Sunsets on the Eastside

Shout out to Models

2009-11-17T09:10:00.000-08:00

At one of our last shoots with Patrick Callbeck and Models Heather Tasker and Sarah Bulman
Hey folks,

So I'm at school in my Universities lib... should be writing my research paper about blogs, so instead I'm blogging on my blog. It's related right?

This post I would like to dedicate to our models. Any girl who has ever in her lifetime modeled for our clothing line... This is a shout out to you.

Before all the lovey dovey stuff comes out, for those of you who are not models, I would like to make one thing very clear. There is a horrible stereotype out there about models. You know the one:

The popsicle stick thin, giraffe height, cocaine snorting, coffee and cigs diet, bitchy ladies who won't roll out of bed for less then 10 thou to do a job a monkey can and has done girls.

Now I'm not saying that this perception is on any of the islands pretty ladies but it's out there. Modeling is hard work. One thing I am very proud to say is that in our design team each of us has modeled at least once for the company so we know very well how hard it is.

Now picture this if you will:

You are placed in front of a bunch of critical eyes, hot light in your very make uped face and a lens pointed at you and only you. Different directions are being yelled at you, put your foot here, turn your face there, find the light, smize, don't wrinkle the dress, be natural, not that natural, model with your whole body, you're forgetting your face, get those wrinkles out of your neck, LOOK COMFORTABLE! or worse... you are given no directions at all and expected to produce a picture so beautiful, so amazing that who ever looks at it will want to buy what you are wearing.

Now to some this is easy and effortless. Some models strut on to the set and just produce beautiful pictures because the camera loves them. I have yet to encounter this model. I think they are unicorns. The camera can love you and make you look as pretty as possible but if the dress ain't selling you won't be booking no gigs. I'm sure Tyra banks would be the first to tell you that she doesn't just get on set and take pictures, you have to pose, be aware of your body, sell sell sell! So the point I'm trying to stress is this is not an easy job and I invite anyone who thinks otherwise to give it a shot. I'm sure your belief will be changed when put in the above situation.

But all this doesn't mean it isn't fun. It's an adrenaline rush, and when you get that amazing picture you feel like you are on top of the world.

So to every girl who has ever stepped on our sets or walked our runways THANK YOU! Without you we would not sell like we do. Without you we would not have gotten as far as we have. And with out you our clothing wouldn't look so gosh darn good. We owe a lot of our success and fun times to the models so I cannot stress this enough THANK YOU!

I would love to put a list up for all the models we have ever worked with but that list would be so long I would probably never get back to my research paper. So for the sake of my school marks , you know who you are and we love you! We hope you have had as much fun working with us as we have with you, and I'm sure we will have more in the future.

F.Y.I to any models who have applied to model in our next shoot if you were not chosen you were put in our model bank and may be used for future shoots so keep checking those e-mails! and thanks for the great response.

Okay back to my paper.......

Reviews

2009-11-11T12:13:00.001-08:00

I thought I would provide some links to some of our recent reviews of our last collection. These will eventually be posted on our website but here are a list for now.

My fav out of these three is the fashioninhal blog. It made us feel like celebrities by being spotted :) A big thanks to the people who interviewed, reviewed and blogged on us. All press is helpful and we are super thankful for it.

http://fashioninhal.blogspot.com/

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/at-the-shows/2009/11/04/halifax-fresh-faces-and-thriving-favourites-at-atlantic-fashion-week/

http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/atlantic-fashion-week-night-two-recap/Content?oid=1366994

Enjoy and we encourage you to comment.

2009-11-09T04:54:00.000-08:00

Photo by Ryan Macdonald

So this is admittedly a very neglected blog. So i'll try to do better, but it's not always on the top of the priority list as you can imagine. Also, posting more often will probably lead to topics that may not always apply to the company.

Finally you will have to try to excuse my english writing skills, I have never been grammatically correct and against the better efforts of my current english prof, they may never improve. I'm okay with that, I hope you can be too.

Atlantic Fashion Week has just passed us by and what a whirlwind it was. I drove us to Hali in the family car. It was my first time driving in Hali and I am very proud to say that we had no accidents and only drove around in a circle once! although I do have to thank the lord that Kirstin brought her GPS otherwise this may not be a happy tale.

The show itself went over not so bad. It's always chaos during the show and your adrenaline is whats keeping you going but we made it through and I'm really proud of it. As you may have read in reviews and such of the show we showed a collection that was a little different for us.

This time around we made an effort to be a bit more cohesive with the company choosing similar fabric and we each did a take on a dress made out of the same fabric. It was a fun trail for us but I can confidently assure you that although some feel that it lacked our more, how shall we say this..... eccentric pieces? we haven't lost it. Depending on what happens with us in the next little while you should expect a pretty interesting show for AFW in the spring.

Right now we are trying to plan out the next little while so I can't give you dates for upcoming shows and such. A photo shoot will be happening soon which will be posted on the website.

***For the photoshoot if there are any models, hair stylists, or make up artists that we havent worked with before that would like to be involved please contact us and let us know! We love working with new up and comers and don't be shy.We are not asking for professionals, just anyone who feels they have an inclination, and preferable be good at one of these things We can't come and find you if we don't know about you! sunsetsontheeastside@gmail.com***

Finally I'd just like to say that I have found and fallen in love with Regina Spektor. I knew her name before and I couldn't tell you why i have never listened to her before. But thanks to "500 days of summer" (an excellent film go see it now, K thanks) I'm in love. I'm behind the curve I know. Also Carla Bruni(quelqu'un m'a dit is the best in my opinion) , super pretty. This is the music I would play in my pretty little dress shop if I was ever crazy enough to open one.

K I think that is it for now. I'll probably post again in the next.. lets say year... yah that's a safe bet :)

Jax ( my nickname from grade school.. kinda miss it.. bringing it back)

p.s www.sunsetsontheeastside.com You will like it I promise!

Taaa Daaa!

2009-10-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

Okay gals and guys, We are just so darn excited about this website we want you all to see it before it is officially launched. It has all the parts to it but the address is a little odd. I swear it's not a virus ha ha

http://bit.ly/sunsetsontheeastside

VOILA what we all have been waiting for is now here. With this website in place I feel like we are a lot more serious. We mean business now folks!

moving up in the internet world

2009-09-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

So at this very moment we are working on our website. Why has it taken us so long you might ask.... well I blame it on a severe lack of knowledge when it comes to computers so we gave in and hired someone.
It's looking good and I can't wait for everyone to see it.

