drawn: sweet&rough

I've been trying my hand at some drawing lately. It's something I pick up now and again so due to the spotty nature of this hobby I'm not really that great. Although I've become pretty great at drawing Daleks. Anyway, I want to become good at drawing outfits so whenever I have an idea I can draw it down to remember it. This is a much better option than my usual routine of storing ideas up in my old noggin where they inevitably get pushed out by taco recipes and memorable six feet under moments. So I'm practicing by drawing old outfits of mine and I thought I'd share my first attempt with you guys. This outfit is from the sweet & rough post I did a few weeks ago. Hopefully there will be more where this came from. I plan on only getting better!

Later party people.

xxRobyn

singing my life with his words

There's certain songs that just take you back to really exact moments. Ludacris' "Fantasy" never fails to remind me of driving home in my dads blue chevy with my best friends on my like 14/15th birthday. The girls were all unabashedly singing the lyrics to that song (you know - "I wanna lick lick lick you from your head to your toes...") in the back seat as I sat red faced in the front seat hoping my dad wasn't paying attention. The Pixies "Where is my Mind" reminds me of driving around up north by my cottage in torrential down pour just to get ice cream whilst doing terribly silly things with my girlfriends.

Everytime I hear "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees I am reminded of my grade 9 "talent show." When some very brave girl got up on stage and sang this song to a crowd that was very resistant to her take on the song. So to show that she was a rebel and didn't care what everyone else thought - she attempted to "crowd surf" her way off stage - despite the total lack of a crowd in front of the stage. Of course the song reminds me of other things too, it's a beautiful song, but I can't hear the song without remembering that instance. Do any songs do that for you guys?

I actually wore this outfit last weekend, but have been too busy until today to get around to posting the snaps! Really simple outfit for a casual lunch with a friend. I love this sweater with these jeans - ultra comfy!

outfit deets: top - h&m // jeans - Gap // shoes - vintage

Alright guys I'm up late enough already! Hope you are having a great start to your weekend. Talk soon.

xxRobyn

how am I to be?

Since I started blogging I've been struggling to reconcile my own average everyday views with the way I feel about fashion. Truth is, I love clothes and I love getting dressed up - and I love that I have found a community that loves the same thing! I don't love it all the time, and sometimes I think the fashion world is so ridiculous and petty and totally irrelevant to everything else that is going on in the world, and in my head. Bottom line though, clothes/fashion or whatever you want to call it inspire me in a way that no other art form ever has before.

With that said though, I'm not some avante garde fashionista - and in the pictures below you'll probably note some old staples. In any case, I felt good in my outfit today and loved that I matched the pond and the turtles.

outfit deets: skirt - vintage // tee - thrift // belt - vintage // sandals - payless

Dale and I went for a walk through tig forest and to the pond. There were crazy birds, ducks, turtles and people to be found there. All of which I found highly entertaining. Dale snapped some pictures of me and the wildlife while we were out.

Have a happy rest of weekend!

money city maniacs

I've been away for a whole week, I know. I have just been so so busy! First of all, my desktop computer is currently out of commission pretty well. It should be fixed soon but I have been spending a good amount of time trying to fix it. Secondly and more excitingly I have been busy with getting everything ready for the launch of Rhitbee Anne Vintage! I am so excited - everything is finally coming together. I'm thinking I will be able to begin listing pieces within the week - potentially week and a half. I have some really exciting things surrounding the launch of the shop, but you guys will just have to wait and see what I have up my sleeve!

outfit deets: dress - vintage grunge era // shoes - vintage // key necklace - vintage // ring - ?

I've had this ring for a really long time! It's pretty ridiculous and it glows in the dark. Still one of my faves.

I wore this dress just running around the house today. It's super grunge era but I love the way the collar classes it up just a little and the little flower print is so adorbale. It's real short though, I don't know how easy I would be able to wear this on the subway. We'll see but this little number might just be going up in the shop soon!

On a note unrelated to anything else in this post, aside from the title: have you guys heard the song Money City Maniacs by Sloan? It's one of the great songs of the 90s. I know Sloan is predominantly only popular in Canada but I think they have somewhat of a following in the states too. Anyway, if you have heard the song you'll know the chorus is pretty well unintelligible. It's one of those songs where everyone you know has a different opinion on what they're singing - each interpretation equally hilarious. I love songs like that, can you guys think of any others? What are the lyrics and some of the interpretations you've heard?

