Some more stuff that I’ve added to my growing collection of store photos. It’s official: I’m moving servers because my pictures + traffic + general interactions on the blog are quickly getting too fat for the current provider. I’ve been feeling so restless lately. Everything feels like it’s taking an eternity to get up and running. It’s driving me MAD! Sometimes when you’re in this blogging bubble, you lose perspective of a lot of the things you’ve already accomplished. People often tell me this, but all I can think about is the next project, the next step, the next goal. Maybe I’m just a little kooky that way.

Top left: Supre cut out dress, Top right: Zara long hair faux fur vest Bottom left: H&M divided faux leather motorcycle jacket Bottom right: H&M vest dress

As many of you already know, I have a strange penchant for anything that is leopard print. I don’t know what it is. The feline just calls out to me. One day, I’m going to be that crazy grandma, wearing a leopard track suit and a leather fanny pack. CAN’T WAIT!

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Ok, I’m promising you now that not all my posts are going to be restricted to store photos, but really this is all I’m doing at the moment! Dan is off working on an upcoming movie and will be back tonight. I think we’re getting together on Sunday to do some cool stuff at his house, so I guess no full length shots til then? It’s Friday night and I’m work-work-working. Strangely it doesn’t feel that odd. I have a feeling this will be my weekend for a lot of upcoming weekends so I better get used to it right? Hope everyone is having fun tonight on my behalf!

For sale: top left: vintage silk neon yellow leopard skirt $15; top right: vintage mohair blazer jacket $55; bottom left: vintage white leather cropped corset top $20; bottom right: The Scarlet Room asymmetrical mesh bodycon dress $25

Remember to stay tuned for the progress of The Haute Pursuit store on Twitter

So yeah. I’ve been lazy. Way more lazy than I’d like to confess. I’ve spent the last two weeks eating/breathing/living the Olympics. I was either planted on my couch watching hockey or downtown with friends. But alas, the Olympic fever has subsided and now it’s time to get my ass into gear. Today I dusted off my tripod and started taking pics for my store. Let me tell yah, this is hard stuff! Like what to photograph, what not to photograph. How to describe the items etc. Hopefully everything will come together as planned and all these clothes will find new homes!

For sale: Wilfred By Aritzia tank top $25USD and Tweed leather collared vintage jacket $45

The store is not open yet, but I thought it’d be nice to show you guys just a sampling of what’s to come…I’ll try to do a few more of these posts to keep you guys posted!

So here it is, the milkmaid braids DIY that I promised about 2 weeks ago. I think after you watch this you’ll realize how easy it is to achieve this look and how much freedom you have to do what you please Hope you guys enjoy this and let me know if you have any questions!!!!

So I had to google what type of necktie this was and apparently it’s something similar to a colonel necktie. I’ve had random pieces of elastic kicking around my sewing box for ages now. I inherited it from my grandmother who went through a phase where she elasticized everything from trousers to skirts. Anyhoo, I felt inspired by the high collars at Proenza Schouler and thought why not tie it up with an ode to Karl and pin it with a random earring I found at the thrift store? the result: a new looking chambray shirt!

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So continuing the trend I started last week, I’m keeping my hair in milk maid braids because it’s easy and way cooler than a bun or pony tail. When I took the bus to meet Dan at Oakridge, I got my share of side ways glances on the bus. I always get asked ‘does that bother you? that you dress so weird sometimes?’ and the answer is hell no. I think in a world where we often lose ourselves in the crowd, it’s so important to hold onto your individuality!

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I bought this lipstick ages ago with aspirations of wearing it with all white dresses and outfits, but never really got around to it. I remember the first time my sister saw me wear it she kinda jumped back in fear/shock/revulsion. Anyways, shock value aside, I really really love this Revlon lipstick! It’s kinda sheer so I have to layer on 3-4 layers, but it’s totally wearable as an every day shade if just slicked on once. Speaking of white dresses, wouldn’t my hair and lipstick look AMAZING with one of those Rodarte ghost bride gowns? Even thinking of them again are giving me deep chills down my spine <shudder>.

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God it feels like forever since Dan and I went out to shoot pictures!!! It’s very sweet that some of you have tweeted and emailed me for updates on my blog. NBC is still monopolizing most of Dan’s time, but it’s all cool because it’s for the Olympics (woo go Canada!). I feel like after so long of not taking pictures outside, I just have this bottle neck of outfit ideas that I’ve had to write down lest they get eaten up by the black hole that I call my atrocious memory. Thus far, I’ve accumulated 4, 5 pages of notes, so I’ve been productive!

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More pictures that I took with @cmasonstearns! This is one of my favorite dresses in my closet and surprise surprise it’s from H&M! I had the hem taken up as well as the sides because it was a little too puffy for my liking. There’s nothing that says sexy more than a big black hairy puffy dress. Mwah! Sorry for the lack of updates. As some of you may have read on twitter, Dan is working for NBC during the Olympics and is practically working every day. Lucky for me, NBC is giving Dan a day off on Tuesday so we’ll be able to shoot something fun then. Happy Chinese New Years!!! Is anyone a tiger out there?

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