Happy January!

So I am back in Canada for a little visit and it’s chilly and snowy – just the way I hoped it would be. I figured this was a good opportunity to bring out my favourite old vintage find, the leopard print coat. I found this coat in a hole in the wall shop down in Kensington Market (which for those of you who don’t know, is Toronto’s vintage hotspot) and I had the collar replaced with a stiff silk to give it a new edge. Underneath I wore a few new pieces that I got on a quick Sunday trip to Buffalo, NY. Sometimes the US just takes the cake for shopping and they have a Torrid store which makes me so happy. Today’s theme was kind of pin up inspired

Fur Collar Cardigan – Torrid

Rose Tank Top – Torrid

Black Stretch Skirt – Charlotte Russe

Tights – Spanx

Black Heels – New Look (Old Collection)

And now a silly photo for your viewing pleasure:

and my new Betsey Johnson necklace!

I’m gearing up for the London Blogger meet up on February 4th so in anticipation I am going to do my best to blog more frequently while I am home in Canada. I can’t wait to see you all in a couple of weeks!

xo CurvyKatie

 Red Coat – Next (last season, Tights-M&S, Boots-Evans (last season), Bag – Kath Kidston (kids collection)

Hey  Girlies!

I think my desire to blog is slowly coming back as I am starting to live what feels like a normal life in London! How exciting! As many of you know, Plus London, which happened last year in London, was an event for fashion bloggers of every size to come together, shop,  and meet all their readers, and it was a great success! It was so nice to meet everyone, and I can hardly believe it’s been almost a year since it happened. (If you missed it or just want to reminisce click here) The good news is that it’s all happening again this year! You can find all the details as they come up on the facebook event here!

I will be there along with a fantastic group of other bloggers and readers alike! I can’t wait to see you all again and hopefully meet some new faces!!!

XO CurvyKatie

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I know it’s been a long two months since I have been on here and I apologize for leaving you all hanging… how rude of me, I know! I thought as my first outfit post back I would do something special. For those of you who don’t know I spent all of May and the beginning of June walking an 800 km pilgrimage across Spain and as you can imagine, I came back very excited to see my wonderful suitcase full of clothes again. On top of that, I moved from Paris to London and so I am trying to settle in to my new life.

After coming home from Spain, my body had totally changed and now all my clothes fit differently so I am kind of rediscovering my style. Since I seem to be in style crisis mode, I decided to start things out with a celebrity inspired post. I chose a celebrity who, when in high school I used to be mistaken for, Kelly Osbourne.

Salut les amis!

Je sais que ça a été un deux longs mois depuis que j’ecrit et je m’excuse .  Je pensais que pour ma tenue de retour, je ferais quelque chose de spécial. Pour ceux d’entre vous qui ne savent pas que j’ai passé tous le moi de mai et le début de Juin en faisant un pèlerinage de 800 km à travers de l’Espagne et comme vous pouvez imaginer, je suis revenu très contente de voir ma valise pleine de vêtements magnifiques. En plus de cela, j’ai déménagé de Paris à Londres et je suis en train de m’installer dans d’ma nouvelle vie.

De retour de l’Espagne, mon corps avait totalement changé et maintenant tous mes vêtements s’adaptent différemment de sorte que je redécouvre mon style. Puisque je semble être en mode de crise de style, j’ai décidé de commencer les choses avec un poste inspiré par une star. J’ai choisi Kelly Osbourne.

She has been in the public eye since before her teens and has been through the Hollywood ringer many times, criticized for her unique style, drug addictions but above all, her weight. Today Kelly has lost a great deal of weight and seems to have sorted her life out and is doing well. What I like most about her is that she never apologized for her size even when the media were eager for her to do so. In the end, the weight that she did lose was from dancing and performing, things that she loves doing. For me that’s how it should be done- you do something you love and if you change with it then so be it.

Elle a été dans l’œil du public depuis avant son adolescence et a été critiquée pour son style unique, addictions de drogues, mais surtout, son poids. Aujourd’hui Kelly a perdu beaucoup de poids et semble avoir refait sa vie. Qu’est-ce que j’aime le plus chez elle, c’est qu’elle n’a jamais présenté ses excuses pour sa taille, même si les médias étaient impatients pour elle de le faire. En fin de compte, le poids qu’elle a perdu était en dansant quelque chose qu’elle aime faire. Pour moic’est comme ça que cela doit être fait-tu fais quelque chose que tu aime et si ton corps change en meme temps c’est un bonus.

Kelly hits the red carpets in little black dresses and loves her accessories like big hats and fun jewelry. Since she’s got amazing dancer’s calves she always puts everything together with a fab pair of heels. Here is my interpretation…

Kelly marche  les tapis rouge en petites robes noires et aime ses accessoires comme des grands chapeaux et les bijoux. Depuis qu’elle dance elle a des mollets de danseuse étonnante, elle met toujours une paire de talons fabuleuse. Voici mon interprétation …

Dress: Torrid (old collection)

Heels: New Look (Winter collection- black embossed)

Bowler Hat – Le Chateau (Canada)

Eyeliner and lipstick- Biguine Marilyn Monroe collection

Hoop Earrings and bird brooch – Primark

Look at the pretty sleeves!!!