AFW....thats what we are looking towards right now. Should be good, and we are showing on the main night this season so this is super exciting for us.

For those of you in Halifax we have sold out at Love Me but we will get things in there ASAP!

Now still fashion related .. ish... is the new Sex and the City movie. That is right, there will be a sequel. I'm very concerned about this. I have a tendency to believe that sequels never work out ( has anyone see the Donnie Darko one? that's just a hot mess). The only sequel I have ever enjoyed is Dirty Dancing Havana nights and thats because I hadn't seen Dirty Dancing yet. I have since seen it and still love the sequel.
If they screw up this movie then SATC is ending on a very poor note. No pressure guys but you have the entire reputation of a fantastic show on your shoulders, don't ruin it! Of course it's the same director and such, and from what I've seen the styling is still the same only with a heavy infusion of eighties. SJP big blond curly hair reminds me quite a bit of Jennifer Grey or better known as Baby from Dirty Dancing.... maybe that's a good sign....

Pic of Sarah Jessica Parker on the set of the new movie: http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/2009/09/01/spl120696_010.jpg

Best present EVER!

2009-08-11T12:42:00.000-07:00

K I have two very important things to say.

Number 1: We have put about 6 new pieces in The Green Man that are very affordably priced if I do say so myself ( as low as *ahem* $19) so there is literally no excuse not to get out there.

Number 2: Thursday is my ( Jackie ) birthday! it is something that I have been looking forward to my whole life( har har), BUT not only does it mark one more year in my life .... the heavens and fashion gods are giving a fashionista the best gift she could want. AN H&M IN HALIFAX! that is right kids there is an H&M opening in the Dartmouth mall on my birthday. Before it was only the very very rare opportunity that I could venture into this store. Traveling is expensive when you are a student and I rarely get to do it now so having this FAB store only a few hours drive away is awesome.

Something I would like to bring up though, is that there are mixed feelings about this amongst the fashion community. People seem to think that now that we have this store super close all those unique items that they would take back from trips and get praised on will be everywhere. I say poo poo to these people. If you're scared of people stealing your new unique look from away then maybe you don't understand the concept of a look or style. Style, from my understanding, is how you put pieces together and fashion yourself. It's a reflection of yourself so unless you have a twin who happens to buy all the same items of clothing and watches you get dressed in the morning ( creepy much?) I feel like we are all safe from the big bad store coming and stealing away our compliments. Not to mention that all these concerned people will most definitely be in this store anyways. Because who really can resist H&M?

Happy shopping ... come next AFW I promise you you will see me in this store :)

Montreal

2009-07-21T04:21:00.001-07:00

K so I'd like to believe that you all have been drooling for info on the Festival de Mode et Design as we have. So with this headset I'm posting the link to the photo album of the festival. There is only 1 of our four sent pieces in the album. bummer :( but as soon as we get our hands on the others we will let you see.

While flipping through the pictures you can see what a huge deal this event was. The crowd looked fantastic and it makes me pretty bummed that we didn't get to go. But there is always next time baby! I'd like to believe this is only the first time we will be showing there.

So me and the girls have been slacking company wise but when it's summer and the weather is this nice.. who isn't? so we will be getting back to you all with updates on upcoming things just as soon as we get this lazy attitude exhausted and put ourselves back into gear from our crazy work schedules.

Our pieces is around the middle of the album and is grey with a black ruffles down the front with a turquoise trim running down the ruffle. The model appears to have some kind of strange white bow in her hair, or possibly origami... I'm not too sure about that but of course we weren't there so I'm giving the styling the benefit of the doubt for now. There is also a closer shot of the same dress around the end of the slide show as well.

http://www.jimmyhamelin.com/docs/jour_3/

Anyone for Jell-O?

2009-07-07T07:00:00.000-07:00

In the spirit of Saturday morning cartoons, Sesame Street and the Cosby Show I feel we should all share a bit of our nerdy selves. I want to know what your favorite blogs are (if anyone does in fact read this), and I'll share some of mine as well as some fav sites. I appear to spend alot of time on these despite my rampantly slow dial up internet. It will be scary once high speed comes this way, I may never be seen again.

Here goes:

http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

http://polanoid.net/

http://fashionablepeople.wordpress.com/

http://www.fashion156.com/

http://www.stylebubble.typepad.com/

http://www.fashionologie.com/

http://www.nylonmag.com/

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/

http://www.flickr.com

http://www.sunsetsontheeastside.etsy.com (Shameless plug)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com

Love,
Kirstin

Ohh CANADAAAAAAAAAA!( sang with grade three french accent)

2009-07-01T06:00:00.001-07:00

Today reminds me of the days when, through grade one to three, the whole school would sing our anthem at the start of the day.

Back in those years because I was in French immersion we sang it in french but of course we had no sweet clue what we were actually singing. Instead of words we learned how to make the sounds so it appeared like we were singing the anthem. At some point in elementary school I realized that I was not singing actual words but emitting sounds that gave the impression they were french.

K that had nothing to be with clothing but I thought I would share it none the less.

So at the moment we are in our "down" time. This time being that we aren't showing our collection like mad women and running all over the maritimes. But don't be fooled, this is not a slack time! Actually, it shouldn't be a slack time however we have a tendency to abuse our down time by doing nothing then hit ourselves while we are scrambling to get a collection together. My 8-5 job just finished so now I have the time and am lacking any real excuse not to create. I've made the decision to not take a second job this summer and just work my regular one.

This will

A) give me the opportunity to make clothing.

B) give me the time to volunteer which i've been dying to do.

And C) give me more time to have a good summer and not a manic working one ( sorry to hear about your schedule Kirstin! )

So today I will begin actually dedicating myself to working on the company! It's been so good to me so it definitely deserves my attention. Or what is more likely to happen, hang out with my friends and enjoy Canada Day.. opps:P

but i'll think of clothing the ENTIRE time I do it I swear!

Rage, rage against the dying of the light

2009-06-30T07:08:00.000-07:00

Well I've started a new job with the provincial government for the summer and I have to say I'm already going crazy. I never realized how much I need a creative environment to maintain my sanity. All I've wanted to do for the last two days has been to sew or draw or make anything with some signifigance. Though somehow an 8-4 government job and a 5-11 restaurant job leaves little time or energy for anything but falling in front of a tv at the end of the night. Why did I not take advantage of the last 2 empty months and create like a madwoman? I suppose this will all make me value my free time more (as it usually does). Maybe I'll catch up with all those people who have enquired about my recent existence.

