Wishlist: Be&D Genesis

So my quest for a perfect everyday bag continues. And I think I just stroke gold! As my Miu Miu Coffer is looking more and more ragged, this Be&D doppelganger might just be a perfect substitute! At around $1000 USD, it’s on the lower pricing end of luxury bags, yet the size and design of it seem perfect. I, especially, love the fact that it has a cross-body strap, which is perfect for those days when I need two free hands while running errands around town. The leather looks nice and durable and while Genesis does have that Coffer quality to it, it’s also much more simple than my Miu Miu. I think…it might just be the one!

You might also like these posts:

IRO Fall/Winter 2009 Lookbook
IRO Fall/Winter 2009 Lookbook is now available, and it makes me want to get all things leather.....
Guess The Price!
Okay, so before you start guessing, you need to know that this is not an easter basket left over...
Giveaway: Glowing Beauty
Today's giveaway is courtesy of www.glowingbeauty.ca! The prize? $25 gift certificate, to buy an...
What I Wore: Let the Rain Fall Down
You know, funny thing happened as I got older (and presumably, wiser) - I learned that sometimes, it...

Size Doesn’t Matter

Or does it? V Magazine’s photoshoot, featuring a plus-size model Crystal Renn head to head with a skinnier colleague Jacquelyn Jablonski wearing exact same outfits is trying to tell us that it doesn’t. But with various immature comments, criticizing Renn, or even calling Jablonski, who is 5’9″ and measures 32/24/34, ”curvy”, it is painfully clear that this industry is not size-blind.

Having said that, a major magazine, showcasing beautiful and healthy girls wearing non-sample sizes, including a shoot photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, who has once famously proclaimed that “no one wants to see curvy women”, is perhaps yet another small step in the right direction. Until then, we have these gorgeous photos of Crystal to prove, that beauty surely does come in all sizes and shapes.

More photos after the jump!

Read more…

You might also like these posts:

Holts Hearts Blogs
Spent the last 20 minutes of my subway ride listening to some pathetic idiot fighting with 15 ye...
Lara Stone in Numéro Magazine
Speaking of Karl. He shot Lara Stone and Baptiste Giabiconi for an editorial in Numéro magazine....
Elle Spain's Disney Designers
Have you ever wondered what would happen if Karl Lagerfeld fell into some well (ala Enchanted) o...
Vanessa Paradis for Chanel Cocoon Spring 2010
I must say, I really disliked the Lily Allen Cocoon ads last year...to style that girl as Audrey...

Holts Hearts Blogs

IMG_2654

Spent the last 20 minutes of my subway ride listening to some pathetic idiot fighting with 15 year olds about same-sex marriage. One of his arguments was “Ellen DeGeneres smells”. Sometimes I wonder, how humans had made it this far.

Thankfully, the rest of my day was by far better than my ride home! First day back at the office, and feeling chirpy and refreshed, even though still super jet lagged. Got a pedicure with Jo after work, spotted a super cute girl in a super cute jacket at the salon (to be posted), had sushi, and…finally saw the new Holt Renfrew windows dedicated to bloggers!

Loved them all! Jo’s faves were the Sea of Shoes (Not! 5-6 pairs does not a sea make!) and Bryan Boy windows. Mine was Garance Doré. One because I love her blog, and two…the window had Eiffel Towers wearing clothes!!! Enough said.

Which one is your favorite?

IMG_2647

IMG_2648

IMG_2651

Click for more blogger windows!

Read more…

You might also like these posts:

Wishlist: Camel
Not the animal, silly! The color! More specifically - a camel wool coat. The dynamic duo of The ...
The Selby In Our Place
Well, not in my place or your place, but in Toronto! The famed photographer and illustrator Todd...
Don't Miss This Week: The Man Repeller at Holts
In this week's awesome news: Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller is coming to Holt Renfrew Bloor Stre...
Man Repeller Propels Holts Muse in Toronto
If you spotted an unusual number of harem-pants-wearing, oversized-clutch-carrying, arm-party-rockin...