tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56033922481073156602024-03-12T22:22:27.392-07:00Victoria MortonDreams don't work unless you do.Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-28322953228134247632012-07-09T10:29:00.004-07:002012-07-09T10:29:47.046-07:00I've Moved!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello everyone! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yes, I’m picking my content up and moving once again. This
blog is the ongoing story of my journey into the world of media. I share my
lessons in success, my experiences, travels, fashions and so much more! I’d
love for you to check it out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-4893548616514384612012-05-15T07:49:00.000-07:002012-05-15T07:49:09.917-07:00TFI25 - People and Fashion<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renee, Gail McInnis and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winner of last year's New Labels!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Shelli Oh (Canadian Deisgner), DIY 20's hair! Shellioh.com or facebook.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>shelliohclothes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna-Marie Mediwake, host, CBC NEWS, wearing a one-of-a-kind <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=740425832" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=740425832">David Dixon</a>! I'm in love with her cute, edgy pixie cut paired with this flowing, floral dress. Absolute perfection!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From right to left:<br />Karen Liebesman - Vera WAng glitter pants, Jacob tank, and Shay Lowe (<strong>local Canadian designer</strong>) earrings<br />Paul Leone - Bustle Jacket, ACNE Pants<br />Anison Slight - BCBG <div class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeing the mixed prints trend moving over to mens fashion as well! Karim N. Kanji (Glenn Gould Foundation) - Clothes designed by himself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Renee (FORBES) and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan Langdon (TFI) and I</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SID NIEGUM - <a href="http://www.sidniegum.com/">http://www.sidniegum.com/</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never leave home without leather pants. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like I said. Gondola rides. In the hotel. Only in Vegas.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-14887804999414720522012-03-28T12:10:00.000-07:002012-03-28T12:10:05.276-07:00No one Does Sexy like Victoria's SecretI get a lot of questions asking if this is a Victoria's Secret fan site. No, it is not. However, I am deeply obsessed with the brand, especially their insanely perfect marketing team. Entering a VS store with me is like going up the Empire State Building with Ted Mosby. I have a post coming soon about exactly why the Victoria's Secret marketing strategies is just so darn good. In the mean time, enjoy this photo of my collection (in fact it's expanded since being taken)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pasadena Cheese Cake Factory... nothing like Big Bang Theory. Shame.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Francisco Lachowski. Enough Said.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we're off! Next stop... the desert.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Make love to the camera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad Water Basin. The lowest point in North America. Exciting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not all shots work out</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Word of 'tourists' spread quickly, and I happily made some friends (or fans?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting old mining towns- now ghost towns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making good use of old mining towns. This isn't a set, it's crazy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bragging or anything... but I totally climbed a hill. In heels.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually a highlight of the road trip. Amargosa Opera House. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amargosa_Opera_House_and_Hotel" target="_blank">Really interesting story behind it!</a></td></tr>
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To start the day I had green tea, vegan banana muffin, and an apple, keeping things nice and light. Throughout the day I snacked on carrots and raisins. Since everything I ate was mostly fruit and vegetables it was like a guilt-free hall pass to eat all day! For lunch I made a noodle soup, sort of a chicken noodle soup that was greatly modified. Moving on to dinner I made a stir-fry, served over rice, and to drink I mixed mango juice with carbonated water to recreate an organic soda. Then as the day came to a close, sugared strawberries <br />
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The recipes...<br />
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<strong>[Banana Bread]</strong><br />
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3 very ripe Bananas<br />
1/4 cup of Vegetable Oil<br />
1/2 cup of Sugar<br />
1/2 cup of Brown Sugar<br />
1 cup of flour<br />
1 cup of whole wheat flour<br />
1 tsp of salt<br />
