Karen Elson x Nine West

I was so excited when the news that Karen Elson would be doing a collection for Nine West came out as I'm a huge fan of her music and her career in general. I was lucky enough to be sent a sample from the collection to try a few months ago. The boots are that perfect vintage, pre worn in feel that you would expect based on Karen's personal aesthetic. I paired them with the easist things I found laying around: a slightly rumpled slip dress and a warm knit sweater, things that I think work perfectly with the spirit of the collection.
If you like Nine West on Facebook, you can see more behind-the-scenes from the collection, and for every "like", Nine West will donate $1 to the Soles4Souls charity, which is a great cause.. so make sure you do that if you've got a second!

(Karen Elson for Nine West Vintage America Collection boots, Wilfred slipdress, Gap sweater) x E

day uno in Barcelona

Well, really this post is coming from Toronto, but the photos were taken on one of my first days in Barcelona. I was so sad to leave behind beautiful Oxford and all of the amazing friends that I met there, but when the plane touched down in sunny Barcelona, any gloominess that I had felt melted away. There were many things I loved about Barca, but my number one favourite was the FOOD. I spent the next three days stuffing myself full of various tapas and paella, as well as drinking lots of cerveza and sangria - yum!

(some cerveza, choricitos a la sidra, and esparragos a la plancha)(patatas bravas, pa amb tomaquet and salteado de setas de temporada)

(giving my father the "sangria finger" - a term he coined on our trip, after discovering that I become a bit of a nag & like to wag my finger at him after consuming two glasses of sangria)(Zara scarf, Alternative Apparel top, Ray Ban sunglasses, Wilfred trousers and my beloved Repetto flats) xx E

Privacy Personified

I have to say Im almost feeling sorry for the Panty Mantis, the regularity with which her privacy gets invaded enjoying some quiet time with her son is so frequent its Obscene!

So you can imagine my horror to see those evul buggers at Now magazine have managed to get yet another shot of her and invaded her privacy once again... poor girl, if only they would all leave her alone....

Still she can take heart, look at all those other Celeb mums who are also suffering the same torture.....

PS Panty Mantis, if you need me to slowly go through the difference between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, I know we've had our differences, but Im here for you!