THREE MONTHS, BABY.

This post is dedicated to the complete total of about five people who read this blog. Can't believe I've already been writing this thing for three months!

I found myself thinking yesterday: I need more skirts. This thought is extremely out of character for me, and I can tell you why: Because I hate skirts (hence the lack of them in my closet). I find them awkward to wear and hard to match, not to mention extremely unflattering to my body shape. However, I have become obsessed with a fair amount of clothing items/trends that if you had told me I liked them a year ago,  I would have thought you were crazy.

This includes:

--Dresses (To be honest, I just hate my legs.)
--Bodycon everything
--Wedges
--Lace
--Leopard Print
--Floral Prints

(Wow, I just really looked at this list, and basically I am becoming a girl.)

But honestly, my fashion sense broadened up so much in the past year. I attribute this to a couple things: a) Finally having the money to buy myself a decent amount of new clothing, b) Living with girls who are as fashion-conscious/obsessed as I am, and c) reading blogs about everyday people with fantastic style. Those people inspired me to start dressing myself better and to eventually start this blog. I hope the evolution of my fashion sense its evident on this blog, and that you will continue the ride with me.


P.S. Happy Mother's Day Mom! (Even though I'm pretty sure you don't know I have this blog.) I love you.

Roya + the Machine Goes to Work

In the summer, I work at a bank as a summer intern (super related to the fact that I'm a science major, right?) Anyways, the corporate world has a different dress code - one which very few items in my wardrobe fit. Here's one of the few outfits I've worn so far that I'm not actually ashamed of:

Old Navy top.

This top is probably the only Old Navy item I own (besides flip flops) that wasn't purchased for me in elementary school. I love this top, it's so bright & flowy - perfect for spring. I love these high waisted pants (one of only two high waisted items I own), but for the life of me I cannot remember the name of the boutique where I got them. Somewhere near York Mills & Yonge (for anyone who's from Toronto).

P.S. Thanks to Mishka for taking these =)

Sometimes I Feel Like Saying Lord, I Just Don't Care, But You've Got The Love I Need to See Me Through.

Florence + the Machine's album "Lungs" pretty much single handedly got me though last week, which has been one of the worst of my life. (Okay, Haagen-Dazs helped too.) So glad exams are over.

Glad to be back home and yet so exhausted. Some of my favourite things from the past couple days:

Dominican & Canadian flags; hallway mirror; wood statue from Brazil; my sister's boots; my sister's robot belt buckle. Shot with my Dad's Nikon D90.

I'm back at work now, and my friend Mishka and I took some photos of one of my work outits. Preview of me screwing around:

More to come!


P.S. Also: updated the layout a bit, got a new header and updated my favourite blogs on the side. All the Canadians are bolded because we're awesome.

So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Good Night (but only until May 1st.)

Going on hiatus until May 1st, as it is exam period and I generally dress in only comfy (read: ugly) clothing when studying for finals as I am generally locked up in my room or the library. Most depressing time of the year. Not to mention I will also be moving soon and a lot is happening at the moment.

Only pretend online shopping is keeping me alive:

Then I realize that I'm poor and do not have $400 to spend at Aldo, and I get even more depressed.
As is life.

I'll miss blogging dearly. Can't wait for summer - no more school, way more time for blogging.
See you all then!

Natalia + Lanvin = Love.

Natalia Vodianova looking stunning, as always. She looks so fresh and gorgeous, it's definitely getting me in a good mood for Spring.

FTAPE & fashiongonerogue

Also, loving the Alber Ebaz quote in the last photo.