Last day at Pseudio is on Friday. Tear. Not being paid to play with clothes anymore.. weird....

Love,
Kirstin

Nervous Jitters

2009-06-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Eeek the Festival of Mode and Design Transcanada Runway show is today! Which means we'll be judged by a whole new fashion crowd. I know we're all holding our breath until the feedback comes in. Hopefully I won't turn blue...I've got my fingers crossed.

Love,
Kirstin

So if y'all didn't already know....

2009-06-09T15:13:00.001-07:00

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion-reporters/2009/06/09/halifax-east-coast-designers-take-the-runway-in-montreal/

YAY thanks to Nadine for the mention and we absolutely cannot wait. It is such a big deal for us and we are just bursting at the seams( pun VERY intended) for this to all go down. So excited, but also super nervous. fingers crossed!

Cool things to come besides Montreal tho, stay tuned!

Ahem! eyes to the front students!

2009-06-05T05:08:00.000-07:00

Today we are going out to Kinkora ( I believe) to teach kids from grade 5-8 about what we do. Lets be fair here, I don't even REALLY know what we do, so to show kids how to do it is a little ... strange to me. However, I do like the idea of kids being exposed to different art mediums because clothing is often ignored as being a method of creative expression. Art itself in our school systems is becoming more and more scarce and not simply the obvious art class but stuff like music or dance.

Although P.E.I schools do seem to have good outlets for these. As a students of Bluefield High School the art classes we're fantastic ( katryna will vouch for this), we had a full fledged band program (me and Kirstin were band geeks), I started a small dance club within the school, and all three of us took drama in school.

We were very lucky, as you can see, but I know that not all students in Canada are or even in all our school systems are. Being exposed to everything is important because not every student is going to turn out to be a scientist, doctor, or lawyer.

I like to believe that our passion found us, and we are incredibly lucky for this, but not everyone is so lucky. So if you have children or are planning on so doing, I think involving children in as many things as possible ( As a young child I tried swimming, figure skating, ballet, basketball, drawing, theatre, gymnastics, piano and more. Thanks mom and dad! )will help them find their passion.

And really, what is a life without passion?

-Jackie

growing up...

2009-05-23T05:30:00.000-07:00

Alright so Fringe went over pretty darn well. Of course because it was outside we had weather issues and and apparently we truly are cursed with music issues ( it was small and nothing our fantastic models couldn't pull off anyways) but we made it out alive.

Here is the lame part... people would ask how it went and we'd say "good" and did you have fun? "yup" any real problems? "nope not really".

What I'm getting at here is that maybe runway shows aren't as exciting for us anymore. This is not saying that I don't love them, because trust me they are one of my favorite parts of the company (sewing and meeting and chilling with our models being the other top three). I guess after having done so many shows we've become relatively ( don't want to jinx ourselves here) immune to the backstage mishaps that befall runway shows. We know what could happen and what will happen and what to do. So my adrenaline still pumps when your model is about to hit the runway and their dress isn't entirely tied up, but that first rush where me, Kirstin, and Kat looked at each other and wanted to cry from happiness has died off a little.

However we have tons more firsts to come. I find it hard to believe that after our first runway show in Montreal we won't get emotional. Heck, I get emotional at the simple thought of it. So maybe the excitement of a maritime fashion show isn't what it used to be, but I have my fingers crossed that me and the girls will still have the opportunity to be blubbering backstage messes in the future.

Ciao for now kids and make sure to pick up your copy of Panache in June to see our new DIY project!

-Jackie

FRINGE TONIGHT

2009-05-15T10:50:00.000-07:00

I LOVE FASHION SHOWS

yay

I am also nervous for some odd reason... hopefully it's not foreshadowing of something terrible happening like rain, catwalk accidents.. or music mishaps which we seem to be prone to.

6 30 waterfront by Peakes

k breath.....

-Jackie

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-05-09T08:02:00.000-07:00

those exclamation marks are there to display my excitement.

So when you think fashion capital of Canada what do you think?

I would hope it would be Montreal because that is certainly my inclination.

So why this talk of Montreal? Wellllll.....

SOTE is making it's first appearance there! That is right Sunsets on the Eastside has been invited to show at the Festival of Mode and Design in Montreal!

We received the call that we were one of four designers from the maritimes chosen to show in Montreal a few days ago. I was at work at the time so admittedly did a very poor job of selling clothing, I pretty much day dreamed the entire time. Kirstin has to go do an interview for us for The Guardian so I can only imagine how hard it was to concentrate on answering questions. Katryna was in Ottawa so found out a day later then us which sucked but when she called me and told me about her reaction it got me even more excited. So needless to say this is one of THE most exciting things that has happened to us yet.

I really hope we can all make it down to see the show in Mtrl because it would be a real shame to miss our first show there. But the simple fact that our pieces of clothing will be there is incredible. I'm sure Montreal will show them a good time!

So for more information on the event go to:

http://www.festivalmodedesign.com/events.php?language=en&date_id=20

From here you can see a little of everything including the other designers we are showing with.

p.s it's on St. Catherine street!!! a.k.a best shopping street in Canada, in my opinion. With exception to University Ave., Water Street, and Birmingham Street( Where our shops are located).

because I am just so darn excited I've included another shot of our upcoming collection to be shown at Fringe next week GET YOU TICKETS NOW PLEASE! we want to see people in the audience! ( Shot by Patrick Callbeck, Make up by Ellen Connaughton, and model Kirstin Sweet designer)

Shhhhhh don't tell!

2009-05-05T11:59:00.000-07:00

Hey there Folks!

Because you have all been such good little fans here is a sneak preview of our Spring Collection 2009 . The make up was by Ellen Connaughton and the great pic by Patrick Callbeck.

This gorgeous model is Allison Kelly who did fantastic for her first time. Kirstin Sweet, yes that's right, our very own designer also modeled for this shoot and did fab as well.

Hope you come to the Fringe to check out our stuff. We show may 15th at 6 30 and may 17th at 2. It would make us SO happy to see you all there!

Enjoy!

2009-04-28T06:34:00.000-07:00

so the theme of this week has been photoshoots!

On sunday we did one for Panache for our column on DIY. Myself and my roommate modeled in it. And may I just say... modeling is SO not as easy as it looks.

People! I think we all need to gather round and listen to this...

modeling is not just being stuck in front of a camera. well.. that does happen, but many other factors are at play.

