COMING NEXT WEEK...

New Eshe Blouses and Saturn Dresses will be hitting the online shop next week. Both pieces are made of a gorgeous ribbed silk/linen blend of which I am much enamoured. The fabric has an amazing lightness/crispness/flow. Check back Tuesday for details and, in the meantime, enjoy your (Canadian) Thanksgiving this weekend!

VICTORINE WILL BE OURS

My favourite oxford with a twist, the Victorine Blouse will be available in both online shops starting tomorrow. Pictured here in a soft dove grey (though also available in black and cream), this top is made from a nubbly raw silk - lovely and breathable but naturally warm for the coming winter. Look for it tomorrow in the shop and on etsy....

SAMPLE PARTY

I'm going to be selling a ton of samples at Puces Pop this weekend. Most of these are one-offs, many I no longer have patterns for - that means if you see something you like you should snap it up. Sorry for the crummy photos - I am incapable of photographing dark clothing it turns out.

I made this linen dress for my trip to Paris with my sister a couple years ago. I think I wore it once, the day we went shopping at Printemps, and it's been sitting on my sample shelf since.




Aysmmetrical draped top in silk habotai.


Hand-dyed crinkle linen scarf.

Another sample dress I made for myself, intended to rework, and rediscovered two years later.

Come visit this weekend!

Puces Pop
September 22nd-23rd, 2012
at St-Michel Church, 105 Saint-Viateur West
Opening Hours: 11am-6pm 

PREPARATIONS

Getting all my goods together for Puces Pop this weekend, including oodles of new diamond clutches in various colours.

Come by and say 'hello'!

Puces Pop
September 22nd-23rd, 2012
at St-Michel Church, 105 Saint-Viateur West
Opening Hours: 11am-6pm

HOP ON

I contributed some pieces (including leather leggings, skirt and scarves) to stylist Maude Bourcier a number of months ago. She's just unveiled the finished results and I'm loving the dark equestrian vibe.

Photography - Alexandre Hupperertz
Stylist - Maude Bourcier
Makeup - Isabelle Forget
Hair - Stefanie Barrette
Models - Kelly and Allison from Specs Models

ENDOR SKIRT

I've just added the 'Endor' Skirt to both *the shop* and *etsy*. New for Fall, this skirt is a curve-hugging mini made of organic cotton stretch twill, leather & suede. Personally I love this piece as at a glance it's such an easy basic, but deceptively complex on closer inspection. The fact that it has some stretch is nice too. I see myself wearing it a lot this winter with wool tights and just a white tee-shirt and black crew-neck sweater thrown on over top. Edgy, preppy, sexy, comfy - done.

Check it out online for more info. 

All photos by Francesca Tallone, www.patternclash.com

LE BALCON

Summer's almost done, I can feel Fall in the air every day now. I'm trying to take advantage of the last hints of green on our balcony before it's all gone again till next year.

REGENERATION

We went camping and it was heaven.

CONTEST WINNER!

Were you wondering who won the contest?

Shake-a, shake-a....

It's Shaya! Congrats and thanks to everyone for all the lovely words, I appreciate them more than you could know.

GOOD NIGHT, DAY

I was super excited when Tara-lynn from Good Night, Day contacted me earlier this summer to ask if she could borrow clothing for her Fall lookbook. For ages I've admired/coveted/lusted after her beautiful & unique hand-knit pieces so it was an honour indeed to be thought of. She just sent a couple sneak peek polaroids from the shoot my way and I'm happy to share them here. I can't wait to see her whole collection.

Gorgeous photography by Luis Mora, modeled by Anna from Elmer Olsens Model Management and featuring luxurious knits by Tara-lynn, all created in Hamilton Ontario (check out her website *here*.) Cora Dress, Vay Dress and leather leggings by Ursa Minor.

Also! Did you know that today is the two year anniversary of this blog?! I know, time flies when you work every second of every day, right? I feel like I should have a little celebration in honour of two years on the interwebs so how about this: CONTEST TIME! Leave a comment letting me know your favourite piece from the *Ursa Minor F/W 2012 collection* + *follow me on Twitter*, if you are not already doing so, and I will enter your name to win a fabulous prize. What fabulous prize, you ask? You get to choose between a diamond clutch of my choosing ~OR~ your own personal 20% discount code for anything in the shop which can be used as many times as you want for a whole year. It's up to you. I will randomly draw a name and announce it next Monday. Good luck!