My new favourite Room

The Room at the Bay is the Canadian department store's newest addition to its up-scale re-branding initiative. At the moment, the Room is only at the store's Toronto and Vancouver locations; yet, it is quickly becoming the toughest competition the closely located up-scale department store, Holt Renfrew, has faced in years in these two cities.

A couple of weeks ago I visited the Room at it's Vancouver location and experienced the innovative approach the Bay is taking to further the evolution of the brand first hand. Similar to an art exhibition, the Bay has curated the Room beautifully to display designer collections from around the world in a way that showcases the details and themes of each specific collection. I was especially inspired by the Akris Punto Spring collection, which featured exquisitely tailored dresses and a very fabulous structured leather jacket. A kaleidoscope of mauve, tangerine, yellow and pink dots adorned my favourite dress and the perfect addition to my spring wardrobe (pictured below). Although the majority of the pieces at the Room are "slightly" outside of my price range, I left feeling inspired and satisfied. So next time you're in Vancouver or Toronto, visit the Room yourself, and let fashion do what it does best, inspire.

wouldn't you rather be on the beach?

Deborah Lippmann's nail-polishes are coveted by it-girls, celebrities and fashionistas alike. Not only does the brand boast a unique variety of shades to choose from, Lippmann polishes also lack the harmful chemicals present in the majority of mainstream formulas (toluene, DNP and formaldehyde). I recently discovered the shade "On the Beach," and have since deemed it my go to summer nail color. This oceanic shade rouses images of crystal clear water off the coast of maui and I like to think of it as my own little slice of paradise in the form of a manicure. I may not be relaxing on a beach in maui with a tropical drink in hand, but a girl can dream right?

Image courtesy of http://lippmanncollection.com/2011dl/index_new.php