kensington market

Hellos! So today I ventured into Kensington market. It's a market in downtown Toronto that has everything from head shops, to fruit and fish stands, to vintage clothing shops, to some of the best cheese you will find in Toronto, and some delicious and quaint little eateries. We went to this place called The Grilled Cheese that just recently opened. I got the "Turk-2000" - which was delish! I highly recommend the joint and will have to return there soon.

outfit details: shoes - payless // jean shorts - real old // tank - thrifted // vest - h&m // necklaces - vintage, thrifted, and from Dale

Kensington has been one of my favourite haunts since I was in high school. I used to go there and buy tonnes of cheap plastic jewellery and sunglasses. Now I prefer the vintage stores like Exile (pictured below) and Flashback (my fave). Over the years the shops have become increasingly more expensive but Flashback retains some pretty reasonable prices.

I took some cheesy mirror shots in one of the stores because I was having some real trouble getting good lighting outside. Not that the lighting was any better in there, oh well! Such is life, I will have to go back another day and get more snaps.

I opted for a pretty simple outfit today because it was really hot. Got up to 29 degrees celsius! These shorts did me well in Cuba so I slipped em on today. I was nice and cool.

I think I might do more posts like these in the future, where I do a little profile of my fave places in Toronto. What do you guys think?

xxRobyn

**links to the pictures that aren't mine are embedded in the photos

mosquito bites

Hey guys, I got a whole whack of new mosquito bites taking these pictures outside today. Greaatt. I also have to stop taking pictures with my mom or grandmother present - they make me make funny faces. They're silly people. So excuse the extra weird faces today.

Today was a good day! I potentially have some exciting news re: the launch of Rhitbee Anne Vintage on Etsy. However, I will say no more until things become more official :)

outfit deets: shoes - thrifted Naturalizers // skirt & belt - vintage // shirt - h&m // necklaces - thrifted
I had a meeting today that I was pretty sure wasn't going to require extremely formal attire so I threw on my favourite pencil skirt, a flowery top and some comfy peep toes and was on my way. For the actual meeting I wore stockings and a cardigan but took them off when I got home because it became quite hot out!

After the meeting I went to go buy conditioner and walked out of the store with shampoo. I swear I had the conditioner in my hand, it must have magically turned into shampoo. I didn't realize until I was on the subway home. Now we have like 5 bottles of shampoo in my house and no conditioner because my mother and I keep doing this.

Alright guys, I'm going to try and get some outfit shots in new locations in the next few days! I need to do some mixing up.

Talk soon!

xxRobyn

hawaii in the city

Hello folks. For the most part today has been rather cloudy and dreary. I haven't been outside a whole lot either, mainly just working inside. I have yet to ever wear this top I altered so I thought I would throw it on to brighten my day a little.

I found this piece at a thrift shop about a year ago. In it's original state it was a floor length moomoo made in Hawaii. It has one side pocket and the reason I bought it was for the adorable sleeves! They're cute little tulip sleeves. Originally I intended to make it into a mini dress but I cut it too short and so I decided to make it a tunic length. I don't think I'm done with the alterations either. It's a little too big and needs to be taken in at the back because it bunches too much. Anyway. I'm going to aim for a bunch of outfit photos this week! So look forward to that. Also, my etsy store is well on it's way to opening. So many exciting things!

outfit deets: tunic - thrifted and altered by me // jeans - Gap // shoes - payless// belt - vintage

til next time guys!

xxRobyn

kimchi&blue dress: four ways

Hey guys! I thought it was about time for another four ways post. This Kimchi&Blue dress had been sitting in my closet for awhile unworn so I thought it would be the perfect to do some remixing with to give myself some ideas as well as you guys! I really love being able to successfully remix a piece a bunch of different ways and I think this dress has so many possibilities. I love that the top has enough interest to be work well with a different bottom but the skirt is full enough to be work with another top. I got it onsale at Urban Outfitters last season. I think it was like 15 bucks - score. Also, it has pockets - double score.

outfit deets: kimchi&blue dress - UO // skirt - altered and thrifted by me // shoes - payless // belt - vintage

I imagine this dress being perfect for a dinner date or a casual summer night out with friends.

outfit deets: kimchi&blue dress- UO // shirt dress worn as coat - thrifted // belt - vintage // shoes - payless

I would probably wear this out to lunch or shopping or a casual family dinner. It is pretty comfy and I just love the interest the clasping hands belt adds!

outfit deets: kimch&blue dress - UO // breton striped tee - ann taylor // corduroy vest - thrifted // shoes - naturalizers

This is most definitely a running errands/going to school outfit. Well, I might change up the shoes to a flat but otherwise this would be perfect for a regular day in the city.

outfit deets: kimchi&blue dress - UO // tee - shirt.woot.com // shoes - vintage

This is what I would call a "bummin around" outfit. I'd wear it whilst lounging around watching some Doctor Who and walking to the store on a summer's night to get some popsicles!