Les jolies manches!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back soon! Gros bisous les filles et merci!

ox CurvyKatie

Hello!

I wanted to let you all know that I won’t be around for the next month on here because I will be walking an 800 km pilgrimage – The El Camino de Santiago (or Way of St James). I will be leaving updates on my travel blog and would love if you could all come over and have a look: SPEC IN THE CITY

Thank you and see you all in a month!!!

Bonjour!

Je voulais vous dire que je ne serai pas presente pour le mois prochain parce que je fait un pèlerinage à pied 800 km -  Le El Camino de Santiago (ou Chemin de Saint Jacques). Je vais laisser des petites mises à jour sur mon blog  de voyage et j’aimerais si vous pouviez tous venir et jeter un oeil: SPEC IN THE CITY

Je vous remercie et a bientot!

Bisous!

xo CurvyKatie

Hello! (Français en rose italics)

This past Sunday, 5 bloggers, including myself held a huge clothing sale here in Paris. We emptied our closets and sold our gently used items to friends, other bloggers and anyone who showed up. It was a great success and also really fun!

Not only was it a blast to spend the day with some of my most favourite people in Paris but my wonderful friends got together at the end and surprised me with a goodbye drink since I am leaving Paris in a week. I was so touched and tears were shed. I am going to miss all of you so much, but I promise I will come back and visit often! I feel so lucky to have met all of you and don`t think Paris would have been the same without you.

Dimanche dernier, 5 bloggeuse, moi inclus, on organisé une vente de vêtements d’énormes ici, à Paris. Nous avons vidé nos placards et vendu nos articles usagés à des amis, d’autres blogueuse et tous ceux qui se sont présentés. Il a été un grand succès et aussi très amusant!

Non seulement c’était le fun de passer la journée avec mes amies les plus super à Paris, mais elles se sont réunis à la fin et m’on surpris en prenant un verre `au revoir` car je quitte Paris dans une semaine. J’ai été tellement touchée et les larmes ont coulé. Je vais m’ennuiyer de vous grave, mais je vous promets de revenir vous visiter souvent! Je me sens si chanceuse d’avoir rencontré chacun d’entre vous et don `t que Paris aurait été la même sans vous.

A bientôt!

xo CurvyKatie 

Hello everyone! (Francais en rose italics)

For anyone who has wanted to dip into all the good parts of my closet and 5 other amazing girl’s closets, now is your chance!!

This Sunday,  we are emptying our closets and putting them up for sale. There will be a huge selection of brands from Torrid, Evans, New Look, Asos Curve, and Dorothy Perkins, and many more I’m sure!

If you are in Paris or not far, this is the place to be Sunday, you will not be disappointed.  In order to get all the necessary information please visit the facebook event and follow the detailed instructions! (Be sure to send an e-mail to the requested address on the event to sign up – we will then transmit you the address.)

I hope you can all come out and look forward to seeing you this weekend!!

Ce dimanche, moi et 4 autres filles genial – Sihem, Lydianna, Larissa et Hinda vont vider nos dressing et mettre pleins de choses en vente. Il y aura une énorme sélection de marques de Torrid, Evans, New Look, Asos courbe, etDorothy Perkins, et bien d’autres j’en suis sûr!

Si vous êtes à Paris ou pas loin, c’est l’endroit à  etre dimanche, vous ne serez pas déçu. Afin d’obtenir toutes les informations nécessaires s’il vous plaît visitez l’événement facebook et suivez les instructions détaillées! (Assurez-vousd’envoyer un e-mail à l’adresse demandée sur l’événement pour vous inscrire -nous allons ensuite vous transmettre l’adresse.)

J’espère que vous pourrez tous venir et j’ai hâte de vous voir ce week-end!

XO CurvyKatie

I am back with a more serious outfit, if I can call it that. I am not a very serious person so anything I wear is usually influenced directly by my silliness- you can probably see the silly faces I am making in some of the photos below. I purchased this scarf from Asos last season and had yet to find an outfit that I like it with. I was feeling very inspired by all the floral prints I am seeing on other blogs so I decided to pull it out and match with a pair of floral wedges that I adore. I really like the shades and pastels mixed with florals and I like when there is a bit of pop to a simple outfit like I am wearing here.

Je veux souhaiter la bienvenue à mes lecteurs française. J’ai promis de écrire en français depuis si longtemps et maintenant j’ai officiellement commencé. Je vais vous prévenir que je ne suis pas un grand écrivain française donc s’il vous plaît excuser les erreurs – il y aura beaucoup. 

