the canadian tuxedo

meet: alexandra, a fourth year english student and self-proclaimed double denim aficionado.


her personal style: "something i can have fun in, and leather never hurts. if i could wear denim every day, i would."


shirt: h&m
jeans: bdg from urban outfitters
headscarf: vintage, stolen from her mom
belt: vintage, stolen from her mom
watch: citizen, stolen from her dad

black and gold

meet: tanya, a second year communications student who's hit every recent trend smack on the nose.


her personal style: "simple, minimalistic, and very menswear-inspired."


leather jacket: twenty8twelve by s. miller
top: forever 21
trousers: h&m
scarf: h&m
shoes: toms
purse: marc by marc jacobs
watch: michael kors

the cambridge commodity

meet: katharine, a second year art history student and my hero for owning a classic cambridge satchel. hers is actually from cambridge and she told me it took three days of hunting to find it in this colour. i'm so jealous... i'm just dying for the batchel in bright red.


her personal style: "i dress like my high school boyfriend did. i actually take a lot of inspiration from his style."


leather jacket: silence + noise (urban outfitters)
button-up: h&m
jeans: cheap monday
boots: marc fisher
satchel: the cambridge satchel co.
anchor earring: a shop in cambridge

true colours

meet: emma, a second year fine arts student who gave me a personal tour of the arts studios on campus. i never even knew they existed before!


her personal style: "i like colours and i love fur. i usually just go to value village and if i find something i like, i buy it. i just go with what i feel. core style matters more than trends."


sweater: thrifted
dress: thrifted
tights: gap
boots: thrifted
scarf: thrifted
bag: gap
sunglasses: ray ban

mortal combat

meet: tara, a fourth year art history student and owner of the most beautiful combat boots i've ever seen on campus.


her personal style: in an abstract way, i really admire japanese style. i like to follow japanese style bloggers; they dress like crazy people, which i love.


inspiration: tara's shark shirt was inspired by the infamous christopher kane gorilla tee.


leather jacket: aritzia
shark t-shirt: ebay
jeans: zara
boots: alexander wang
watch: ebay

the bright side

meet: yasmin, a third year economics student painting the campus red.


her personal style: "my style is very minimalist. i'd say my style icon is audrey hepburn, because i just love how minimal and clean her style is."


jacket: zara
blouse: zara
trousers: zara
oxfords: topshop

all out fall

meet: bob, a fourth year computer science student looking crisp on a perfect november day.


his personal style: "preppy, i suppose. and i like gifts."


jacket: h&m
jeans: levi's
shirt: club monaco
loafers: tommy hilfiger

let 'er rip

meet: tijana, a third year english and cultural studies student.


her personal style: "pretty versatile, usually mood-oriented. today was a grungy '90s day."


jeans: vintage gucci, from deja vu vintage
blazer: dynamite
boots: little burgundy
necklace: out of the past
rings: out of the past & zen

time pieces

i've been sick the last couple weeks and fully out of blogging commission, but luckily massive amounts of thanksgiving turkey seems to be a magic cure-all, so it's back to style stalking on campus for me!

meet: danielle, a fourth year sociology student. do you know anyone else who looks this cute right after writing an early morning test?


her personal style: "honestly, i just buy random things and throw them together. sometimes i plan out my outfit while falling asleep the night before."


sweater: forever21
jacket: h&m
shorts: h&m
tights: forever21
boots: winners
clock necklace: urban outfitters

danielle was also sporting an adorable floral canvas knapsack from urban outfitters which i stupidly neglected to photograph.

the red and the black

meet: rosanna, a third year french student très mignon, right down to her ankles.


her personal style: "i think that my style is very classic. i incorporate my personal style with modern trends. generally i wear whatever i think looks good on me and what fits my body type best."


shirt: french connection
slacks: h&m
scarf: the black market

the knitty gritty

meet: chris, a second year history student whose suede elbow patches had me chasing him through the student center. i want his sweater!


his personal style: "i guess i've just been raised to dress well."


cardigan: h&m
slacks: gap
shoes: aldo

bargain hunter

meet: samira, a third year political sciences student and insanely economical shopper...


her personal take on style: "i figure with the amount of time it takes to put on sweatpants and a hoodie, i may as well put on a dress... my goal for the school year is to put every outfit together for under $30."


t-shirt: from a sample sale ($5)
blazer: honest ed's ($4)
skirt: stitches ($1)
shoes: aldo
jewelry: various flea markets

earth child

meet: shiloh, a second year geography student and the beautiful kind of hippie girl you imagine would probably walk around barefoot, if given the option. her laidback earthy style makes me want to hold onto the last shreds of summer for as long as possible...


her personal style: "my style is really about things that go with the environment, things that naturally came to happen."


dress: h&m
sandals: aldo
necklaces: from the beach

sweet disposition

meet: navneet, a third year sociology and communications student who mixes her casual slacks with a light organic cotton top and moccasins to create a sweet and delicately laidback look, while her timeless longchamps bag adds refinement.


trousers: banana republic
top: h&m conscious collection
cardigan: the bay
bag: longchamps

old is the new new, part 2

anyone who was in hamilton this weekend will remember the thunder and lightening of yesterday morning. honestly, claire (you met her in part 1) and i didn't really want to haul ourselves out of bed and all the way up the mountain to talize, but somehow we did, and i sure am glad, because it was one of our most successful thrifting outings ever (of which there have been many).

(please excuse the crappy quality of some of the photos, i didn't feel much like lugging my nikon along for the trip so cell phone pictures will have to do...)


i don't even want to tell you how long it took to try all of this on.


if you were to look in my closet, you'd find clothes in two sizes: xs or xl (or xxxl). wearing oversized shirts as dresses is a practice i employ every time i can get away with it, especially in summer. this men's waffle shirt was $6.99 and the belt cinching it was $2. i loved how thick the heel was on these boots, and they were only $7.99. awesome.


a sampling of the "new" shoes now in my closet.


another item taking up a good chunk of my closet is the little black dress. this one sets itself apart with some seriously cool sleeves. it was $7.99 and the clutch was only $1!


i absolutely love wearing red with neutral tans or beiges. these shorts were $4.99, the tank (100% silk) and the purse were both $2.99. these shoes were possibly my favourite purchase of the day, ringing in at $7.99.


keeping outfit posts coming in the summer is harder than i imagined it would be. most likely because spending any significant amount of time on campus just seems wrong this time of year. fingers crossed for more diligence in june than in may.

thanks so much to claire for being my photographer for the day!