You have to think of the garment you're wearing, your job is to make it look good.

You have to think of your face and how it looks to the photog.

You have to make sure your face is catching the light and you aren't in the shadows.

In my case, you have to watch that your feet don't look like they are clown feet in those gladiator sandals.

Lots of the time it takes forever to get the right shots and round after round and clothing changes make it hard to keep smiling.

You have to interact with your co model in this case, which was shockingly difficult.

The most difficult for us was having the same face. If one of you looks happy and the other serious it just looks ridiculous, as I've witnessed in my pictures :( I liked serious she liked happy

WORST OF ALL is the scrutinizing faces watching you and you can read "this is just not working.. sigh.." on their faces and have no clue how to fix it.

Growing up being super tall from high school on I always got the "you should be a model" line. Which, sure, is flattering. I secretly thought, well that wouldn't be hard!.. surprise IT IS!

Not that I didn't have respect for my models before ( I adore and am grateful for our models I hope they know that!) but now I can sympathize and this will hopefully make me a better director for shoots. I guess we will find out tonight at our shoot for our spring line.

This shoots is going to be outside at sunset( ha ha) into the night. Should be fun and I'm certainly looking forward to it.

Speaking of looking forward to things FRINGE is coming up quick and it is certainly going to be the bomb.. and not just because we're in it he he.

Get your tickets super quick. This show is certainly something to catch if you're feeling the need for a surge of that urban talent.. and I mean really,who isn't!

Check out http://WWW.FRINGEURBAN.CA

for the details.

Finally, the last thing I'm going to need you to click on ( I know, so much work, I have to apologize) is the latest write up on us from AFW. I have to admit, the bloggers mention a russian designer who is only 15 (who I believe was features on Americas Next Top Model) and I am seriously jealous of her. I mean we aren't even 1/8th as successful as her and she's just 15 but I think an important point as to this reason is raised in the blog. We have to thank the great ladies who wrote this, I had a really great time reading it and it's so nice to see that our neighbors in Hali have such cool writing talent (and such good taste! ha ha). Not that this is any kind of a shocker.

http://fashionablepeople.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/sunsets-on-the-eastside/

Alright folks, I'm off to bask in spring sun ( in my new Seven For All Mankind capris I bought at Value Village for $6.. sorry kirstin and Kat I had to brag just one more time about that!)

Lots of Love

Jackie

2009-04-07T16:51:00.001-07:00

Heres another review of the show.. unfortunately some of their facts are wrong, such as we are no longer in high school, but still a nice review.

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/04/atlantic-fashion-week-fall-2009-eco-ethical-fashion-is-just-so-damn-cool-danica-olders-orphanage-deux-fm-laura-chenowith-and-more/

Also feel I should mention again the we will be participating in the most exciting event this spring... what's that you might ask?

The Fringe Urban Festival!

We had a meeting with some of the people in charge and we are so excited to be a part of this. I'm sure you've seen the ads around so you have no excuse not to know about this. For more info visit www.fringeurban.com Tickets are on sale now!

And we promise to rock the house all you fashiony (a word we have decided IS in fact a word while we were in Halifax) people.

2009-04-01T12:21:00.000-07:00

Did we jinx spring? Perhaps I got a bit too enthusiastic when a few sunbeams appeared. All I could picture were spring frocks. To my dismay those dresses will have to remain in the closest, until this last wave of reality melts away. All 25cm of it.
At least this new blanket of snow reflects more sunshine then mud?

Even if the weather does not permitt us to leave our legs bare I will continue to stitch up some summer attire, it doesn't hurt to be prepared. You can prepare too by stoping by Love Me Boutique (Birmingham st. Halifax N.S.), where pieces of our latest collection are already in store.
However, if you find yourself stranded you could always check out our etsy site.

2009-04-01T07:16:00.000-07:00

Sunsets on the Eastside is now available nationwide (and parts of the US)! We have a few select pieces up on our online store with many more to come in the near future. Check it out and let us know what you think.

http://www.sunsetsontheeastside.etsy.com

Love,
Kirstin

2009-04-01T06:54:00.000-07:00

So I recognize that I just posted pretty recently but I have a little more to say ( for those of you know me, I know you wont find that shocking) .

So here are some shots of the show and the pieces that are in the Love, Me store. ( there is one more piece in Love, Me then shown here that I will post when I get a pic of it)

This shots are taken by Ian Smith a friendly photog who we met the first night of AFW at the media night.

I'm going to post a pic of us at media night too also taken by Ian.

There is also a review of Friday night AFW by the coast with a mention of us that i'll post here. If you didn't get to see the event they did an excellent job of giving you a sneak peak of us and the other designers.

http://www.thecoast.ca/ArtAttack/archives/2009/03/28/atlantic-fashion-week-friday-night-recap

So us designers have decided to rewind ourselves back to high school a little.

Once upon a time we all started out by designing our own clothing to wear the next day at school just for the fun of it. It was all about what we would want to wear. But since the company has started we haven't had the chance to make clothing for ourselves. This is something I have really missed. When someone asks me if I made the article of clothing I am wearing, I would love to not have to say " No, sorry it's not".

Not to worry though folks, we will keep designing for you but we have to start flaunting our clothing too, and this is something I cannot wait to do.

When you have to take other peoples ideas of what is pretty into account when designing, it becomes much much harder then you'd think. This has often caused me a lot of stress. So when I started to think about what I would want to wear... ideas came in droves and droves. I forgot how easy it was to think up fantastic ideas when I stopped thinking about others opinions of the designs and started designing for me. So for the next little while you will be seeing us three designers hopefully flaunting our own stuff just for ourselves. Maybe if the reception on the clothing is good enough we'll make more so you can enjoy it too!

So feel free to ask " Did you design this?" So I can say proudly ...."Yes!"

-Jackie

sigh of relief

2009-03-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Wow the last couple months have been absolute craziness!

We've completed 3 successful shows ranging from a school charity event to Atlantic Fashion Week.

We are proud to say that all three of the shows we have participated in have been for Charity. Charities are one of the things we absolutely love to be involved in. Our first event was for Free the Children put on by a group from Colonel Gray High School, the F.L.A.R.E event put on by Talent PEI was for The Children's Wish Foundation, and finally AFW was for OneXOne.

These events make us proud not only to be representing PEI but to say that we have helped others in need at the same time.

