The best jewelry is found in the most obscure places. Seeing someone don an adorable Hello Kitty Key necklace peaked my interest in the Foxy Originals brand. It’s a rapidly growing jewelry line based out of Toronto, has spawned the interests of celebrities worldwide, and the interest of fashionistas locally. Their six trendy jewelry themes in their line sparked my interest particularly because it appears to have high quality and great design come at an affordable price. My favourite items would have to be in the “Monsoon” line, with intricate …

LeSportSac always has another trick up its sleeve - this time it’s the fresh face of Stella McCartney, whom I absolutely adore. Her new line for LeSportSac has feminine patterns, some of the most gorgeous bag styles that I’ve seen in awhile, and embraces all types of lifestyles (from kids to mothers). Not only has she lent her name to a fabulous line, but she’s mirrored her lifestyle values into the collection, with all of the materials being 100% recycled. 17 of the styles hit stores later this week on …

What Not to Wear was my favourite TLC program - what could be more educational than learning about how NOT to present yourself to society, and what the average joe or jane could do for a total image revamp? Stacy London is a style icon, but you’ve got to love Clinton Kelly for his impeccable (and still masculine) style. He’s hilarious, articulate, and just fun to watch. I like this blurb about him from the most reliable information source in the world (Wikipedia):
A man whose biggest fashion pet …

Oh please Old Navy, you can’t toss a couple rail-thin models on an ad with your masterfully altered clothing and expect me to think that you’re mid to high end fashion. In my mind, it’ll always be the store that sold $8 sweaters and 40% off cashmere sweaters. Or the land of middle aged mothers looking for a steal. I used to go there for the random casual piece, but now I have incredible distaste based on this one ad.
> image scanned from FLARE magazine. ps: that isn’t me in …

In case you don’t know the Hot Hot Heat song, I’ll just fill you in on why I’m quoting it. I have horrid sleepwear, I’m not going to lie. A tattered pea-green Nike t-shirt from six years ago paired with baggy blue shorts make for a great uniform for a pre-adolescent basketball enthusiast boy. Not a 21-yearold-tall-and-scrawny girl. So what’s out there for me, and why should I make the move to update my sleep wardrobe?
I’ve recently taken to American Eagle’s aerie line - they have cute plaid pj’s …

I’ve seen men use lighters, window ledges, teeth, knives, and the insides of their elbows to get to their beloved alcohol. Being the student that I am, whenever there’s a house party there seems to be a shortage of bottle openers so we resort to the most ludicrous methods to getting to our booze.
Meet the Cheers Ring. I’m not sure if it has any relation to the 90’s bar, but this stylish ring is fit for any bartender. Hidden at the underside of the ring is a bottle opener …

It seems these days great things come in smaller sizes and more compact packages. Through swapping business cards, I received a couple of these teenytiny contact cards (they’re less than half the size of a standard one). I glimpsed moo.com through the Facebook application. The premise of the printing company is to produce high quality, adorable hardstock cards with high customization capabilities and low cost. They even come with leather mini-carrying cases, leading to an even larger gush factor. The only downside is that they remind me of litmus …

White Hot was last year, this year all the celebrities are donning turquoise framed sunglasses. Gwen, Sienna (that’s her right? I can’t even tell), and Paris flaunt these new glasses in various shapes and styles. Is it just me or do these look a little too alien-like for my liking?
Would you wear them?
> image courtesy of people.com

I apologize for not being around as much as I should be - work/school/home/sideprojects/etc have all been keeping me so unbelievably busy. I’ve been working on things offline alongside urbanebloc. I’m going to commit myself to more frequent posts about things you care about (more original content, as promised, is in store). Hitting 100 posts is somewhat of a landmark for me - next up? 1000 posts.
Enjoy your lovely day today, I’m heading off to my favourite spot (aka Kensington Market, Queen Street West). À bientôt for now folks!
Love,
urbanebloc …

There’s been a huge movement beginning in 2007, to supplement our typical overpriced flatboots with in-your-face rubber boots. These fun and versatile splashers come in a huge variety of colours (literally of the rainbow), and have the right shape to justify any wild colour you pick (red, yellow, or even the regular green without getting any funny looks). The original HUNTER brand rubber boot has been featured on Shopbop and is the classic, high quality galosh that will surely make a splash (sorry, pun was too blatant and easy). They’re …