The Money City Maniacs chorus really goes "...and the joke is when he awoke his body was covered in coke fizz"

I've heard, "...and the joke is where do you want this? his body was totally joking"
or "...and the joke is bloodier wine kiss body was covered in buttkiss"
or "...and the joke is where do you want kids? body was covered in yokess"

talk soon guys!

xxRobyn

style definitions

I've been thinking today about definitions of style and how one might go about defining their own personal style. I have a really hard time doing this because my wardrobe contains pieces from all over the place. I know what kind of image I'm going for in my head, but I can never quite put a label or name to it. This becomes difficult when websites like Chictopia ask me to classify my style in terms of an era or label. My clothing is very rarely all from one era and I'm never really doing a theme. I usually end up putting "classic" "casual" or "vintage" if enough of my pieces are vintage. This is getting boring though! I'm not saying I want to be able to classify my style, I think it's not so necessary, however, it can be helpful for sites like Chictopia. What do you guys think? Do you have a hard time like me defining your personal style in terms of labels? Do you think it's easier to connect with readers if you have a "define-able" style? Let me know in the comments!

outfit deets: shoes, belt - vintage // tights - h&m // skirt - thrifted // top - Le Chateau

This is what I wore today, all day, and it was really comfortable. It was another boiling day so I was happy to be wearing white on top. I liked the look of the tights, because I didn't want to appear too casual - but it would have been cooler without them. Didn't matter so much though because I was in an air conditioned office setting for most of the day.

I liked the way these pictures turned out today - it was just starting to cloud over as I snapped them so I liked the lighting that provided a lot. I had fun with it. Now as I am sitting here I hear thunder rolling in. Time for showers!

out and about in... the junction

Hey guys! I decided to do another little feature on one of my fave haunts around Toronto. I've already shown you guys Kensington Market so today I chose The Junction! I've always lived in Toronto's west end and it's my home. The junction is only a few steps away from my house and it's an area that has been "about to gentrify" for a few years now. Not sure it will ever happen, and I hope that it doesn't, because I love it the way it is. It's a great place to find used books, get cheap manicures, sip a latte and enjoy the view at one of the quiet cafe's or have an awesome eating experience at one of the many restaurants you will find there. The Purple Onion has great breakfast, The Friendly Thai has great Thai food, and The Beet has an amazing organic strawberry and Kefir smoothie. YUM. Also there is a yummy Maltese bakery and a fantastic organic grocery store called The Sweet Potato.

I had lots of fun hanging out and taking pictures in the Junction today despite how incredibly hot it was today. I was dressed pretty appropriately for the heat though so I managed. It's amazing how many new things you discover when you have a camera in tow and are thinking in terms of pictures. I'll definitely be doing this "out and about in..." idea more often because I have lots of places I still want to show you. What do you guys think?

outfit deets: shoes - dexter // skirt - thrifted and altered // necklace & belt - vintage

I'm pretty in love with this outfit. I just recently got around to hemming the skirt and it's one of my new staples. It's got pockets and everything. The shirt and the shoes just went so perfectly too, I was happy with how it turned out!

organic mangoes at The Sweet Potato



organic oranges at The Sweet Potato

I love some of the old houses in and around the junction. This is one I always admire so I snapped a picture of it today. I love the old car that sits infront of it too, it has a great license plate too that I thought I better not photo. Just know though, it's awesome!

Anyway guys I hope you are having a great week!

Til next time,

xxRobyn :)

sweet and rough

Hey guys! Jessica from What I Wore issued a challenge this week to pair up one of your sweet and girly pieces with some of your tougher pieces. So I paired up this flower-print chiffon dress with an old military inspired jacket of mine. I quite enjoyed the results!

The whole tough/rough and feminine/sweet thing always reminds me so much of the last scenes of the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie where Kristy Swanson is wearing this white frilly, really quite pretty prom dress. At some point she throws on Luke Perry's leather motorcycle jacket. Too good. She was so badass.

outfit deets: shoes - naturalizers // dress - h&m // jacket - thrifted // belt - vintage

I'm keepin' it short on this lazy long weekend. Til next time guys!

xxRobyn