dressing up my mac and apple products

i may have the ugliest laptop case/cover. and it's completely impractical -- though it's a bag, it can barely fit a pen, a notebook and my laptop.

which is why i'm coveting these designer sleeves by marc by marc jacobs. the colour! the waterproofness (they're made of neoprene)! the faux fur lining (i spent a lot of money on my mac, doesn't it deserve the best?).

love.

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marc by marc jacobs neoprene laptop sleeve, $58... also available for ipads and iphones... available at holt renfrew.

north of 60: what one wears to meet polar bears

tomorrow i set off on an adventure i never thought i'd get the chance to take: a press trek north of 60 to watch polar bears in their natural habitat and to see the aurora borealis in all its glory.

it's a trip that means a lot to me given i was fascinated by environmental politics and animal preservation during my undergrad (i studied international relations and peace and conflict studies). 

the only question i've been pondering over the past few weeks in the lead-up to my excursion is what the heck does one wear when it's -30?

turns out loads of stuff from canada goose, cougar boots, tilley, brooks (running gear layers!) and burton (snowboarding layers!). thank you to all of the companies who are generously helping me make this a safe, happy and warm trip.

now, i'm off to (learn how to) save the polar bears.

bisou, bisou!

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i'd like to live in europe and dress like this...

i absolutely adore the blog all the pretty birds. the street fashion snaps tamu -- the blog's author -- posts are incredibly fun and have me dreaming of making smart sartorial choices with europe's oldest buildings as a backdrop.

for all of this to happen, of course, i'd either a) need to win the lottery, b) marry rich or c) actually move to europe -- all pretty "out there" options at the moment.

so, for now, i'll happily continue to flip through the fun photos on this site.

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some wise fashion words from a manrepeller

so i met leandra medine of the super fashionable blog manrepeller at holt renfrew earlier this morning. she's lovely, by the way -- super candid, kind and intelligent.

one thing she said is you should never own a piece of clothing you wouldn't love to wear every single day.

which got me to thinking, do i love my clothes? does my wardrobe showcase to the world who i am?

and, in both cases, the answer is no.

so now i'm on a mission to revamp my wardrobe and personal sense of style.

know of any great fashion/stylist/wardrobe consultants? let me know!

oh, and this is an image of leandra with my intern -- i opted out of the image because i didn't look nearly as cool. the other is of my sad closet...

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