Spring Cleaning

Finally, Calgary sees the sun... and it's no wonder this ray of warmth has got my heart racing and my mind wandering.  I'm inspired by these increased daylight hours, and I've got the new Kings of Leon album playing on repeat in the background as I start putting together my spring wardrobe. It's time to Pony Up, Mi Amigo, because I'm going to go Pyro on this winter weather.

Biker style at Burberry
(Fashionising.com)

Seventies style at Chris Benz

Spring trends that I find enticing are the urban biker style that hit the Burberry Prorsum and Giorgio Armani runways, 70's decadence a la Marc by Marc Jacobs and Chris Benz, and lots of lace from Sean Cunnigham, and D & G . I haven't felt this giddy about new trends in a while: the 70’s= fun times, and delicious wide leg pants, and the biker style gives great bad girl vibes, while pairing it with lace gives me a good girl gone bad look to heat up some hearts as the weather defrosts. The thought of remixing them together makes me want to roll into the slightly later sunset like a 2011 Peter Fonda.

Looking dreamy, Captain America.

Yet here I am, stuck with all the winter pieces that I've collected in the last couple years, all from bygone trend times. Dilemma, dilemma: how can I channel a groovy Lady Easy Rider outfit for spring using my winter pieces?

Let's Ride!

Ain't no thing: here lies my favourite leather jacket (biker), that chunky knit scarf that has proven faithful through the colder seasons but will be trusty yet, and a simple lace tank top.  Dressing up for spring can be simple, classic, and, yup, bad ass. Throw on a couple long necklaces and maybe a pair of wide trousers and I think I'm ready to hit the road- no helmet required.

-Madison

Coming Soon

Hey Valentines ♥.

We've got a lot of love to share. And with all those thoughts of love this week, we got to thinking about what we love right now (besides this new blog, that is): vintage, the thirties, blush pink, pastels and taupe, decadent textures like lace, velvet and fur and, always, creative projects. What we also love is collaboration- and putting things together to show off exactly why we love what we love. (Am I going overboard on the love? Nope.)

Since the theme of the upcoming PARKSHOW is all about the reveal- Burlesque (another thing we, well, love), and we're delighted to be uncovering this new venture, we took the theme of taking a secret look into what's going on in fashion this season into a lovely place where unveiling and dressing up go hand in beautiful hand. With styling, makeup, hair, art direction, photography (and, in Maeghan's case, modelling!)  all by P.A.R.K. team members, this is our first labour of love for our heart-able new blog.

Coming up...

...the first of many editorials made just for you from us at thePARK.

xoxo