Winter November 29, 2014

Kyoto Outfit of the Day

Kyoto, a beautiful historic city in Japan. Kyoto is beautiful all year long. There are various beauties to see in each season. Winter with snowflakes kissing everything to turn to a serene white, Spring brings out the famous cherry blossom trees, Summer, when everything is a lush green and then Fall bringing in every fall colour imaginable. The rustic orange, bright yellow, hints of lush green and brilliant red. Colours like these call for a FEATURE OF WHAT I WORE in Kyoto.

Considering we were in Kyoto for the Fall season, my wardrobe consisted of lots of sweaters, cardigans, blazers, one coat and a leather jacket.

Here I wore a chunky knit I purchased from Korea in Hongdae, distressed ripped jeans, purchased on my trip to Egypt from the store ONLY at the City Stars Mall, really comfortable flats and lots of accessories.

It was the perfect outfit for climbing hundreds of stairs at the Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) red gates. I honestly felt as if I did the CN Tower stair climb! What a great workout though. I didn’t make the entire climb, although my intentions were to.

After climbing what felt like forever, I thought I had made it to the top. Of course, there were more stairs! My legs were jelly at the end of this adventure but definitely worth it.

This was the most perfect sweater weather! I was so happy I brought my sunnies (sunglasses) with me.

Do you have a favourite chunky knit?

NO MORE CAFÉ AT THE TORONTO COLETTE GRAND CAFÉ?

Travel November 16, 2014

Naksan Park – Seoul, South Korea

There is so much to do in South Korea and shopping is so much fun that you get lost in the hustle and bustle of the markets rather than site seeing. However, Naksan Park has been on my travel list of to do’s for a year now, so we worked it into our Korea itinerary.

There’s something magical and beautiful about Koi Fish and yes, I’m obsessed with them. I’ve painted them on canvas, own a few Koi Fish items and always get excited and smile when I see them absolutely anywhere. With this being said, you can already guess, this was literally the #bestoftheday for me when I found the Koi Fish mural.

According to many reviews about the Park, due to the park being pretty big, some people never find it. Just in case, I set my expectations low and to my surprise we found the actual map of where all the Naksan Park murals were located! The map isn’t in English but you can show it to anyone and they would be more then happy to help you.

This was my second favourite mural at the park:

There’s more than murals to see at Naksan Park.The views of Seoul are breath-taking!

Don’t forget to take the short cut up, via the sort of hidden stairs. A lot nicer than taking the cement hill route.

Fall November 15, 2014

Falling for Fall all over again

Falling for Fall…

When the sun has gone and the heat has disappeared, that first hit of cold crispy fall air hitting your face sends chills down your spine.

But then you go through your closet, taking out all your great fall wear and you end up falling for Fall, all over again.

Oversized Scarf– Zara (Hollywood/Fall’13) (similar: here)/ Cable Knit Sweater– HM (here)/ Coat– HM Fall’13

Fall October 25, 2014

McQueen on the Tracks

When the weather outside… changes, and the temperature starts to fall, the only thing left to doooo, is

dress warm, dress warm, dress warm.

I absolutely love this sweater. It’s long, warm, different and Alexander McQueen.

If you follow me on Instagram, you may remember me mentioning how much I adore this hairstyle. The top knot! It’s my go-to hairstyle for this fall. I have a tutorial post coming up for you. It’s so simple!

Floppy Felt Hat– HM (similar: here)/ Sweater– Alexander McQueen (here)/ Clutch– Forever21

Fall October 23, 2014

Fall Wish List

Fall Wish List by humjk featuring a red handbag

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Fall Wish List

Leaves have started changing colour, pumpkins have been set outside and the smell of burning fire wood is in the air. Meanwhile in the digital world, online stores have rolled out their fall collections to match in-store. This is my Fall wish list and some of these items are my staple go-to’s for the season.

When I think of Fall, I think of chunky knits and distressed jeans. Everything has to be cozy, chic and warm. My favourite colours for this season are always neutrals, burgundy, mustard, camel, bright yellow and grey. All these colours make for a beautiful palette of Fall outfits.

Fall September 30, 2014

Graffiti Central

Between Bathurst and Spadina, South of Queen Street is graffiti central.

Living and growing up downtown has given me appreciation for the hustle and bustle of the fashion district. Lunch period during middle school days were spent getting lunch and window shopping. Getting groceries from chinatown was a regular day routine and then Sanderson library. So many memories. The fashion district name derives from this area of downtown Toronto being home to clothing manufacturer businesses back in the day. Just take a look up when you’re shopping in this area and notice the old victorian like roofs on top of most of these stores. Especially standing at the corner of Queen and Spadina.

Other then wholesale, limited edition, vintage and designer shops along this south side stretch of Spadina Ave, you can also take a walk down graffiti central where you’ll see work by Deadboy, Poser, Spud, Fdoe, THINGS and Gregory Alan Elliot to name a few.

Just another day downtown in the neighbourhood I know best.

Leather hat– ASOS/ Cardigan sweater– JCrew/ T-Shirt– ASOS/ Clutch– Forever21/ Frames– Burberry