1 tsp of baking soda<br />
1 tbsp of cinnamon <br />
1/2 tbsp of ginger<br />
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*preheat oven to 360 degrees. In one bowl mix the sugars and oil. In a second bowl mash the bananas. I used a whisk for all mashing and mixing. Mix the sugars in with the bananas. In yet another bowl mix all the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, ginger) and pour it into the wet mixture (bananas and sugar). Mix well. Spray cooking pan, or prepare muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins. Enjoy alone, or with whatever tasty sides you'd like!<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Recipe adapted from </span><a href="http://www.thecleaneatingmama.com/2010/03/vegan-banana-bread-muffins.html"><span style="color: #666666;">[this]</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> lovely site.</span><br />
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<strong>[Sparkling Mango Juice]</strong><br />
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1 cup mango juice (can be replaced with any fruit juice<br />
1/4 cup of carbonated water<br />
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*put the liquids together, give them a little swirl, and your golden. Enjoy!<br />
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<strong>[Pasta Soup]</strong><br />
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Pasta (make sure it doesn't contain egg or dairy)<br />
Peas<br />
Carrots<br />
Vegetable broth<br />
Pinch of Salt<br />
Pinch of Pepper<br />
* all ingredients can be adjusted for personal preference. Boil pasta, throw in the peas and carrots half way through the pasta boiling. Drain. Pour vegetable broth into the pot, toss in a dash of salt, and a dash of pepper. Stir it around, and have a lovely meal!<br />
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<strong>[Stir-Fry]</strong><br />
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<strong></strong>Rice<br />
Bean sprouts <br />
1/4 of Soy sauce<br />
1/4 of Water<br />
1 tbsp vegetable oil<br />
Ginger minced or a powder (one slice one tbsp)<br />
Vegetables (your choice, such as peppers, onions, broccoli, beans, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chestnuts)<br />
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*heal oil in frying pan, toss in garlic and ginger over low heat. Turn up the heat half way, add water, soy sauce, and vegetables. Stir every minute, or so for 5-7 minutes. Serve over rice (make that simply by boiling). <br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Recipe adapted from </span><a href="http://vegetarian.about.com/od/stirfries/r/chinesestirfry.htm"><span style="color: #666666;">[this]</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> handy site.</span> <br />
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[Sugared Strawberries]<br />
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* chop strawberries into your desired shape. Pour a few tablespoons of lemon juice over them, and a teaspoon of sugar, mix around, let sit for a few minutes, pour into an elegant bowl, now enjoy!Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-29610591045067653422012-02-02T18:43:00.001-08:002012-02-02T18:43:31.437-08:00KARL interviewing himself. MUST WATCH.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZOnMSLSNmWY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
One of my biggest insperations. Start and end.<br />
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"What is my perfect day? Everyday is perfect, A perfect day is up to you to make it perfect" - Oh, gosh. I love him. <3Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-12592747989910894852012-01-20T12:58:00.000-08:002012-01-20T12:58:21.132-08:00Freedom to Express - More Photo's<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something to live by...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My insperation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the true magic happens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first published article!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just incase it was a bad morning.</td></tr>
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P.S. Sorry about the blury/bad photo's. My camera has a bad zoom.Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-13253578426964797822011-12-24T17:11:00.000-08:002011-12-24T17:11:12.488-08:00Eco-Friendly, EASY, wrapping!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ArHKhUGrs9M/TvZ2AkI6UNI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_mWY4YCSwy8/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ArHKhUGrs9M/TvZ2AkI6UNI/AAAAAAAAAHM/_mWY4YCSwy8/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"> Every year I wrap my gifts in newspaper because not only is that better for the environment, but I think it looks very vintage, and home-made; a nice break from a highly commercialized holiday season. This year I decided to go a bit further with the eco-friendliness, and creativity. Here's a point form list of what I did:</div><br />
<ul><li>The bags where given to me from other gifts, and then reused.</li>
<li>Instead of tissue paper, I used newspaper scraps from wrapping the other gifts. </li>
<li>NO TAPE! There is no tape on any of these gifts. Tape is not recyclable, but paper with glue on it is fine.</li>
