Myrtle and Pearls

Spring Dip

2012-02-10T21:04:00.001-05:00

Blond hair with a pink dye dip is "so hot right now"

This is a very limited run of my horse hair bag charms. They seem to be pushing the spring vibe in my studio.

I love these things even though at recent craft fairs i got a lot of "c'est quoi?" but well...I'm used to it.You can buy them here and they look great on this

I think I just joined twitter?

2012-02-08T14:46:00.001-05:00

If you want to follow my tweets you can click on the T W I T link on my side bar or else go here:

myrtle and pearls

I'll try not to disappoint but I'm going to take it slow.

First things first, I need to stalk Conan O'Brien.

Stay Tuned

2012-02-07T11:19:00.002-05:00

My new website by jon boy will be ready soon and I will launching SPRING 2012 along with it. Stay tuned.

2012-02-05T18:45:00.000-05:00

Just around the corner in every woman's mind - is a lovely dress, a wonderful suit, or entire costume which will make an enchanting new creature of her. ~Wilhela Cushman

Happy G Day

2012-02-02T12:50:00.004-05:00

Groundhog's Day who cares right? but i'll take this opportunity to show off my new boots. Thanks to some christmas money from a certain mummy. These Racheal Comey booties are perfect for the Montréal mushy winter and coming Spring. Also I am pleased to be getting a practically free massage today from a friend of a friend in massage school. yipee!
I bought them online at totokaelo, come to think of it I do most of my shopping for myself and business online now. Is that weird?

All R.C. shoes are made ethically in Peru.
Isn't Krugman getting big? Also Bill Murray in Groundhog's Day is on Netflix and that guy knows how to do holiday movies. Just Say'n

Charity Bag

2012-01-26T00:29:00.003-05:00

I have just sent off this waxed cotton tote to Ottawa's prestigious Snowflake Ball, a charity dinner/dance and silent auction for the 3 C's (crohn's, colitis and colorectal cancer).

This makes me feel good. I always say I want to do something to help people but mostly my world just revolves around selfish me. So when they asked me to donate something I said 'YES!' of course. Also my mother's mother, my Nana Myrtle, died much too young of colon cancer and this event is being held to further research so people get the proper screening tests and treatment they need to beat the odds.

I decided to go with black leather straps for a change and added this horse hair purse charm as a bonus. It has matching gun metal aglets on the cotton ties that match the ones for the drawstring linen lining.

I recently purchased a set of leather alphabet and number stamps and I am loving them. Look how professional I am.

snow village

2012-01-23T20:15:00.001-05:00

jon and i visited a snow village today. it was really incredible sitting on furs on ice couches in a giant igloo.

i wish we had a spare $400 to stay the night in an ice bed like this one in the ice hotel.

or $100 to eat dinner at the ice restaurant sitting at the ice tabels, drinking cocktails from ice glasses. instead we sat in the ice lounge drinking beer from plastic cups.

the weather was so warm today that it was colder inside the bar than out,
we kept stepping outside to warm up.
they also have hot tubs there but jon wouldn't let me go in

it looks like a pretty enchanted place for a party.
these crappy Polaroids do it no justice.

sick and tired

2012-01-21T12:36:00.000-05:00

i caught a COLD! what a weird word for a sickness. it's finally cold outside and i caught it! i've been laying on the couch, did a little work but mostly i've been blowing my nose, fighting the cats for the spot by the heater, taking hot baths and reading or watching netflix.
anyways lots of time to browse etsy and dream if i had money.
here is the monthly etsy treasury jan jan jan jan jan january

i would wear everything here. i would wear antique edwardian undergarments, crochet knotted body thing? layered with a sequin casino vest, spotted cow belt and an arctic fox fur over top. leather high top boat shoes on my feet and gold rings on my fingers. top it all off with some perfume oil on my neck and a skull shaped balaclava on my head. don't forget the precious camel purse. watch out 2012, if the world is going to end i'm going to be dressed to KILL!

rose gold

2012-01-17T10:00:00.000-05:00

i made an amazing trade recently with a very talented jewelry designer JL Schnabel from philadelphia who makes supernatural jewels for surrealist darlings.
check out her online shop bloodmilk
she also has a blog:bloodmilkjewelry.blogspot.

