the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

(felt a little like this yesterday...)

(being that it's almost friday, feeling a little more like this today...)

sweet tooth.

(Free People catalogue).

(machine filles blog).

(from Dazed and Confused mag).

(from Dazed and Confused mag).

(from Dazed and Confused mag).

(my take on the Free People braid with coloured clip-in hair extensions from Urban).

coloured hair is not getting old any time soon. so the bottom line is, which colour do i choose??

doo-doo-doo-doo, feelin' groovy!

it's no secret... i love everything kitsch, everything groovy, and everything rainbow. if i could furnish my apartment solely with goods from a Better Homes and Gardens book (circa 1970), i would live a happier, more fulfilled life. if money and decade were of no issue, my apartment would resemble:

(http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/small-cool-2007-entries/16-nattles-color-explosion-021386)

(i WISH i knew where i found this... probably ffffound.com)

(wholly conversation pits!! i want one!! these images mostly found at: http://blog.ounodesign.com/)

(Spud and Rodney completely approve of my decorating).

pick a colour, any colour.

... and we're back! haha we'll see how long this lasts. who knows, maybe this will be the post that pushes me back into blogging! so here's the scoop... as usual, i'm doing my leisurely pre-homework procrastination, and decided to check out what miss Susie was up to on Style Bubble. that's when i read about her 10-Colour-Challenge. seemed like the perfect tool for avoiding my piles of work for at least another half hour, so i headed to my closet to see what i could come up with. anyone that knows me is fully aware that i am NOT afraid of colour: both in my wardrobe and my designs. however, pulling out solid coloured pieces? no prints or patterns? herein lies the true challenge.

here's what i came up with! (thanks to Joy for her awesome camera and photography skillz).

(fyi, clearly this is not my room because needless to say... it was covered in clothes post-creation of this outfit).

(silk blouse - vintage Prada, sweater - thrifted in Vancouver, yellow shorts - thrifted in Montreal, brand: Sex Magick (yup), orange tights, brick red over-the-knee socks - American Apparel, shoes - Charlotte Ronson, coat - thrifted at the Salvation Army, purple suede purse - thrifted at the Garage Flea Market in Chelsea).