Designer Files: In her Closet V2 Part Two

This is the second part of my series on Mel's and Candice's apartment in the artsy St. Denis area in Montreal. Catch the first part here of Mel's space.

I met Candice through Mel as they are both roommates and friends since fashion school. Candice is a natural red head and her room is full of cool and clean blue hues. She also works for a large fashion retailer as a designer and principal product developer. Her collection of vintage shoes is extensive but you'll have to see that for yourself.

She is also a fellow blogger and runs Dandelionheart, a blog full of dreamy images and inspiration.

 

royal blue DVF heels, tambourine

Candice's collection of vintage shoes

ruffled sheer chiffon blouse

collection of necklaces hanging on a picture frame

rings and bangles

vintage camera

kitchen space

chest full of art supplies and collection of magazines

Candice sitting in the alcove

Montreal's Couturier: Denis Gagnon

I went to check out the Denis Gagnon exhibit a the The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts before it shuts its doors on Feb 13th.  It's a pretty amazing collection of his best work. You're able to walk around all of the garments and view every detail closely. There were a few garments made entirely of zipper teeth; braided and crisscrossed to form different shapes and patterns. He also displayed some extreme fringe dresses, chain detailing and lace.

Such beautiful pieces of art and to see them up close was even more amazing.

Trend Forecasting by the Color of your Shoes

I'm still feeling the macro trend of Blush and Nudes strongly pushing it's way into spring 2011 from watching the Golden Globes and venturing into a few shoe stores. I'll let you in on a bit of info; you can usually tell the color of the season by looking at shoes, since they are meant to match with the color of upcoming clothing deliveries.

I bought these multi buckle wedges while I was in Hong Kong but I can't wear them yet because of the heap of snow outside. They look like the Surface to Air Buckle Wedges that I've been eyeing on their website, but I bought them for half the price.

For now, I'm just waiting till the snow melts till I can wear these puppies out.