Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Comme Des Garcons pour H&M

Some of my favorite pieces from the Women's Collection
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If you've been anywhere near the fashion blogosphere since August, you've probably already heard of the collaboration between Comme des Garcons and H&M. Recently there was more brohaha over the dress that costs 349$ (?!?), this of course sent waves of anguish through the hearts of fashionistas. How expensive was everything else going to be if a dress was that expensive?

Since CDG is a Japanese, (not to mention H&M's recent expansion in Tokyo) the collection will be hitting Japanese stores in early November. CDG's collection will be hitting all over H&M markets on November 13th. I may take a trip over to the Eaton Centre if I have the money, I'm not sure if the H&M in LimeRidge will be getting any CDG pieces. I have to remember to ask the staff about that next time I'm there.

A full preview into the collection is in Hong Kong's Ketchup Magazine. Online scans can be found here.


Some of my favorite pieces from the Men's Collection.
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Where's the Outrage?!?

*Sigh*..........

It's no secret to me that the lives of white people are valued more than the lives of POC (people of color) in Society but that doesn't numb the stinging feeling I get whenever I see another example of this.

On Friday, September 26, the end of a week in which thousands of copies of Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West — the fear-mongering, anti-Muslim documentary being distributed by the millions in swing states via DVDs inserted in major newspapers and through the U.S. mail — were distributed by mail in Ohio, a “chemical irritant” was sprayed through a window of the Islamic Society of Greater Dayton, where 300 people were gathered for a Ramadan prayer service. The room that the chemical was sprayed into was the room where babies and children were being kept while their mothers were engaged in prayers.


Huh, I'd really would love to hear why the Media hasn't been going ape shit crazy over this? This has obviously has a lot more to do with religion than race but I guess the victims of this weren't "American" enough to warrant attention. If this had been a Christian church being attacked by any other group this shit would be making laps around the media circle.

Cute Anonymous Boy

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I think I might have a crush on you. >_>

New Music Muse?



Janelle just might be my new music muse. Her style and stage presence definitely doesn't hurt. Here's a link to her myspace.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Eye Candy #2 {Miscellaneous}

ffffound finds
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(Does anyone else remember this game? I used to play it when I was much younger.)



Will Sanders
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A Long Day's Journey Into Night
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Ellen von Unwerth
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Guinevere van Seenus by Paolo Roversi (Vogue Italia Sep '08)
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Val's Adventures - Third Installment

"Val's Adventures" are photographic and voyeuristic peeks into my every day life. Basically these are snapshots taken at school at home or anywhere else and I wanted to put them up somewhere. Plus since I'm now Facebook free it's easier for my friends to save pictures they want from me this way.


Ancaster Fair
The Ancaster Fair was a lot of fun. The first hour was a little stressful since I was in charge of babysitting 3 inebriated classmates, but after that, me and Diana went on a bunch of rides and got very very hyper. I'm sure more than one person thought I was drunk because of my crazy giggling. The best part was when we both we're giggling like crazy in the Zipper. While we were waiting in line for something I kept munching on candy. This was of course, not a good idea and I got a stomach ache after going on a couple of rides. We chilled for a bit, saw a crowd gathering around some fist fight, Diana went to the bathroom and saw drama that's more likely to be seen at a club, and I ate pizza.


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BONUS VIDEOS

Ancaster Fair #1 from Valentina RossMottley on Vimeo.

Ancaster Fair #2 from Valentina RossMottley on Vimeo.


Ontario University Fair
The plan was to be home by 7pm but we were pooped by 3pm and decided to bus back to Hamilton early. I went to the Uni fair with my mom, my friend Tiffany, and my two little sisters. When I first got into the hall with all the booths for the different Universities, I was intimediated and didn't really want to talk to anyone. I'm still excited for University but I guess actually going to this and seriously talking to other people (besides my mom and my friends) about it made me realize how soon I'll be going to University. Cue irrational fears. I got over it though and talked to people and learned about different Journalism programs. I also got some free pens, bags, brochures and a t-shirt.

I didn't take any pictures while we were talking to the representatives from the different Uni's but later on when we were walking around T.O. I snapped some pictures of what we got up to.



All those pictures were taken after we left the hall and we're deciding on where to go next.
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hehehe Model!Tiffany.

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Veronica and Olivia.


This store was pretty sweet. They had insane sunglasses and amazing umbrellas. I wasn't supposed to be taking pictures of stuff but they didn't stop me for a while. Veronica actually found a potential Graduation dress that looks really nice on her.

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Part of the window display.

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I love this picture!

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American Apparel, how you tempt me so. Mom wanted to go to a yarn store so Tiff and I poked around AA while Mom + co. went on their merry way. *Sigh* I'm getting my SIN number after school on Monday and I'm looking for jobs Tue and Wed after school so hopefully I'll have a way to get these clothes (and my Halloween costume!) soon.

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Salvation!

Whenever I'm not in Hamilton, it becomes glaringly obvious how many Tim Hortons we actually have. It took us a while to find a Tims in Toronto but we eventually spotted one. And I had my usual order of hot chocolate with a cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese. yum.

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Sadly, us going home early meant I didn't get a chance to see the Ryerson campus. So this is the only "University" related picture I took.

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BONUS VIDEO
*I'm uploading the videos, I'll add them when they're ready.
There is a part in this video where it is shaky as hell. I was passing the camera over to Tiffany and consequently it looks like an extreme ride of some sort.


English Class Shenanigans
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Her name is Ndola and she's cute as a button!

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----The only rules I dress by are my own----

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Valentina= a 18 year old girl with an intense love for life, color and style. My family is my life and I’m having a torrid affair with television and loving every second of it. I like my school and I love my friends and I’m learning to love myself too. I love playing around with clothes but I haven’t found the patience yet to be able to keep up with actual fashion. This is a me blog where I’ll write about my life, my outfits and anything else that comes to mind. "It is absurd to divide people into good & bad. People are either charming or tedious." — Oscar Wilde)
The vast majority of the photos I use on this blog are not mine. Whenever possible I will credit photos but in some insistences this isn't possible. For example I have a collection of un-credited photos saved on my computer. So unless otherwise noted the photos on this blog are not mine. If you see an un-credited photo and it's yours (or you know who it belongs to) let me know so I can either take it down or give you credit.

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