9 Feb - NYFW || AW14 RTW 03

Victoria Beckham

I love how everything was black and white.. so effortless chic, and so me. The gold chains were a nice detailing. I really liked the transition from the boxy/crisp/tailored outfits, to the loose/flowy dresses. Victoria does phenomenal evening wear, so I was quite pleased to see how many pieces she showed for that category. 

Thakoon

What I really loved about this collection was the silky pyjamas as clothes look. Again, we are seeing my favourite, the cobalt blue. Once again, we're seeing plenty of knitwear alongside sheer and/or silky fabrics, and lots of layering.

Diane Von Furstenberg

I love the pattern on pattern shown in a few looks, and I also loved the classic DVF silhouettes. I also really enjoyed the entire gold segment; such beautiful garments. As always, great to see the wrap dress.

xLB

8 Feb - NYFW || AW14 RTW 02

Lacoste

I love the silhouettes in this collection. Very structured, yet very boxy. All outfits I would totally wear. Again, we're seeing pops of that cobalt blue, alongside lots of black. Very monochromatic; outfits featuring pieces of entirely the same colour.

Jill Stuart

I love the fabrics in this line; the crystal studded velvet, the leather, the suede, the satin.. beautiful. As always, I loved seeing lots of black. It's interesting how many ways a colour can be interpreted. Lots of pieces in this collection I would love to own.

Herve Leger by Max Azria
I love the metallics in this line, they went well with the geometric/futuristic patterns on the garments.

Mara Hoffman

I love the colours and patterns of this collection. Again, we're seeing the cobalt blue, this time on silkier designs. Lots of abstract and geometric patterns, everything is very "Moroccan", with a cooler colour palette. Very bohemian with the flowing maxi skirts, also very crisp tailored pants, giving something for everyone.

Christian Siriano
I love the boxy silhouettes we're seeing, and the crisp fabrics. Also seeing some fuller shapes here, which are a nice contrast to the tailoring. Loved the sheer also.

xLB

7 Feb - NYFW || AW14 RTW 01

Alas, New York Fashion Week is upon us. Better yet, the Autumn Winter collections, my favourite! This season in texture we're seeing a lot of "teddy bear" like fabrics, knits and overall fluff! For colours, lots of black (love!) amongst pops of mod like colour, beiges and ivories and various shades of deep blues and deep reds.

Rebecca Minkoff

I really loved the contrast of dark pieces with pastel pieces. The light flowy pinks, and then the hard leather lines. These are my four favourite looks, and I would honestly wear the entire outfits, as opposed to just pieces. I'm a huge fan of Rebecca Minkoff, and this was another killer collection! 

Kate Spade

I loved the pop of colour in the line, and the very mod looks. So different from what we've been seeing so far. It was also really cool how they played with different textures; the leopard print jacket, the fluffy "teddy bear" skirt, the crisp slacks, the feathers. They also featured a segment with one of my favourite colours, cobalt blue, so I was quite happy seeing that!

Jason Wu

First off, let me start by saying ADRIANA LIMA THO.. the  epitome of a super model, my ultimate girl crush, the BEST way to start a show, I was thrilled! ANYWAY, as a complete monochromist, I loved how the show opened with a series of all black outfits - right up my alley! One of the silhouettes in particular was very remnant of 90s Calvin Klein to me. I also loved the transition to blue, so excited for this colour! The waistlines were very 40s and 50s. I can also see the bias cut slip dresses being very popular too. 

Charlotte Ronson

This is probably going to wind up being one of my favourite RTW collections of the season. Why? Because you know I love my all black.. These  pieces were all so versatile and chic, and I could see myself wearing 90% of this at any point, as opposed to a trendy piece. I'm very excited for this collection and will definitely look into grabbing a few pieces!

Helmut Lang

This is one of my favourite designers, as of the past year or so. I love the loose structure of the brand, and with this collection I'm really loving the textured pieces. Again, we're seeing the "teddy bear" like fabrics, along with knits and more fluff alongside the classic crisp pieces.

xLB

NEW VIDEO: ♡ Valentine's Day Treats ♡

Just uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel :) featuring my sister, we make some Valentine's Day Treats! Kind of bummed because my card got wiped resulting in half of the stuff we shot being gone, including a delicious milkshake I might feature as a blog post? Anyway, please give it a thumbs up and maybe a subscription hehehhe

Thank youuuuu! xLB

Spinach & Goat Cheese Frittata

Hello hello hello! Yesterday morning due to the horrible ice storm we had (thanks Canada..) my brunch plans ended up changing to me making myself something at home. I decided (for the first time) to make a Frittata, and was quite pleased at the results, so I figured I'd share them :) 

This makes for a small frittata, serves around 2-4 people depending on how hungry you are!

Ingredients:

• Spinach
• 5 Eggs
• Goat Cheese
• Olive Oil

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400F
• In a frying pan, heat enough olive oil to cover the pan
• Add desired amount of spinach and cook until wilted, I did 3 cups, my pan was rather small so I slowly added he spinach in there and did it bit by bit, just be cautious as you don't want to over cook it, as this takes away all of the nutrients

• While the spinach is wilting, beat the eggs in a bowl (as if you were scrambling them)

• Once spinach is cooked to desired texture, pour the beaten eggs over the spinach, season with salt and pepper if you would like
• Spinkle with goat cheese, I chose to do mine in little slivers and cover majority of the eggs

• Cook over low heat until the mixture begins to set around the edges, approximately 1-2 minutes
• Transfer to the oven and bake until the egg is set and the top is golden brown, approximately 10 minutes

• Let cool a bit, Slice into wedges then serve

This was absolutely delicious! If you make it, I hope you love it! Be sure to leave me a comment with what YOU like in your frittata :) Also, would love to know your brunch favourites, I'm always looking for something new to try :)

xLB