My new-found love:

Mr Steve Madden

(Sorry babe, but shoes are different...hee) For the last several weeks in Ohio I've spotted a colleague of mine wear fabulous platform wedge sandals and she glides seamlessly in them all day without flinching or switching to fitflops and I ask her: "How?" She replies with a smile "Steve Madden". So the next time I was in a mall, I headed straight for a store and had to try some on. True enough, Steve Madden's collection of platform wedge sandals were comfortable, sassy and on sale! :) So I picked up a pair of these:

They fit my skin tone perfect and they go with everything! And most importantly, as I age, comfortable shoes are a MUST especially with all the walking I do in Manhattan. Plus, they were on sale! So today I browsed Zappos and found some other fabulous Steve Madden sandals I'd love to own:

TRACKKS

TARIN

GLORYIA

I'm accepting early Christmas presents if anyone is feeling extra generous....

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SOURCE:Dramatis Personae by Ashe Mischief

Ohio grass is greener...?

BEADED CARDIGAN: ANN TAYLOR LOFT, TANK: BANANA REPUBLIC, TRIBAL SKIRT: FOREVER21, WEDGE SANDALS: SAM EDELMAN

The Sam Edelman zebra wedges were the highlight of my roommate & my week - We found these current season platform wedges at Marshalls on Clearance! Just 2 weeks ago, we were eyeing them in Nordstroms and lo & behold, Marshalls had them! I've worn them for a full day of work and they are incredibly comfy and perfect for the Manhattan pavement :) My room mate got them both in leopard and zebra! She couldn't resist! Now if only there were a Marshalls in Manhattan....and a Home Goods (also known as Winners & Home Sense for my fellow Canadians!). Don't knock your off-price retailers...you never know what you might find!

Hello there. I'm still here!

My apologies to my readers - whoever does really read this. I've been frequent flying back and forth between Ohio & NY and it left me exhausted and a little under the weather. The jammed packed activities our training has kept us very busy but now, there's room to breathe a little. The back & forth flying has ceased until I return back to NYC for good in August.

I have ventured to test my fashion blog concept (since testing is a good way to gauge the market!). Here are some of my initial photos:

WATCH: CARTIER, RING: FOREVER21, BANGLE: JUICY COUTURE, EARRINGS: FOREVER21

TUNIC: FOREVER21, JEGGINGS: UNIQLO, PUMPS: COLE HAAN

I've always been a fan of great pieces for less. Hence, you'll notice a lot of the pieces I own are from H&M and Forever21. Like this water color tunic, it looks great and costs about $20. Shopping at these retailers can be a hit or a miss though, so shop carefully and keep your eye out for gems. I did realise after taking these photos that the tunic looks much cuter belted :P I'm also wearing my favourite "jeggings" from Uniqlo. Don't be fooled by its elastic, mom-like waistband, this baby washes & wears well and is EXCELLENT for travelling! No ironing needed and looks cute cuffed or long.

So here's to my 1st fashion post! :P Cheers from Ohio!

Displaced

Hello from Columbus, Ohio!

I'm broadcasting from a lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bath serviced apartment in the suburb of Easton. Which is cleverly situated across from the main shopping area, Easton Town Centre :) How lucky am I? I'll be here for the next 7 weeks with occasional trips back to NYC for job shadowing and training.

So far my 1st week here has been pretty tiring - full days starting at 8:45am of speakers, activities & lectures. By the time 5:30pm rolls around, I'm mentally exhausted and ready to veg on the couch :P
My Columbus weekend highlights were as follows:

• Downtown Columbus during ComFest - 45mins to find parking and insanely hot weather led us to skip the festivities and head right to a bar instead
• Lightning & Thunderstorms that bellowed through the weekend leaving it muggy and hot

It was short and sweet and guess what, next weekend will be spent back in NYC! Yay!

Weekend rain

My weekend was relatively productive! Despite the boy being away for an all-male debauchery in Montreal - I took the time to hang out with friends, get pampered and pack my apartment for visitors & my impending 7 week absence.

It began with Friday: an awesome but strenuous workout, followed by a home-cooked meal in Jersey City. Thanks Enny!

Saturday: World Cup, Boys, Beer & BonChon (yes, at 2:30pm in the afternoon) Followed by an amazing foot massage in Chinatown and gallivanting with a girlfriend.

Sunday: An appointment to see an apt on terribly dreary day. Day made better by the boy hopping on an early flight back to NYC and not leaving his apt for the rest of the day :) Rainy days are best spent snuggling. Don't you agree?

I hope your weekend was less wet and just a snuggly as mine. Happy Monday everyone!

Fashion inspiration?

I'm not sure if this sudden urge to do a fashion blog stems out of pure boredom or inspiration but I've recently been toying with the idea. I'm a regular reader of a very many fashion blogs and I have a particular affinity to Vancouver-based ones because our YVR fashion scene has so much potential! :)
So lately, I've been thinking about starting my own. I do realize it does seem a little narcissistic but I also think its kinda fun as I'm sure many of these fashion bloggers will attest. The real kicker for me was really my brother's girlfriend's blog, I was pretty darn impressed! So let me ponder a little more, and I'll keep you posted on my decision :p