O.O.T.D: Casual Friday

Here's a super simple outfit from today.  I have been getting my house in order lately, gearing up to have friends come stay with me this weekend.  My roommate also moved out a couple weeks ago, and that always leaves such an odd gap in decor in the house.  So, I've been trying to fill in those empty spots, rethink some rooms, and also do the boring necessary cleaning - the trash bag, gloves and a mop kind.  So this week I've been wearing lots of denim, t-shits, and stuff I'm generally not too precious about, so I can keep my mind on the task at hand!

O.O.T.D: Trying to Catch Some Butterflies

 The Deets:

Dress: Vintage

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Glasses: Rayban

Here's the little ensemble I put together to go to the Butterfly Conservatory.  I read that butterflies are attracted to bright, saturated colours and floral patterns, and this was the best I had. Turns out that butterflies actually prefer pale colours and don't give a damn about patterns, but there you have it! 

I bought this dress a couple months ago from a vintage shop in Toronto.  The second I saw it on the racks I fell in love.  It's a great deal louder than most of the stuff I own, so I was a little afraid to buy it, thinking I might nt wear it much.  Truthfully, this is only the second time I've worn it out, and only the first time I've worn it out all day, in public (last time I wore it to the theatre, which doesn't count!).  I got a couple weird stares, but no worse.  I just put on my best "don't give a fuck" face, and lived my own damn life. 

Ah, yes, that bull stance.  I was recreating a scene from Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom, one of my favourite movies.  The film takes place in Australia, and there's a character in the film named Tina Sparkle, which sounds hilarious with an Aussie accent. Before taking these photos, Ephraim and I had been saying "Teeena Spaaahkle", so I thought that striking a few epic dance poses was in order.  And if you haven't seen Strictly Ballroom, please do, it is one of the greatest films of all time.  And if you think Baz Luhrmann sounds familiar, that's because you probably know him from his little films Romeo and Juliet  and Moulin Rouge.  Guy knows how to create a beautiful spectacle.  So you can bet I am WAY pumped for The Great Gatsby to come out this winter!!

--Erin

A Trip to the Butterfly Conservatory

This holiday Monday, Ephraim and I headed to the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls.  The last time I was there I must have been 8 years old, and though the place is smaller than I remembered, there are butterflies everywhere.  Seriously.  Everywhere.

And despite a specially selected outfit that failed to entice even a single butterfly to land on me, somebody had no problems whatsoever attracting some butterfriends.  Lucky.  Instead I went ridiculously snap-happy, so I give to you, gratuitous photos of butterflies and flowers!

--Erin

These are about 5" across.  Beautiful!