rose gold snake rib bone bracelet. i had to ask her to dip it in rose gold for me because she usually only makes them in silver but i really wanted a rose gold piece of jewelry. i love it, i wear it everyday mostly. it's so delicate.this is wear it rests when i am resting.
i sent her this bag.

synesthesia

2012-01-15T08:30:00.000-05:00

my boy toy has been working on a new website for school, check it - you won't regret it.
synesthesia

Synesthetic process: "involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense involuntary joining in which the real information of one sense is accompanied by a perception in another sense."

google alerts

2012-01-14T09:30:00.000-05:00

audrey cantwell's blog interview for dress to kill magazine shouts out to yours truly as one of her many favorite montréal designers. god bless her.

of a kind online store "likes" my dark crystal waxed cotton bag on their blog. hmmm maybe they'll ask me to do a special edition piece for their store?? hint hint

AND i recently discovered this lovely blog where the lovely things are who also featured my bag.

why am i sharing all this here? because i am not on facebook anymore. i deleted my account (temporarily?) not sure yet. so everything will be forced upon you here, my captive audience (hi mom).
i need to get away and start some new designing, i feel like the constant reel of what everyone else is thinking or wants you to think they are thinking is in my head and like sookie stackhouse i need to put up a protective wall to shield this forced collective "mind reading". a little true blood philosophy.
anyway, you know where to find me.
gxo

2012-01-13T10:55:00.000-05:00

for more details on the sale and the store and designers involved visit quartier mode blog

pipi's present

2012-01-11T12:01:00.001-05:00

besides getting a new baby brother and many fancy feasts i bought pipi this cute reindeer toque from scooter Knits. she loves it, she often gets it from the hat bin and makes us put it on her....

just kidding, she hates it of course. we promised her next year krugman has to wear it.

elaine ho

2012-01-10T11:42:00.000-05:00

elaine ho is the kind of girl who doesn't like to bring attention to herself....so i will.
at the beginning of december after smart mart i traded the talented miss ho for these gorgeous silver and herkimer diamond pieces. i wanted to share them here sooner but that would have meant actually taking them off. i LOVE them, thank you!

she mostly makes silver jewelry using the lost-wax method, you can buy her work online at elaine ho studio

elaine is also the kind of girl who drops an amazing present of vintage goodies in your hands just as you're leaving a christmas party and runs away. i will have to pay her back one day, when she least expects it.

me likey

2012-01-08T11:00:00.000-05:00

i haven't had a chance to go skating yet this year maybe if i had these...........

summer scarf

2012-01-07T11:54:00.001-05:00

i've wanted this bone coloured leather scarf ever since i first laid eyes on it. i will be wearing it all next summer when i peel off my winter scarves. santa must have heard my prayers (he listens to prayers right?) or maybe it is lady christmas day (ursa minor) i should be thanking. thanks for the scarf and the awesome Christmas feast. sorry i accidentally flushed a whole bar of soap down your toilet and broke it. lol

presents i made...and bought

2012-01-05T13:45:00.000-05:00

i almost always give handmade presents for christmas, mostly it's things that i already have in stock but these are the few things i made specifically for christmas time.

cotton draw string back packs for the nephews with their names stamped in leather and sewn onto the front (filled with CANDY!)

i kind of want one for myself

bubble lambskin wallet for my mum

horse hair bag charms either in black or white with dipped dyed pinky ends. i love making these and i've been giving them away with bags bought this month.

i find it very difficult to give men presents since i make very girly things so i cheated and instead bought these gifts from some very talented girls.

antler wall decoration for my manly hunter brother made by audrey cantwell.

AND this beautiful maple syrup holder for my foodie father made by marianne chénard.

le refuge

2011-12-31T10:00:00.000-05:00

I was very happy to contribute some clothing to the latest créatif shoot by Sébastien Roy and Mélanie Brisson. You can see a lot of knit pieces in there by Maude Nibelungen, who i adore.

