Photoshoot: TS Summer Essentials

[trip style = any]

Right before the stork delivered Baby Styler 8 months ago, I launched the Trip Styler Store. It was kind of like having two babies at once, except one got WAY more attention—my wee wanderer, of course! 

The store, focusing on wearable lifestyle finds hand-sourced from coordinates as far as Morocco, Mexico and Bali, embodies the true spirit of trip styling: Getting deep with a destination, and doing so in style. 

So often I see the world's top fashion and home publications—think: Nylon Magazine, NET-A-PORTER, People StyleWatch, Canadian House & Home—featuring similar goods to those curated for the store, which got me excited to showcase our limited-edition bounty in a lifestyle shoot. 

And, since I wear at least one find from the TS Store daily—I always buy one extra for myself to road-test it—here's a selection of our hot-weather haul, perfect for summer. 

Happy browsing!

Wearing: Thai Golden Triangle Micro-Print Purse // $89

Wearing: Bali Beads Wooden Necklace in Black // $30

Wearing: Bali Beads Stone Necklace in Fire Red & Oaxacan Wrap in Technicolor // $35 & $59

Thai Envelope Clutch in Earth // $35

Wearing: Miami Necklace in Sizzling Sunrise // $49

Wearing: Tulum Beach-Weave Bag in White // $39

Wearing: Tulum Embroidered Top in Midnight // $46

Tulum Beach-Weave Bag in Earth // $39

Wearing: Tulum Embroidered Top in Purple Pairs // $46

Thai Golden Triangle Tempt-Me Tote // $110

Note: All prices listed in CAD

[photos by @heatherlovesit for trip styler]

Fashion Friday :: Spring in San Francisco

Fashion Friday posts are published on the last Friday of every month by fashion blogger Heather

It's easy to leave your heart in San Francisco, as the saying goes, but with such amazing shopping, it's even easier to leave your chequing account. Having just returned from the City by the Bay, I couldn't wait to share a few of my favorite shopping and eating haunts {since you can't have one without the other}. Don't forget your walking shoes!

San Francisco mini neighborhood shopping guide

The Mission

I have a mad crush on the Mission, which has some of the best shops and restaurants in the city---not to mention the coolest park and the prettiest boys and girls on bicycles you ever did see. It's a neighborhood gentri-hipsterfied with coffee shops, thrift stores, juice bars and high-end furniture galleries. Shop around Valencia St at hippie-artisan boutique Gravel & Gold, taxidermy garden shop Paxton Gate and must-stop lifestyle store Voyager. Do yourself a favor and eat at any of the following: Delfina, Foreign Cinema, Four Barrel Coffee, Tartine, Bar Bambino and Bi-Rite Creamery.

Hayes Valley

Hayes Valley is a bit of a locals' secret just a hop-skip from the Mission and home to boutiques and delicious eats aplenty. Shop your face off at Steven Alan, Gimme Shoes, Flight 001, Welcome Stranger, Birch and Rand+Statler, and then eat/drink your face off at Biergarten, Smitten Ice Cream and Bar Jules.

Union Square

We can't discuss shopping in San Francisco without mentioning the epicentre of west coast shopping herself: Union Square. This department store heaven, which includes Macy's, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Barneys, Saks and Neiman Marcus, is also home to all of your favourite chains like Madewell, J.Crew, Zara, Diesel, H&M and Levi's. Refuel at Blue Bottle with delicious coffee and waffles before you, ahem, window shop at the likes of Kate Spade, Chanel, John Varvatos, Prada and YSL.

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Scarf Tying 101
Celeb Travel Must-Haves
November in New York

[photos by @heatherlovesit]