Don't You Love Summer!

 

Hi Ladies!

How are you doing?

It has been busy on my side of the planet

Family, work and everyday life keeps me quite busy these days

 

Saw both my Mom and Dad this weekend

 Saturday  Mr D and I were invited at my Mom's beau for an authentic Lebanese meal

JC lived in Lebanon for a few years

It was delicious

 Plus I got a doggy bag!

Wearing for the occasion

Top purchased at Uniqulo San Francisco
Skirt - Thrifted At Renaissance
Sandals - Discount Retail - Clark -

Mom's outfit is all thrifted as well

 

Also this weekend was Father's Day
Mr D's son cooked the meal at our place

JM and E did the washing up

Perfect!

All we did is eat and drink!

We ate -
Bavette ( thin steak) with blue cheese, asparagus, tomatoes, mushroms
Black chocolate mini pie

That needed dressing up!



All is thrifted
Pussy bow and heart top thrifted at Renaissance
Steilmann Culotte thrifted at Renaissance
Clarks shoes Thrifted at Renaissance

 

 

Did a bit of gardening as well

Enjoyed the sun
A view of the St-Lawrence River
 

 

Had some fun with the gentlemen

My Dad an my son

 

 Awwww! summmer don't you love it!

Hoped you enjoyed this post

I will see you soon

I will at Patti's Visible Monday

Je vous fait la bise

Ariane xxxx

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How Far Will You Go

Hi Ladies!

This post almost didn't happen
I was stricken with a migraine today
But it got better with 2  pills, peppermint essential oil and a nap

  



The question is today how far will go with your hair style, styling your clothes, what will you wear out and in?

For me the question is easy to answer - I try to think as much as i can outside the box- the crazier the better-

Some days are more over the top than usual like the way i styled this outfit - BTW i love how it looks!

Would you wear it?
Would your husband or boyfriend be willing to  be seen with you dress that way?

Again for me the answer is yes!

 Mr D is so conventional when it comes to dressing but for me the sky is the limit and he loves it!

He even call himself the quality control guy - He makes sure all is completely crazy and original but still makes sense - You know what i mean?

 He even shaved my head again this weekend- i wanted it shorter...talk about excessive!

I thought it would be fun to wear this amazing 80s dress with the latest trends

Stripes skinny jeans and metallic sandals

Proving again that old and new always mix well together!

Did I go far enough?- Is this Visible enough?

Joining Patti and the Visible Monday gang!
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Je vous fais la bise

Ariane

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Vintage and the Modern Life

 

 

Bonjour Mesdames!

How is your week going?

Mine is pretty good- Sure i have my issues, problems but over all it's all good 

I have been taking pics of the different outfits i wore this week

I will show some of my thrift finds

and you will see my double bagging gear

 

Here we go ...are you ready?

 

This what i wore on Tuesday
I went thrift shopping with Mom at Renaissance and i found this leopard print skirt and that unusual top- It was too small for Mom but perfect for me and i think it makes an interesting combination

The blue velour jacket i found at FripMontreal some time ago- I adore that $2 jacket, it's versatile,  I love the color and the style
I acquired another pair of Docs- I know i'm not reasonable, I should control myself...

I'm seriously considering donating all my shoes and keeping the Docs
Those shoes are amazingly comfortable!
Size 8 anyone?
Who wants my shoes, hahaha!
 

 



I had my prescription lenses put in that vintage frame i found 2 years ago
Opticians were reticent to put lenses in vintage frames
I don't know what happened but they don't make as much as fuss as they use too
So pleased i love that frame!



I found these over the top 80s dresses this week
This one is so formidable with its sequins and bows on the sleeves
This dress will be worn with sneakers or docs for sure!



This black dress with leopard print on the shoulders i would wear with stripes jeans and sneakers
What do you think?
I know 80s dress are everybody cup of tea, but those ones i really liked because i knew i could come up with funky looks


 

 Yes i double bag!
Bag with the bow found at a garage sale for $3
San Francisco bag purchases at Macy's San Francisco

 

This what i wore today
Pretty happy about this look
Preppy funky urban chic
The jacket is Escada - I got it at Sally Ann for $2
Don't you feel good finding such an item for $2?



Purchased today at the YWCA weekly sale



Here's a look at my $2 Escada Jacket



Vintage and the Modern life why?
Buying vintage is easy but modern life sometimes is a drag...

My phone needs repairing again, i personally think that the so call intelligent phones are the biggest rip off of the century -
I have to replace my bank card, the chip is damaged
Lost my medicard- I have to replace it - This is what we use here to pay the good doctors in Quebec

But keep smiling plus a couple of glasses of wine will help too!

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Have a great weekend Ladies

Je vous fais la bise

Arianexxx

 

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Vintage - Make It Your Own

 

Hi Ladies!

