Some not-thoroughly-overdone Geek fashion

This wasn't supposed to turn out to be a shopping blog but I'm such a shopaholic shopping occupies my mind about 80% of the time - if not more. So it shouldn't surprise me that much that I discovered this particular item while walking past it in the Roots store window two days ago.

What am I talking about? Roots new clothing line designed by Vancouver's Douglas Coupland.

Why am I ranting about it?

Because of this adorably simple t-shirt dress designed to look like the SMPTE colour bars off-air screen of old analog TVs.

They also have it on a t-shirt, a backpack, a hoodie, arm warmers, a notebook and this gorgeous scarf here:

Ah, love at first sight. <3

Geekery of the Day

"Hardback cover soften the blows"

The perfect clever tagline to go with the perfect clever laptop cover. I would LOVE to have this if it wasn't so ridiculously out of my price range ($79-99). This little nifty thing is made of leather and comes in red and black for 13, 15 and 17 inch macbooks. Someday....

The lovechild of a geek and a nerd

BookBook leathercase by TwelveSouth

Summer buys

After all that talk of clothes in my last post I decided to get off my butt and actually go shopping. Because you know internet shopping is all well and good but nothing is as satisfying as going out there and getting stuff on the spot (no shipping, waiting for paypal transactions to clear, all that good stuff...).

Here are some fruits of the harvest (from Guildford mall, which decided they were going to get a whole bunch of new stock on Monday):

O'Neill 'Sail Away' dress

from Off the Wall - on sale for $34.99

I've been eyeing this number since I first saw it in Sport Chek but it was $70! However my asian instincts reminds me that it will go on sale, which it did. Then, of course, I had to nab it at once. 

Street Society strappy red flats

from Stitches - $14.99

I saw these on the shelf up really high with a spotlight on it and the red was just stunning. It's a linen material and very comfortable. The straps add a classy touch. Love it!

Outfit in action!

Nautical summer outfits temporarily sated!

Random picture of the day (found on my camera when I was uploading these pictures):

Cool boutique window display in Crystal Mall

Blue skies and summer breeze! Summer has finally come to Vancouver! 

Yay!

Style Icons: Taylor Swift, Zooey Deschanel and Emma Watson

I confess: I am a shopaholic.

Not much of a revelation to most people who know me. My closet is like looking into a kaleidoscope, literally. I am addicted to colour. When I am not surrounded by colour I feel an inexplicable urge to colourfy my environment. During the summer especially is when I go on a shopping rampage because 1) the weather allows for a variety of clothing, especially dresses, instead of needing to bundle up, 2) I have more time to do the actual shopping and 3) because the sunshine demands that I find clothes that suit my surrounding environment (sun light makes clothes look infinitely more beautiful instead of dull and drabby).

I especially love dresses. Various relatives will testify to this fact, including my grandmother who will tell you that I have loved dresses since I was a small child, and in fact I loved dressing up.

I love swirly dresses. In fact, one of my criteria for buying a dress includes the swirly factor and how cool I feel when I spin around in it.

But anyways, on to my summer fashion inspirations.

French countryside:
soft floral patterns, dresses, hair scarves, leather shoes, straw hat
- think picnic (this also applies to English countryside)

Mediterranean island:
white peasant blouse, embroidered dresses, brown sandals
materials - cotton, linen
preferably without any kind of buttons, just ropes and ties
- think Mamma Mia! and Lena in Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

1920's Nautical:
red, blue and white, stripes, clean lines, crisp
dresses and skirts of course.

Kidding, I meant more like:

Oh who am I kidding, it's about the same damn thing.

I've always wanted a pair of those big white mod sunglasses, but being four-eyed greatly limits my choice of sunglass eyeware. Also, having a long face means the only kind of hats that look good on me are ones with shallow brims. I am currently on a quest to find the perfect boater hat.

Anyhow, being financially limited, most of these things are still on my wishlist which is where my style icons comes in: celebrities obviously have no such financial limit as I do. They are expected to be style icons after all. So. That being said, what follows here is a mashup of all the awesome outfits I love from people who clearly know how to dress and have the means to do so. Taylor Swift, Zooey Deschanel and Emma Watson: fashionistas with a classic style that never goes out of fashion, people who say "screw what's in" and wears stuff that is actually flattering and edgy.

Taylor Swift - embodiment of pastoral

Emma Watson - sass and class

Honestly had trouble finding Emma summer pictures because she's always all dressed up so classy. That shall be another post though.

Zooey Deschanel - vintage queen

Oh and if I could own one outfit she wears in (500) Days of Summer I will be perfectly happy.

Still searching for this summer's Little Blue Dress!

Joyce's shopping hit list:

- modcloth
- urbanoutfitters
- Charlotte Russe
- Etsy
- Lulus
- ShopRuche.com
- Yes Style
- ebay!
- Bluenotes (always something cheap worth scrounging)
- Garage Clothing (am in love with their pastel palate summer clothing this year)
- H&M (accessorize!)
- Forever 21 (I think none of their clothing is designed to fit anyone, but their accessories are top notch)

And some final fashion tips: this website is fantastic (College Fashion)