Last Week in Pictures 3

Heya lovelies!  As you may or may not have noticed, no outfit pictures this week.  The new store opened this past week and it has been all kinds of crazy.  We are still figuring out how to manage things for this new store but day by day we are getting the swing.  I am putting in a lot of hours so I haven't had much time to blog.  This weekend I should be able to catch up, though! 

The mass amounts of working this week led me to buy some sparkly blue keds (pic 1) to relieve my poor feetsies. They are pretty darn comfy!  Pic 2 is just a view of some Yonge and Dundas action.  Pic 3 is the new storefront!  Pic 4 sums up my Saturday night.  We always pull out the guitar hero at Kyle's place.  Pic 5 and 6 were actually taken yesterday on my only day off this week.  I spent the day lazing around reading Elle whilst Dale feverishly finished up his ASP.NET assignment. 

How was your week last week?  

I like doing these little posts because it lets you guys know I'm still alive even though I am not outfit documenting at the moment.  I am still around and reading all of your blogs as much as I can!  

All of these photos are from instagram.  Any of you folks have it?  You should add me @rhitbee!

xo Robyn 

Last Week in Pictures

Hello all of you wonderful people.  I did a similar post last week and I thought it was super fun so I think I might try and make it a bit of a regular post.  What do ya think?  I hope to normally get this post up on a Monday. 

Last week was awesome.  It was pretty well blue skies all week!  Last weekend was Dale's cousin's wedding and that was a total blast.  It was a big extravagant event the likes of which I don't experience too often.  The first five photos are from the wedding.  Throughout the week I just worked and hung out with friends.  Thursday we went perusing around the mall and popped our heads into Tiffany's.  Swoon.  That night we saw Bill Cunningham New York.  I think I am going to make a post about that film in the future but until then, I highly recommend it.  Friday I went condo hunting with my cousin and some of the places we looked at had spectacular views.  I spent this weekend at Dales and we celebrated Father's Day with his fam beside the pool with a delicious ice cream cake.  Omnom! 

All of these photos are from instagram.  Any of you folks have it?  You should add me @rhitbee!

xo Robyn 

Wardrobe Challenge Catch-Up

Heya lovelies.  Several times I have iterated the actual challenge involved in this particular wardrobe challenge.  It's just that I can never seem to find enough time in the day to photograph my outfit.  However, I refuse to give up and I have been documenting my outfits throughout the days even if I can't photograph them on me.  I have staged my outfits for days ten through fifteen and photographed them that way.  I actually quite like the way they turned out. 

outfit deets: jeans - American Eagle // blazer - vintage // accessories - vintage/H&M/Mexx // tank - bicyclette // clutch - upside of wonder

outfit deets: dress - H&M // shirt - H&M // sunnies - Forever 21 // necklace - vintage // bobby pin - chile

outfit deets: skirt - H&M // tank & tee - forever 21 // shoes - c/o Big Buddha // sunnies, necklace - Forever 21

outfit deets: skirt - H&M // shirt - UO // tights - We Love Colors // bracelets - Forever 21

outfit deets: dress - gift from Dale's mom // scarf - H&M // heels - Steve Madden

outfit deets: romper - vintage Express // belt - vintage // purse - H&M

If I can't photograph the rest of my outfits for the challenge actually on me I expect I will do this again..  I have a busy week at work looking forward to the grand opening of the new store!  

On a slightly different note, I am going to be making some changes around here pretty soon (specifically when the Wardrobe Challenge is done).  I thought about starting up an entirely new blog when I began dreaming up new directions for my online presence but I decided all of this new stuff would work just fine within the umbrella of Rhitbee-isms! So look forward to that and I promise I will explain soon.

Talk soon lovelies.

xo Robyn

A week in Wardrobe Challenge fail

OK OK, I know.  Both Julia and I totally failed this week in terms of getting wardrobe challenge stuff done.  I was pretty sick for half of the week though and I was working for the other half and this weekend has been jam packed with birthdays and weddings.  Julia has also been busy with her slew of new jobs.  All excuses aside though, we have no proper excuse for sucking this week.  What we are going to do is pretend like this week never happened (although we still have been following the rules) and pick up with Day 10 next week! Good plan?? Good plan! In lieu of outfit photos for the week I present to you my week as represented by instagram photos:

The week started out with watching a lot of Netflix and tissues (Whites and It Crowd shown in the photos above).  I also painted my nails proper black for the first time probably since high school!  Monday saw me taking pictures of alleyways and wearing my Tardis shirt whilst watching E3 conferences with Dale.  Later in the week when I started to feel better I got back to the bike at the gym.  I went house hunting and took pictures of trees while I was at it!  Friday was my dear friend Persia's birthday and we celebrated with a BBQ in her backyard.  It was super fun. Steve wore his Urkel shirt.  

Welp, this entire post has been a true testament to my writing skills.  I somehow managed to write the entire second paragraph in point form without maintaining point structure. Good jorb me.  

Anyway lovelies I hope you had a wonderful week and weekend!

