500 days of summer: zooey's vintage wardrobe!

Over the holidays P. and I rented 500 Days of Summer. And while the movie had its cute moments and some annoying ones, overall I really was quite smitten with Zooey Deschanel's funky, vintage-inspired wardrobe. Yes, all of us Bloomers seem to have a major lady crush on Zooey and we have expressed our adoration here too. I am yearning for some Zooey bangs!

In the movie, her character Summer always wore a piece of blue clothing to match her eyes, according to costume designer Hope Hanafin in this interview. And surprisingly, while many of her pieces were vintage, a lot of them came from Old Navy, GAP and BCBG. Read: it could actually be affordable to copy this cute movie star's style!


I admired the Tom character's outfit here too...despite the fact I found him a tad too needy/clingy {and it made me claustrophobic}. But I'm digging his stripey tie!

Shoes Off!

Shoes Off!

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'Tis the season for holiday parties! And for fabulous party outfits that look really, really great with your new boots. But doesn't it always suck when you arrive at a party and you have to take your boots or shoes off? Your fab ensemble just isn't the same! Or worse - you have mismatched socks. Or even worse - a hole in the toe! I swear I will have a house one day with rugged hardwood floors throughout, fabulous parties and a 'Shoes On!' sign...they just look way cooler!

Many years ago I caught a short film on TV about this very predicament, and I happened to find it with Google! 'Shoes Off!' is only a 13 minute romantic comedy, but pretty cute {just ignore the annoying commercial at the beginning}. And how I identify with the girl in cool black boots who is reduced to awkward socks at a housewarming party! Any good solutions to this Bloomies?

crew cuts cute

Long gone are the days of turtlenecks and sweatshirts that I threw on as a kid apparently! I recently received a newsletter from Crewcuts {J. Crew's line of kid's clothing} and check out their kid's couture. Not 100% sure yet about dressing kids in adult-like clothing, but I have to admit...these looks are pretty darn adorable!

chocolate couture

Fashion...made of chocolate...am I dreaming?! Each year Cadbury holds Cadbury Couture - a chocolate fashion show where they team up with ten Canadian fashion designers who combine their love for cocoa and couture to create some sensational ensembles - each constructed using Cadbury chocolate! Here are some of my faves from past shows. Ok, now I'm having a major chocolate craving...gotta go!

gorgeous and flowy...

...designs by Barbara Munsel. They look like they could float away!
Happy Spring and I hope you are enjoying your weekend!

wearing a larry

Last week Joelle Bloomer posted these super cool "larry" scarves on her blog. She saw it on Project Runway Canada - a beautiful chunky knit shawl worn by Kim Cathers. Apparently, a 'larry' is an over-sized hand-knit scarf, made in Vancouver using alpaca fleece. I don't care if they are called "larry" or "steve", I think they sure are divine, and would definitely wear one to keep my neck warm and fashionable on this cold blizzard-y day. A funky and casual winter bride might really look cool with a 'larry' - we're always scoping cool ways to warm up the brides we work with up on their wedding days!

clutch loving

This summer I had a few weddings to go to, and although I bought myself a nice new dress {emerald green from Banana Republic - yum}, I was really embarrassed about my clutch - an ugly faux leather handbag that I got from Aldo about 5 years ago. After a quick search on Etsy though, I have my eye on a few beauties by Red Ruby Rose! Check out the beautiful fabrics...there are TOO many to choose from!