That's SO... 2014!

Woo first post for 2015!!! I hope you all had an impeccable New Years Eve! My original plans fell through but, I managed to make the best of it!

2014 was a year of ~*change and learning*~ for me. Although it was stressful, exciting and definitely challenging - I wouldn't change a thing.  Now it's a New Year and I know that most people set their year up with high expectations and resolutions, but I like to just challenge myself with some yearly goals.  A few goals this year is that I want to work on my blog more, I let my blog slip in the ending half of 2014 and now to make up for it I intend to have post up consistently so that I don't end up with a ton piling up.  I also intend to stop being a mess, and I mean this literally. I've been ~*so busy*~ that I let my space become chaotic, everything's a mess and it's hard for me to find things most of the time. Jayson and I let this mess spiral so badly out of control we've spent the past 3 weeks attempting to get this shit together... I'm so proud with how clean we have gotten it thus far but, everyday I will spend time working on a section at a time, in hopes that the space will be clean soon and my goal this year is too keep it maintained. Those are probably not the most exciting "resolutions" for 2015, but they mean a lot to me. I'm feeling optimistic about this year and I can't wait to see what's in store!

ps. sorry about the low quality images! it was just too dark and cold outside to take any nicer photos.

Cape Sleeve Dress Junarose via Your Big Sisters Closet

Suede Wedges PLNDR

Necklace Forever21

Bag Aldo

Twin Tuesdays 04; Mint

For our final Twin Tuesday Alex and I wore mint dresses! I think this was my favorite outfits out of our twin tuesdays thus far as I felt super girly and also finally got the chance to pull out my new telephone purse from Aldo! I seriously love it! It's super adorable and matches my mint dress perfectly, I decided to pair it with; my pearl belt from ASOS Curve, pink wedges from PLNDR and a cute collar I borrowed from Alex!

ps. looking at these pictures kinda make me miss my full natural hair soooooo much(just looking at its health/shine/length :'( ), I can't wait to dye it a fun color this week ;)

• Dress H&M
• Wedges PLNDR
• Telephone Purse Aldo
• Collar borrowed from Alex
• Belt ASOS Curve

  Be sure to checkout Alex's post here!

Hangtimes with Erica

Last week Erica of Erica Exposed and I decided to have an impromptu shopping trip around the mall before grabbing some Japanese for lunch! It was funny because Erica actually came down to my area to pick up a few things when normally we always hang downtown since everything's more convenient/Erica lives there too! It was odd but super fun since I got to show her a few spots in my area(the Japanese restaurant in this super random neighborhood is seriously soooo delicious)!

It was really hot this day so I decided to keep it simple with a tank top and sunnies from Forever21, skirt from New Look, necklace was a gift from Jayson, bag from Nastygal, and my holographic flats from PLNDR. I felt kinda like I had a weird shiny floral day maybe? I don't know haha I kinda just pulled everything together last second since Erica was waiting at the station and I couldn't find the initial outfit we had planned. :'(

• Tank & Sunnies Forever21
• Purse Nastygal
• Skirt New Look
• Shoes PLNDR 
• Necklace Gift from Jayson

Ethical Plus Size Fashion?

The other day it started snowing in Toronto, I was not prepared for the first snowfall and had to get my car tires changed because I'm one of those extremely cautious winter drivers, who hate winter because it's just so slippery and I'm worried about everyone driving around me haha.

Luckily for me, my mechanic is a long time family friend and changed my tires right away. Thus, decided to take some outfit photos while waiting for my tires to be changed. This whole outfit is from Forever21+, these are actually one of the pairs of jeans I got recently (you may have noticed I never ever wear jeans). I love them they're so comfy and I can throw anything on with them. 

While having a serious room cleaning last weekend, I had a bit of a closet purge and realized just how much clothes I own. I actually recently did a bit of phone questionnaire with Bianca on fashion and fashion shopping habits and it made me think quite a bit.

