Category: Reviews


  • G. Label Clothing Review: How the eff is a t-shirt so $$$?

    G. Label Clothing Review: How the eff is a t-shirt so $$$?

    Somewhere between an inherently anxious disposition, a tendency to fall asleep during Savasana, and a proclivity for Old Fashioneds, I try to follow Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop in hopes of being more, well, goopy. That doesn’t mean I’m totally balls to the wall. I pick and choose what to practice; vegan chickpea “tuna” salad, yes; jade…

  • The trickiest sizing | a Repetto Cendrillon ballerinas review

    The trickiest sizing | a Repetto Cendrillon ballerinas review

    Over the last 15 years, Repetto’s Cendrillon ballet flats have been in and out of my life. There was the first black pair I bought at Rosenstein (RIP) in Montreal, full price. Other pairs followed — the turquoise suede pair whose blue rivals Caribbean seas, snappy faux-crocodile prints, shaggy fools gold… but they were all…

  • Not gonna say “ciao” to these dresses | Ciao Lucia Sizing Review

    Not gonna say “ciao” to these dresses | Ciao Lucia Sizing Review

    “For the girl, on eternal vacation.”-Ciao Lucia’s About Page Ciao Lucia’s opening “About Us” statement offends me. Mainly because in 2020, like none of us have been on an eternal vacation — let alone any vacation. … like not even my mindset has been on holiday. Still, wanting to at least feel like I’m on…

  • Pretty perfect, but not worth full price: Isabel Marant bag review

    Pretty perfect, but not worth full price: Isabel Marant bag review

    Buying a new handbag is rare for me. … I prefer to keep my bags (mostly) classic. Every now and then though, a bag will creep up on me and rattle around my head. The ones that have been shaking in my mind the most are from, who else, Isabel Marant. … but spending $1,290…

  • How good is it? | a Neiman Marcus Cashmere Review

    How good is it? | a Neiman Marcus Cashmere Review

    My sister was the one who introduced me to cashmere. Until she bought multiple cashmere sweaters from Holt Renfrew (Canada’s answer to Neiman Marcus), cashmere was something I’d only ever read about in Sophie Kinsella novels. In other words, cashmere was a luxurious figment of my imagination. With Canada being a warm memory, but Holt’s…

  • x karla T-Shirt Reviews: Ima tell you one time (about their sizing)

    x karla T-Shirt Reviews: Ima tell you one time (about their sizing)

    Note: x karla is seemingly… done? “I just wanted a shirt that I could go back to over and over again.”-Karla Welch, xkarla.com If you know me IRL, there’s a chance you’ve heard my Justin Bieber story. The TLDR is that in fall 2007, on a school field trip to Stratford, ON, my graduating class…

  • Manolo Blahnik BB Sizing Review: How To Get Them To Fit Like a Glove

    Manolo Blahnik BB Sizing Review: How To Get Them To Fit Like a Glove

    Available in a variety of heel heights and leathers, the BBs are the quintessential pump. It doesn’t matter if you work a 9-to-5 or if you’re Rihanna (she’s a fan!), these heels work, work, work for everyone. “Manolo Blahnik…” … the name is just so iconic. It’d be possible to write a review about a…

  • Western with a weird fit | Isabel Marant Denvee Boot Review

    Western with a weird fit | Isabel Marant Denvee Boot Review

    Do you ever feel like you’re in a rut? With your job, your hair, your style, your diet, your hobbies… … I guess I mean, in life, in general. Every couple of years those sinking feelings creep up on me. Especially around my birthday. This year, I decided to nip it in the bud and…

  • Fun in the form of a dress | A Rhode Ella Dress Review

    Fun in the form of a dress | A Rhode Ella Dress Review

    If you want my hierarchy of leisure wear… Athleisure < Sleepleisure < Resort wear Your rank may differ, but big flowing dresses rule my hierarchy. When you’re on vacation, there’s nothing easier or or more fun than to wear an “instant outfit” kind of dress. The crown jewel of resort wear? Rhode.

  • Awkward fit, but iconic | Levi’s 501 Denim Shorts Review

    Awkward fit, but iconic | Levi’s 501 Denim Shorts Review

    I love iconic pieces. I love denim shorts. … so I especially love iconic denim shorts. The most iconic pair? Cindy Crawford’s Levi’s denim shorts. From a Vogue shoot, shot by Herb Ritts with then-partner, Richard Gere, to a music video shoot with Jon Bon Jovi…