i won't be able to walk around town all afternoon in an outfit like this soon. in fact, i think i'll be bringing my old winter parka out of storage tonight to wear when i go to work. i've been feeling so awful the last week and i can't believe i haven't called in sick. all i want to do is stay in bed all day, but pushing myself to get up and dressed is helping me fight through the gross. it's a good thing i had a backlog of outfit posts to put up because my recent looks have been less then steller, all sweatpants and hoodies. i was inspired to pull out the a line minis after watching clueless last night but they might have to wait until next week. i love that movie, so classic.

jacket: h&m, vintage fur vest

sweater: bcbg

shorts: urban outfitters

tights: h&m

boots: vintage guess

sunglasses: oakley frogsters

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in the navy

i have a plaid obsession as anyone who visits this blog regularly can probably tell, so whenever i see plaid i'm instantly drawn to it. it's always nice to find slight variations to the traditional flannel button down and that's what made this shirt an instant purchase for me. i loved the oversized rolled sleeves, they add a point of interest, and the colour is so perfectly fall. it pairs well with my navy blue vintage mulberry and some skinny jeans. not to mention my blue 60's style boots that always bring to mind kate moss, as she has a pair or two with this stitching detail. i have a skinnier heeled brown vintage pair with the same look but i'd love to find a pair in velvet. they'd be completely impractical for toronto winters but very lush.

i wanted to tell all of you that you can now follow true north style on bloglovin by clicking the link on the side. i've been converted! you can also check out streetstyl.es for feeds from some great fashion blogs. it's an amazing way to find new favourites.

jacket, bracelet and boots: vintage

scarf: american apparel

bag: vintage mulberry

sunnies: oakley, frogskins

top: h&m

jeans: j brand

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road trip

it has been a dream of mine for some time to take a road trip across the northwest us. originally my plan was to go from vegas to san francisco by way of lake tahoe. but now i'm trying to think of how i can link in portland, seattle or park city too. perhaps starting in seattle and going south to san fran and then across through nevada and maybe utah. but, there's always the issue of why stop there and the urge to keep going into colorado. i just love the idea of getting out there and experiencing it all. logistically, it's a lot harder to imagine because i can't drive my car from toronto it would take forever and renting a car for the two to four weeks i'd need would be very expensive but i'm hopeful that one day soon i'll be able to figure it all out. this photo is a constant inspiration and a reminder of how fun it would be driving across those nevada deserts.

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fall love

one of my favourite looks this fall. i just love these colour combos, brown and teal blue + grey. throw in my new bays and some sweet buckled lace ups and the look is perfection. these boots were my, "i can't afford these marc booties so i'll settle for these instead" purchase. i have fallen in love with them though and they are suprisingly comfortable. i love the thick curved wooden heel on them too, for their price they have so many great details.

tee: urban outfitters

shirt: gap

jeans: earnest sewn

bag: mulberry bayswater

boots: bronx

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my heart skips a beat

obsessed. i must own you, but maybe not in pink. why can't i be a close personal friend of proenza schouler like mk and a and they just give me one?

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warm and toasty

my current favourites for parka winter08/09.

1. larok peace jacket $398
2. antik batik foxy parka $608

the larok one is faux and the antik one is real fur. the larok one is cheaper but only available on shopbop. the antik one is pricier but isn't shippable to canada so i might be able to find it in a store here instead. 

which do you prefer?

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my throat's all horse

i'm sitting here trying to fend of the sickness and get up the nerve to head outside and enjoy the last nice day of the year, but first a post. i wore this look out shopping with my mom. i'm trying more and more to wear heels. although not possible when i'm working, i have to start taking advantage of my growing collection on my downtime. i like to walk a lot and ground my sexier and girlier outfits, this has me constantly reaching for flats, runners, moccasins and causal boots. heels are less practical and even foreign to me but for the sake of my arches and to push my look into something a little more grown up i'm trying to embrace them. i wore these new zip up heels i got in nyc with my fav. horse print dress and my fab. marc sweater coat. i loved this outfit. i'm not going to lie, 2/3rds of the way through the day i switched into my nine west suede maryjane flats but i was happy i made it that far. i got these heels in tan purposely to break my black shoe mold. i'm glad they ended up being just as versatile.

sweater coat: marc by marc jacobs

dress and tights: h&m

shoes: nine west

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