Which remix is your fave and how would you remix a dress like this? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

til next time,

xxRobyn

hurricane glass

Hey lovelies, these will probably be the last pictures I share from cuba. These are two looks I wore out for dinner - the first was to dinner at the buffet and the second was to dinner at the Japanese restaurant (actually, my fave place to eat there.)

Dale and I tried three times to go to catch the sunset before dinner. It was only on the third time that we caught it in it's full glory. I was so happy to capture some pelicans on that night too. Everything I'm wearing here has been remixed previously on the blog (four ways of the brush stroke skirt can be found here)except for the pinky red rose dress which is from h&m. I adore that dress and was so happy to be wearing it on the night we caught the full sunset!

All in all I had a lot of fun being in Cuba and away from the things I am used to, but I don't know that I will be rushing back to any all-inclusive resorts any time soon. The food on the trip was really not that great, but because we were on a resort that was not close to very much we were sort of stuck with it. My stomach continues to reel from the food, but it is slowly getting better. I think the fact that the resort was in Cuba has something to do with the food being sub-par, but I won't get into that here unless people are interested in that discussion! Have any of you been to an all-inclusive resort? Where? How did you enjoy the experience?

Anyway, I will see you guys tomorrow hopefully with another four-ways post. Lets hope the rain holds off!

Cheers!

xxRobyn

substitute scene

Hey peoples, I had a pretty chill day today. Just caught up on the Lost, Doctor Who and Breaking Bad I missed this week, went for a yummy sandwich dinner with a friend and watched the Habs win game six.

The weather in Toronto is completely different than it was in Varadero. So cold! I'll take it over the extremely humid weather we had in Cuba though. My skin is finally going back to normal. I'm done school and it feels so weird to have no school work to do! I better enjoy it while it lasts - I only have a month and a bit before I have to go back to school for summer classes.

Guys, you have no idea how good it felt to have straight hair today. My hair was crazy curly in Cuba and it was beginning to drive me bonks! Also, it was too hot to wear much black or darks in general so I just piled it on as soon as I got back. Sometimes I forgot how much I rely on black as a stand by.

I wanna talk a little about my shoes. I love them! I found them at a thrift shop a few weeks ago. They're naturalizers too! So they're pretty damn comfy now that I have worn them a few times. They're everything I have been looking for for the past few years and there I found them waiting for me... in my size. almost new. at a thrift shop. 15 bucks! Score. I don't believe in fate... but jeez, pretty special.

Outfit Deets: dress - thrift // scarf - vintage // tights - UO // shoes - thrift (Naturalizer)

*listening to: Elliott Smith - Waltz #2

All I listened to on vacay was Elliott Smith and Catherine Feeny. Just went so perfectly with the sounds of the ocean. His music is such a constant for me in my life. I can't listen to him when I'm anxious, but listening to him when I'm calm helps me get through my later anxious moments in a really important way. I wonder if he knew what his music could do. I really hope so.

I wanna know... if you'll be my girl

Hey guys! So sorry - I've been a pretty bad blogger. Pretty much two weeks and no new posts! I'm tsk tsking at myself. Truth be told I finished school week before last and a few days later I headed to Cuba with my boyfriend for the week. It was totally beautiful there and so different from Canada and the kind of scenery I'm used to. I took tonnes of pictures so there are more to come.

It was really really hot there so most days I just wore a light tank and shorts or a skirt if I wasn't wearing my bathing suit. I dressed up a little at night for dinner - I have pictures of those outfits coming too!

outfit deets: shorts - cut myself from some really old pair of jeans // shirt - zara

The resort we stayed at in Veradero was absolutely gorgeous and so well maintained. They had an army of staff working everyday and everyone there was super friendly. The food left a lot to be desired though - so I spent much of the time living off of strawberry daiquiris and ice cream. Their playlists were a little on the lacking side too - as in, they played the same songs over and over again. The one they played the most was probably called something like "hey baby" and I had never heard it before this trip, now I can say I have heard it far more times than anyone should. I know the corresponding dance for it too. It's stuck in my head and some of the lyrics are the source of my post title today. Oh joy! EDIT ** okay so apparently this song is actually huge. I'm a n00b, oh well.

*trying not to listen to: hey baby - dj otzi