Our first show was only 9 pieces which were all redone pieces a.k.a eco friendly! That was so much fun to do. I really enjoy redoing pieces and giving them a second life. It's so much fun to see a dated piece of clothing turn into something current and beautiful.

The second was 12 pieces with original pieces featured. Other talents were involved in this show such as some of the islands ever talented singers and dancer which made the show that much more fun to be involved in. We had tons of fun because some of our previous models made it home to participate in the show as well as some new ones which made it that much more fun. We love our models more then life, they are a joy to work with and I would just like to Thank them so much because without them our clothing couldn't come alive and look as beautiful as they make them.

Finally we did Atlantic Fashion Week. This collection was supposed to be focused on Spring/Summer but we decided to do a Hybrid collection of S/S and Fall/Winter. Any excuse to go and visit Halifax is okay with me but throw in a fashion show and I am more then there!

The first night was media night and chatted with some lovely people, got to know our models, and made some new contacts. It's intimidating to go to an event where you know barely anyone and try and rep your company but we pulled it off which required some getting over our fears. We felt so good after and it was completely worth it. We went back to our hotel with so much confidence for the big show.

Friday was spent crazily shopping for an outfit for that night. The night before I wore a skirt made by my friend James White which gave me that extra boost of confidence I needed. I knew I needed to find something equally as confidence inducing for the big show though. I will admit to some jealousy on the part of Katryna who found a very pretty dress (on sale!) but my new beautiful shoes worked as a band aid to my jealousy. In the end I didn't find anything new but I pulled some stuff together and felt pretty darn good never the less.

Considering AFW is the biggest show we are involved in during the year it was a little stress inducing, but It was more than worth it. All 21 pieces made it down the runway and we received great feedback. We felt on top on the world after the show chatting with people and we absolutely can't wait to do it again.

If you are interested in watching a portion of the show there is a good clip on Haligonia.ca that I will post below. If you start the clip at 10:49 then thats where our clothing hits the runway.

http://live.haligonia.ca/community/1093-local-fashion-designers-raise-the-roof.html

I'll also include some pictures( taken my Josh Webb) of the dresses we have put in our fantastic Halifax based store called Love me! Boutique. This store in on birmingham street off Spring Garden and we strongly encourage you to go not only check out our stuff, but there is tons of beautiful Canadian made stuff there as well.

Finally we are proud to say that Sunsets on the Eastside is finding a new way to contribute to the island fashion community. The spring issue of Panache magazine features a DIY project taught by us so you can make a fav old t-shirt into something new and fabulous. You'll have to check out the mag to know exactly what I'm talking about!

Up coming SOTE events:

Sunsets will be showing at The Fringe Urban Festival during may. This event is a really cool mix of events such as fashion, urban art, dance, and sports. Definitely something you will want to be checking out!

http://fringeurban.com/home.htm

Here are the links to the pictures because we aren't allowed to upload:

http://pa.photoshelter.com/img-show/I0000bIQvlTJWxAE

http://pa.photoshelter.com/img-show/I0000Lkh8R0Bwmpg

http://pa.photoshelter.com/img-show/I0000GL_8ww4pY_E

http://pa.photoshelter.com/img-show/I0000k0QM_5BMLWY

If you have any questions for us or comments on our collections feel free to post here, on facebook or e-mail us at sunsetsontheeastside@gmail.com

-Jackie

Passion

2009-01-27T09:02:00.000-08:00

How I've missed this feeling. It's amazing to see how one area of your life can affect the rest. Alot of time has gone by since I've made a new piece of clothing that I actually put my heart into and I can feel the effects already. I wake up feeling happier, more creative and more willing to put all of me into what I'm doing. In other words I've rediscovered a passion that I let fall by the wayside for too long. Now it's not like I've let this go for years, but it has been a number of months. Either way I need to keep this up, if only for my own sanity, so as not to slip into sedation.

We're preparing now for fashion show season which is one of my favorite times of year! The work is difficult but that necessary push to get ourselves in gear is such a motivator that we so desperately need. Keep an eye out, we have two confirmed shows in February and most likely more in March and April. In the mean time keep checking this blog and our facebook group for updates!

Love,
Kirstin

The artist high

2009-01-03T23:54:00.001-08:00

There are many creative things in this world that leave me feeling amazing. A small number of which I would be considered talented at, however I do them none the less because they make me feel great. That feeling I have officially dubbed "the Artist High".

Now typically for me activities such as making clothing ( the obvious), writing ( the slightly more obvious), dancing, and one more thing that very few people are aware that I enjoy doing.

Drawing

This would be because I do not consider myself to be highly talented in this field of art and because it is something that many people feel like they can judge without any expertise. It can be intimidating to share this type of art. Or that is my excuse.

However tonight for the first time in a V.V. long time I grabbed a piece of paper and a clicky pencil and let it flow.

Now, the picture of a young asian girl that I produced may not be particularly realistic, or in fact look as if she is asian, but I am still proud of it.

I forgot how amazing it is to remember all the other things you can do when you tend to focus on one thing.

The other side of it is that I was making something that was just for me with no one else in mind. To be completely selfish in what I was creating let me work a little more freely and produce something I love much more.

So I would hope that this would encourage you to remember that thing you used to do as a child that you loved, and perhaps was not the best at, but truly enjoyed and practice it a little, see what comes out of it. Whether it be an instrument, a sport, or in my case drawing. I can pretty much guarantee that this will be a pick me up and a good way to remember who you really are.

Lose the embarrassment and self evaluation, just do!

It's worth your while!

-Jackie

Baby it's cold outside!

2008-12-07T05:18:00.000-08:00

Tis the season my red nosed friends!!

Now I will be the first to admit that, for some odd reason, I was not at all excited for christmas this year. This could be some lingering unhappiness attached to last christmas when it ended. I often find the day after christmas, or perhaps the day after new years, to be THE most depressing day of the entire year, and for some reason last year especially bad and I was still feeling jilted.

However I think the magic of the season ( because folks I truly believe that there is magic to this) overtook me. I am now one of the frantic shoppers eyeing what the other person has in their cart in case it's a suitable gift idea for someone I know.

Of course it has taken some time for this to kick in on part of .... exams..

Urghh it seems like they are a necessity but it also seems ever so cruel to put ourselves through this huge amount of stress before "the happiest time of the year". Or maybe that's the whole idea, I dunno. What I do know is that I think I appreciate it a million times more this year because it truly is a break for me. Also this is the first year where I don't live at home so going home actually kind of seems like a treat to me.

