Fabulous Friday - Office Holiday Party

Tonight's the night - my agency's infamous holiday party.  And yes, it IS infamous.  I'm apparently in for one heck of a fun and crazy night.  We're starting out with dinner at Crush Wine Bar, followed by an after-party at a nearby club, followed by other after-after-parties... Luckily I live mere blocks away.  Here's hoping no embarrassing photos end up on Facebook!

What I'll be wearing:

Dress: Max Mara Weekend | Necklace: J. Crew | Pearls: Belle de Mer | Pumps: Joe Fresh | Clutch: Juicy Couture | Lipstick: MAC

Wishing you the happiest of office (or school) holiday celebrations!

xoxo,

  

Supplies for the Stressed Sister-in-Law

I had such a hard time thinking about what to get my sister-in-law for the holidays.  She's the girl that already has everything she'd ever need, and wants very little.   Her style is simple and focused on neutral tones (very antithetical to me!).  But as a career woman, she is very focused on relaxing outside the office, even practicing yoga six days a week. So in honor of my sister-in-law (and any other woman trying to de-stress outside of school or work), I bring you my top supplies for the stressed:

Yoga Gear: Lululemon | My Custom Yoga Mat | Just So Posh

Bath Supplies: Bath & Body Works | L'Occitane | Selfridges 

Vintage Books: Search your local used bookstore!

xoxo,

Gifts for the Morning Commuter

Being in my twenties and living in a big city, most of my friends are like me - spending at least an hour a day commuting to and from work on public transportation.  So for the Morning Commuter, I give you a list of goodies to make that time on subways and street cars just a little less daunting: 

Thermos: Hudson's Bay Company | Kate Spade | Jack Spade

Magazines: WWD | InStyle | Vogue

Mittens: Kate Spade

Coin Purse: J. Crew | Coach | Lacoste | Tory Burch

xoxo,

My Movember Style

My office loves to celebrate.  We love to have fun.  We take any opportunity to work as a team, have fun together, and celebrate moments.  One of our biggest annual activities is Movember.  We do Movember BIG.  Last year our office raised the second most of any marketing/advertising agency in Canada.  Many of our clients are Non Profits, so we take fundraising for great causes seriously.

Each year we make an official TrojanOne (or team MojanOne, as we've dubbed our Movember team) video.  This year is no exception!

I'm sure everyone has seen Psy's Gangam Style video.  Our MojanOne team leader enlisted us all to make our own version.  I bring you My Movember Style:

Unfortunately I, too, am in this video!  But thankfully I play only a very small part.  In the end it was actually a lot of fun to make, and it was great to see the entire office come together for one great cause.

We also celebrated the start of Movember with a fundraiser of hot shaves for the Mo Bros of the office, and manicures for the Mo Sistas.

Note the itty bitty mustache

Do you or your office take part in Movember?  What fun ways do you celebrate or fundraise?

Look to Lookmatic for New Specs

I absolutely love the myriad of affordable eyewear websites that have sprouted up online in recent years.  From Warby Parker and their get-one-give-one policy, to Eyebob's ridiculously extensive collection of fun frames, to BonLook's made in the USA designs, there are so many options available these days for under $100.  This year has been so much about personal change, and personal appearance (note the hair!) and style have not been left out!  I decided it was time for some new frames.

I loved F.E. Castleberry's tortoise shell frames and was thrilled to see they were from Lookmatic (read: under $100).  So I searched the site and came away with these two pairs:

I really wanted to get something a little different. I usually don't like clear frames, but these Hobbs frames had just enough old-school charm to them and still incorporated tortoise shell (my forever classic).  Plus, confession, I have a large head (thanks dad).  So these were a great fit.

I also loved the Unabashedly Prep's FDR choice, but have been searching high and low for a pair of black frames for ages.  I think these are just the ticket for a pair of classic, thick, nerdish black glasses, but without verging too much towards the ubiquitous Ray-Ban wayfarers or hipster rims seen all over (especially Toronto).

What do you think?  What's your go-to source for eyewear these days?

xoxo,