<li>Instead of ribbons, I used organic hemp. To make it a bit more esthetically pleasing I doubled the hemp. I just tied the ends of the hemp together, then wrapped it just like I would any ribbon. </li>
<li>The little gift-tag was a piece of recycled paper. The design was a Word Business Card template that I simply modified.</li>
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A project for my Communications-Technology class. I must say, for a newbie to movie-making, I am pretty smug with the final project. <3 Please, take a look, leave a comment, or something. Would mean a lot to me! <3 xoxoVictoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-84445203550267367752011-12-11T16:22:00.000-08:002012-05-21T10:18:14.696-07:00Welcome Winter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fashion will no longer be a distraction from world issues. Things needed to change back when this was filmed. So why have they still not changed?Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-74893917129669842011-12-05T17:43:00.000-08:002011-12-08T17:44:29.161-08:00A Little Tough-Love Terminology<strong>I’m going to let you in on a little piece of my terminology. Sorry in advance for the wavering focus of the article, my mind is all over right now. I’ll try to keep it short.</strong><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Achievable Perfection: <em>a•chiev a•ble per•fec•tion</em>: An approach on the idea of “perfect” that is realistically possible.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Everyone loves a good “inner beauty” campaign, especially if a beauty product company, like Dove, puts it on. Now I’m not saying I am against the idea of accepting yourself the way you are, but I am against the idea of settling on being “alright” or “okay”. So, I have been, I suppose you could say “living by” this theory I made up called Achievable Perfection. With the not-so-new movement of women being empowered, it has also brought on unspoken waves of laziness, and satisfaction with “settling”. Now let me explain myself, so I don’t sound like a horrible person. NO, I am not saying to get plastic surgery, and take up an extreme diet. I’m also not saying to pick yourself apart and judge yourself to the point of scrutiny. What I am saying is that there should always be a little drive somewhere in you pushing yourself to be better. I currently attend school, and the lack of ambition bothers me. If you are lucky enough to live in a first world country (which about 80% of my readers do), then you have opportunities thrown at you left, right and center. School is taken for granted with everyone going for a gangster-than-thou tomfoolery approach to life. Truth is; thousands of children would gladly take your place. Life is not to be wasted. Get up, and get to work.</span>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-65549256842195941102011-11-04T15:15:00.000-07:002011-11-04T15:15:19.008-07:00Banana Delight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnamoymkW8zoJzeP3YHTw_lTM_9VqHuyOZPN6hIrOu6LxIbI5twg6QIsvSBynW71UQ7HOcn1p3CgNY4kyuYBxNau5HFq1rR4l1VnnvC6f-VapVzQQZNjDZpGftVoQMlb_hLHajcXAqofgN/s1600/Banana+Delight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnamoymkW8zoJzeP3YHTw_lTM_9VqHuyOZPN6hIrOu6LxIbI5twg6QIsvSBynW71UQ7HOcn1p3CgNY4kyuYBxNau5HFq1rR4l1VnnvC6f-VapVzQQZNjDZpGftVoQMlb_hLHajcXAqofgN/s320/Banana+Delight.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Create your own whip cream by using a mixer to beat the Whipping Crème into a thicker consistency. Add about a tablespoon of icing sugar, and then mix it in using the mixing bowl.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is the order of putting the ingredients into the glass from the bottom, up: whip crème, chocolate sauce, banana, whipping crème, chocolate sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-22715970811840874962011-11-02T18:04:00.000-07:002011-12-08T18:06:06.094-08:00The LOVE Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/-2w87E9KMkM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">J<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ust thought that such an amazing video needed to be discussed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> I love the glamour and perfection in it. I also love how they show a little bit of a range of perfection. Now, instead of saying blonde hair is perfect, we being open to every ones look. Hmm, this a good sign. Maybe, just maybe, everyone will be seen as beautiful and perfect. Don't we live in the most open world? People can be what ever skin, whatever gender, whatever sexual orientation and still be accepted. I love it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And yet, part of me feels that I will miss the impossible aspiration of fighting for perfection. The allure of the glossies intrigues me. I know there is Photoshop involved and I know they have the top hairdressers, stylists, and make-up artist in the business helping the models. But I can’t help but want to be like them. No one can. Perfection sells as much as sex does. It may suck for those that are “big boned”, but would a magazine with a real girl, I’m talking cellulite, roles, acne, and frizzy hair, be able to sell anything? I don’t want to sound mean, girls of all shapes and sizes are great, and it’s good to see everyone empowered. But I just don’t think that the fight for perfection, that is fed by the media, will ever leave even if our idea of perfection changes.</span>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-7388483641497480822011-10-26T17:33:00.000-07:002011-12-08T17:34:52.823-08:00The Angels Have Spoken<div align="center"><img class="spotlight" height="640" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316057_2569344274323_1275699601_3060519_264067277_n.jpg" style="height: 320px; width: 439px;" width="960" /></div><br />
