Outfit deets:
* Urban Planet top (old).
* Sirens pants (the same ones I have in camo).
* Shoemint 'Romy' heels which I recently got (and love, and am making the most out of any sunny and beautiful day to wear them because Winter is around the corner).
* Accessories: Limite necklace, MK watch, Aldo bangle & Urban Planet 'love' bangle.
I'm stoked to share these pictures with you because (1) I took them myself, and (2) do you know how hard it is to get a blurry background when photographing yourself?! I kind of can't believe these photos turned out so well and am patting myself on the back a little. The photography course that I took a few weekends ago is paying off (not that it was expensive to begin with, but worth it for sure).
To de-glamourize these photos, I spent about 35 minutes focusing, adjusting, running back and forth between each, single, self-timed shot. Lots of frustration but also some victories as proven by these photos (hoorah!). I kind of wanted to include more but it would have been photo-overload, and I already feel it somewhat is.
Hope everyone is having a great week thus far. The past two nights I have spent at Place d'Orleans pulling outfits and shoes for the upcoming #MYVIPNIGHT on Saturday! I'm styling six outfits and all the shoes for the fashion show, which is very exciting. It's going to be a great event and I'm excited (and a little nervous) to host. I hope you can make it out, I would love to meet each and every one of you (and get pictures?). You can find all the details HERE.
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Hello! I know it's been a while since I vlogged, I've just been part lazy and part boring...?
Anyway, this is a mish mash of last week, but mainly the weekend where I wore very little make-up and looked like a hot freakin' mess #wahwah I did however get 5 loads of laundry done and reorganize my Fall/Winter accessories... oh, and show you a mini tour of my front foyer (nothin' to see here folks! LOL). Cheers :)
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Friday night was a bit of a mish-mash night. I got home from work and ended up taking a nap. I ended up meeting Marco at the gym around 7:30pm for a great workout and got a (spray) tan afterwards. Then we went to Montana's for a super late dinner, but it was delicious. I asked for the steak with veggies but our server came back shortly thereafter and told us they were out of vegetables--what?!--so I opted for the loaded baked potato. Naturally.
Saturday afternoon post-workout for shopping.
Outfit deets: Mexx top, Winners leggings, Aldo boots (my newly modified ones--yay!) & purse.
Fall is in the air....and on the leaves of trees.
Saturday evening turned into an impromptu shawarma date & later two movies (Argo & Parker).
I hit the gym--again--on Sunday morning and did cardio for 35 minutes while catching up on my YouTube. My butt was burnin' by the end of it but better than just sitting on my butt watching YouTube instead.
Post-workout breakfast at the Arrow & Loon; we sat on the patio too which was so nice--minus the wasps--as there won't be too many of those opportunities much longer.
I spend Sunday afternoon doing laundry and cleaning my apartment. I made a kale, tomato & avocado salad for a make-shift dinner and several healthy snacks afterwards to tide me over till bed time.
Outfit deets:
* Old Navy jacket (old) which you've seen with black skinnies in the Spring, with a sweater & boots in the 'winter', and a couple years ago in an outfit I still love with the coolest snood I own.
* Vintage top (thrifted).
* Mossimo pants that I picked up in Florida a couple years ago; you've seen them with this jacket before (which I was referencing when I got dressed) and on the weekend.
* Aldo wedge boots (Givenchy inspired) which I'm competely obsessed with and showcased in my most recent Fall Fashion video.
* Accessories: Joe Fresh necklace (old), G21 sunnies, gifted square bangle, Suzy leather wrap bracelet & F21 bangle.
I know I'm kind of bombarding you with posts this week, but, I'm trying to make up for being so slack last week, and also, sometimes the inspiration, ideas and writing comes, and sometimes it doesn't. I was so beat when I got home from work last night but I told myself, 'No, we're going back down and shooting these photos'--as well as the photos for my 'new' boots.
How is everyone's week thus far? Mine has been fine, my evenings have been busy but last night was a total relax night (aside from doing dishes for an hour). Speaking of relaxing, how anti-climatical was the ending of Dexter on Sunday. What. The. Fudg..sicle?! I'm sad it's over, but not nearly as sad as I would of been had it been a heart-wrenchingly upsetting ending. I just feel kind of meh about it. Like, oh well. That ain't right.
I'm talking Fall fashion for this Place d'Orleans Fashion Vlogger video and I'm actually excited Autumn has arrived and is in full swing. Normally I'm so sad to see Summer go, plus equally or more depressed about the impending arrival of Winter, but this year, I'm just embracing the cooler weather the best I can. Additionally, since we are experiencing cooler temps so soon, it's exciting to purchase items that can be worn without a heavy jacket and shown off.
In this video I show you some key Fall trends and how I'm wearing them. I filmed this video and edited in a way I've never done before--I'm learning!--but you'll have to watch to see what I'm talking about. I know a lot of you loved the Aldo wedge boots I wore in my Weekend Snaps a couple weeks ago and they are making their official debut in this video, so watch to get all the nitty gritty.
And, if you don't know how I came to be the PDO Fashion Vlogger, CLICK HERE and that should answer any questions.