Mostly it was about my consumer habits, fast fashion, ethical fashion resources, etc. and I honestly do wish I could have most if not all of my wardrobe from somewhere reliable and not produced in mass unethical factories in some (most likely) third world countries. It was kinda sad to say that "no, I don't really know of any companies/brands?" or "no, I don't really know if I own anything fair trade?".

I would love to not shop at "fast fashion" chains all the time, I really, truly would.

The reasoning behind this questionnaire was to really try to figure out consumerism and why people don't shop ethically when it comes to fashion, it was explained to me as something along the lines of; "if you would choose the organics and farmers markets foods over the cheaper and clearly not as nutritious or locally produced foods, why wouldn't you with fashion?" and to me, that totally makes sense. I've already quit shopping for the past while, but now I'm going to make more of an effort to make better shopping choices.

Personally, I believe the reason I don't shop as consciously as I could is due to 3 reasons;

1. I did not make an effort to seek out retailers or stores that could offer me this option, I really never thought too much about that while making shopping decisions before.

2. I have rarely seen any advertisements/brands/anything on Ethical Plus Size Clothing, I personally believe advertisements and promotion make the biggest difference, I'm pretty sure if there was a fashion forward ethical plus size clothing company many people would have heard about it.

3. Researching "Plus Size Ethical Clothing" lead me to a few links, Plus Size Ethical Fashion by Elizabeth Johnson, Plus-Size Eco-Chic by Green Grechen and Where's all the Plus-Sized Eco Fashion by Green and Gorgeous. Aside from those, we're a few Etsy links to ethical Etsy sellers.

Meaning even though, I want to be a conscious consumer it's a lot harder for me than those who can fit in the straight sized eco-friendly stores.

I'd love to hear any thoughts/opinions on this and if you have any ethical plus size clothing stores for me to check out, please let me know!

 

• Coat, Top, Sweater and Jeans Forever21+
• Brogues New Look
• Faux Fur H&M
• Necklace PLNDR

is this all there is?

This post is long overdue but i've been dealing with some personal issues for the past month, and wasn't able to find the time or inspiration to post. I am trying my super best to be a fairly active but i've been having a pretty shit time for the past few months, i'm trying my best to stay positive.

I am excited, scared, and kinda nervous about the upcoming changes.

So I really just wanted to say sorry for the overdue posts and please bare with me till I can get things under control.

I've been taking care of a litter of baby schnauzers!!! I love them so much, but they are seriously such a handful, they wake me up all day/night long and need me to play or feed or take care of them... it's kinda sorta like what I assume taking care of children are but it feels so hard sometimes, the puppies are now 5 weeks old!!(i've been taking care of them since they were 2.5 weeks old) They use to not even be able to move, only to eat and sleep and now they're running allover the place, and crying for me to come play with them. I love them all so so much and i'm extremely scared for when i'll have to part with them. They've become such a huge comfort and my full responsibility for the past while so it will be weird not having them anymore.

Anyways besides all that I haven't really been up to much, and i've tried my hardest not to really do anything since it's getting pretty cold and I can't be away from my house/babies too long.

So last weekend I had to go to the store to get puppy goodies and then visited Jaysons friend's and family, thus took some photos in the lobby before heading up.

I saw this fun shirt on New Look maybe in the spring? can't quite remember, ended up passing on it, to only later find it at Big Deal Toronto and got it for $10 from Sadia!!!

It's so comfy and I always tied up the bottom in the warmer weather.

I got this awesome ASOS Curve Cardigan in fuzzy ombre it's currently on sale for $39.99!!

ps, you might have noticed all my blog post titles are from songs, I thought i'd start sharing some of those songs by adding the song to the bottom of my posts, hope you enjoy!

• ASOS Curve Cardigan in Fluffy Dip Dye
• Plaid Shirt New Look(via Sadia)
• Tights, Boots and Bow Forever21
• Diamond Necklace PLNDR

never not chasing a million things I want

It's rare to catch me out of the north york/scarborough area, 

thus going downtown for Sherry's birthday was fun and eventful for me.