Photographe: Sébastien Roy sebastienroy.caAssistante photographe: Dominique GreenStyliste: Mélanie Brisson melaniebrisson.blogspot.comAssistante styliste: Stéphanie PhamMaquilleuse: Evangelia Pavlakos evangeliapavlakos.comCoiffeur: Denis BinetMannequins: Jérome & Arielle (Specs)

a kate bush kind of christmas

2011-12-29T18:39:00.001-05:00

fieldguided tote

angels

2011-12-28T20:28:00.001-05:00

it took a little while but they are friends now.

looking for answers

2011-12-25T10:00:00.000-05:00

i rarely show the whole editorial shoot, usually just whatever pertains to me in a stylist borrowing situation but i thought this one needed to be shown whole and in the proper order, like a story. it was shot in chinatown here in montréal.

you can see my horse hair belt in a couple of the photos.
check it out on the ben trovato blog yourself.

photography – marquismontes
styling – vé goguen
makeup – dominique t. hasbani @ gloss agency
model – samantha @ montage models

scratch and sniff

2011-12-24T10:00:00.000-05:00

so it's christmas eve, i am assuming everyone has received my christmas cards and i can now share it here without spoiling the surprise. this year i bought handmade cards, i could not resist these amazing hand blocked cotton paper cards by jill Kleinhans. they're both SCRATCH & SNIFF! genius. there is special envelopes that go with them with as well.

organic leggings

2011-12-23T09:30:00.000-05:00

organic cotton jersey on top and a transparent spandex on the bottom. this is they way they were always intended to be. i will be gifting myself a pair for x-------mas.

you can buy them here organic cotton jersey leggings $60 in sizes small, medium and large.

gaylord

2011-12-22T13:51:00.002-05:00

my brother, christopher, and i on the farm in our beautiful matching wool and fur coats my mom made us for winter. that was our dog gaylord, my mom named him, lol. sometimes i still have dreams that i am in my old house and gaylord is at the door begging to get in.

Silk Bustier

2011-12-21T16:25:00.000-05:00

I have just listed these silk paneled bustier tops on my etsy shop. They are perfect for layering under or over something. Perhaps wear it with some high waisted pants or skirt. Leopard print mud silk and lined in a strong, breathable cotton. Vero wears the all black silk version in size A-ONE, they are available in 9 different sizes.

thanks raymond!

2011-12-19T11:00:00.000-05:00

our buddy ray gave us his 1919 risk board silkscreened poster for christmas from his arts/craft table at smart mart. i've had my eye on it for a long time. you can buy it or other RB illustrations at his etsy store raymond biesinger.

oh and it goes so well with our kitten

silk scarfy

2011-12-18T10:00:00.000-05:00

i'm posting theses on etsy and have also been selling them at christmas craft fairs. hand dyed silk pongee scarf. it's a long loop with a twist in it. so soft and wonderful wrapped inside your sweater. you can wear it all day long outside and in. for more pictures and details visit genevieve savard etsy shop

$45

december treasures

2011-12-17T09:46:00.000-05:00

this month's treasury. it's maybe too late to get things by christmas for other people but not too late to get drunk on left over christmas booze on boxing day and spend your christmas gift dollars on new years presents for yourself.here is the december treasury link for you to look at later but not too much later or else it'll all be sold.

christmas panther

2011-12-16T13:11:00.004-05:00

we have a little tiny panther under our tree. a christmas miracle. it's a present for jon and i think his i-hate-christmas grinch heart grew a couple sizes this year. we are in love with Paul Krugman already. (jon named him obviously)

i know these are teaser photos but kittens are hard to photograph

presents

2011-12-12T22:49:00.004-05:00

i am busy making and sending christmas presents which i will share with you AFTER everyone receives them. meanwhile as a present to my blog here are few photos from a photo shoot done recently with some of my pieces borrowed by stylist vicky st-hilaire.