As always, thanks for watching & stay tuned to the Place d'Orleans Facebook page for more videos!
Other videos:
* Fall Fashion (video #1)
* Wardrobe Classics (video #2)
* Bundling Up for Winter (video #3)
* How-to Style a Sequin Skirt (video #4)
* What to Wear for New Years Eve (video #5)
* New Year, New You! (video #6)
* Accessories & a Hair Tutorial (video #7)
* What to Wear on a Date (video #8)
* Dreaming of Summer (video #9)
* How-To Turn Your Maxi Dress into a Maxi Skirt (video #10)
* DIY Kiss Printed Jacket (video #11)
* Spring Trends (video #12)
* Biggest Spring Trends (video #13)
* Summer Event Wear (video #14)
* How-To Transform Your Look: Day to Night (video #15)
* Back to School (video #17)
(old, now modified & no longer available*)
If you've been following along on my boot-lowering/heel-shortening process, you know about these boots. If not, you can read about it HERE.
I finally picked up my boots after having the heel shortened on them at Bells Corners Shoe Repair in Ottawa. Alex and Tony did a great job and I'm so pleased as these boots were basically written off to the land of decorative shoes for almost four years. You can see me wearing them--the one & only time--HERE.
As promised, I took photos of before and after to share here as I've never had boots lowered before and didn't even really know if it was possible. It is and I considered it well worth it to do so since they are brand new, real leather and boots that I'm still loving many years after getting them.
Read on to see the before and after transformation (also note that the photos I took before were pre-DSLR-photography class and my post photos are much better, if I do say so myself).
* Note: it says on the website they are 5 inch wedges but I measured my measuring tape before taking them in to be modified and they were a solid 6 inches.
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Meet my BFF, Sarah :) We answered a few fun best friend questions and filmed it for fun.
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I wore my new shoes two days in a row last weekend since (1) I gave myself a pedicure, and (2) the weather is really cooling down and it will be too cold to wear these soon--okay and (3) I love them a lot.
Pretty flowers from Mel.
At the Catalina Wine Mixer on Friday night; an annual party that took place at a different location this year. See our picture from last year--when we first started dating.
The semi-spread; which grew over the evening with samosas and more yummy treats.
Finally getting together with Melissa from Welcome to Planet MelMac--and giver of flowers.
Outfit deets: Suzy Shier top (old), Foxy jeans, thrifted belt & Ardene flats.
Saturday was a complete write off but I managed to go to Five Guys with my guy and chow down on the most delicious fries ever... and a really great burger. I'm not much of a fry person, I like them, but rarely eat them. Saturday though? I practically wrestled Marco for my fair share of half the cup.
Sunday morning breakfast. I didn't eat the sausage, it just wasn't agreeing with me.
Sunday morning get-up: comfy & very casual.
Sunday afternoon I pulled myself together to film my next Place d'Orleans video! It's all about Fall Fashion Trends and I picked up some wicked stuff that I'm excited to share with you. This was one of the looks.
Sunday late afternoon I finished filming and spent the evening editing. Afterwards, I watched the season and series finale of Dexter--ummm, wtf?--which I'm so sad to see end.
Happy Monday!
Exciting news, you guys! I've teamed up with Place d'Orleans (PDO) again to share with you a wicked contest. All you have to do is create a Pinterest board with all your favourite Fall fashion trends (see mine HERE, and I even created a mini one for the boys HERE).
Up for grabs? One of 10 pairs of tickets to the PDO VIP Night on Saturday, October 5th and a $100 gift card for the mall!
The VIP Night will include a cool fashion show, swag bags, food, drinks, demos and discounts. There is a huge grand-prize valued at $10k up for grabs too! Tickets are also being sold at guest services, and all proceeds go towards Dress for Success. Additionally, I will be hosting the event! So come out if you're in Ottawa as I would love to meet you!
How to enter:
Simply fill out the form online and get pinning. It's that easy! Good luck!
I'd love to see your boards, so tweet or instagram me (@acoest1984) & Place d'Orleans (@placedorleans) with the hashtag #MYVIPNIGHT and your pinterest link.
Look what just arrived in the mail! I ordered these back in August after coveting them all. summer. long. but they've been sold out since Spring. I would check back every week and submitted my email twice to be notified if they came back in stock.
So, really late one evening, I was in bed and decided to quickly check my email as a last distraction before falling asleep, and in came the email, 'Romy, back in stock!' I did a little squeal, jumped out of bed and whipped open my laptop.
I actually debated for a solid 30 minutes if I should actually make the purchase; I felt a little guilty, to be honest. However, I found a promo code and ended up hitting the purchase button. Unfortunately, they took over a month to get here and now it's flipping cold and I need a pedicure. Oh well, still stoked to have them and if I get sick of the nude colour, or they get dirty, I plan to paint them olive green or black with fabric paint.
* I promised myself I would practice my photography 15 minutes a day and it's been four days since my course and I hadn't practised once. I must have taken 40 frames to get these two shots and I still don't know how to fix the yellow-ness of the majority of the photos I got, but these two turned out okay.
Happy Thursday!
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