This Thursday a brand-spanking-new <a href="http://victoriassecret.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #96c5d3;">Victoria’s Secret</span></a> opened in my local mall. As per tradition, the store was opened by a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and out of all the girls they could have sent, they sent my personal favourite, South African bombshell <strong>Candice Swanepoel</strong>! During the meet and greet portion of the grand opening I got just over a minute to talk with her (the amount of time it took her to sign “<em>Victoria, Lots of love, Ca</em>ndice”;). First of all, might I just say; she is as perfect in real life as she is in photos. Honestly, who looks like that? Anyways, here is the basic dialog of my short, but wonderful, conversation with Ms. Swanepoel:<br />
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<em>Candice:Hey!</em><br />
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<em>Victoria: HI! I was just wondering, what is your best beauty secret? Or like, tip?</em><br />
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<em>Candice: Hmmm, I guess I’d say, clean your face really well, like even when I was younger, I’d always wash my face before bed. Never go to bed with make-up on. Oh! And moisturize head-to-toe.</em><br />
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<em>Victoria: Thanks so much! Happy Birthday by the way [that day happened to be her 23rd birthday] what are you doing to celebrate?</em><br />
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<em>Candice: Just hanging out at home I think, I fly back [to New York] tonight, and then I’ll party this weekend, like Friday, and Saturday, ha-ha!</em><br />
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Well you heard the woman! This beauty advice straight from lips of an angel must be followed! <br />
-Victoria Gallagher-MortonVictoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-65036693583280346952011-10-01T17:16:00.000-07:002011-12-08T17:18:38.096-08:00WSGN trends Winter 2012/13<div align="left"><strong>Thursday, September 22nd, 2011</strong> – <strong>The Toronto Fashion Incubator</strong> held a small presentation open to TFI members. The night turned out to be highly informative and well worth the $35 (almost double for non-members) to attend. Being the high school-er I am, I’m not afraid to admit some of the economical talk, and superior lingo went right over my head. So here I have compiled my notes from the evening into a non-PHD holder friendly format. </div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>About WSGN</strong></span><br />
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Simply put, WSGN is a trend forecasting company; an insanely huge international forecasting company that has helped the names like Target, Nickelodeon, Guess, Adidas, Sony, etc. They look high and low in every hidden corner of the world; observe social behaviours, and study the economy, culture, and so much more, all to bring you trends in a wide in fields that cover design and style. Now without the fancy words: Companies subscribe to their trend reports (for a rather large, but necessary fee) to stay above the competition. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The top 3 trends for 2012/2013</strong></span><br />
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<strong><em><u>1. Hyper-Culture</u></em></strong> <em>[…Sci-fi collaborations of every culture imaginable…]</em><br />
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<div align="left">- Think Gaga in Asia wearing an African kimono. This hyper-culture trend is all about cultural collaboration. The colours we’ll be seeing are pastels on acid. The hue is just slightly different in a more intense way than the pastels we saw this past winter. Also, fashion is truly becoming a statement. The general public will begin to care about the message they send with their clothes. One idea discussed is having two different style shoes (one plain, one with embellishments), to say you are putting your best foot forward. <em>Punny</em>. Shape-wise we’re looking at drapery, and wrapping with a sci-fi feel, meaning we will also have sharp edges and strong clothing structure. Remember that paint splatter trend? Where we threw paint all over our jeans (think Mean Girls 2). Well, prepare your spray paint bottles for the new graffiti inspiration. </div><u><em><strong>2. Radical Neutrals</strong></em></u> <em>[…Quiet designs that speak volumes…]</em><br />
- Moving far away from anything “hyper” we’re quieting down to hear the loud whispers of radical neutrals. Simple will take center stage, and speak volumes by doing so. One of the biggest trends coming in is that of gender neutrality. We’ve slowly been seeing it in Japan. It goes without saying that the colours will be muted and faded (barely-there shades). When I first heard about the trend immediately thought of the minimalistic trend that I not exactly new, but now I understand Radical Neutral to be more of silent protest against the cluttered, unjust world. <br />