Hope your weekend was fabulous!

Mine was pretty good as usual i can't complain

Today is all about making vintage your own

 For me vintage is a blank canvas - The styling possibilites are endless -

Vintage enable you to create a unique look

You can choose to dress it down or up

For my age group, it's my personal opinion of course

I think vintage works well when mix with modern elements

 

As this mix

  



 

Got weird eyes there! only had one glass of wine!

 

The dress is from Kinki Melon Retro Boutique
  

Laugh if you want, but i was so excited to get a UK St-Michael- Marks and Spencer dress!
So happy to get such an original item, impossible to find here!
  

I made it my own

 

It came with a belt, but I decided to wear with this strechy jean that used to belong to a horrible jumpsuit, i donated the jumpsuit but kept the belt.

 

   New and vintage jewelery and Forever 21 sandals

   







As well this weekend I took E, Mr D's daughter thrift shopping

It was the St-Vincent de Paul monthly half price sale

 

On the way to the Ste- Vinnie, we hit a couple of garage sales i got these wonderful items among the day fabulous loot!

  

Water Pitcher

 

Jewelery box and vintage picture in a glass retro frame

   

 

0.50$ Jewelery - Isn't the best!



E was looking for dresses

She got her wish, she found i think 5 dresses at $1.50  each

Every time she is amazed at all you can find in charity shops

 

Yes girl this is where you will find the best deals  i tell her!

 

But you and I know!  Right?

 

I see myself sometimes as a Vintage Evangelist

Spreading the good word!

******

 

 

Have a good week!

 

I will join Patti and the gang at Visible Monday
Are you back Patti?

 

Je vous fais la bise

 

Ariane xxxx



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Simons' Graphic Sweater- The Sparkling Cats

Hi Ladies!

First i would like to thank you for your comments on my last post

I was touched!

Last week Montreal wasn’t exactly throwing us a heat wave so I decided to cling to that oh-so comfy staple I can always rely on – The comfy sweater - I found this adorable graphic sweater at Simons last week –  Simons is one of my favorite stores in Montreal  - I love this store cause it's Canadian own  - I knew they would carry a tremendous choice of cool sweaters  - This sweater is part of the new Twik collection at Simons – I’m always looking for a statement piece so this cute sweater fitted the bill –  I had a hard time choosing since there were so many to choose from – My heart stopped when I spotted this one – I could not say no to  sparkly cats! It’s perfect for pattern mixing and completely non age appropriate for me but styled right it will proved once again to be fabulous!

Have a look at the Web site and check out their cute sweaters!

Animal print is one of my favorite trends this season, it provides infinite combinations – I would personally mix it with stripes and polka dots for a bolder look or I can be worn to the office with neutral pencil skirt or pants -

For this post I decided to wear this sweater with a completely different material – I contrasted my Sparkly Cat sweater with a tulle skirt pink hose and my pink Docs 

 Simons' Sparkly Cat Sweater

Here's a selection of my favorite sweaters

Hope you enjoyed this post

I did!

I will be back soon

Je vous fait la bise

Ariane xxxx

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Shaved Heads

Hi Ladies!

 

Hope your weekend was enjoyable

Mine was full of surprises as you will see it in a minute.

But first the weekend started with the weekly family supper at our favorite neighborhood restaurant. It’s a tradition- The original bunch,that is Mr. D, Mr. D’s daughter E, the grand kids and is always there, sometimes my son and Mr. D’s son join us on Fridays – This week was special for 2 reasons, my mom joined our weekly tradition and there was a special event at the restaurant –

The Leucan shave heads challenge for children with cancer.

 

 

What is this about?

The Leucan Shaved Head Challenge is a major fundraiser of Leucan that engages the community in a spirit of solidarity to provide services to cancer-stricken children and their families as well as providing financial support to the clinical research. Participants in the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge must put a price on their own head to raise donations from people around them: family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, etc. It is also a gesture of support for children whose body image is altered when chemotherapy provokes hair loss.

 

Source www.tetesrasees.com

 

  

 

Mr. D’s grandson Clement decided to have his head shaved for the cause – We were very proud – He was worried about what his schoolmates would say to him – At that age being different is  a big deal  – We told him to ask his teacher if you could explain in front of the class why he shaved his head-
 
He felt more at eased when we suggested that he speak in front of the class and in solidarity for Clement's extraordinary gesture, I decided Sunday to shave my hair!

Clement thought it was very cool and after all It’s only hair!

He told me  today that all went well in school nobody made nasty comments about his shaved head

 

 

 

I'm wearing for this post  old and new

Vintage dress modified and shortened

Cardi - Forever 21

Belt - Thrifted

Lace tights - Forever 21

Booties - Thrifted

 

I will  be back soon

Je vous fais la bise

Arianexxxx

 



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