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Getting back into the swing of things...it's time for Top 5 post.

There's no shortage of fun things happening at this time of the year (amist the busy schedules we all have) but these are a few things that caught my eye or have been on my mind lately. 

Vogue's Shoot. 

One of the most beautiful and raw editorials I've seen in awhile. 

How To Be Parisian. 

My next read AND the best Instagram account I've followed in a while. 

Tove Lo. 

Can't stop listening to Tove Lo. My favourite track of the moment, "Talking Body".

Flash Tattoos. 

Temporary tattoos for grown-ups. I can't resist covering my arms and pretending I have a sleeve of tattoos. That's what they're for...right? 

ORU Vancouver. 

I stumbled into ORU by accident with a friend a couple months ago, and it's become one of my go-to cocktail bars. Josh makes a mean pumpkin spice sour and will customize cocktails based on your taste palate. Go, I tell you. 

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This month's mantra: 

"It's not about the dress you wear, but it's about the life you lead in the dress." 

- Diana Vreeland

I feel like this is a topic we talk, write and analyze all the time. 

As well, a concept/reference is made with a tangible and relatable object, it can make total sense. 

Does that make sense? 

Let me back up. I always found all the sociology, psyhcology, et cetera very difficult because I couldn't physically see things in front of me. As a visual learner, I became very frustrated. 

That's why art history really worked. Seeing a physical object that showcased all the theories and applications made total sense. It also gave me a platform to question things, and have physical proof. 

Maybe that's what I mean about clothing. 

I wrote a post awhile back about memories through your clothes. What Vreeland is talking about is the stepping stone there. 

I remember so many fantastic (and not so fantatsic) moments of life through the clothes I've worn. True, I don't have the latest and the best of best in everything, but the pieces I do have fit, are my staples and have given me the confidence and that little something to get out there and do it. 

I'm a strong believer in these power outfits. They can make you feel on top of the universe. 

That isn't a tangible thing physically, but with the right shoes...who knows? 

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The first was the September Issue. The documentary about photographer Bill Cunningham came next.

Ladies and gents, I think we have this year's next fashion film/documentary about Diana Vreeland, called, Diana Vreeland, the Eye has to Travel.

The fashion editor worked for both  Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, and challenged quite a few of the norms of fashion...beyond clothing that is. Fashion throughout the 1960's and 70's was changing into the glamorous photographs we see of the time today - musicians, artists, dancers, painters, et cetera all indulging in their craft and glossing it in magazines. 

"She made it okay for women to be outlandish and extraordinary,"says Angelica Huston in the movie trailer. 

As someone who tries to live their life opposed to the typical, I am quite excited to see this film and the birth of where so many things that inspire not only my wardrobe, but my life come from.

In Diana Vreeland we trust.

Check out the trailer below. When it gets to Toronto, I'll be first in line with my highest of heels on.

4th.

Happy 4th of July!

If you didn't know, I was lucky enough to grow up in the San Francisco Bay Area and celebrate both Canada Day and the fourth of July every year.

The fourth has always been a special day for me - I remember dancing, biking, marching and what not in parades every year.

I remember a carnival at the local recreation centre where my best friend's mom worked. We spent hours playing carnival games, eating too much cotton candy and running around with sparklers and streamers.

At night, my parents drove us up to the highest hill near our home, where we could literally watch every firework show from San Francisco to Oakland to San Mateo.

Happy birthday to my second homeland. Thank you for all those memories!

PS check back this weekend for my picks from Paris Couture week (I'm currently drooling over everything Chanel...)

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While getting my paws and claws done this past weekend, I had a chance to leaf through the latest issue of Vogue with one of my favourite fashion and artistic icons, Jennifer Lopez, on the cover.

Giggle as you may, but I really respect her talents and not bowing into the "stick thin" body persona of Hollywood. In her 40's she looks amazing!

It's a pity they didn't choose to showcase her beauty in more than a headshot and a full body portrait.

However, I was completely captured by this epic spread of supermodel Kate Moss - Lopez's complete opposite. However, solely clothes-speaking, I'm loving all the pastel colours, gaudy gold jewelry and sky high heels.

I could see any of these framed as an iconic fashion photograph in my apartment one day.

Here's the whole spread:

mila.

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A peek behind the scenes of Vogue's September 2006 cover. I'm obsessed with the time period, movie, Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola and the costumes.
I still have this issue of Vogue.