Mannequin: Dimitra (Next)
Photographe: Jeremy Bobrow
Coiffeuse et maquilleuse: Maeghan-Blaise Andrew
Assistante: Julia Lurie
Styliste: Vicky St-Hilaire

more x-mas sales

2011-12-10T09:24:00.001-05:00

buy your presents from people who care.
5037 Saint-Dominique church basement 11-18 hrs
be there or be SQUARE.

arctic coat

2011-12-09T01:00:00.009-05:00

i bought this vintage wool coat from lily and ruby it's very grown up and serious so i had to do a funny faux serious photo shoot.
i love it, i've been wearing it everywhere, as you can see. montreal so far has been very warm and rainy but i am getting prepared for the winter that WILL surely come.

inspiration for fall 2013 is winter whites and the long arctic nights.

some favorites

2011-12-08T13:32:00.000-05:00

here are some pictures from smart design mart of my booth

sorry about the bad photos! below are some of my favorites from the sale and the links where you can find them online.

miju

tyson bodnarchuk

felt factory

audrey cantwell

raymond biesinger

papirmasse

olivia mew

elaine ho

broundoor

steel magnolias

new purse now available online

2011-12-07T13:12:00.003-05:00

check out full details and prices here and here.

tradesies

2011-12-05T13:56:00.009-05:00

i made some money at smart mart this weekend but more importantly i made some deadly trades with some amazing designer friends. Christmas came early for me, i finally have an ovate piece by audrey cantwell. this dark and heavy wool cloak traded for my waxed cotton vest. It suits her so well and makes me really happy to see her in it.

more smart mart weekend photos to come. it's been a crazy long sale especially because of a very special lady's 3 day long birthday party where this happened.

c'est beau

2011-12-03T08:53:00.005-05:00

a few beautiful photos from a shoot with some of my pieces borrowed by stylist julia lurie.

Photographer: Jeremy Bobrow
Model: Sandra Bérubé
MUA: Melanie Belisle Maquilleuse

POP up boutique

2011-12-01T12:36:00.004-05:00

I have some pieces over at a POP UP boutique on St. Laurent go check it out. including these lovely waxed cotton and rabbit fur slippers with a raw leather bottom. this is the only location in montreal where you can buy them.

s, m, l $110

Puces POP-up Boutique
At OFF Interarts
5145 St-Laurent, above Laurier
Wed., Nov. 30th to Sun., Dec. 4th
Open daily 11am to 8pm

sorry about the crappy photos. there is precious little natural light in the studio when you work from 3pm- 3 am in winter.

getting excited

2011-11-29T21:37:00.002-05:00

i'm getting decorations and displays ready for my smart mart design booth. yes giant glitter sign with my name and little christmas cactus is the best way to represent myself.

i will be here this weekend

2011-11-27T14:25:00.001-05:00

come visit me please. take a look at the smart design mart blog to see other vendors who will be there. this is my favorite sale of the year to do. there is dj's, food, drinks and en masse does live art in the space all weekend long.

first snow

2011-11-23T14:02:00.002-05:00

we got our first big snow here in montréal, pipi got to feel the snow on her toes for the first time on our balcony. i am staying home and working but not always an option here in canada which is why i bought these....

vintage wool long john onesie for under my dresses.

i bought it on etsy along with this handsome antler wall hook.

woven necklace

2011-11-21T20:59:00.002-05:00

woven necklace now available on etsy $110

20 inch long necklace made from black/brown horse hair hand woven into a lanyard and attached to eight tiered vintage chain loops. Connected together by thick cotton thread and 6 brass rings.
only 2 available
free shipping in north america

c-o-l-o-u-r

2011-11-21T01:08:00.008-05:00

it's fall not a funeral. don't be afraid of colour. i dyed my jean jacket pink which turned it a delicious purple.

Mud silk leopard dresses in stores NOW

2011-11-16T13:00:00.003-05:00

tea dress $182
sizes available: xs, s, m

These dresses are now at unicorn in Montréal at 5135 St-Laurent and victoire in Ottawa at 1282 B Wellington Street (near Holland).

IF however you are not in either of those lovely cities and you would like to buy a dress both of these stores offer online shopping and even if the dress is not listed in their online store I'm sure they would be happy to ship to you. Just email or call them for details AND Unicorn offers free shipping in Canada!

cocktail dress $185
sizes available: xs, s, m, l, xl

De la Belle Époque au prêt-à-porter

2011-11-14T13:43:00.004-05:00

i was at the Grande Bibliothèque last week doing some research/using the photocopier and i stumbled upon a wonderful paper dress exposition showing woman's clothing from 1880-1940, they were very historically accurate. i wish i had time to do projects like this. go check it out if it's still there.

