featured...

I was thrilled to be photographed the other day by the lovely Erin Monaghan of The Vestiary. Her street style blog pays homage to Edmonton's fashion set which, contrary to popular belief, actually does exist... Thanks for the feature, Erin!

Images courtesy of The Vestiary

mint prints...

These prints are blowing my mind... literally. The colour palette is divine, and the sharp, crisp patterns are making me want to run to the closest mall and buy up anything and everything even slightly resembling these pieces. Oh, the power of suggestion...

Image courtesy of Jak & Jil

word up...

LOVE it...

Image courtesy of Stockholm Streetstyle

on the streets: Victoria, BC

Patti Kowalski wearing THE MOST amazing boots/sandals I've ever seen... perhaps I should say bandles? Or maybe blip-blops? Whatever word you use to describe them, fierce should definitely top the list...

outfit envy...

I'm sorry, but how truly amazing is this outfit? Seriously... That crisp white shirt tucked into her on trend trousers looks super chic, plus her brown leather belt and grey hat perfectly accent her look. Considered as a whole, this outfit conjures images of seductive Parisiennes dressed to androgynous perfection in my mind- a look far sexier in it's modesty and simplicity than any revealing little number could ever dream of... In a word, perfection.

Images courtesy of Hanneli

outfit envy...

Who knew yellow on yellow could look so good?

Image courtesy of Face Hunter

on the streets: Victoria, BC

Chairman of the Board's uber stylish Iain Russell... Loving the shorts/tie combo, plus those glasses of his are beyond cool. AIF loves you, Iain!

perfection...

There's nothing I don't absolutely love about this outfit... The simplicity of each piece in terms of design and palate, paired with her amazingly luxe yet understated accessories, equals sheer outfit genius. In short, I'm in love...

Image courtesy of Stockholm Street Style

the mister...

Having debuted myself last week for all of you to see, my boyfriend got a little jealous... Why shouldn't his style be featured on the blog as well, he queried? Why not indeed! Not only does he have great personal style, but his wardrobe consists of some seriously enviable goods... Let's just say I've been known to raid his closet from time to time! He's my favourite shopping/thrifting partner, and now he's well on his way to becoming my favourite blog subject to boot... So without further ado, I present to you my better half, Mr. AIF!

Outfit details: Shirt- Banana Republic; Sweater- Ferragamo; Pants- Polo by Ralph Lauren; Shoes- Armani; Sunglasses- Vintage Rayban Wayfarers

speaking of lace...

Image courtesy of Stockholm Street Style

fancy feet...

Alice and Olivia jazz oxfords for Payless... amazing!!

on the streets... Victoria, BC

Emma Girard in a vintage dress, belt, cardigan and shoes, with Frug earrings, an American Apparel headband and Hue tights...

List Mondays- Top 10 Fashion Blogs

I am currently off school revising for my 13 mocks and 1 real GCSE exams over the next week (wish me luck!) so excuse this quick and easy List Monday post on my top 10 blogs.

Obviously I have loads of favourites but these are the big must read ones of mine which I try to check out daily and were the ones that inspired me to start blogging in the first place.
You have probably heard of all of them (I think of them as the big shots in the fashion blogging world haha)

Needless to say they are extremely popular and unique fashion blogs:

1. The Sartorialist
2. The Cherry Blossom Girl
3. Stockholm Street Style
4. Sea of Shoes
5. Le Blog De Betty
6. Style Rookie
7. Garance Dore 8. Jak and Jil 9. Igor and Andre
10. Karlas Closet

I will probably come back to this and add a bit of information about why they are my favourite but I have to get back to some physics revision so ta ta for now.

Beth Ruby xoxo

Current Style Obsession- The Burberry Trench Coat

Despite it being one of the most famous and well established British brands, renowned for its amazing, classic items of clothing I always have chavvy connotations with Burberry. The mere sight of its beige tartan pattern is enough for me to imagine a charv from my school wearing a cheap, knock off Burberry cap and thinking they look the bee’s knees.

Despite this I still can’t get enough of Burberry trench coats; the trademark of the multi-million pound company. They seem so romantic to me and as these photos show they have universal appeal. You can wear them young and old, male and female, belted and unbelted and in tons of styles and colours- they suit everybody and go with everything.

They also never go out of fashion and so in the cold, rainy and snowy (I have been off school today and yesterday because of the snow!) North of England where I live having a trench coat in my life would be so practical, not to mention glamorous.

I love these bright and bold trenches, especially the purple one in the first photo (but then I am purple crazy haha)

So jealous of these little children complete with their adorable buttoned up coats (oh and expect a post- well more of an image dump- of children’s fashion photos soon...)
If I had a Burberry trench I would look even more pleased with myself than the cute little gal on the right.

The classic and versatile beige ones which go with everything and for me are the important addition to a working wardrobe. If I ever become a city lawyer I know what will be my first purchase.

Photos to show they work equally well on men and women and in a variety of colours and textures. I love the patent look of the lady's above, like a fresh pair of black leather school Mary Jane shoes.

Simply chic. And how could I forget the classic Sartorialist bicycle shot of a lady about town on her beautiful bike riding about town.

The gorgeous Emma Watson (I have a major girl crush on her as regular readers of my blog will know) as the face of Burberry. Autumn Winter collection on the left and the new shots which were released earlier this week of her in the Spring Summer collection.

Of course the Burberry trench is the dream but TopShop does do a decent high street verision with the added USP of shoulder pads.

Photos either from Burberry- Art Of The Trench or the wonderful Sartorialist on his collaboration with Burberry (check out the first link)

Do you own a trench coat? If so where is it from?

Beth xoxo

Be Inspired...

The Sartorialist's first book: regular edition is left and bespoke edition, right.

The Sartorialist, aka Scott Schuman, is finally releasing a book collection of his work. This coffee table style book will contain all of Schuman's hand-picked favorites. Expect to see famous fashion icons as well as innately fashionable passers-by off the streets. From Stockholm to Milan, London to New York, this book will showcase the most inspiring everyday fashionistas ever caught on film. The release date is scheduled for August 12th but you can pre-order the "Bespoke" edition at Amazon.com now.

Its going alright, More insane by the minute

Gah, I feel ill.
The nose is running, the head is aching and the tissues are out.
But it is my best friend's birthday party later and I am determined to feel better by then.

So I am listening to one of my ultimate feel good songs (but nothing beats James Brown’s “I feel good”) and looking at pretty pictures on my favourite blogs to make me feel better.

Here are some of my favourite images, on newly found and loved website http://www.thestreethearts.com/ a street style website from Oslo by photographers Andreas Schjønhaug and Eirik Slyngstad. I think that it has an edge over the Sartorialist (at http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/ ) because it tells you where all the items of clothing are from. Also quite a lot are bought in high street shops which is a nice change as it stops me from lusting over clothes and shoes I know I can't afford, which is a frequent occurrence on Scott's blog.

(Top- Maya, Above- Minni)

(Julianne)

(Sofie)

(Cara)

(Mari)

John Gold "Its Going" always makes me feel a bit better :)

Beth xx