We went for dinner at this restaurant called Bent, it's really super delicious and yummy but,

they want customers to all share everything and pay an individual cost each at the end.

Unfortunately 18 twenty somethings can't really afford to pay $50-65 each for dinner.. so we had to politely ask them many many times to order our dinner, with them then telling us how it's "suppose" to work and not taking our order(it doesn't really even make sense to me why they have a menu if that's the case).

Worst part was I desperately had to be home early and I asked them for the bill many many times but they wouldn't give it to me for a really long time, then had to wait forever to pay even after they gave me the bill till I just went to the front cause I seriously didn't have time for that. All else aside the food was super delicious, and I loved seeing everyone and celebrating Sherry's berzdai.
At first I was trying to channel my inner Wednesday Addams, then realized oh right, i'm suppose to be at fancy dinner haha why did I dress down so much? So I threw on this kimono which was luckily in the car.

I bought this lovely floral kimono from forever 21 about a month ago, it's so fun and i've been adding it to a ton of my outfits when it gets a bit chillier at night.

Anyways downtown Toronto means graffiti walls are everywhere  thus, went and took some photos against them before heading to dinner.

• Peter Pan Collar Top H&M
• Denim Shorts Forever21+
• Floral Kimono Forever21
• Creepz PLNDR

 

twinsies

I can't stop shopping, this week i've received atleast a package everyday, some days 1-4.

I love clothes too much, anyways i've been trying to take photos consistently but when you're as tired as I am, it's really, really hard.

Work has really been stressing me out and i'm thinking about letting the newer job go,

it's not worth being this exhausted everyday.

Not to mention it being extremely frustrating most days, i'm getting ready to go as I write this.

This dress is from Urban Outfitters! I got it in the renewal/vintage remade stuff section and I absolutely love it, it's so cute.

I felt a little nervous with the length but having shorts or a skirt underneath as safety works.

My sister saw me heading outside and said "omg, we are twinning!!" and we totally were!

We even both just got new shoes in our PLNDR package!!

They're both super alike with the lace sides, and creamish colour except hers are oxfords and mine are like creepz.

• Dress Urban Outfitters Renewal
• Necklace Forever21
• Shoes PLNDR

supa kawaii~*~*~

twinning

 

cause i'm yours to keep, if you want to. + ASOS Giveaway!

This week has been pretty hectic to sum it all up it was my grandpas 75th birthday, visited my twin Jessica Masil who I haven't seen in forever, went to Ribfest with my niece, went shopping and lastly Jaysons cousins Mercy's debut(basically big 18th celebration)
Anyways the debut was at a community centre which was at the old skatepark I use to go to back in high school it was really fun and I took some pictures in this cool perfectly hidden spot and I saw all these cute debut stuff like 18 roses and candles and fun performances. 
It was super exciting because I just bought this dress a little while back from New Look

when they were having a sale, I got it for only $8 and never had a chance to wear it so the debut made it perfect since it's pretty summery and not super fancy but not too normal either also if you haven't noticed i've been totally obsessed with this flowy shawl thing and my oil slick necklaces (I honestly made so many of them and now can't part with a whole bunch cause I love them too much, I've been giving them out to friends/sold some at Big Deal Toronto but if you're interested in getting one feel free to contact me) pretty much has to be one of my favourite purchases &adiy fun and I wear them practically all the time since they are awesome layering pieces for me.

I also recently bought a bunch of things from ASOS that were on sale, 

and in light of this I am giving away a $50 ASOS gift card to one lucky reader!

This contest is open to anyone, to enter you must follow Clothes and Shit on Google Friend Connect and comment on this post with your email and what you would spend your $50 on!

There are additional entries, you can follow me on instagram: jesskuuh and/or reblog this post

This contest ends on September 6th 2013!

 

 

•  Dress New Look
• Flowy Coverup Fatshionxchange
• Oil Slick Necklace made by me
• Mood Ring Topshop
• Gold Holographic Flats(cause I loved the silver ones so much!!) PLNDR

Yummy Cake!

Mercy and her Mama

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