I'm loving these jackets by the Canadian label called Smythe. The tailoring is so beautiful and unique, and I would love to have that cropped metallic one in my closet!

You can find out more about the designers in this Elle Canada interview.  

J. Crew kills it as usual. I am loving each and every one of these Spring looks, and the new J. Crew collection pieces are stunningly beautiful!

I had a really nice and relaxing Easter weekend. Wonderful food and weather (I got a sunburn, owie) and limitless chocolate and treats. It can be hard to be away from home on holidays, but I had a lot of nice distractions this year. I had a very tall pile of magazines on my floor for a while and over the weekend I flipped through them all and put a post it on every image I loved and needed to scan, so here are a few!

We also watched a bunch of movies, including a couple great artsy docs: Herb and Dorothy (cutest. couple. ever.) and Handmade Nation, which is all about the current rise of craft and DIY. Check them out if you can! Also finally watched The September Issue and caught up on many Rachel Zoe Episodes.

~Images from Elle Decor and Style at Home

I'm still in fashion mood right now, so here are some inspiration photos for things I'd love to make over the summer. I love working with cascade ruffles, they are such a (fairly) simple way to add something special to a very plain shift or tank. I'll take progress photos as I go!

~Asos, Photograph of Lilian Harvey by Lee Miller, French Connection, and Lanvin

I got to go home last weekend and it was a super nice, short break. Here are a couple photos of my room and my Mom's room. I miss mine so much when I'm away!

Fashion is completely taking over my brain lately with final ideas coming up for my classes. I was feeling very inspired by this spring's Valentino RTW collection which is too easy to love. I was thinking of doing something wavy, flowly, and girly, but instead I'm going to go for a patterned skirt and a sweater. Stuff I'll actually wear often and save the artsy stuff for later. There's nothing like indulging in high fashion beauty while laying in bed wearing a full sweat suit.

pretty pillows from Pier 1 Imports

My boyfriend showed me this song this morning and I haven't been able to get the song or the video out of my head since! It's so simple and beautiful, I love girls with strong voices like hers. As soon as I heard it I thought of Queen meets Shakira yet totally unique. Plus she's gorgeous.

This is going to be my song of the week I think.

Last weekend was so much fun. Its just starting to feel like spring here, and the first sunshine in over a week, so just for that it was wonderful. We walked around downtown and did a little shopping, and I was the most excited girl in the world when I found this DVF top (don't worry Mom) super on sale from winter, went on a delicious dinner date, and watched the Oscars. Anytime fashion and food are combined I'm happy!

The last photo is a sample of a dress I'm working on for school.

Today wasn't a very good day, but I've been trying to redeem it by baking some cookies, starting my take home exam, posting all these gorgeous rooms I've had tucked away in my Blogs folder (sources are all mixed up), and once I'm done that, I'm going to celebrate with the first new episode of Gossip Girl (finally!) Some good news is I'll get to go home in one week for a short visit with my family, which is exactly what I need.

An amazing home here in Nova Scotia designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects based in Halifax. This project is named the Howard House and is home to an art historian and professor at my University. So open and unique with gorgeous views of the water.