        Je suis de retour avec une tenue plus sérieuse, si je peux l’appeler cela. Je ne suis pas une personne très sérieuse ainsi que tous que je porte est influencé directement par mon ”silliness”- vous pouvez voir probablement les visages idiots que je fais dans certaines des photos ci-dessous. J’ai acheté cette écharpe d’Asos la saison passée et j’ai eu du mal à trouver une tenue que je l’aimé avec. Je me sentais très inspiré par toutes les tissues fleurs que je vois sur d’autres blogs ainsi j’ai décidé de le mettre avec une paire de espadrilles fleurs que j’adore. J’aime vraiment les nuances et les pastels en combinaison avec les fleurs -  Je trouve que ca fait sauter une tenue simple comme je porte ici.

Makeup – Coastal Scents 88 colour palette, Benefit Bad Gal Lash mascara, Biguine Marilyn Monroe eyeliner



Scarf/Écharpe – Asos

Cardigan- UNIQLO

Top/Veste – GAP

Jeans – Second Denim ( I LOVE THESE JEANS!)

Espadrilles – No name/ Sans marque (bought/acheter Rue St.Denis, Paris)  



 Merci !

xo CurvyKatie

Here is an outfit that I wore on a day where I really wasn’t sure if the weather people were telling the truth. It was supposed to be 20 degrees in Paris but I was sure that in the evening while I was out, it would go back down, so I pulled out the flannel shirt! As I have said before. plaid flannel shirt are one of my favourite things – it’s definitely the Canadian in me trying to get out.

Shirt – Evans

Skirt – H&M

Tights – Spanx

Cloth Bag – The Nottinghill Shopping Bag (Bought on Portobello Road in London)

Sneakers – no name (8 euro cheap shoes)

Thanks for stopping by!!

xo CurvyKatie

I am so excited to be participating in a blog event, this will be my first when it comes to online events, and I think it’s a really fantastic idea. There is a theme, and this time around it is  United Nations (Contra Unus) and a telling of how where you come from influences you. What I like best about this event is that each person interprets the theme as they like.  I have decided to do photo collages that I think sum up a lot about me.

I encourage you to check out Full Time Fabulous to see all the other entries and to read  the blog!

Here is my entry:

Let me introduce myself for those who don’t know me already. I am Canadian, from Toronto actually, living in Paris but soon moving to London. I have the travel bug, I can’t stay put. While I am in Europe, I am like a sponge, trying to absorb all the culture and experiences that I can. Paris is know for “la mode” and I took that to heart, and am now more of a fashion addict than I was when I was back in Canada. I am Canadian at heart, sporting my stereotypical plaid shirts on a weekly basis, saying sorry to everyone, often for things I haven’t done, and I am proud to say that I speak both national languages, English and French. The more I am away from home, the more I learn to appreciate it and to be thankful for all the wonderful things I have there.

(This little photos collage above shows 4 outfits of the day posted in the past on my blog and how many kilometers I am away from home at the moment based on what is calculated from the Eiffel Tower.)

A silly Facebook application told me that I have visited somewhere upwards of 9% of the globe, and I am looking to send that number into the double digits, and maybe one day hit 100%.

For now I go where I can, when I can.

(My little photo collage above shows me lying over a waterfall in Laos, lanterns in South Korea, The Great Wall of China, and a beautiful secluded beach in Thailand)

I truly believe that who you are and how you are is the product of what you have experienced. I like to think that we can all be humbled by something no matter how we grew up or what privileges we have been given. As a Canadian, I feel privileged to have an open door to almost anywhere in the world and am often welcomed with open arms. My dad has spent my entire life traveling back and forth from Asia, mostly China and Taiwan, and I think his tales of abroad are what shaped and developed my enormous curiosity for the world away. From my travels, I have always been able to find a common thing with someone I have met on the road, proving to me that we truly are all the same in some way and that our experiences shape us and mold us into who we are.

I would like to say a big thanks to Full Time Fabulous for creating this event! This post was really fun to create and I look forward to doing the next one!

Thanks for reading and come back soon!

xo CurvyKatie

Yesterday, despite a little grey weather in Paris, I felt the sudden urge to wear bright colours… in particular, red! I went to an art showing at Bar La Liberté here in Paris and wanted look nice, and it turns out that I matched the decor of the bar quite well. I was also looking to carry one of my favourite bags that I don`t take out too often, and in Paris I had many looks on the street as though I were carrying an actual skull as opposed to just a hand bag, but hey c’est Paris!

Red ruffles top – H&M BiB collection

Black Cardigan – UNIQLO

Cropped jeans – MS Mode

Flats – New Look (Available now!)

Red Bow – Call Me Ponie

Earrings (hoops) – Primark

Lipstick – Red kiss from AVON

Skull and Cherries pinup style bag – no name that I purchased a few years ago in Canada.

The expo is on until the 24th of April at Bar La Liberté in Paris, so if you are around and have a minute go check it out!

And here I am with the artiste herself, Sandrine of CréaSand

Thanks for stopping by! I have lots of big things coming up so check back soon!

xo Curvy Katie