Pride Toronto 2011

 To all my LGBTTIQQ2SA readers;
1. I love, love you
2. Damn you know how to throw a party!

For those in the know, last week was Pride week and Sunday marked the Annual Pride Parade in Toronto which is a huge attraction to the city. The almost certainly homophobic Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford was not in attendance, but I most certainly was, marching in the parade and pumping up the crowds with the University of Waterloo contingent. It was a surreal people-watching experience, the crowds were massive and I haven't seen that many people gathered in one place since I saw an American college football game. Overall, there was such an atmosphere of acceptance, self-love and general positive vibes that it more than sucks to recognize that there are folks who still suffer as victims of hate crimes just because of their sexuality. One might criticize Pride for its mainstream co-optation of underground gay culture, but all in all I was just happy to be there.

 Massive crowds

Where is Rob Ford?

 Eatin' an apple in Allan Gardens

 Check my Bikini Kill lyrics flag: "I believe in the radical possibilities of pleasure, babe."

 Deua and Marlon takin' it in on Church St.

Post-parade, pre-sunstroke relaxation times

SUPER DUPER PRIDE FASHION INSPIRATION

 Elton John, is dat u?

 Their matching Willy Wonka-esque coupledom was so cute!! The boots killed me.

 

The  shoe game here is unreal!!

Cute funny cats and their friends

Cute funny cats and their friends....We like them...

Dreary One

It was super awkward taking outfit photos this morning, because my landlord and a bunch of construction workers were working directly beside the garage. Explaining to people that you take pictures of your clothes every day is more than a little weird. In better news, I spent the August long weekend at my friend's cottage and accomplished a favourable amount of swimming, boating, book reading and beer drinking. What a happy bunch!

Just finished reading Killing Yourself To Live by Chuck Klosterman, and he is now officially my favourite author. I've already read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs. Can anyone reccommend some similarly interesting books that critique pop culture with a witty, unique voice?

Floating in Space

Ahh, the dog days of summer. I've spent most of my time occupied with work, but it is enjoyable nonetheless. The rain is making me a bit melancholy this morning but it's the perfect mood to listen to Elliott Smith. I wore this outfit to work yesterday, when it was a bit sunnier. These Salvatore Ferragamo loafers were thrifted a few weeks ago, but somehow haven't made it into an outfit picture yet. The only designer pieces I ever find at thrift stores are Ferragamo shoes (and Moschino purses). It's like they gravitate to me, the same way weird sweaters do.

Joel drew on my water bottle. I like it.

Fuzzy Brain

Today was an overall glorious day. I went on a long walk in the morning to enjoy the weather and fetch some caffeine, then had thrifting/adventure times with a friend and ended up at a restaurant named "Cock Block" or some other malarky like that. Sadly, I had to part with Karen the Tiger Sweater but we certainly enjoyed our time together, and she will surely make another appearance in the future. Plus, I have a new sweater to make up for the loss.

I hope everyone who reads this is feeling jubilant.

ELEKTRONIKAK

As you might know already, themed parties are pretty much the greatest thing ever. I went to an electro-future themed party last night, and there were a lot of people wearing tin foil. I ended up looking completely outrageous - I had a disco ball necklace and earrings, plus my sparkly batwing cape, bodysuit and black lipstick. My whole tagline for the night was 'in the future, people wear less clothes'.

"I want your bad romance. Yes, I do."

Deua borrowed my purple bodysuit and had this cyborg-fembot-oompa loompa thing going on, which was awesome! We ended up dancing the night away and kept shouting 'WE ARE THE FUTURE'. Silly kids...

Creature of the Night

I did indeed spend my Halloween evening all dressed up and throwing toast in the air, while watching the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. That movie is such an insane bit of fun, it makes me want to run around all day in sparkles, sequins, fishnets and high heels every day. Actually I feel like that every day, but Rocky Horror really heightens the sense of urgency. May I just point out how amazing my friends look?



Requisite bathroom shot:

Accompanied by screen shots from the movie!



Owen and Julia on the bus ride home. Hey, doesn't that sparkly batwing cape look a little familiar?

Hildegard of Bingen

Last night I went to an excellent party hosted by some good friends called 'Enter My Rainforest'. They had even had green lightbulbs, crepe streamers and hilarious party-proofing signs everywhere (see below). I was pretty chuffed about my outfit; the dress I'm wearing is really an extra-large t-shirt that I got for free because I volunteered for the Faculty of Environment at my school. Represent! These tights get worn to almost every party I attend, they've got some wicked battle scars. These wonderful boots get worn nearly every day, and the necklace was free from My Name Necklace.


Mad photocred to Tobi Reid!

Just a funny funny funny sound.

I just had the most wonderful weekend of the entire summer - no internet, completely unfashionable, good friends, good times. All in all, I can't wait to move back to school in September. And I can pretty much recite all of Crack Fox while intoxicated.

[Bad candid pic of me with squinty eyes and Alex with a pornstar mustache.]
So I went thrifting last week, and haven't shown you what I bought yet because of the restrictive office dress code. Sooooo, I decided that show-and-tell through an outfit post was necessary. I bought this 80's shirt with a gold leaf applique on the shoulders, worn with a gold AA lah-may skirt.

...and this massive shoulderpadded menace. Sequins and lace - what more could the tacky drag queen living inside of me want? I'm wearing this outfit right now and I want to wear it all the time.

Strawberry Lemonade

Who is that adorable little ginger standing next to me in the mirror? You bet your sweet bippy it's that smartypants, more-than-just-fashion blogger HAIL MARY!!

We met up for some serious shopping time in grand old Toronto. Let me tell you, no one ransacks the vintage racks of Kensington like two fashion bloggers in heat! (It was actually really hot yesterday.) Check out that crazy sparkly cocoon that I completely regret not buying.

Let's just say we bonded like crazy (crazy lesbian vampires?), and nobody else will ever understand the story behind our new saying "The East Coast: It's midget porn".

Yep, we're weird, wacky and get along reallllly well. Halifax roadtrip soon?

That old lady just gave you the dirtiest look.

Do not let the ripped tights, zipper skirt and Joy Division tank. I am not a badass in the slightest.


Sorry for the unexpected absence, I spent my days off back to my University town for a long weekend full of friendly shenanigans. I had amazing time catching up with my little FUMS (Fucked Up Movie Society) family and am impatiently waiting for our next reunion. The movie schedule for the weekend was Fubar and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, with the latter being almost unwatchably plotless.

They even made me a sign!

Immaturity at its finest...

Remember the gasoline fight scene?

I had an excellent time in Toronto yesterday spending the day at the Clothing Show and various other shopping outlets with my dear friend Tobi. The Clothing Show was housed in a huuuge room with vendors everywhere, divided into different sections. I was pretty interested in seeing what the 'Eco' section had to offer, but was rather disappointed by the slim selection of planet friendly wares. It was the vintage section where I had the most luck. It was fun just to browse around all the booths filled with beautiful vintage things, but I did find a pair of moccasin boots that I ended up buying. My favourite booth was Hilary Bregman Vintage, pictured below. Truth be told, I wasn't remotely interested in anything else offered by the Clothing Show, but it was still a fun experience.


For the rest of the day, we wandered around Toronto's fashion district and Chinatown. We stumbled upon this alternative school that was having a 'garage sale' fundraiser in there gym, where I bought a skirt and two shirts all for the grand total of $1.00. If you're in the Kensigton area, Urban Herbivore is a great place to eat - the BBQ Tofu sandwich was astoundingly delicious, and filling too!

We laughed! We cried! We hurled! All in all, an excellent day.