Wear FIGS!

I love seeing a man in a great neck tie / bow tie, and it's even better when that same tie helps a great cause!

FIGS' Mission Statement:

Make innovative ties and bow ties for the modern man,

while simultaneously facilitating a child’s education.

With every tie purchase,

FIGS gives a uniform to a child in order for them to attend school.

threads for threads

100% awesome

How sweet is that? :*)

They also do custom orders using your exact measurements+specs so go ahead and add a lil spice to your tie collection, fellas!

This is also a fantastic idea for wedding parties, photoshoots, or just a great gift for the man/men in your life who seem to have it all

To read more about what they do and Threads for Threads click here.

Purple Diamonds *sigh*

I've never been a huge fan of coloured diamonds (especially yellow or brown ones)....maybe because some tend to look like birthstones or costume jewellery. BUT I've recently been drooling over these pretty PURPLE diamonds!

"Purple diamonds with no secondary hues are very rare. Most of these diamonds are less than a carat in size and are very seldom found in dark to vivid lilac colors. So far there have been no larger purple or violet diamonds found which are of historical significance. The purple diamond rough is only mined in Australia.

Purple is one of the rarest and most desirable colours. A purple diamond recently assessed by the British Gemmological Institute has been estimated to be worth over £14 million, and to be the most valuable natural object in existence on a weight for weight basis. This stone weighs between four and five carats. There is a larger purple diamond on display at a Paris museum, but its colour is paler.

Natural purple diamonds are so rare that most jewellers have never seen one, and will never own one."

So there you have it....leave it to me to drool over one of the rarest and most expensive kind of diamond in existance (ok to be clear, i had no idea they were that rare or pricey when I started ogling them!)

To give an example of the price of one of these babies:

This 2.52 carat light pinkish purple diamond (which is only about .2 carats larger than the centre stone on my engagement ring, mind you) with a clarity of only I1, goes for a whopping $150kUSD! Let's just say i obvsly paid less than half of that for my entire ring.

So.Pretty.Though.

I still wouldn't ever get a fancy coloured engagement ring (i prefer the classic and timeless look of a colourless diamond for such things), but i WOULD consider getting a right-hand ring, solitaire necklace, or studs if I had a few thousand laying around.

Inception + Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Not that it really needs to be said again because I'm sure you've heard by now butttt...

....was SO GOOD!!!! One of my favourite movies of the year (alongside Kickass hehehe). The concept and plot was mind-blowing, imagery and special effects were amazing, and the cast did a fantastic job. But move aside Leonardo...cuz this boy here is my currentl favourite:

Joseph Gordon-Levitt :)

Look familiar? Maybe it's because you recognize him from his role on 3rd Rock From the Sun in his younger years. Or more recently from another one of my favourite movies, 500 Days of Summer.

Gone is the dorky, emo-alternative-rocker look he was sporting back in the day. I introduce to you a totally adorable, well-dressed, dapper JGL:

ooohhhh what a cutie-pie! and below are screen caps from Inception with him in my favourite outfit from the movie:

Couldn't find a better picture but the one above is of him in one of my favourite scenes -- the zero-gravity fight scene!!! spectacular!

And check out the SMOKIN HOT pictures of him and Claudia Schiffer from a GQ spread:

OOOH LALA! Claudia's still got it.

Long Live McQueen Tote

*BOUGHT* !!!!!!

Our Engagement Party

♥

...is booked :) now to start putting together the details.
I normally love party planning, but I'm kind of nervous about this one (our fams are finally meeting...eek!)

Wish me luck!

p.s. I am smitten with that sparkly lights graphic we used for our invites. Magic :*)

Michael Bastian

Seriously...I don't know what my obssession is with great men's clothing lines. I think it may be because making men's clothes look fresh, new, and different is a whole lot harder than it is to make women's clothes as such (well, in my opinion, anyway). Or it could be that I'm always finding new ways to make the hubby even more fly than he already is :)

One of my favourite menswear lines has got to be Michael Bastian.

Monsieur Michael Bastian (looking oh-so-handsome and stylish in the above pic) hails from New York, and has worked for the likes of Tiffany & Co., Ralph Lauren, and Bergdorf Goodman.

Peep the F/W 2010 line below (funkier and a lot bolder than what i'm used to seeing from the clean and preppy MB line).

Still not convinced? Click here to check out his sexy S/S 2010 as well. Great pieces! What i love my men to look like.

Prices compare to lines such as DSquared, Alexander McQueen, Burberry Prorsum, Comme Des Garcons, etc. and pieces are available in the States at fine stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks, Barneys. Currently, the only store in Canada that carries Michael Bastian is in Vancouver (LEONE) :( Toronto! Holts! Where you at?!

Louis Vuitton FW 2010 Ad Campaign

Bringing back Christy Turlington looking fab as ever!

L O V E L Y ~ !!!!

Range Rover x Victoria Beckham

What do you get when you cross one of my fave style icons (Victoria Beckham) with one of my all-time favourite SUVs (the Range Rover)? You get this cutie-pie:

The 2011 Range Rover Evogue

Ms Vicki B will be the creative design executive for the Evogue.


Needless to say....i NEED this in my life (and those killer nude pumps she's rocking too)!!!!!!!!!!

Read more and see vids on the Official Land Rover site or here or here.

Salute the Flag!

Yes, im STILL highly impressed by this (do you realize the upper body strength required to do the flag pole?!). And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that he's topless.



Don'tjudgeme.

New HST Tax

So here @ Pieces of Pretty, I usually like to talk about light topics, and pretty things (obviously). But today's post is dedicated to the dreaded new HST Tax....i mean it will affect our spending/shopping, afterall :(

For comprehensive information on what exactly the HST is and a list of things that it will / won't affect go here: Ontario Ministry of Revenue.

and to have any questions you may have answered by certified accountants visit the Red Flag Deals HST Forum.


ONE good thing about the HST? Extra tax on my gym membership now, means even MORE incentive to make the most of it.