Pending Royal Visit...Dress like the Duchess of Cambridge (obviously for less)

Well here goes,

Late last week I was informed by my sister that she would be coming to Ottawa for the upcoming royal visit. And even though fashion articles have already mentioned that the newly-wed duchess is just like us average gals looking for great fashion deals in stores like Zara. Here's a crash course before Canada day to dressing like a duchess.

 This photograph was taken a day after the happy newly-wed's said "I do"
This outfit was the basis in which my inspiration came from.

First and foremost the dress!
No you do not need to check your eyesight this is the same dress. Although it took me a while to locate it here she is.
Pleated Dress available at Zara, $69.99

 The Shoes! These beauties can be found at Aldo for an amazing price.
  Collegea Wedge, Aldo.com, $50.00










With these suggestions you can dress like royalty for around $120.00 Canadian. For now I won't get in to blazers considering with the season my research resources for them were very limited however it's something you can pick up with a little look around. Hope these tips help, I'll be seeing you all on Parliament Hill on Canada day to greet our royal visitors, all thanks to my sister.

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

Is anyone else besides myself watching this?
Fascinating to say the least, can't wait to be watching the season finale on Friday after all my William and Kate watching.

I Could Not Be Happier....Beaming!

I literally had to pull my jaw off of the floor when I saw this article. Although they will probably cost an arm and a leg I will definitely be purchasing some key pieces from this fall collection. Banana Republic Mad Men Fall 2011 collection.

Re purposing in addition I can't figure out Tumblr

Hi all,

Well I'm back here on blogspot and as much as I have tried (and I have tried very VERY hard) I just cannot get used to Tumblr. This fact ages me far beyond my years however I don't care and I am ecstatic to be back here! So enough of me being lazy and not bringing you want you want, you want d.i.y's and cool stuff and I shall bring it to the masses!

Moving along though,
My wonderful co-worker and dear friend Rhys (hiddenmickeyears.blogspot.com) told me about a wonderful way you can turn disaster into a master piece. As we were talking at work she told me that a nice white dress she had just purchased not too long ago fell victim to a nacho/salsa attack. And being the innovative gal she is she told me she found a way to save the dress by using fabric dye. Now I know fabric dye is no secret and has been around forever. But when she told me how easy it was I could think of at least three articles of clothing I own that needed a little spruce of colour. Not only is this giving clothes new life but it also is also super cheap (just a little over $4)

And these are the lovely results!

Kudos again to Rhys for the amazing info!