Looking polished and elegant without having to spend a fortune on luxury brands.

We chose to fly to Paris in January and did not regret it once. The weather was comfortable enough to spend every day walking around the city in wool coats, without overheating or freezing.

We returned to Canada, but I kept reliving Paris every time I told stories to friends and family. One of those friends noticed that I brought back a previously unnoticed glow. I thought, perhaps, as my husband noticed, it was because there I was ‘in my element’.

I am scared to look at myself one day and find out that I am a shadow, a copy of somebody else’s perception. Isn’t it fear we are all facing time after time? As much as it applies to an artist learning by copying from old masters, as much it should concern a young girl who selects a few fashion icons on Instagram and duplicates their looks religiously.