Mediterranean Summer:

In August I went on an eye opening, soul quenching trip to Turkey.  Getting back in touch with my half roots and reconnecting with family had been long called for.  Revisiting after 10 years, that country has stolen another piece of my heart.  From the scenery, the culture, the energy, the jewelry and the sea of stray cats that dominate the streets, I was perpetually enamored. Every glance and turn was like a majestic tugging on the strings of my physical and emotional senses.  Known as a country that runs on the phrase "Survival of the Fittest", Turkish people make the most of their time.  The one defining thing I took away from this trip is, Don't Wait.  If there's something you can do, want to do and should do, you should do it now.  Don't wait for the right moment because that moment may never come.  Maybe it's a European thing, or maybe it's just the right thing. If you can, live your life when you wanna live it and there's no telling what kind of happiness you can experience.  

Lookbook Love: Wild Heart

SPELL AND THE GYPSY COLLECTIVE, WILD HEART LOOKBOOK, AUGUST 2013

photography: zoey grossman   ∆   model: bambi   ∆   styling: ashley glorioso

h+m: ashlee rose   ∆   concept: lizzy & spell

What happens when you mix my favourite stylist, photographer and brand then throw in one of my top fav models?  There are no words to describe it.  Other than...this is my jam!

images via the cult of style

Whiskey Dreams and Empty Pockets:

If you don't know Lords of Gastown, now you know.  My love affair for this brand has been hot and heavy right from the very first patch.  Created by my friends Tyler and Nik almost 2 years ago with what started as a nickname for shaking up the Gastown nightlife has now turned into a cultural uprising.  Made from reworked vintage clothes with killer designs and a trailblazing logo, naturally the majority of my wardrobe is spent with these threads on high rotation.  Lucky me, I've had the opportunity to style their Lords of the Runway Fashion Show last fall at Fortune Sound Club and their upcoming Fall Lookbook (photos soon to come).  Not only are they a wicked clothing line but they throw the most bumpin' parties in Vancouver and support local charities, the latest being The Railtown Rally, an upcoming relief benefit party for the Alberta Floods. All donations will go directly to the Red Cross.    

So spread the local love and..

Thank the Lords.


(Jacket and Sweatshirt: Lords of Gastown, beaded onyx navajo skull bracelet: Lords x Lor G Jewellery, top: Brandy Melville, shorts: I made from vintage, belt: vintage, silver bracelets: forever 21)