picked your pocket, stealing love

Happy Monday!  Hope you are all having an excellent MLK.   I got to sleep in the whole morning.  No, I don't think you understand - the WHOLE morning.  I am so thankful for my kids and husband this morning for letting me do so without interruptions.  

Yesterday during the commercial break of the football games, I kindly asked my husband to do my hair and take photos for my outfit post.  If you know him at all, this is a shocker and so unlike him.  However, sometimes I think the conversations between him and I can be so amusing.  For a non-fashion lover and a fashion lover, the conversations over what I wear can be so strange.  I should start documenting them for laughs.

The husband:  "You shouldn't wear it straight down and not wrapped around your neck."
Me:  "Why?  I like that you can see the whole pattern."
The husband:  "You look like a rabbi."
Me:  "..." 

The scarf that I am wearing is one of my favourite purchases over Christmas in HK.  It is from one of my favourite shop called i.t..   While I don't like everything there, the items that I find are very pretty.  I especially love the little Japanese brands that I find. 

from my instagram (the only one that is not from the husband's camera)

shirt:  pieced & patched shirt (i.t.)
scarf:  striped scarf (i.t.)
pants:  arthur pant (aritzia)
coat:  oversized wool coat (aritzia)

Hope you enjoyed these.  Outfit posts are so much harder for me to do these days than before.  But when I do get a chance to do them, they are fun.  

"if i had a snowflake everytime I thought of you, ...

... we'd have a really white Christmas." ~ Charlie Brown

Happy MLK weekend everyone!  Yesterday we packed up the kids and took them on a snow trip at Happy Trails.  Even though this is not fashion related in ANY way, these are my favourite because my family is the most important to me. 

The sun was out, the air was fresh but chilly and crisp.  The scenery surrounding us was beautiful and I was once again reminded why I love Washington.  It is so pretty.  We took a sleigh ride to our sledding hill and took refuge in the tents nearby with built-in stoves for food & warmth when it got too cold.  We heated up chilli and congee (Chinese rice porridge) on the stove top, and roasted hot dogs outside to make chilli dogs for lunch.  It was an awesome trip and the monkeys had so much fun.

one of my favourite things from work ~ Eddie Bauer Packhorse Rucksack

stoves + fireplace to keep warm


Noah, my boy is growing up so fast...

Naomi my mini teenager...

loved the colours & patterns of these saddle blankets

Hope you all have a pleasant weekend!

samuji ~ part deux

Good Friday morning.  I just shared with you yesterday about the amazing Finnish design studio Samuji, but I found even more beautiful photos from their pre-fall 2013 line on this thing called the "interweb" (you might have heard of it, no?)  

Read yesterday's entry here.

I love the effortless yet put-together look Samuji has.  Plus this post has prints and dresses, which makes it even better.

source:  trendi

I'm so happy that there is a three-day weekend.  Hopefully I will be all better by tomorrow because we are going on a snow trip tomorrow!

Samuji ~ pre-fall 2013

I have such a love hate relationship with the internet.  On one hand it can be downright creepy... on the other hand, it can connect you to friends & family who are far away.  Not to mention getting you connected with talented people and amazing inspiration out there.

For those who know me, I am a bit of a Pinterest fiend.  One of my all time favourites is Beth | {local milk}. (Read her wonderful blog here).  Today, I came across one of her pins that made me do more research.

And so I discovered one creative & beautiful Finnish line Samuji.

Samuji is a creative studio based in the old Vallila district in Helsinki, Finland. 

Their clothing line, like their artistic projects, hold true to their founding principles:  simple functionality, a love of necessary things, and kindness.  They create sustainable design and staples that last in your wardrobe in style and quality.

They divide their lines into Samuji Classic and Samuji Seasonal. Samuji Classic is more classic and timeless.  Samuji Seasonal is more bohemian and adhere more to colour and trend direction.

These lovelies are from all different seasons.  The first that caught my eye is the Pre-Fall 2013.  I love the simple lines, the texture and beautiful colours made from handcrafted Japanese yarns.  Other beauties are from older collections, but equally amazing.

pre-fall 2013 ~ lily's blog & samuji's facebook

fall/winter 2012 ~ samuji's facebook

pre-spring 2013 ~ samuji's facebook

s/s11 - s/s13 ~ samuji's facebook

Hope you loved these like I did.

Three out of four of my family is sick and recovering.  I started feeling a little out of it today.  I am still crossing my fingers that I am still the lucky one out of the four.  But I'm going to drink some Emergen-C and hang out with the monkeys before bed.  Then, I shall spend some quality time catching up with Downton Abbey and fall asleep.  Our schedules are so insane that when there is a little bit down time, I cherish it.  

Good night!

Nylon Mexico’s January Issue

Short and sweet post today.  The husband has hot pot (see this post if you are unfamiliar) waiting for me and some friends.  I am salivating over my keyboard and it is not attractive...

Model:  Sofia Fisher

Photographer:  Toshinao Kumakura 

Stylist Aradia Crockett

Magazine:  Nylon Mexico’s January issue.

Source:  Fashion Gone Rouge