One sweet world...

Peace, Love, Chocolate

I came across "Haut Chocolat" yesterday while browsing around Dave's Fresh Pasta in Somerville. with a name like "Haute Chocolat" I just couldn't pass it up! I picked up a Barcelona Bar for me, seen here. It's flavored with hickory smoked almonds, sea salt, and deep milk chocolate. And for Katie I picked up a Goji Bar with Tibetan Goji berries, pink Himalayan salt and milk chocolate. YUM.

Haut Chocolat comes from the brand Vosges, check out their full range of deliciously different chocolates here!

Enjoy.

The sun is coming.

Check out founder Katrina's blog Peace, Love, Chocolate

Sweet Savings

Anyone who knows me, knows I love a great bargain! So, naturally I was excited to learn that a co-branded Syms/ Filene’s Basement will be opening in Norwood this week.
Sym’s bought out FB last year and opened their first mashup store together in Connecticut. The new store will open at the existing Sym's location on Rt. 1.

I’m looking forward to checking out the selection this weekend and seeing how it compares to the selection at FF (my secret local for favorite brands like Ted Baker, splendid, and French Connection at killer prices) down the street!
Check out the full article from the Boston Globe here. And check out the store this weekend! Doors open Thursday!
Happy savings

-M

Freelance Whales + SXSW - Me

Freelance Whales came into my life some time ago and quickly made its way into my music rotation in a "I'm sick of snow and so ready for spring" mix. I wasnt able to cath the band at Great Scott when they came around a few months ago, and I'm still bummed about it. On a better note, some friends of Canvas made it to SXSW this week for "work" and caught Freelance Whales performace yesterday. Below is a shot Jed took at the show. That was only day 1. Looking forward to more news and pics from SXSW this week.

Spring showers

Liberty of London for Target Wellies

It rained for 4 days straight. My living room became an indoor pool. On the bright side…these are signs of spring!

What does spring mean for the fashion conscious Bostonian? It means time to give those shearling lined nubuck (Uggs or hopefully some updated form of winterized footwear) a break and break out your Wellies!
I stomped into mine this past weekend, dressing like a dolled up version of a fly fisherman to head to the grocery store and other various errands. The tall rubber footwear has been taking up too much space in my closet for years now, and I tend to do everything to avoid putting these monstrosities on. However, after their necessity this weekend brought us back together, I realized just how cute they can be.
Some new styles out there with a bit of a varsity/Americana update are even cuter!
What is your favorite necessary footwear?

How To...

I shop. I love to shop. It's a passion. However, each week I survey my closet and think, "I have so much stuff, and nothing to wear." This is not a new concept, I know. However, to solve this problem, lately I have been turning to pairing new favorites and old classics together in strange ways. Today I am wearing a hand-me-down strapless sundress from a friend. Under it, I have a short sleeve shirt, rain boots, and topped with a new Madewell sweater- this helped make the sundress a bit more seasonally appropriate. I love making new outfits out of old stuff.
Check out the site I came across today- with more ways to use old stuff- particularly the 1 million hoodies you have floating around your closet, drawers, and trunk. My favorite is "How to turn your hoodie into a strap bag"
Test these out- its like Origami for your clothes!

Match Maker

You know the feeling when you take a risk and get two of your single friends together...you wait through first and second and third dates with your fingers crossed. You listen to both parties talk about how great the other one is...then low and behold- they fall in love?! That's sort of what it felt like the day I introduced a division of Converse.com called "Play" to my good friend Dave of Stadiums & Shrines. There was the introduction, the courtship, and finally....Dave went live on Converse.com. It's a match made in blog heaven. So happy to see them together and enjoying eachother. Check out Dave's very first post below. And keep checking back- this is first offspring from the beautiful couple, but certiainly not the last. He'll be posting 4 more this month.


Dave Sutton: On the Headphones in 2010

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The Mad Hatter and Sunset Rubdown

I just came across a great interview with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. As the two talk about their cinematic collaborations over the years and being societal "weirdos" Depp reveals his use of Sunset Rubdown's music to prep him for his role of The Mad Hatter for Burton's most recent film Alice in Wonderland. Check out the article by JAGJAGUWAR and the CBS video here.

Some deserved praise for the best part of my wardrobe...

I absolutely love this image done by mydeadpony

Happy Hump Day Everyone!