As per usual the first half of this post has nothing to do with clothing.. ha ha.. moving along then

What is new with us you might be wondering?

I would love to tell you but then I might have to kill you. Kidding of course but we have a big project in the works at the moment that most certainly deserves some build up before the announcement. Here are some hints: clothing, guitars, pins

Ohhh the mystery!

Work on spring 09 will be commencing shortly.. as in whenever I can kick my lazy bum into gear and actually do something productive clothing wise. The most painful thing was that I got the biggest surge of creative inspiration on monday but I had to deny it because of studying for economics....grrrr... that's one more reason why I hate economics.

So because I'm in the mood for giving I gave you a sneak peak at our latest photoshoot, which was as kirstin stated FANTASTIC and we love everyone we worked with. Feel free to let us know what you think!

Happy Holidays all and get as fat as you like, who really cares?

Photo credit : Patrick Callbeck

Make up: Ellen Connaughton

Clothing: by us! ( duh!)

Jewelry: Kirsta Cousins

Many, many Thank You's...

2008-12-01T10:20:00.000-08:00

They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but genuinely good publicity is so much more thrilling! As of late we've been getting lots of coverage from local media, specifically from The Buzz and CBC News Compass. We are so grateful for all of this attention and the wonderful people we have been working with.

Thank you to The Buzz's Ann Thurlow, who is an incredible spirit and a joy to work with, for the lovely article she wrote about us in December's issue. You can view it here ( http://www.buzzon.com/frames/frames_community) or pick up your very own hard copy (for free) at locations all across the Island as Katryna mentioned below.

Secondly, we'd like to send a big thank you to Sara Fraser and the folks at CBC for the story they aired about us on today's edition of Compass. We are so please with the final edit and greatly appreciate this opportunity. You can view the piece at (http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup.html?http://www.cbc.ca/ondemand/compass.asx) for the next 24 hours we are roughly 50 minutes into the program.

Also, thank you so much to Ellen Connaughton, for her makeup expertise at our most recent photo shoot and Krista Cousins, for lending us her beautiful jewellry creations. We loved working with both of you and hope to again in the near future! You can find Krista's gorgeous pieces at (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30633856&id=183600421#/group.php?gid=18850036508&ref=ts).

Finally, Thank You Patrick Callbeck for the amazing photos!! We are so happy with the shots of our Fall/ Winter '08 collection and are itching to show them to everyone!

We will be posting Patrick's pictures here very soon with prices so you can all have a piece of Sunsets on the Eastside's first ever Fall/Winter collection! (perhaps even for Christmas gifts....)

Love,
Kirstin

P.S. I've got one piece finished for Spring/Summer '09 and another in the works! We're all very excited for what's to come....

2008-11-29T12:41:00.000-08:00

I bought a treadmill today. I was one of those crazy lunitics lining up outside the door of a store at 6:30 in the morning, isn't that sad? Oh well, I'm quite pleased to have this monstrosity of a machine set up, although it does take up far more space then I'd like even when its folded.
Completely off topic? Yes. Moving on.

Another little thing I'd like to share is that we recently had an interview with Ann Thurlow, of 'The Buzz' - if you want to check out the article just pick up a copy, they're all over the place, and FREE! Or, if you aren't a local and don't trust Canada Post then you could always check it out online. http://www.buzzon.com/frames/frames_community. ( look at the top for the link to sunsets on the eastside).

Another note for the locals, keep tuned to compass to see our interview with Sara Fraser. Rumor has it that it should be running sometime this week.

Other then that I really have nothing interesting to mention.
Happy Saturday.
-My driveway is muddy. My boots have also become muddy. But the mud covers up the scuffs, so I'm okay with that. :)

me blabbing about silly stuff

2008-11-23T06:58:00.000-08:00

I think the moment that this company started to become a business must have happened this year. Now our meetings have more structure and 75% of what we now talk about is business related rather then clothing related. Not that I'm complaining, I mean it is something that has to happen if we want to be serious about it, its just simply occurred to me now that this isn't just a hobby anymore. This is almost a viable profit making company ( as shocking as that is to say!). I'm pleased with where this is going and strangely a thought came to me a day ago about what if we had never done the company where would I be now?

I think my life would actually be pretty different. The company changed me in quite a few ways and I am grateful for that. It has forced me to take things slightly more seriously then I did before and taught me that hard work pays off. It has effected my social group in the way that I have two amazing friends now that I could never forget for the rest of my life. It has taught me how to handle the real world and who to trust and who to not. It has taught me to be proud of my accomplishments and to never talk them down. It was something I could fall back on when I feel sad or something I can share when things are going well. It has shown me a different side of myself that I might never have know before. It has it's downsides but they are miniscule in comparison to all the beauty that this has brought to my life.

Now I guess this could be the part where I encourage you all to follow your dreams but to be honest this was never my dream. I didn't grow up wanting this, the opportunity simply presented itself. So I guess what I am trying to say is that take as many good opportunities as you can and run with them because you'll never know where you'll end up. If something is right then it will just click into place with a little effort on you part.

Woosh!

2008-11-16T18:13:00.000-08:00

I have to say, the life a student isn't easy. But the life of a student/designer/entrepreneur is even more difficult. The ability to manage these three titles while still maintaining a job, family and social life is a skill that I am still fine tuning. Though, I wouldn't give any of these up for the world. My life is a whirlwind and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Am I Blushing?

2008-11-15T16:26:00.001-08:00

I get so giddy when people like you take the time to check us out, and comment on our clothing.

I'll admitt that at times I hesitate to bring our company up in conversation, but this is just because I don't want it to sound like I'm speaking with you for the soel purpose of plugging our line. However, that said, I love when people show interest and support. It's because of people like you we continue to do what we are doing. We have been credited with being ambitious, and some crazy people have even thrown the word talented out there...and I just want to say thank you, because it's you that drives us. Maybe you bought a piece, perhaps you were the inspiration behind a piece, or simply to keep sewing, no matter what we will never forget the opportunities that have been put before us because of you.

These past 2 years have really been a whirlwind. Seeing what we have achieved locally, and what possiblities the future holds is just begininng to sink in. I keep saying to myself, how did this happen? It always seems we have incredible luck, and I'm so happy to be doing what I am doing, and never want to take it for granted.

Katryna

Well lookie here..

