This Is March

 coat, hat and gloves - H & M, jeans - Hudson, purse - Forever 21, boots - c/o Vince Camuto

You may think I took these photos in January, with all the snow and all but no, my friends, these pics were actually taken over the weekend. It started snowing last week and HASN'T STOPPED! And although the snow is really beautiful, I've frankly had enough. It can go now. In other parts of the world, beautiful flowers are blooming and the grass is green and where I live you can't even see the damn grass! Anyways, to cheer myself up I pulled out this warm coat I bought off of the costume designer of a commercial shoot I did when I had to drive a Vespa. Remember that one? I love the shape of it and how the belt really accentuates the waist. I feel like I'm channeling Blair Waldorf in this outfit! Except Blair Waldorf never had to deal with long, Canadian winters ; ).

Flare Fashion Runway Tour

jean jacket - Zara, skirt - GAP, scarf - Bamboo Ballroom, purse - Rebecca Minkoff, boots - Spring

Last Thursday I was invited to Flare Magazine's World Runway Tour, presented by TRESemme at the Art Gallery of Alberta, in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and this is what I wore. As you can see, fall arrived and with it came the chilly temperatures so I was sure to dress in warm layers and wear a pair of tights so I wouldn't freeze my buns off walking from the parkade to the event! Layers are an absolute must where I live! Did I mention it's supposed to snow this week??? Don't want to think about it.

So Flare is spending six nights in six cities to share this fall's hottest fashion and beauty trends and Edmonton was the third stop on the magazine's tour. Here are some photos from that fun night:

My friends and fellow bloggers Sandy Joe, Kastles and Vickie
Look at their beautifully-colored lips!

This beautiful red dress was the official symbol of The Heart Truth campaign, which brings awareness of heart health for women.

Clothes were provided by Southgate Centre 

Kudos to Flare, TRESemme and Southgate for putting on an amazing event!

I hope my Canadian readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Did anyone else gain a couple of pounds like me?

 

Refinery

dress and bow ring- RW & Co, shoes - Spring, bracelet and purse- H & M, 

hair: Cristina at Ponytails + Horseshoes

photos taken by Vickie

Last Saturday I was thrilled to be invited to attend the Refinery Late Night Art Party at the Art Gallery of Alberta, one of the hottest parties of the year in one of the most beautiful venues in Canada. These Refinery parties are becoming extremely popular in Edmonton, with tickets selling out in less than a day! The theme this time was Sewing the Heartland which was inspired by the exhibition Alberta Mistresses of the Modern: 1935-1975. Here are some pictures from that night:

L-R: My friends Harvey, Caroline and Kassandra (who was instagramming!)

Sewing the Heartland honored all the women that came before us including our Grandmothers so it was fitting perogies were served that night. My Grandma used to make blueberry and strawberry-filled perogies and we'd top them off with sugar and whipped cream. They were so good! I also have to mention there was a cotton candy machine on the 3rd floor and I took full advantage of it ; ).

Guests were able to design their own squares for a large-scale quilting project 

 Me, Kassandra and Vickie. photo by Harvey Miedreich for FASHION magazine

Grandmothers : )

Four very talented design teams competed in a Live Fashion Challenge which had them creating an outfit in 3 hours with the material and inspiration given to them. Guests could actually watch them construct their designs through glass rooms! Salgado Fenwick (on the left) took home first place and The D.I.Y. Doll's were the runners-up.

Janis Galloway, marketing coordinator at the AGA (and the lovely lady behind Dress Me Dearly) and Jessica Kennedy, creative director of Sewing the Heartland. Congrats to the both of them for putting on such a fantastic and successful event!

Inside the party

The Alberta Art Gallery. These last two photos were taken by my friend Harvey via instagram. I just had to include them!

News! I wanted to thank FASHION magazine for featuring me as one of Albert'a Top 10 Fashion Bloggers! You can click here to read the post and check out all the other fabulous bloggers that are featured from Alberta. Also, I added a commercial styling post to mariezydek.com yesterday, you can click here to see the pics!

I hope you're having a good week! I've come down with a tnasty cold and am trying to get lots of rest before Western Canada Fashion Week starts tomorrow!