writers block

sometimes it's hard to produce anything of worth. it can be disappointing for the audience, of course, but as i find myself in this situation i can't help but believe my own excuses. there is something to be said about a person who can find a story in anything. i just happen to have lost my touch, hence why i started blogging (not that i'm actually getting anywhere with that). and so when i read mundane blog posts or various status updates and tweets about how exams are coming up and how busy everyone is, i just feel bored. if there's one thing i despise in the world, it's wasting my time, but who am i to judge? i find myself in the same situation! my very own blog has been lacking in content. i've only been looking to lose myself in someone else's life while, continuously procrastinating as i push everything further and further back. blogging can be like a diary, sometimes nothing eventful happens that day. but when i find myself unsatisfied, when my ability to research, investigate, analyze and plan are completely lacking, i go by feeling.

last week, i took a few photos and decided i would wait to post them while i stay toronto, pretending to study. problem is, i have no story to accompany these photos, nothing to match the outfit. i just wore it, because i felt like it. and that's kind of how things go sometimes. life isn't always about following a plan, sometimes life is just addressing how you feel (pun intended). and everything artistic comes from a feeling, doesn't it? atleast, that's what i've always maintained.

i did some editing on them, and i couldn't decide which i liked best. so here's my miss-match outfit post, it's a little bit miami vice, but i like it. sometimes the best things happen when you just go with your gut!

jacket is H&M conscious collection, the bag and necklace are vintage, shoes are my faves from aldo.

so if blogging is like a diary, why can't i just talk about how i feel sometimes? it's my point of view. i don't need to try to hold myself to a higher standard, i should just be me - not that i haven't been, but you know what i mean... anyway, followers i guess are like friends. they like you for who you are and what you have to say. alot of bloggers are as popular as they are because they share their personality and their day to day lives. and once again, that's me connecting the entire world to my own personal life experiences. such is truth though. this is the human condition. the desire to be a relatable person is natural because of our inclination to be connected to one another.

i am also just kind of bumbed that my internship with TWB Co. is coming to an end. Ashley has been great and i learned so much, but i'm left feeling like i may not have done that much for her. sure most of the website issues have been dealt with, but it's still not 100%. and she's getting ready to go back to the store in Lake Rosseau with some great apparel we helped her select. but nothing has come of the magazine and blog front just yet. i mentioned in a previous post what it meant to me to be a contributing influence, even though i'm not directly selling to people. it just goes to show that things don't always go as planned. maybe i should have followed up more diligently but ashley had me doing other things she thought were more important. no excuse as far as i'm concerned but the job only lasted while i was physically there. ashley wasn't concerned with having me go out of my way for her because i had been doing this just to do it. i didn't fulfill any hours for school or anything, i just wanted to learn. anyway, i feel like a failed at what i wanted to do for her so i'm a little disappointed but i can say that working with her gave me a bit more direction for the future. so thanks ashley!

line knitwear f/w 2011

so i ended up going to fashion week after all. Much thanks goes to She Does the City for selecting me in their tweetstakes for free tickets to the Line Knitwear encore show last night. below are some of my decent photos, featuring the lovely Elle, who was kind enough to let me accompany her and her friends (since my life was so last minute i didn't even have time to find a date) thanks Elle!

ps: i'm sorry that i was an idiot and didn't take a picture of what i was wearing. i will have to put it on again in the near future and share it. but i wore a pair of my danny pollak earrings, denis gagnon for bedo wrap dress (the one with the exaggerated zipper shoulders!) and just some black payless pumps that i got second hand.
i did capture the attention of the official LGFW blogger, she snapped a couple of photos of myself and the girl i was chatting with, but we didn't make the cut when she wrote her post.

enjoy these luscious knits!

the intern update

it's been a while since i've let everyone know what sort of things Ashley at TWB Co. has been getting me to do. We had our short little adventure in PR and marketing, but now it's time to get down to the real heart of the business. we've got to get cracking on the sourcing aspect.

a few weeks ago, we went to an antique mall in freelton to look out for great peices that can be used in the wedding industry. Ashley is starting a new wedding blog, which comes as no suprise to me because she's always been passionate about bridal. when i first started with her, she shared that if the demand for her swimwear wasn't so high, she would have been designing bridal gowns. Ashley doesn't want to end her successful business though, so she is doing the blog on the side as a creative outlet. I met her other intern that day, Lauren, who is a fashion arts student at Humber and will be graduating this year. Ashley and i focused on finding great pieces for the blog and Lauren had the camera in hand to sharpen those photography skills. I also had my eyes out for vintage postcards for a PR idea Ashley had for TWB.

but waaay before any of that happened, Ashley had me check out any manufacturing companies that specialize in swimwear, so for next season i think she's going to look into that. for those of you that were curious, we found most of these places in montreal. other than that, we took a trip down to Terra Cotta down in the arts & design district of toronto. i met the owner, Barbara, and some of her staff and Ashley shared hew designs for the upcoming season. in line with my product development course, i also got some real life experience with spec sheets; i took measurements for the sample size and Lauren recorded it.

this past friday, we hit up the fashion district on tycos to visit with a wholesaler. Alexis & Co. carries alot of great brands like BB Dakota and Jack BB Dakota, !iT Brand Jeans, Lucy Love, and Alternative Apparel. Lauren and i helped Ashley shop Lucy Love and Alternative to pick out pieces from their various lines to carry in her store. it was a lot of fun, but dealing with a wholesaler can really be stressful. think a d2d salesman on speed. we tried some garments on for fit, selected the popular colours for the season and offered our sales experience to let Ashley know what pieces will sell. we delt with Alexis' husband and he was so impressed with Lauren and i, he let us pick out a tshirt from the cash and carry section. i picked out a sweet tshirt by Alternative which after markup etc would retail at around $50. i'd say that's a pretty sweet grab.

i also just want to add that the end of april will mark the conclusion of my adventure with Ashley. come may, i am embarking on a new intern journey! stay tuned