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<em><strong><u>3. Eco-Hedonism</u></strong></em> <em>[…Environmentally responsible extreme-luxury…]</em><br />
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- Scientists are the new celebrities. We’re no longer looking at science as something to discover, but something to change and alter. Why? For survival? For aesthetics? Or possibly just because we’re just discovering that we can. We’re all about nature and science becoming one changeable and ultimate force. Food is included in this. Think of a micro-photo of the genetic build-up of a tomato, enlarged, printed, and sent out on a dress. Back in 2009 Lady Gaga emerged on stage wearing a rock formation inspired dress, thus begging geological formations into fashion muses. Continuing with this into 2012/13 we’re seeing the underbelly and forgotten sides of nature; fungi. The undersides of mushrooms, and moss, and all sorts of other things I wouldn’t want to be touching in a forest, but as an embellishment on a sleeve I’m all for it. Moving on, fur is out. Fur coats peaked with Marilyn Monroe, and should have died long before Snoop Dog got his hands on one. Now we’re looking at feathers as more than an embellishment, but as a texture (think of fish scales). <br />
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Photo credit: OriginalVictoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-32870819562460518012011-09-08T17:12:00.000-07:002011-12-08T17:16:20.212-08:00Surprising Do's and Disappointing Don'ts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="400" src="http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggx3iixQJDvp_9poD6hRY5kg---y626-x495-q75-n1/omg/us/img/91/dd/2084943800_6354459483.jpg" width="300" /></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Despite the questionable responses given by various other fashion media outlets, I full-heartedly approve of the <b>Fanning Sisters</b> choice of attire for <b>New York Fashion Week</b>. I am a little concerned about 'high-fashion' becoming a synonym for 'costume', but I still encourage people to take risks- I mean- there are only so many times I can compliment a girl on her choice of classic LBD. In my opinion, the two outfits were age-appropriate, interesting, and yes, fashionable. <b>Elle Fanning</b> (pictured left) really took the spotlight here which was a nice change to the huge shadow of her older sister's fame. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>However,<b> Anna Wintour</b> was spotted in *<i>gasp*</i> sensible shoes at <b>Carolina Herrera's Fashion Week</b> presentation. Yes, Fashion Week is a lot of standing, and long days, but the reining Queen of fashion magazines owes it to her public to never have a moment of weakness. The equally ‘sensible’ dress (although cleverly hidden by a funky pattern) just puts her in fashion week shame. Don’t worry, Anna, we’ll let you redeem yourself when you come visit us in Canada for Toronto Fashion Week!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: grey;"> Photo’s by Mike Coppola/GettyImages.com - September 12, 2011</span>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-44008916169106959002011-06-24T17:35:00.000-07:002011-12-08T17:36:24.213-08:00FREEDOM to Express<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magazines are by far one of my favorite things. The smell when you open a fresh glossy, the pure perfection on each page of a fashion editorial- I just love it! So I was having trouble getting rid of any magazines that had great advertisments (I love fashion ads, there is so much thought put into many of them), and editorials, etc. But at the same time, I hate keeping things that don’t have a proper use. So I came up with this idea to rip out the pages I liked, take a couple glue stickes, and just attack the wall. 6 gluestickes (I kid you not) and about 2 hours later….</span></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am proud of my little sanctuary.</span></div>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-38672701604751276912011-05-08T18:09:00.000-07:002011-12-08T18:09:32.784-08:00Why So Blue?<div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1622465&id=1275699601" target="_blank"><img height="540" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs380.snc4/44297_1576966265493_1275699601_1622468_2626208_n.jpg" style="height: 382px; width: 483px;" width="720" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center"><span><strong>Why SO Blue?</strong></span></div>Victoria Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14167573962521272675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603392248107315660.post-67630094085228689082011-05-08T17:37:00.000-07:002011-12-08T17:38:01.949-08:00Just Take a Look<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There are no original wise words to go with these pictures I recently took. The only purpose in these photographs is to stop over thinking hidden meanings (yeah, you Mona Lisa) in art to just take an intellectual breather to say “Oh neat!”</span><br />
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