Sequins&Beads&Bows- OH MY!

For all of those who knew me back in 2010.... you know that I never ever left the house without a headband- Satin, jeweled, bows, thin, wide, leather, bright&bold- you name it and there it was adorning my head. Over the last year though- I’ve been finding that the the selection in stores was becoming quite stale and somewhat repetitive. Slowly but surely, I found myself wearing a headband out of the house MAYBE once a week. Such a sad, but true reality. Today though, I was like a child in a candy store when me oh my I stumbled upon Sproos (I was literally dancing around my room squealing). Beads, Bows, Feathers, Flowers, Jewels, Sequins... I was in heaven!!! Now, I must try my very best to not max my new credit card on head bands!!! 

Thank you Melissa (Founder of Sproos) for rekindling my love of headbands by creating these wonderfully unique pieces.  

&hearts. Oli.va

Oh my, what a happy accident!!!

I am more than pleased to introduce to our readers my friend, and future collaborator on shoots- Iman. She is a photographer and a good (quite modest) one at that! She claims that it has always been a hobby of hers, ever since she picked up a camera- it was a fun way to experiment & express herself. Lucky for us, she picked up a DSLR late last year and has been unstoppable since then. One of my favourite shoots of hers (pictured below) is simply titled, The Lighthouse.

Dream Shoot?

“My dream shoot would be one with Naomi Campbell or Freja Behansen- doing an African inspired theme in Kenya... oh and one in Paris, who doesn’t love Paris?! Hopefully I get there one day”

Iman my dear, there is not a doubt in my mind that someday soon, you will be jet-setting across the world working your magic. 

Until then lovely readers, Stop by her Facebook page to check out her other shoots, be sure to follow her on Twitter & stay tuned for some exciting projects

&hearts. Oli.va

FTV = WTF

I'm not going to sit here & lie... I did not watch Fashion Television religiously (and for the most part I was too young to start watching it up until 7 years ago). But to say that I am slightly stunned that after 27 years of production the show has been shut down with no notice is a definite understatement. I remember I would flip through to this station when I was younger and look at all these people wearing these beautiful garments being interviewed by this quirky lady (Normal Gets You Nowhere right?) who never seemed afraid to do what it took to get the interview and add a little flavour to it.

I definitely became a fan of the lovely Jeanne Beker, and last year, became one of the fortunate ones to attend her Edit launch party. Which was filled with wine, a speech by Jeanne, and a meet & greet. It is being said that while they have shut down production, they are working on other projects with her... hmmm wonder what is in store ....


Was this a smart move, shutting Fashion TV down after 27 years? 


&hearts. Oli.va

Normal Gets You Nowhere

Kelly Cutrone. I don't think that there are words to properly describe how brilliant this woman is. I finally picked up a copy of her second book Normal Gets You Nowhere (I obviously own If You Have to Cry Go Outside). Because lets face it, I am not normal. I am actually far from it. But to say that I am pretty stoked to read this book is an understatement (and you best believe I will keep you posted!!). So while you are out there enjoying your Saturday night, have a drink for the Bitch we all know& love- who went from nothing to everything, more than once. 

&hearts. Oli.va