2008-11-08T13:51:00.001-08:00

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blog/fashion-reporters/2008/nov/07/halifax-fashion-week-round-two/

I just love people from the maritimes and Atlantic... we're pretty awesome! ha ha

road trip!

2008-11-02T17:47:00.000-08:00

so we toke hali by storm quite recently.

Although waking at 4 in the morning isn't a favorite thing of mine i'll do it for the company. We arrive in Halifax and first plan of action was meeting with Chara at "Love Me" a ridiculously cute boutique she owns. Not only will this store be carrying out clothing now, it also carries many other designers locally which makes it completely fantastic and very very very worth visiting should you be traipsing around the streets of downtown Halifax.

While we were at the store, by chance, we did a radio interview with Emily a student from Kings who was fantastic and we had a great time working with.

After this we toke our giddy selves to lunch as well as did a little shopping. Unfortunately it wasn't the most successful shopping trip, but you can't win them all right? After this we checked in to our hotel which was awesome ( we somehow lucked out and had a flipping terrace! ) and prepared for Atlantic Fashion Week. After trying out every outfit in my bag i decided on the first one i tried on and we headed over to the Mercedes Benz Dealership where the event was held.

At first i found myself a little apprehensive about the location because typically i wouldn't think of a car dealership as the number one local for a runway show but they did an absolute fantastic job of transforming it and it was beautiful. When we got to the area where the designers and models were kept we were a little overwhelmed. The models were all tall and gorgeous and it was really great opportunity for us to work with trained models. We chose our models and we were all supremely proud of the job they did. They all looked fantastic on the runway and made the clothing look even better! The other designers were so great and inspiring. I found myself designing in my head while watching the other designers show their stuff ha ha what can I say :P

It was so full and we only had standing room to watch the show. It was the first time for us to watch our own show rather then being back stage and dressing the models. It was a good experience for us to let go of some control and just sit back.. or rather stand back and admire what we had accomplished. I found myself so proud when we walked the runway to applause and it was so reassuring to hear people tell us they enjoyed our designs because ultimately we do it for the people, and if you don't like it then there's a problem.

After the show we chatted with some people and thanked everyone who helped us out. We also did an interview with Haligonia.ca where you can actually watch some of the show with our clothing in it "pink champagne" was the name of the event to search for.

When we got back to the hotel we found ourselves super restless and went out for pizza at the pizza corner. It was pretty great ha ha not gonna lie.

The next day was very uncompany related, but we did do some semi successful shopping which made my day. When we finally got home I went to the TV and turned it on aimlessly to CTV and was caught by surprise to see our clothing on Live at 5 as well as myself and the girls walking down the runway. I was in shock and was definitely a good closer to that trip.

So I hope you guys stay tuned to what we have happening because this is definitely not it, we have tons more stuff up our sleeves. We will post the link to the pictures of the show A.S.A.P so you guys can check out a sneak peak at our fall/winter collection!

ta ta for now lovelies

Jackie

Exposé

2008-10-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

In one great day my two loves will collide. Photography and fashion go hand in hand so well, which is why I am so looking forward to Sunday. There is no denying that this creative process may cause us to shiver as we stand outside in the crisp autum air for an undetermined amount of time, but it will be worth it. The lovely and talented Sarah Marie Lavers will be behind the camera, putting her skills to good use to help us showcase our latest work. We'll keep you posted on when you can catch your first glimpse of our fall photoshoot.

Now I must get back to work so that we actually have clothes to photograph!

Katryna

drum roll plz?

2008-10-15T16:31:00.000-07:00

Atlantic Fashion Week!

That's right boys and girls! We will be appearing at this years AFM which is something that we are highly highly excited about. With at least 6 new pieces that will be showcased and our great selves it's sure to be an event that we won't be forgetting any time soon!

Oh an do we have so much more coming up so please stay tunes ladies and gents..ohh the excitement!

So now to make this at least interesting I'm going to commit a faux pas and talk about something non clothing line related

School:

I seem to have a love hate relationship with university

some examples:

HATE: poorest marks i've ever had.... economics can go to Hell please and thank you

LOVE: the cool smart people you meet

HATE: The crazy profs

LOVE: The crazy profs

HATE: group work without the group.. working.:(

LOVE:The ability to be independent

HATE: that Katryna isn't here

LOVE: That people who i was friends with befor,e but didn't go to my school, now do

HATE:that i'm still on the island

LOVE: that I can still be able to be apart of this company ( OH look i did make it about the company)

So yah i'm sure you people have similar feelings so feel free to express your HATE/LOVE relationship with the institution you're funding

Love and peace

Jackie

P.S ( WARNING: Contains personal political opinion!)

harper canada? ....really?.... i check the radio three times this morning cuz i didn't want to believe it.

Don't wish it away, it's here to stay.

2008-10-07T07:46:00.000-07:00

The snowflake is a timid species. Feeling safer to travel in swarms, you will rarely see one alone. A lover of our Northern climate the snowflake migrates to our region with the arrival of late fall and winter. During this season, as we recieve the chilly embrace of our frozen friends, we assemble indoors to stay warm.

I welcome the snowflake, and what it brings. That warm grasp, as you converse over a steaming mug of your favourite brew and those long cold nights, that give you an excuse to cuddle.

I want the next collection that we create to give the same warming sensation. As the mecury dips we will not leave our fans to freeze in our summer dresses. You may not have been looking forward to Fall/Winter, but we certainly are. Expect warm, deep colours, and fabrics that will make you wish winter could last all year long.

Katryna

La Dolce Vita

2008-10-03T09:09:00.000-07:00

Hello fashionable people!

So blog post number two for me will most likely be brief..

We've had a whirlwind of new developments in the last week that we are unbelievably excited about! Thank you for all of the support you have shown us, we are certainly more motivated to bring you new and fab designs now that we know how much you really enjoy what we do! (not that we didn't always know, it's just reassuring to see it in writing.)

Currently we're working on new pieces and looking for inspiration all around us. Keep and eye out, you may just see us, and our clothing, in some new and exciting places!

Love,
Kirstin!

what a life:P

2008-09-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

So things for the company have been phenomenal! v.v.v. pleased I must say!

With our first fashion spread in Panache magazine which is super exciting, and looks fantastic ( go pick it up NOW at the green man and other awesome places). To FASHION Magazine doing a blog on us we've been getting some good advertising down.

