"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."

new year, new you?

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:40:00 -0500

Happy New Year! I would like to use this post to reflect on 2012, more precisely on how crazy,...

a nothern christmas

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

This year was our second annual Christmas up north, we went there last year and we had such a great...

Merry Christmas

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Toronto's very own christmas market

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

I’m finaly back home, in Toronto after a 3 month long staycation in Paris. And it feels so...

street art in Montmartre

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:43:46 -0500

One of my absolutely favorite areas in Paris is Montmartre, currently it’s competiting for 1st...

the war on christmas windows

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Every year in December for the holidays, two stores that share the same street; Galaries Lafayette...

I ventured out to see the Salvador Dali exhibition today in the...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:50:29 -0500

I ventured out to see the Salvador Dali exhibition today in the Pompidou Museum. It was really well curated and absolutely massive in size, it took us about 3 hours to see everything. The exhibition included Dali’s original paintings, sculputres, films and sketches. The video that I linked to above was part of the exhibition and it’s a short film that Dali collaborated with Walt Disney in 1945. Dali described the plot of the film as “a magical display of the problem of life in the labyrinth of time.” The exhibition only showed a small clip of this film, but I was so intrigued by it I had to see it in full length. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

The little black jacket

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:28:00 -0500

There is a really cool exhibition going on in the Grand Palais that’s free but it ends today,...

stuck in a time warp in Bruges

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

If you want to visit the past specifially the Middle Ages go to Bruges. I went there in late...

lokal time = beer time

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:35:00 -0500

I spent one week in Prague with my boyfriend (itinerary to come) and we found the best local bar to...

the reality of paris ... window shopping

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:56:47 -0400

Everyone knows that Paris is expensive, but I don’t think people realize or maybe I just...

Zurich time

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:33:00 -0400

A friend and I went to Zurich this weekend, and in the midst of roaming through the city’s...

the many ways of saying i love you

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:56:51 -0400

There is a place in Montmartre, Paris that’s called the square Jehan Rictus and it holds a...

Betes de sexe

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:24:00 -0400

Today I went to an exposition in the Palais Decouverte that’s called Betes de Sexe. It’s...

a weekend in oslo

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:51:00 -0400

I’ve been travelling a lot during the past two months (blog posts to come) and until I went to...

patterns of Paris

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:51:14 -0400

As you walk in and out of monuments, churches and museums you slowely start forgetting things you...

paris on the cheap side

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:40:01 -0400

If you want to have a cheap day in Paris, yes it’s actually possible, here is what you...

The battle with food

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:12:26 -0400

When living in Paris there is always a battle with food. No matter how much you eat and how full you...

A rendez-vous in Hamelin

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:14:13 -0400

I went to Hamelin, Germany over the weekend. Hamelin is famous for the story of Pied Piper who led...

I ventured out today to Hotel De Ville to see their new exhibit...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:14:57 -0400

I ventured out today to Hotel De Ville to see their new exhibit on Hollywood’s love affair with Paris or as the French call it, Paris, vu par Hollywood.
It was really amazing to see the relationship evolve from the constructed Paris in Paramount during the 1900-20s to directors filming in Paris in the 1950s. It showcased different films that portrayed the city and other artifacts such as dresses that Audrey Hepburn wore in Love in the Afternoon while filming in Paris.
The exhibit also displayed a book called A Conference on Clothes, which was published in the first half of the 20th century. It had an amazing message when it comes to fashion and it’s still really relevant today …
“The French women do not hesitate to admit their faults in face or figure, and this frank study of themselves leads them to the adoption of those patterns, fabrics, and adornments which lend distinction, individuality, and their style to their appearance.”
The book goes on to explain that rather than copying everything you see in magazines and dressing through trends, you should take time to reflect on your body-shape and your personality and dress accordingly. I couldn’t agree more.