In April, I visited Munich, Germany and fell in love with their open-air markets, historic beer halls and of course, the colourful shops that sold deirndls and leiderhosen. I couldn’t resist picking up a deirndl myself, I am an 1/8th German after all. Funnily enough, my last name Ast translates to “branch” in German. So whenever someone snarky says “that’s…
Last week, Bourjois Paris held an event where guests were primped and pampered Paris-style. Champagne and makeup touch-ups are always a good mix in my books, and 50 per cent off handbags? It was a sweet deal I’m sad I missed. My sister went in my place while I was stuck on the SRT (which should be renamed sluggish rotten…
Drama is all in the details. A simple little black dress can be turned up a notch with a contrasting peter pan collar, or bejewelled epaulettes. Accessories are instrumental in adding interest, and a dose of your own personality to an outfit. Even with a plain suit, a jacket with gold buttons looks infinitely more luxe than your standard tortoiseshell…
This weekend, it got chilly, so I got a lot of mileage out of my new Southwestern printed shawl and Frye boots. I went to a pottery studio in the North Kawarthas and had some fun talking to the artists’ horses outside her studio. I’m wearing a printed shawl (that was cheap and chic at only $10) from Ardene (similar…
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers. I spent the long weekend up north, cozied up under an aztec-printed shawl, my favourite new Frye boots and plenty of cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie filling in my tummy. This outfit was inspired by fall and the start of the holiday season. I’m wearing an IKAT-printed sweater dress, my new Frye boots…
