H&M Fashion Against AIDS - prelaunch party

After agonizing over what to wear - what was appropriate, what everyone else would be wearing, what Rafay was going to wear etc etc. I settled on what was a decidedly casual outfit, braved the torrential downpour and headed out to the party at the location on Queen W.
The FAA line is great, there are a lot of pieces that aren't done any justice from the pictures on the site, and although some of the dresses didn't fit too well on me, I'm sure they'll look great on someone with a different body type. The smaller sizes were in high demand, and by the time I got there (7:30 - the party started at 7) all the size 2s and smalls in the mens pieces were gone. This was the first press party I've ever gone to, and I was entirely impressed. The food that was being passed around was great, with waiters and waitresses winding around racks of clothing with trays of mini-burgers, lobster skewers, bacon grilled cheese, feta and watermelon skewers, finishing off with chocolate dipped twizzlers, ice cream sandwiches and candied popcorn - all delicious, and bottles of Smirnoff ice, Heineken and Stella. Free food and free alcohol. How can I hate? I ended up leaving 2 tanks, a rain poncho and a pair of shorts, as well as a festival kit that was given to me with purchase and an umbrella that they were giving out at the door.
I have to say, H&M knows how to treat people. Must be a Swedish thing, because Lord knows how much I love Ikea, and how they have masseuses on hand for employees during the Christmas rush.
Here's a picture of what I ended up wearing tonight, which also doubles as showing off the white silk blouse that I scored at Value Village on Monday. I wore a blazer on top of it (because thin white material + rain almost always = bad news), and white plimsoles that were pretty much soaked through by the time I got to the store from the parking lot. Rafay and I also got our picture taken by the event photographer at the party (with our chocolate covered twizzlers!!), so when that picture goes up onto the site, I'll post it here too.

YOU GUYS

i know this was announced earlier this year (i.e. april/may, before i started working there..)

but how did i not know that this line (Divided Exclusive) existed?

i almost lost my mind and bought the leather jacket today, before i was slapped back to my senses by the $200 price tag.

most of these pieces minus the bodysuit and the .... foamish looking dress are at the h&m in the eaton centre.

there were also some shorts and leggings there that i saw were part of the line but don't have pictures of.

also, i almost bought a crushed velvet dress with cross-back detailing today... but i feel like it's way too high fashion for my life. opinions?

eu vou falar do musica.

some musical links for you:

White Lies - Love Lockdown
Some of you don't like Kanye West. Whatever. Here's a rocked-up cover of Love Lockdown by White Lies. (I, personally, am not a huge fan of this track, but it's interesting. So listen to it.)

Ladyhawke vs. The Killers - Ladykillers
RAFAY, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.

The Reborn Identity - You can't curry love
Even more interesting than the Love Lockdown cover. YOU ALL NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS.
This track consists of:
The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love
Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai (from the movie, Mohabbatein)
2Pac - Dear Mama
ALL TOGETHER. uh yeah. FML. SO CATCHY, YET SO STRANGE.

Matt and Kim - Daylight
This is for Sasha because I think she will like it.



Man, who is John Sakamoto, and why does he have the COOLEST column in the Toronto Star? The anti-hit list is the only reason I open the newspaper on Saturday mornings.
Someone find him. I need to be his friend.

consumerism

Even from the far corner of small town Quebec, without a credit card, without any income except for $15 a week, and a weekly expenditure of an average of $25 a weekend on booze, I still manage to keep consumerism alive.

Thank god for Paypal and international shipping.

I just bought this:

So cute! I'm super excited for it's arrival. I just hope it won't take 1 month and a half to arrive.. because I won't be here any more.

Shopping has become a distant memory for me. For the last 6 months every item of clothing I've acquired has been second hand - I do a weekly tour of all the second-hand stores in Valleyfield, and even in Manoel Viana, I managed to find a second-hand store (which is an amazing feat, since the town was so small, and barely had anything in it...) where I thrifted little boys button downs (actually if you think about it, it's kind of sad to think about - I'm wearing the castoffs of someone from a small-town in the South of Brazil... oh well). I don't think I'm capable of buying anything over the price of $5 any more. I actually balk at the thought of paying $5 for a sweater that looks brand new and has the tag on it here.

My host mom has promised me a trip to Montreal for shopping purposes, and besides the fact that I'm pretty much broke (or will be soon.. Halloween is on a Friday this year!) and have no access to a credit card, I'm dying to walk into an H&M, UO and/or American Apparel. (Let the stop-supporting-global-capitalism lectures begin!)

Out of the 5 pairs of jeans that I brought to wear on the trip, 2 are too tight and way too uncomfortable (I guess I did put on some weight...), one has several rips in the crotchal area and paint on it from digging, planting, and painting in Brazil, and one has a hole in it from falling off my bike. Someone purolate me some clothes please. I'm tired of fighting with little old men for plaid flannel shirts, little old ladies for cable knit sweaters, and buying mens undershirts to wear as dresses.

On the other hand, I will return home with the most impressive collection of plaid shirts and grandpa cardigans that Mississauga has ever seen.

The other day I bought a hand-knit, long, heavy wool sweater at one of the stores for $10. I wore it all weekend during mid-project, and at night I put a light hoody under it and spent the whole night outside by the camp fire, and I could not feel the cold even if I wanted to (this could've been attributed to the Fireball mixed with chai that I was drinking... but I really don't think so). It's magical, and probably the best buy I'll ever make in my life.

At least if I wanted to I could dress up as an old man for Halloween. It might be easier than dressing up as an 80s aerobics bitch, or a poutine...

Does anyone know what I can wear to cover my ass if I dress up as an 80s aerobics bitch, with my AA raglan sweater on top, and leggings and legwarmers? We all know how I feel about wearing leggings as pants...... RAFAY, I AM LOOKING AT YOU FOR IDEAS. Something that can easily be thrifted. I couldn't find short shorts at any of the thrift stores I frequent.

(wow, there are a lot of pertinent tags for this post..)