Suzanne Carillo

Okay so enough of my whining as of late. I did in fact get out 2 days before my birthday for some pre-birthday fun.

We went to the distillery district of Toronto.

A funky artsy place made up of old buildings and artifacts that used to be the largest distillery in North America.

There are unique shops (priced extra high for tourists!) cool galleries and great restaurants.

Our beverages of choice that day.

GotStyle was a lovely shop – very high end. Reminded me of stores you see on Rodeo Drive. Robert ended up scoring a super cute bow tie from here as a belated birthday gift for him.

I loved this Ted Baker dress. It had the most unique pleating I've ever seen. So pretty!

No…I did not buy it. Too rich for my blood.

This is the main square of the Distillery District. Did I mention there is a Fluevog store there?

Um, yeah. Which may explain my shopping bag here.

For these lovelies, my first ever pair of Fluevogs. For those unaquainted with the amazing Fluevog check out their story here. No I didn't get paid to promote their brand but I did really like their store and the gal that helped me.

It was a lovely day spent with my hubby.

I so much prefer this to my birthday at the ER. : ) Thanks baby!

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This is it.

She says she only wore it once, when she was sixteen. I'm so very happy she hung onto it for all these years. I'm sure she never expected to see her daughter walking around wearing it.

If only my Mom knew how to work a computer I would be able to show you photos of her wearing it. Sadly I have given up on the hope that one day my parents would become tech savvy. Although Mom did mention that they bought a new digital camera that can be "hooked up to the computer". What happens after it is "hooked up to the computer" I would imagine might be a problem.

I liken this to learning a language with tapes and phrases. You memorize all the phrases and all the responses diligently. Upon visiting that country you confidently ask someone "where is the post office?" You are totally shocked when their reply is not remotely what was said on the language tape and you are totally screwed.

I reckon my parents hooking their new camera up to their old computer that they still don't understand will be a bit like that. {sigh}

There is a sheer overlay with a slightly cream pattern on it. It is so unusual and pretty. Also it makes the white less drastic against my skin tone and doesn't wash me out as much.

The bag is vintage, picked up at an estate sale and the earrings are Anthropologie.

Shoes Nine West, watch Alfred Sung

My Grandma sewed this dress for my Mom. How cool is it to be walking around with 3 generations of women stitched into one dress? I feel so lucky that;

a) I can fit in it
b) it's totally in style
c) it's like wrapping myself in my family history, I feel so connected to my Mom and Grandma when I wear it.

My Mom says she only wore it once because it was too close to looking like a wedding dress. I don't see a problem wearing it in the summer though, as long as I don't add my veil and tiara LOL.

Do you have any special pieces of clothing in your family that hold dear memories?

If you could wear any dress or clothing from a member of your family what would it be and who would it have belonged to?

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