remember november

2011-11-13T13:59:00.007-05:00

november generally bores me. why couldn't we save thanksgiving for this month like the americans? i ususally do a cleanse this month to get ready for the chaos that is december. i'm just gonna put my head down and work hard because i have a lot of work ahead of me. Two christmas crafts sales, a pop up boutique and some secret exciting prospects coming up.
Here is some shopping i think you should do for yourself to get through this month.

i love etsy. i never thought i would be an "etsy girl" i don't even sell that much on there (i just hit 50 sales!!) BUT i love looking and spending a few well earned pay pal dollars supporting people like me all around the world.
check out my november treasury on etsy here

party cube

2011-11-11T18:30:00.007-05:00

i went to a very interesting party last night. what started out as a creative girl's night turned into chilling in a giant plastic cube?

elizabeth and i sharing our customary litre of red and you might notice wearing matching leather leggings. what a team. See more party photos at her blog ursa minor

hostess with the mostess audrey cantwell

i managed to escape without getting a stick pin tattoo. those girls are CRAZY!

new clothes

2011-11-09T18:37:00.008-05:00

it feels like a looong time since i've had new clothes but maybe that's just my woman's heart meowing, "closet full of clothes and nothing to wear". check me out; new leather leggings from my best buddy ursa minor and a 100% wool navy sweater i scored at vintage mart, a fantastic sale curated at some very lovely friend's studio last weekend.

also wearing my sewing safety glasses, i thought they went well with my new 80's hair cut.

Buy a spring look book

2011-11-06T09:57:00.004-05:00

You can now purchase my look book to get a head start on spring or just to have a little mini magazine by me. it's up on my etsy shop today. It costs some to make it so i have to charge for it but i want you to have it, so if you buy something else from my shop i'll throw one in for free. It's a giant 8 inches by 11 inches magazine with 32 pages of fashion printed on recycled paper. Limited quantities.

recycled fur hat

2011-11-04T14:45:00.008-04:00

more photos on my etsy shop HERE
made from recycled fur with cotton twill finished edges and cotton cord ties with gun metal aglets. black quilted poly lining.

i took these photos on the roof of my studio, i love it up there.

$145 and Free shipping in North America

chinese lanterns

2011-11-01T13:01:00.008-04:00

halloween night i went to see the chinese lantern show at the montreal botanical gardens, as you can see it was STUNNING. unfortunately it was the last day but if you missed it there is always next year?

my favorite part though was running around the rest of the park in the dark taking videos of black water while sipping hot coffee to sooth my party hangover. i also got a very inspiring peek at the insectarium.

finished up the night ordering pizza with my jonny and a little show about zombies. the walking dead is actually good this season. it makes me squirm it's so scary.

halloween party

2011-10-31T12:28:00.010-04:00

Krang crafts an evil plan

coming soon

2011-10-28T13:15:00.002-04:00

fall dresses

these dresses are made from mud silk; a labour intensive process that uses mud, roots and minerals to dye the silk. it is then left to sit in the sunlight and moonlight for a week to develop. natural and romantic.

the postal service

2011-10-26T13:09:00.002-04:00

i love packaging things! i love mail. i want people to be really excited when they buy something from me and it arrives by way of the post.

it's time to start costume making

2011-10-20T08:15:00.003-04:00

2011-10-19T14:40:00.003-04:00

this is look No. 306 from my spring 2012 collection raji is modeling for a flare magazine thing that never actually happened... well it did but with a different dress, a pretty dress by morales, who i believe is setting up a textile exhibit at the fine arts museum this month involving dolls?? i cannot wait to see that.

super sale

2011-10-17T13:40:00.004-04:00

only 2 silk night cap dresses left in my etsy shop at 40% OFF
size small and free shipping north america

check it out in this UK etsy treasury goth

new

2011-10-15T13:01:00.006-04:00

100% cotton hand-dyed jacket with cord ties and metal aglets
available in sizes s/m and m/l $172

100% cotton hand-dyed mesh cropped tank
available in sizes s, m, l $115

victoire

out of my studio

2011-10-13T12:33:00.005-04:00

i went on a little raji adventure last night. champagne at denis gagnon's store to check out a new designer then stop by to see this amazing work of art by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer which is set up outside of the MAC. her boyfriend assisted the artist and so i did a little modeling for the film crew as i tried out the exhibit. you have control over some of the beams of light by moving a plastic pipe on the ground; i felt like i could control the stars.