For the pictures for the FASHION Mag of us designers was hell to try and organize. With three girls schedules( who work two jobs each at least and school for the most part!) to try and work around and a photographers schedule it was crazy. We actually did two shoots one with only me and kirstin that we did in literally 20 minutes that turned out fantastic cuz the photographer was super great( Joel Reeves). Me and Kirstin had to do it between classes so we spent the rest of the day with a ton of make up on:P

later that night katryna showed up after leaving hali with her friend Sarah Lavers who shot us as well. Because of a rush on photos we used sarahs because we didn't have time to organize the other shots ( sorry Joel:( ) from earlier. In the end it turned out super fantastic and you can check the blog out at:

http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blog/fashion-reporters/2008/sep/25/charlottetown-sunsets-rising/

We also may be appearing in Atlantic Fashion Week AND a super cute local store soon ( any guesses? ....) so life is good..

only problem is... ( and this is a secret so shhhhh!) we need to make clothing :P

having never made fall/winter stuff before we're a little stumped with ideas.. but we'll pull it off( cuz we have no choice:P)

Thanks to everyone who has been sending us support lately! It's always appreciated and really motivated us to keep it going. We do this for you people so we sure hope you like it!

k bed time!

Jackie

inpiration...?

2008-08-09T07:34:00.000-07:00

um k.. so inspiration.. inspiration.. inspiration....?

hum... well at work i was looking around ( my work consists of watching a lot of musicals) and i found that the lighting for some of the songs reminded me of a lightening storm. Now in my head i am sooooooo tired of the brown/orange/red type colours for fall ( yes we know those are natures colours... lets try some originality people!) so the colours of a lightening storm kinda inspired me. I see the storm as being a mixture of dark ( like at night or cloud cover) and light (obviously the lightening) all the colors just seem muted but work together to give the emotions that come with a storm. I've always found fall/winter to be kinda ominous, like the bad before the good , again like a storm. So i think that's going to be my main inspiration, or at least the one that I'm going to propose for the girls!

On another note we just finished a photo shoot for an upcoming island magazine called "Panache" which is super exciting. I fell in love with some of the shots and think that the over all look it going to be amazing. The people we worked with were fantastic. They were all so talented and all of us being in one place made that little clearing in the woods super charged with creativity and seemed to promise something really beautiful for the finished project. While at the shoot I had the opportunity to help style it which was so much fun. I really really really enjoyed it. It made me realise how thankful I am for the ability to just visualise things and make them look right, or know when it's not right. I know that's it's that quality that makes me a designer and it was the first time that I ever recognized it for what it was. Maybe that's what some people call talent, or just that thing that everyone has in one area of life that differs them, but I am forever grateful for having found it so early in life. I hope that everyone finds that one thing that makes them happy because I truly believe that that is what it's all about!

Bluegrass music? I'd say so.

2008-08-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well hello there,

I'm Kirstin, another designer for Sunsets on the Eastside. I'm very happy that we now have this blog so we can stay in touch with our lovely fans and let you know about all the happenings of the Sunsets team (actually I'd say we've become more of a family rather than a team. Two years with a small business can do that to people I guess.)

Wow, it's hard to believe we are in our second year with this project. I never thought we would get to this point, but we have and I look forward to the next two years and more! This company means the world to me and I know it does to the other girls as well. It is a great privilege to be able to incorporate your creative mentality into clothing designs and have people actually respond with such appreciation as you all have. I feel honoured to design clothing for all you lovely ladies who have supported us throughout our journey!

As for this coming season, I am very excited to see what is going to come of it. I have many ideas floating around in my head (and I know the other girls do as well.) Currently we are searching for our main inspirations, and are holding many meetings to make sure they all come together. This could be the best collection yet!... or at least that's how I feel. It's going to be our first foray into fall/winter dressing and I think some really great things are about to happen.

My life at the moment has consisted of alot of European streetstyle blogs, driving all across PEI taking in the gorgeous scenery, many used bookstore, copious amounts of caffeine and lots of ....bluegrass music? We'll see if some of these make an appearance in any upcoming designs!

That's all I've got for now! Thanks for reading and all of your support. Check back often... I'll try to keep up with the posting.

Love,
Kirstin!

The trials and tribulations of a Designer

2008-07-24T08:15:00.000-07:00

Allo mes amies!

I'm Jackie one of the designers from Sunsets on the Eastside. This blog has the purpose of updating you on the going ons of SOTE throughout the year. It will be filled with exciting news from us designers on the progress of this currently small company and let you in on what it's like to be a designer, although I think it's safe to say that we ourselves don't exactly know. Personally I plan on including stories of my life that should, in most part, include the company however because I love the SOTE fans Oh so very much, I might feel the need to just unload on this page. Needless to say this blog is not to be taken to seriously, our company doesn't aim to be snotty and considers everyone who has interest in what we do a friend, and we plan on treating them as such.

So to begin this blog here's my opinion on being a designer:
It is great, and I love it.

Well obviously that's not all there is to it, but currently that is exactly how I feel. This company has taken exciting turns during the 2 years of it's existence and has exposed me to a world filled with like minded people and things that get my creative juices flowing. It would be absurd to believe that it has been all peachy along the road, this job can become highly highly highly stressful ( I think the other girls can more then agree with me there) and is at fault for many a panic attack, but thankfully I never want to give up, and the day that it becomes all work and no play will be the day that it ends.

So I hope you bookmark this page and return frequently because we would love nothing more then to have you involved in the progress of Sunsets on the Eastside!

Yours truly,

Mademoiselle Jacqueline

p.s If you've never been, an excellent store to frequent when you're perusing the Charlottetown downtown is The Green Man. Would you like to know why? because our clothing is sold there silly! and we have currently knocked down the prices by 20% so there's no better time then the present to go visit a new place!

Sunsets on the Eastside

Shout out to Models

Reviews

Taaa Daaa!

moving up in the internet world

Best present EVER!

Montreal

Anyone for Jell-O?

Ohh CANADAAAAAAAAAA!( sang with grade three french accent)

Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Nervous Jitters

So if y'all didn't already know....

Ahem! eyes to the front students!

growing up...

FRINGE TONIGHT

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shhhhhh don't tell!

*sigh of relief*

Passion

The artist high

Baby it's cold outside!

Many, many Thank You's...

me blabbing about silly stuff

Woosh!

Am I Blushing?

Well lookie here..

road trip!

Exposé

drum roll plz?

Don't wish it away, it's here to stay.

La Dolce Vita

what a life:P

inpiration...?

Bluegrass music? I'd say so.

The trials and tribulations of a Designer

sigh of relief