March 5, 2013

Insatiable Curiosity

Life is too short to not chase after your dreams, explore a lot and to constantly try new things. It’s that insatiable curiosity that drives me to continuously look for new opportunities from where I can learn and grow, while exploring different passions. I consider myself really lucky to be in an industry and working at an awesome company that allows me to tap into my creative skills everyday and work for some of the most amazing clients in areas that I’m interested in, which has really opened my eyes to the potential within the world of PR and Communications. For the past few years, this blog has been my pet project, where I test out and experiment different types of content, writing styles, and it acts as a quasi-journal while I navigate through my twenties. And now, I’m excited I have another channel where I can continue to express myself. After an incredible experience as the New York Correspondent blogging straight from the concrete jungle, I’m thrilled to be sharing that I’ll be joining the UrbaneBloc team as a guest contributor!

The lovely ladies behind UrbaneBloc, covering anything from fashion, culture, music, to the urban lifestyle of your modern muse.

It’s been a blast so far and can’t wait to see what the coming months will bring! I’ll be covering a range of topics including anything from fashion, lifestyle, events and who knows what else? On top of working in a fast-paced industry, I’ve always been involved with other projects on the side like running a non-profit organization fostering youth entrepreneurship, or organizing a year long program culminating into a two week educational trip to China for 30 Chinese Canadian youth. I’m so grateful for this opportunity (thanks Gloria!) and am so ready to sink my teeth into this as my side venture for 2013! Can’t wait see where it goes! For a taste of what’s to come, check out some of the stories from my NYFW experience covering shows and events from the FW2013 season.

Note: While I didn’t pen this last article, it was still a major highlight attending the MK show with Gloria and seeing the collection at the MK headquarters later that afternoon. What a BLAST! 

PS. There are some rumblings of a swap and shop event to come soon (ask me and I may just spill some more beans ;) ). Hope you’ll support my latest adventure and follow UrbaneBloc for future stories on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

February 4, 2013

New York Fashion Week, Here I Come!

Taken at LG Fashion Week David Dixon Finale, 2011

The blinding lights. The eclectic footwear. The stylishly-clad sea of people ranging from the eccentric to the classic minimalists. Moving masterpieces down a runway. I got my first taste of a fashion show a few years ago, and haven’t looked back.

It’s been a blast exploring the fashion industry in Toronto and learning the ins and outs from being backstage dressing models, working the runway room, to supporting and hosting fashion shows on behalf of clients, to seeing our clients’ jewelry sparkle down the runway with designs by established and up-and-coming Canadian designers. These have all been fantastic opportunities that I feel so fortunate to have had in the past few years.

And now, I simply cannot contain my excitement for what’s in store this fashion season! Going straight to the heart of the world’s fashion hub, I will be attending this season’s Independent Fashion Bloggers Conference (#IFBCON) featuring workshops and speakers including my absolute fave, Song of Style. Really looking forward to two full days of learning and meeting others that are in the space and just as excited to be there as I am.

On top of all of this, I’m also working with the uber-awesome Gloria from Urbanebloc.com to bring you the latest news hot off the runway from NYC as her #NYFW Correspondent! We’ll be attending a number of shows throughout the season including a few names like BCBG, Rebecca Minkoff, Michael Kors, Adidas NEO (with Selena Gomez!) and many more. Going to also have a blast with some of my besties who will be in town at the same time!

Stay tuned for my New York Fashion Diaries, coming soon to Urbanebloc.com! Let me know if you’re in town as well, and I’d love to meet up!

February 2, 2013

Dreaming of Summer Days

With all the cold weather we’ve been having these days, thought it’d be fun to share photos of a photoshoot I took with one of my multi-talented friends, Dominique Fung. Check out her artwork and illustrations at http://dominiquefung.com/!

It was a fun experience piecing all of the outfits together, and seeing them come to life through the camera lens. It was a hot summer day and with the unforgiving sun beaming down for a three hour shoot, it certainly made me appreciate the work of stylists, creative directors, photographers, models, personal style/fashion bloggers and more. It was a fun project we decided to do together and I’m so proud of the end results! One of the pictures (the one at the very end – keep scrolling!) was even featured on Shop For Jayu as the January winner for the #WhoWearsJayuBest contest scoring us a $60 gift card! We obvi make a great team together :)

Stay tuned for more pics to come from the shoot and let us know what you think in the comments!

 [ From Head to Toe ]
Necklace | Forever 21
Blouse | Vintage (Mom’s Closet)
Skirt | J.Crew
Sandals | H&M
Accessories | Michael Kors Boyfriend watch, Marc by Marc Jacobs bracelet, Shop for Jayu earrings

Special thanks to Dominique Fung for being the pro behind the camera and Michael Jo for his creative eye!