finally we wrapped up the evening with free tacos by grumman 78 (my fav) and red wine at the opening party for festival du noveau cinema, thinking of going to see a film? i suggest national parks project. that's a lot of links, are you still with me? because you shouldn't be, get off your computer and go check the out this amazing city.

get this look

2011-10-10T11:38:00.005-04:00

comme des garçons (above) spring 2012 is as usual very bizarre and inspiring just like my jonny (jonathan schmidt), who i had the pleasure of showing with at fashion pop a few weeks ago (below). he's always ahead of the crowd and i feel lucky to be able to talk out my work/fashion problems with him.

he's gonna be mad at me for posting this but i don't care.

new stuff

2011-10-09T01:59:00.002-04:00

unicorn boutique

fashion minute

2011-10-07T06:20:00.003-04:00

i was featured this week on fashion minute, which is the hotest fashion blog in montreal, well that's what raji sohal told me..... she stopped by my studio to look at my work and try things on. she's one of those people who everything looks good on. she bought this necklace but to see a better photo you'll have to look at her blog or to see it in person go to unicorn boutique i just dropped some there on sunday.

octoberfest

2011-10-06T20:37:00.003-04:00

maybe ill try to keep etsy treasuries down to one a month, there's just so much great stuff i want to share with you... here is my latest curation octoberfest

haunted house of design

2011-10-05T08:59:00.004-04:00

october is here and i feel the need to scare you. there are some very busy spiders in my studio...or one BIG busy spider. my most feared creature. i cannot pick up a spool of thread without squealing. i feel them watching me, plotting. also the electricity in the hallway is out at my studio so i have been leading stylists and customers up the stairs with a flashlight like some sort of haunted house of design.

midnight stroll

2011-10-03T08:55:00.000-04:00

johnny and i taking a shortcut on the way to a party.

SALE

2011-10-02T08:59:00.003-04:00

perfect weather for a waxed cotton vest. this is a total statement piece
30% OFF!! available in small and extra small in black only
check it here my etsy

i'll be posting sales all month so get ready!

puces pop

2011-10-01T17:52:00.002-04:00

thank you to everyone who came out and spent some hard earned money on some hard working craftspeople. this is me contemplating how much money i made over a delicious pickle that my neighbour vendor was hawking.

fashion pop

2011-09-27T13:15:00.002-04:00

photo by yuli sato.

fashion pop was a great experience and it was a wonderful show (i hear). i had FUN and met some new designers, who jon and i can't wait to hang out with. thanks to everyone who came out, it meant a lot to me just to show my work in public and i have had a great response. i found the pictures below on flicker by ming wu.

here are some reviews on the show nightlife.ca and walterjameswilde and loulou magazine.

meet bill, the toad

2011-09-26T08:01:00.000-04:00

well no one could correctly guess my new studio mate's pet, nice try though everybody. i'm calling him bill murray. it would probably have been my very last guess as well...who keeps a toad at their studio???

so the prize goes to judy for guessing 5 times! you win by default for being so damn enthusiastic. send me your mailing address in an email.

puces pop

2011-09-23T11:54:00.003-04:00

i'm finishing up for puces pop check out the link for a list of other vendors. i'm going to have amazing deals and some stuff from the fashion show runway. come on down!!!!!

Saturday, September 24 at 11:00am - sunday September 25 at 6:00pm

Eglise St-Michel - 105, rue St-Viateur Ouest get directions

unfolded

2011-09-22T13:46:00.002-04:00

some of my designs are featured in unfolded the online magazine styled by mélaine brisson and photographed by sébastien roy
see the whole magazine here issue 04

FASHION POP

2011-09-20T04:22:00.002-04:00

so i'm gonna be in this fashion show tomorrow. if you are in montreal please come see, it's free. oh and my johnny's in it too. oh and there is a cash prize for 'the winner' ($1000) oh AND one of the judges is denis gagnon!! talk about pressure.... good thing there is a cocktail party before hand, i'm gonna need something to calm my nerves. it's gonna be a fun party, did i mention the dj is mr. roland pemberton the third?!

check out the interviews at worn fashion journal. i can't really believe that's what i look like. so i took my own picture of me in my studio in my fall wardrobe a.k.a. summer clothes plus socks and sweaters).

magic fabric

2011-09-19T01:53:00.003-04:00

i bought some very magical fabric to make holiday dresses this christmas season. can you believe it? silver sequins turn gold when you touch them.

catalogue look book!!!

