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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I was originally a little hesitant to post these photos on The Haute Pursuit because well…I’m not really wearing an ‘outfit’ here haha; but then again my blog has become a mish mash of a lot of other things that I do, so I thought why not? The photos are really beautiful and I had a blast taking them with my dear friend @cmasonstearns. I’m not even sure how it all came up, but stuff like this just happens when Chris and I get chatting. We decided to do something a little more intimate and I had suggested something in a tub, because I think it’s one of the sexiest places to take pictures. Everything turned out really well and I can’t wait to do something crazy like this again with Chris

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I’ve had these J Brand doll bell bottoms for almost 2…3 years now? I got them on sale at Holt Renfrew when I was still going through one of my denim purchasing binges. Now that I’m living off almost nothing, I can’t believe I used to go to the mall almost every week and just buy bags of useless, disposable shit. And you know what? I really don’t miss it. It’s made me appreciate things that I took fore granted before like expensive dinners, pricey gym memberships and clubbing. Speaking of which, I never go out anymore! Maybe it’s the money, but I think it’s also because I got a leg up on most people by sneaking into clubs when I was 15–clubbing/binge drinking is old news to me. Yawwwwwwn.

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I gotta say the hate mail has been really nonexistent for the longest time so I was a little surprised to find a message today rife with contempt, condescension and well, hate. It was left for the video that I did with Lily and Peter, which kinda went like: you all are vapid and Vanessa you look tired and ‘not well preserved’. Of course this made me chuckle to myself and recoil at how miserable this individual must be to stop by my blog, watch the whole 2 minutes of my video and try to formulate some sort of observation, which (surprise surprise) was entirely misguided, puerile, and poorly constructed. First of all, I’m not some adolescent twat that just writes dribble about clothes and oooh and ahhh’s at pretty shiny things. My blog is simply an outlet for creativity that I can share my love for fashion (and yes beautiful things) with readers and friends.  I will not apologize for purchasing a $1500 dollar Marc Jacobs bag because it’s my prerogative to do whatever I please with money I worked hard to earn. I won’t even touch on appearances. If you think you can hurt my psyche by saying I look ‘tired’ or ‘ill-preserved’, try again–and I’ll delete it just like all the rest. Go hide behind your computer and continue stalking us like some sort of blogger vigilante preaching whatever anti-materialistic dogma that you so cluelessy adhere to.

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So here is the video that Dan’s equally talented friend Andy shot while we were out a couple of weeks ago photo-chronicling  a Vancouver fashion blogger extravaganza. Just thought I’d share this really fun experience with you all! We joked, we pouted and had a shit load of fun. And please: don’t take anything said in here seriously. Thank you to Lily from BleedForFashion and Peter from TheStarvingStylist on doing this with me and Dan!

Today I got a little package in the mail from Letty from La Dama. A lot of you guys ask me where I get my cross accessories from and almost all of them–except the big gold one I wear–are from La Dama. I especially like the woven ones that Letty’s own grandma makes! Anyhoo, you guys should check out her store here–Letty has amazing taste and a great selection that I’m sure you guys are going to love

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