An Industry Event

 

Blouse & Skirt - Jacob; Tights - Sentiments from Zellers;
Boots - Aldo; Watch - Fossil

I'm not going to lie to you; I'm already in holiday-mode. With a mere 15 hours of work left (16 if you count lunch) before I jet off to the west coast, my brain is essentially mush. All I can think about is how close I am to vacation-time. So, you'll excuse me if this post lacks: a) creativity, b) humour, and c) a clever title.

I wore this look to an industry event last week. I figured it was the perfect opportunity to debut my new peplum lace blouse from Jacob. And I was right! An evening of cocktails and communications was the perfect time at which to wear this chic piece.

The only problem was that my name tag didn't really go with this look. Oh well; introducing myself verbally wasn't the worst way to spend the evening.


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It's Tradition!

Sweater - Old Navy; Vest - Forever 21; Belt - Joe Fresh;
Jeans - Mavi; Boots - Aldo; Watch - Fossil

Just like last year, I decided that what our office holiday party needed was a dose of yeti-chic. So, I brought out the faux-fur vest, which hasn't seen any action since this time last year.

This faux-fur vest is the definition of man repelling: every woman in my office loves it and compliments it; the men ask what shag carpet I used to make it. Even with my healthy sense of humour (I tell them it's muppet) comments like that do cause a small rush of embarrassment. No one wants to walk around feeling like they look ridiculous. But, in keeping with my 2012 New Year's resolution of not being afraid to stand out, instead of letting it bring me down I thought of the wise words of Shannon Fitzgerald (courtesy of Aya McMillan's piece "Mind Over Mode" in December's FLARE Magazine): "Why should I let somebody else's opinion detract from how good I felt when I left the house? Even with something as seemingly innocuous as clothes, it makes me feel confident out in the world and, I believe, attracts better things that are truly in alignment with who I am."

So, I wore my vest with pride all day Friday as I enjoyed lunch and laughs with colleagues and toasted the holiday season. Because nothing says the holidays more than being yeti-chic.

Happy Monday!

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Cocktails with Colleagues

Blouse - Jacob; Dress - H&M; Boots - Aldo

This is the week. 

It seems as though every every organization I'm even slightly a part of is hosting its holiday get together this week. From catching up with old friends and new, and toasting the season, it's been an exhausting few days, but absolutely fabulous at the same time. 

One of my favourite parts of the season is going through my closet to piece together creative new looks - this really is a fashion girls time to shine! For one of my first holiday parties I chose the above look. I've had this polka dot, sweetheart dress for years but I rarely get the chance to wear it. On it's own, it wasn't exactly event appropriate, but by throwing the blouse underneath, I fit right in. Just that extra bit of fabric made the dress perfect for cocktails with colleagues.

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Holiday Dressing Staples

Black Friday purchases by petiteadventures on Polyvore

Lace blouse - Natural Short sleeves, 30 CAD / Lace peplum topper - Black Short sleeves, 41 CAD / Convertible sash blouse - Natural Short sleeves, 18 CAD / Polka-dot shirttail sleeveless top - Natural Sleeveless, 33 CAD / Lace pencil skirt - Grey Lace, 36 CAD

In yesterday's post I mentioned how excited I was to start wearing all of my new Black Friday purchases from Jacob. Well, it turns out I was maybe just too excited, because I didn't sleep a wink.

We're talking, maybe three non-consecutive hours.

The lack of sleep put a huge damper on my getting dressed plans in the morning. So instead of showing off the stunningly chic ensemble I sported throughout the day (Joe Fresh miss-matched pjs and an Aritzia Cowichan sweater), I thought I would debut what I'm sure will be my new Holiday season staples in collage form.

I hope I'm not jnxing myself when I say, now I really can't wait to wear them!


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Black Friday Madness

please excuse the mess in the background, 

but I didn't have enough time to hide my library books from the camera before running out the door

Blouses - Jacob; Skirt - H&M; Wedges - Aldo

I wasn't exactly avoiding the Black Friday sales, I just had no desire to set foot in the mall and battle the crowds. But, that all changed when I decided I wanted something new to wear to my first holiday party of the season. Unenthused by the options in my closet my goal was to find a lace detailed t-shirt and I knew Jacob would have it; so after yoga on Saturday morning I was off to Rideau. 

To my surprise, the mall wasn't as jam packed with people as I was anticipating. Jacob, on the other hand, was a mad house, but there was no way I was letting that stop me. So, in I went. 

Not only did I find exactly what I was looking for - I found so much more. With 40% off the last ticketed price, I was in shopping heaven. After 45 minutes of browsing, testing and debating, I went running from the store with four shirts and a lace skirt (I cannot wait to wear them all!)

With so many new options I found it hard to get dressed pre-party, but I settled on the above blouse - cute and casual, yet chic. You really can't beat a classic look for a holiday get-together.


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