2011-09-14T10:02:00.002-04:00

my very first look book, i'm so very happy. i didn't do a real book for the last 2 collections because i was always designing in season but now that i've decided to jump ahead. here it is, magic no. 3

Thank you to kayla for your hard work and attention to detail, it's perfect.
AND thanks to rubiks for being so helpful and patient with us. they are great printers and have 100% recycled paper options.

the next 15 online customers to purchase from my etsy shop will receive a free look book for next season.

church church

2011-09-13T09:58:00.000-04:00

i forgot to share these photos of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal. my mother and i went in on her birthday in july. it's very impressive.

my mum as a teen in a halloween nun costume.
we lit purple candles for her parents tom and myrtle.

etsy treasure

2011-09-12T10:46:00.000-04:00

weekend etsy treasury i curated. check it!

steal this

2011-09-11T03:10:00.005-04:00

hair i want

dog i want

studio i want

sooooo BUSY
i'm so busy. many things in the works. exciting things.
no time to blog so i am going to steal...i mean share from a blog i like to look at oracle fox.

FREE SHIPPING

2011-09-09T17:07:00.003-04:00

FREE SHIPPING on my etsy shop in NORTH AMERICA!!

fashion industry and studio pets

2011-09-04T00:31:00.009-04:00

mono posted this amazing interview about the fashion industry with Azzedine Alaïa on facebook this week. it's a must must read. check it ----> BOF (business of fashion).

ALSO i have a new studio mate and she has brought a pet to live there. Wanna play a game? I will send a special surprise to the first one who can correctly guess what the animal is. put your guesses in the comment box below.

WTF????

2011-09-03T18:01:00.003-04:00

i can't find anymore information than what is here craft but seems like by feeding silkworms fluorescent dye mixed with mulberry mixture they are creating a permanent fluorescent silk fabric. holy shit. i have mixed feelings. excitement and terror. what's next?

blondie

2011-09-02T03:25:00.002-04:00

yup after 10 years!! of keeping it real with my dark dark brown hair i have gone blonde! it hurt and it won't last long but it is fun, i get honked at X3 on my walk to work...... that's fun right? seriously though, what colour should i put in it before i dye it back? i'm thinking pink and purple or maybe smurf blue worn with bright red lipstick???

fantasy

2011-08-30T12:03:00.002-04:00

music in this one by owen pallett!! canadian dream boy

broken palace

2011-08-29T11:09:00.001-04:00

creative shoot sneak peeks.

saturday

2011-08-27T10:15:00.005-04:00

outside of april lea's studio

check it etsy treasury i curated.

magic no. 3

2011-08-26T11:54:00.006-04:00

i did a little photo shoot yesterday for my latest collection:
MAGIC no. 3
here are some pictures i took of my lovely and talented crew. above is the sweet and super tall model VERO from dulcedo models. She was quite young and sooo good, very posey.

Hollie Hensman (the bride) did hair and make up. beautiful job, super pro from her years as a mac make-up artist. i'd hire her again in a second.

kayla, my best friend and new assistant. words cannot describe how lucky i am to steal her for my own. i hope she can stay and work full time.

hollie checking her phone for messages to be an extra in the movies!

photographer april lea, so confident and fun to work with. we shot in the basement hallway of her studio building. there was a lot of white power bullshit graffiti on the wall. charming.

great work team and THANK YOU! this was for a look book but i'll post some behind the pics of the creative portion next.
also thank you Unicorn Boutique for allowing me to borrow these beautiful shoes!

mood mgmt

2011-08-24T03:13:00.003-04:00

rollie p's monthly party had some pretty pretty pretty fun tropical themes going on last weekend. drinks with umbrellas and tropical projections, lots of sparkly lights and shadows for kissing. i am an easy girl to please. group sound from edmonton played (above) and tops from montreal (below)

outside in smoking pen

shadow king

cirque du soleil

2011-08-21T10:31:00.003-04:00

i was lucky enough to get a tour of the cirque du soleil costume shop a few days ago. some of my pictures magically dissapeared off my camera but i can describe it. AMAZING!

they make all the costumes for every cirque show in the world here in montreal.

there are entire rooms for dyeing fabric, printing fabric, storing fabric. they work in biggest sewing shop i have ever seen making the costumes for new productions and then the second biggest sewing shop i have ever seen for maintaining the costumes of past shows that are going out again..

this is just the studio for making hats. there are also separate shops for making shoes, wigs and face plasters

my favorite thing: a machine for dyeing leather.

