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My dear friends,

Sorry for being M.I.A. lately - a combination of summer loving, sheer laziness and un-inspiration (summer is just so blah sometimes) is to blame. What has inspired me is the crisp and clean format that Tumblr has to offer. Ergo, my blog's new platform.

It would be nice if you came to visit: http://strangersinthepages.tumblr.com/

See you soon! x

100

There's nothing more appropriate to post than a bunch of beautiful, post-Chanel couture models in celebration of my 100th post. Yay! Was going to point out how amazing Dorothea's outfit is (the leftmost girl for those not model obsessed) but let's get serious - they are all amazing.

{stockholm street style}

in bloom

Christian Dior Fall 2010 Couture

John Galliano: seriously, does he ever do us wrong?

{style.com}

i'm on my feet

Just hand over this entire outfit and no one will get hurt.

{the sartorialist}

the end of a blood line

Probably two of the most captivating nude shots I've come across in a while. Neither overtly exploitative, just a beautiful girl, in this case Tiiu Kuik, shot in a uncomplicated way.

{fashion gone rogue}

creatures fade by night

There comes a day when every blogger must succumb to whoring herself out in Photo Booth. Today is that glorious day for me. Behold...

To be fair, I intended for these photos to simply show off my outfit, which I quite like. Somehow it turned into a magical-blue-light-illuminating-my-face photo-op, but whatever. Excited to spend Canada Day in the park tomorrow, soaking up the not so strong sun (20 degrees on July 1st - what?!), playing baseball and being with friends. Couldn't come up with a lovelier day if I tried.

quinn & olive

The only question is...who's cuter? Friend or feline?

giovanna

Giovanna Battaglia.

In about five years, this is exactly how I want to be dressing.
The perfect coming together of feminine and masculine.

{sartorialist, jak+jil, garance, tfs}

mariacarla

Print on print done so, so well.
Those cuffs are pretty incredible, too.

{vogue russia}

underexposed

Two photos I took of Kendra at home. Isn't she such a beaut?

apres moi

More photos of me by Kendra.
Will post the photos I took of her tomorrow.
Spent the early afternoon in the park, under the sunshine, listening to some great
bands play. Have a listen here to some very talented friends.

sea and the rock below

a photo from a mini outfit shoot I did with kendra.
had so much fun, as you can tell by my oh-so-happy face.
will post some more soon!

and like a ghost, i'll be gone

hauntingly beautiful.

{wildfox}

dorothea

can't stop staring at this photo.

{fashion gone rogue}

fooooood

On top is tea and skyr cake, a divine little Icelandic dessert. And on the bottom is a Berliner sausage with spicy mustard. Probably two of the tastiest things we had on our travels. Don't you feel like a Pavlovian pup right now? Mmmmmm.

(PS: That incredibly annoying band of orange in every photo is a light leak. If you like it, I totally meant to do it. If you don't? Stupid camera. Lucky for me, a new body for my camera came in the mail yesterday, my birthday present from m.)

tiergarten at sunset

gotcha

A proper man sleeping on a bench outside our hostel in Berlin. Was nervous to snap this, but I'm sure glad I did.

the blue lagoon

vultures

One of, surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly), many fashionable girls in Reykjavik.

I wish I wasn't such a chicken and went up to her. My mad creeping skills will have to do.

ice age, heat wave

a photo I took of m in iceland.

drool.....

abbey lee. need I say more?

{vogue nippon}

i gave up morals when i took up you

{miu miu trousers, alexander wang sunglasses, burberry prorsum necklace, kain tank, vagabond wedges)

flesh and bones

In the city and the mercury reads '30'. Makes me long for a sprinkler and and a fully loaded ice cream truck.

{marc by marc jacobs dress, topshop clogs, marni bag,
low luv x erin wasson necklace, aurelie bidermann bracelet}

a chance of thunderstorms

Well, I'm back from my trip. It was more than I could ever have imagined. But until I put some photos up (my film is being processed as we speak/as I type), I'll give you a quick version of the highlight reel.

Iceland: Laying in a hot river atop the mountains, eating far too many pylsurs (an Icelandic loaded hotdog), eating far too many skyr desserts (another Icelandic specialty - okay, so we indulged), collecting a film canister of ash from the spewing volcano that no one can pronounce, the Blue Lagoon (enough said), waterfalls and close to 21 hours of daylight.

Berlin: Eating a 'Berliner' sausage and drinking a mojito at a street festival, brushing up on some very interesting history, renting bikes that would both have flat tires by the end of the day, sitting at the edge of the water in Tiergarten, schnitzel and analyzing the German language (perhaps I did learn something at university?). I definitely got that warm and fuzzy "I could live here" feeling in Berlin.

London: A picnic in Hyde Park and Topshop. It's all we had time for! Four great purchases, which I liked even more when I got home (isn't that best?). Got pair of bloomer-ish shorts in the exact print that Lara is wearing in the 3rd picture. Inspired to try wearing them like her.

The last photo is another from the shoot I did with Meg. Just fits right in with all the other models, doesn't she? Pictures soon!

{jak&jill, zanita, fashion gone rogue}

Iceland Day 3

Friends! I am currently typing this from m's iPhone so it'll have to be quick. Reykjavik is absolutely beautiful! Mid-flight the ash cloud forced us to land in the north of Iceland, not very far from the Arctic Circle!! Breathtaking. Blue Lagoon was our trip today and it definitely lives up to the hype. Going to the volcano tomorrow...super excited. Oh, and it's pretty amazing that it isn't dark until after midnight. This is a really cool little city and I'm excited to post some photos when we get back. I hope the weekend was good for everyone...off to rinse the Lagoon out my hair! To my friends - fbook isn't working so you can reach me here. Lots of love!

nothing more, nothing less

The following collage (my first one! thanks to some major assistance from m on photoshop) is what I should be wearing on any given May 12th if:

a) the weather cooperated and would stop acting like winter.
b) I had very deep pockets. Veeeerrrry deep.

{Topshop top, Gem Kingdom ring, Chloé shorts & wedges}

moonshiner

A little preview of a shoot that Britt and I did with Megan - incredible musician and total babe. Accompanying story to come!

better together

My brother recently said to me that he 'hates' (strong word, I know) editorials shot in the studio for their sometimes cheesy and overly posed nature. My frustration with his statement could not be quelled at the time - I had scoured the pages of magazines and websites to find a satisfactory counter example, but there were none to be found (at least according to him). This week, I came across an editorial from Bon International magazine, a Swedish publication, featuring a handful of homegrown models who are styled, in my opinion, perfectly. Absent is the flat lighting and pages after pages of monotonous shots. It's an eclectic mix, in a careful way, that keeps you flipping (or scrolling) for more. I dare you, Anthony, to tell me you aren't intrigued by this one even in the slightest.

{fashion gone rogue}