Suzanne Carillo

Monsters And A Visit To Sweet Trash

November 4, 2013 by suzanne carillo

We had some fun last week popping into one of my favourite vintage stores, Sweet Trash. Terri the store owner and her trusted side-kick Honey (part Pug part Jack Russel) were just as affable as ever. This was the two dressed for Halloween…super cute right?

I'm a sucker for any store that a dog works at.

I was on the lookout for a hat for The Swing Out To Victory Dance we will be going to on Nov 9th.

As you can see I had some fun trying on a few other outfits and hats while I was there.

If this wiggle dress actually made me wiggle I would have bought it. The colour is spectacular but it was too large.

I will openly admit that this silk 1970's dress was hard to leave behind. The colours were fabulous again and it was so fluid and dreamy. It floated like a cloud when I walked.

As you can see I'm holding the back closed because once again the dress was much too large on me and basically wanted to fall off. I would have had to have major alterations to make it work. Why oh why don't I have any sewing talent?

This midi skirt that almost looks like a maxi on me is another piece from the 1970's. Paired with a cashmere sweater from the 1950's and a hat from the 1940's ( I think ). That hat was such a scream.

Walking through the town of Elora the day before Halloween the town was filled with sculpture installations of gouls and monsters hanging off of buildings everywhere. It was very surreal. I loved it. Elora is a wonderful place for art and galleries.

I think this millipede freaked me out the most.

I could have spent much more time just looking at the creepy sculptures but it was cold outside. Sunny but cold.

We headed back home but stopped for lunch on the way back. A lovely day out.

We are very lucky to have nice little towns like this to visit in southern Ontario less than an hour away from our house.

By the way…I did get a brilliant hat, some scarves and gloves…I will be sharing when we get dressed for the dance. Robert also scored some beautiful vintage cuff links. Thanks again Terri and Honey! It is always a treat to see you and your treasures.

In case you are wondering this isn't a sponsored post. I just like Terri and her store : )

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And Bandaid Makes It Better – My Fight With Shapewear

November 3, 2013 by suzanne carillo

Or in this case sucks you in like Spanx.

Who is going to start the trend of wearing their Spanx on the outside?

I'd pay good money to see Tim Gunn wearing his double set of Spanx that he says he wears to the award shows on the outside of his suit.

"You're making it work Tim!"

I actually own one pair of something similar to Spanx that I'd won online that is like a retro style bustier/tummy/upper leg helper.

And by "helper" I mean you need to have a whole team of assistants to help you in or out of it.

I'm not kidding. I thought I was going to pass out trying to put it on.

Squirming around on the floor. Holding my breath. Jumping up and down. Trying to squish bits of me into it.

I think I lost a pound in sweat just trying to get it on.

The newest trendy workout…trying to get into your shapewear.

Once I finally had the damn thing on there were bits popping out at either end. Like sausage coming out of the casing.

So after all of that hassle I decided I didn't like the look one bit and couldn't really breathe much anyhow (apparently breathing is overrated for shapewear) so it needed to come off.

I should have called my team of Spanx assistants because it was ten times worse trying to get it off.

I literally pulled out my neck and shoulder trying to maneuver my limbs to get that straight-jacket-fat-buster off my body.

No joke. I think it took a good 15 minutes to wiggle my way out of it.

By that time I was sweating like I'd just run for 50 minutes and had bruises on my arms and thighs from hitting myself on furniture as the flippin' thing was stuck over my head pinning my arms above me like I was being hung from a torture rack as I ran around like a chicken with its head stuck in an elastic wrapper.

Thank heavens I was trying this on at home and not in some dark small fitting room making moaning noises while hitting the walls.

What do people do when they have to go to the bathroom?

Do they come with emergency openers?

Needless to say I have never tried to put it on again. I don't know what to do with it now.

Suggestions?

What is your experience with shapewear?

Let it all hang out. The good, the bad and the ugly.

We're all friends here and I promise…I won't tell Tim a thing.

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