Suzanne Carillo

Remember my post from 2 days ago about styling vintage palazzo pants?

Well I have a pair of similar (not vintage) pants I bought last year from BCBG.

Here is me missing the mark last year when styling them.

I did three things wrong here…

Wore it with a loose top.

Didn't define my waist.

Pulled the waist down so they would be longer, in turn giving the illusion of a longer torso and shorter legs.

Bad.

Here is me doing a much better job.

Pretty big difference right?

If you're doing loose on the bottom go tight on the top.

Otherwise you just look like a beatnik wearing PJs.

Placing the belt at the narrowest part of my body gives the illusion of very long legs and a small waist.

Pants – BCBG, Shoes – Nine West, Handbag – Anthropologie, Peplum top – Zara, Flower brooch – White House Black Market, glasses – Firmoo

This may look like a skirt but I promise you these are super comfy palazzo pants with little arrows on them.

I love that pattern. So unexpected and whimsical.

The vintage palazzo pants I showed you before had very high waists which is important when wearing this style.

What do you think?

Would you try this look?

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I'm lucky enough to have my girlfriend coming out for another couple of days today.

We will be hitting the consignment stores and then tomorrow head downtown for an installation art exhibit by Mike Nelson, supper and a play, Metamorphosis.

Last week when she was out we squeezed in lunch out… we did have croissant sandwiches too…not just dessert. Although sometimes life is better when you start with dessert.

These petits choux were so good that I actually dreamt about them 2 days ago! LOL

I dreamt I was in France telling two girls that I met that my diet was strictly petits choux (cream puffs).

They were quite impressed.

If only!

We shopped at Anthro

This blouse (that I'd pinned a while ago) is my Christmas present from my girlfriend.

Sweet! Thanks girlfriend!

I couldn't leave this recipe book behind. There is a recipe for les petits choux!

It's like it read my mind.

I also scored some floral jeans and a beaded clutch all on super sale. Pretty much the only way I'll buy stuff from Anthro anymore.

Then a bit more shopping because we couldn't get into this great photography exhibit. I curse you Royal Ontario Museum! Shame on trying to charge someone a King's ransom just to see the photography exhibit.

You and the coat check gal that refused to give us our money back after the coats had only been there for 3 minutes when we realized we weren't willing to pay $45/person for a 30 minute exhibit.

Whatever.

On the bright side I never would have found these lovelies

Or these.

Or this…

After all that hard work we needed a break and headed straight to the rooftop bar for some well deserved libations.

Then it was off to supper served in another museum (thankfully not overcharging) with a play afterwards, Tuesdays With Morrie. Have you read that book? Not a dry eye in the house. So fun to see the play in such an intimate historic space. There were probably only 30 people in the room with the 2 actors. Very intense and emotional.

The next day we took in one of the best art exhibits I've seen in a while. Mary Pratt. A realist painter from Canada. Brilliant.