Talk very soon,

xo Robyn 

Day Nine: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Day Nine of the Wardrobe Challenge is upon us! How sweet it is.  PLUS - it's Friday.  *happy dance*  ALSO, two posts in one day! Eegads.  I really am playing catch- up here.  I have been waiting and waiting to wear this shirt since I got it right before the challenge started!  Finally, I wore it to work.  I took on the themed tee by painting my nails Tiffany blue and throwing on some similarly coloured bangles.

I love Breakfast at Tiffany's.  I wrote a research essay about the music in it last semester. I really loved every minute of listening to Moon River over and over! It's such a silly little movie on the surface but Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn, of course) is so wonderful in it and I found that she really has some meaningful and insightful lines. 

My favourite line comes up in a conversation between Holly and Paul:  

Holly: You know those days when you get the mean reds?
Paul: The mean reds, you mean like the blues?
Holly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat and maybe it's been raining too long, you're just sad that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?
Paul: Sure.
Holly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name! 

Ooh how I know the reds! Holly is saying so much here, I could write a whole paper just on this quote! Alas, I will refrain!

outfit deets: shoes - c/o Big Buddha // jeans - American Eagle // tee - Forever 21 // bangles -vintage // bracelets - Forever 21

Have any of you lovelies seen Breakfast at Tiffany's? No? JEEZ! What are you doing with yourself? Go out and watch it right now. It's 50 years old this year - I think that makes it OK to go download it! Do  movies work that way? I don't think so.  In any case, it is most certainly a  must see. 

Happy Friday!!

xo Robyn 

p.s. did this post show up in your google reader/blogger dashboard? I have been having troubles with that lately and am unsure of what the problem is!

Day Eight: Camera Woes & Floral Shorts

Julia is right! The wardrobe challenge really is rushing by at an accelerated pace.  I hope you guys are still with us.  I know it's a lot to take in everyday but hopefully you guys are finding it interesting!

Do any of you gals take your outfit pictures with an SLR and a self-timer? I can't figure out how to get the focus working properly when I am not behind the camera and so my full outfit photos are not up to the kind of quality I would like! I'm still a noob with this whole SLR thing so any advice would be muchly appreciated!

outfit deets: shoes - c/o Big Buddha // tights - We Love Colors // jumper - Forever 21 // tee - H&M // jacket - Bicyclette

I actually loved this little outfit! I picked this jumper up at Forever 21 a little while ago because I was so in love with the shorts and cute little floral print.  Plus, I don't really have many jumpers - you can't see the top of it because I am wearing a tee over it but it's kind of a little floral pair of overalls.  So cute! It was a little chilly so I threw on the jacket and it was a great outfit for running around doing errands.  

I hope you guys are all doing well! Happy Weekend lovelies.

xo Robyn 

Catchup With Julia-Bee: Day Six, Seven & Eight

 Hello Blog Readers, Julia Bee here! The Wardrobe Challenge is moving so quickly, hope you're still with us! Anyways, I won't write too much about these outfits, just that I think they're all pretty fun and summer-y. I'm pretty happy in all these pictures because really, who can be unhappy with weather like this after a Canadian winter? Toronto summers are hot, sticky, humid, but we take full advantage of them because we know that when they're gone, they're gone for a long time! To note, many of these pictures were taken while The Weeknd was blasting in the background. If you haven't heard him then get on youtube and do it NOW. Not only is he making some of the best (R&B) music that I've heard in possibly ever, he's also just reppin' Toronto proper. Basically my latest obsession.

Outfit deets: Dress & Blazer- Bluenotes // Tank - Banana Republic // Scarf - Gift from our lovely friend Persia's travels in India // Jewelry - Bought in Cuba & NYC

Outfit deets: Top & Jeans - H&M // Vest - Bluenotes // Flats - Tommy Hilfiger // Necklace // Gift from my parents' travels in Ecuador

Outfit deets: Blouse - Bluenotes // Pants - Esprit //Shoes - Vans // Purse - Gift from my mom's travels in Ukraine

Robyn will be back tomorrow with her Day Eight!

Day Seven: Maroon & Summer White

I love white for the summer and spring.  There is something so fresh and crisp about a clean white shirt.  That is, if you can keep it clean for the whole day.  I am not so great at keeping white things white for extended periods!  Although I did OK with this shirt when I wore it.  Right now Forever 21 is stocked full of cute white shirts and dresses and I have been lusting over so many of them.  Alas, I am still not allowed to buy anything for a few weeks.  Eek! This is a shirt I have had for many many moons.  My mom bought it for me a long time ago and I didn't like it at all when she first presented it to me.  Now I cannot get enough it with it's cute little ruffled collar.

This was my first go at using Dale's Nikon D90 to do solo outfit photos with the tripod.  It worked out OK but spent too long trying to get the effect I wanted to no avail.  I must practice a lot more with it! It is much more complicated than my regular ol' Canon SX110. 

I'm still playing catch-up with these blog posts for the wardrobe challenge! So far the challenge hasn't been about wearing something new everyday but rather about taking photos and making a blog post everyday. 

outfit deets: sandals - Payless // skirt - Forever 21 // top - Vintage // belt - vintage // bag - vintage

Talk tomorrow lovelies!

xo Robyn