Teaspoons x Royal Palm Vintage

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On Monday, July 11th, I had the pleasure of visiting a brand new Vintage boutique in the Hintonburg area called Royal Palm Vintage. I was asked to style and “model” a few pieces for their instagram with my friend.
My first impression of the space is that it’s unique and different than any other vintage store I’ve ever been in. The concrete details with open-exposed ceilings give the space an industrial- modern feel.
It is a beautiful space with funky and fun decor, and it is a place where you don’t feel overwhelmed by product. I find this is a good thing when thrift shopping or vintage hunting because it can be easy to give up and walk away. However, at Royal Palm, everything is separated by style so you have an area of more casual wear, and then some fancier items etc.

 

The owner, Rebecca, is very friendly, welcoming, and has an eye for picking unique and special items. This makes you want to stay longer and have a chat all while looking for that piece that’s meant to be found just by you.
A piece i was drawn to was this “Toronto” tee. I decided to go out of my comfort zone and style it with another baby pink item. An added bonus is that these pants are Ralph Lauren (queue Rachel from Friends fan girl moment). Overall this is a comfortable and casual outfit that stands out from the ordinary

The second look was styled around this GORGEOUS Betsy Johnson skirt (that I ended up taking home with me). I love how the purse adds a pop of color and makes certain details on the skirt stand out, plus, the jean jacket makes the whole outfit casual and daytime appropriate. However, you could take it off and add a dressy top and you’d be good to go for a classy and elegant evening look.

This concludes part 1 of my collaboration with Royal Palm vintage.
Stay tuned for pt 2!
In the mean time go ahead and check out the boutique and everything it has to offer, if you do, let them know I sent you over!

Big thanks to Rebecca for being so kind and having me and Sonya for being my partner in styling and an awesome photographer.

Turtle necks & strappy dresses

A lot of people have style icons who they follow and get their inspiration from, I don’t particularly have a style icon. I simply get inspired by everyone and everything that surrounds me. Having been a retail worker for 4 years, I’ve seen and helped a lot of interesting and stylish people. I fell in love with a look i saw last week where a woman wore a white turtle neck with a strappy dress on top and so i decided to recreate the look with pieces i had in my own closet!
The look is very casual and comfortable.

I hope you all have a happy Wednesday.

shoes: vans
dress: ukglamorous
turtleneck: Michael stars

Flare forever 

I can’t lie to you, I never thought I’d step food into some flair jeans again after I ditched them in 2009. But these stole my heart with their 70s feel. I paired them with none other than my favourite platforms to complete the look.

Happy Monday!

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell lita
jeans: forever 21
belt: ragtime
top: allegro

thanks to Laurier Lachance for the photos.

Teaspoons x SchadBoutique pt. 1

 

Happy Sunday to all!
This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with Schad Boutique and had two outfits picked out for me to try on. This is the first; a beautiful baby doll dress from American Vintage and some clunky retro shoes from one of my favourite brands, miistas!
I threw on my funky shades and a watch to accessorize.

Hope you have a great week.
xo

shoes: miistas (found at schad boutique)
dress:american vintage (found at schad boutique)
glasses: aldo
watch: Daniel wellington

Thanks again to schad boutique and to @sonbetts for the photography

Against the plain – Pt. 2

I’d like to start by saying happy Friday! I hope you all have a  wonderful weekend.
This look is all about the skirt. I’ve been wanting a button-up jean skirt for a while now and the ones at American apparel just didn’t seem to fit right. As I was waltzing through the mall after a long day of class, Zara’s sale caught my attention and I simply had to sneak a peak. Low and behold they had a denim skirt… and the best part.. it was on sale for 15$! If that’s not a bargain I don’t know what is.
To really let the skirt be the statement I went for opaque tights and a black turtle neck.

shoes: aldo
skirt: zara
turtleneck: Michael stars
hat: topman