AND they have this room full of swatches. fabric trim everything you could dream of and all the designers and cutters have to do is go in there and pick what they want send a list to the storage or "store" downstairs and they deliver it to you. this place runs like a dream and is extremely organized. everything was labeled within a inch of it's life, as kayla would say.

there is also artists there who develop new textures for fabric and just create new textiles all day.

these are the finished costumes ready to go out.

2011-08-20T10:39:00.002-04:00

i still have stylists coming to borrow the black mold pieces but as summer comes to an end i think i am done with hand painting hems. except for very special requests.

loungewear

2011-08-19T10:34:00.002-04:00

get it here and also here

shakespeare in the parc ex

2011-08-18T10:23:00.007-04:00

we went to see macbeth the other night in our hood. it was nowhere near as good as the SITP in edmonton but these are free shows and they travel from parc to parc in montreal. this is lady macbeth killing herself, she was really good. i like this play because of all the ghosts and witches.

my dance card is full

2011-08-14T13:03:00.004-04:00

kayla brought me this lovely belated birthday present she picked up on her travels through nova scotia. it is an antique silver writing pencil used by ladies at formal balls to write down on their dance card which man would get each dance. romantic! i find myself wishing for such an event so i can use it. it still has lead that retracts when you spin it.

Rabbit Fur Vest

2011-08-12T08:48:00.001-04:00

can you believe it's fall time? well it's not but if you want to get ready ahead of time fashion-wise check out this rabbit fur vest on etsy. order now and you get free shipping in north america!!!

i'm back...... i guess

2011-08-10T19:20:00.003-04:00

back from the sea. my mind is here working again but my heart has some catching up to do. i feel grumpy. i even bought a lotto ticket today so i could vacation forever and i NEVER buy lotto tickets.

GONE SWIMMING

2011-08-03T08:38:00.000-04:00

jon and i and a special guest (KAYLA) are on vacation camping by the sea so don't bother me. i have no computer. i don't need a computer. i don't need a computer. have you ever read the REAL little mermaid? get ready to cry salty sea tears.

ocean madness

2011-08-02T08:28:00.000-04:00

here is a little preview. i dyed this silk for audrey cantwell's spring 2012 collection. she said i could spill this special secret preview to my dear blog readers. i cannot wait to see what she turns it into.

arranging feathers

2011-08-01T08:15:00.001-04:00

i've been supplying feather earrings to canada for longer than i'd like to admit. here are some i recently sent to twisted sisters boutik in newfoundland. sometimes i get bored, sometimes i pay jon to make them and sometimes i feel like a delicate little flower arranger just making beautiful wild bouquets for your ears. this makes me think of elizabeth's little sister mary, who just started a new blog all about flowers and gardening and foody stuff. check it MAINLAND

colour

2011-07-31T08:20:00.001-04:00

voilà

sneak peeks

2011-07-30T08:18:00.000-04:00

here are some peeks. two little secrets - twin peeks into what i have been working on for my upcoming collection number three.

i promise i'm going to use colour.

snails

2011-07-29T08:05:00.003-04:00

my mother is trying to eat a lot of "french" food while here. escargot is such a silly little critter to eat but it was delicious.

raw materials

2011-07-28T08:15:00.001-04:00

the materials are slowly coming in as i order them and turn them into a collection. can't wait to share more with you.

birthday purse

2011-07-27T09:03:00.001-04:00

my mum is visiting montreal and it just happens to be her birthday. so i gave her a new purse for her present. she has practically all my purses now but this one is the newest, i don't even have this one yet. it'll be available this fall with my latest collection.

we went on a birthday horse carriage ride through old montreal, this was our horse 'major'.