Meet Iva - Blog Swap with One Chic Mom!

Today, I'd like you to meet Iva, who blogs over at One Chic Mom. 

I've been following Iva's blog for a few months now and love her effortless style. 

Hope you enjoy today's blog post and when you've read it, 

pop over to One Chic Mom to see what look I am featuring over there!

Hi everyone, I’m Iva (pronounced Eva) from One Chic Mom and I’m very excited that Avril and I are trading spaces for this blog swap. I am a stay at home mom who lives in Toronto with my husband Ivan (no not a typo) and our four children (some will say I’m brave others will say I’m crazy, you’re both right) who blogs about mom fashion in my spare time. My wardrobe is a mixed bag, like me; there are affordable pieces with splurge items sprinkled around. The one thing I know about myself is that when I put some effort into my appearance I automatically feel better  – and the outside world responds as well.

I’m putting my best foot, outfit and face forward for today’s post and featuring what I wore to TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival. I was lucky enough to be able to see a few movies and what I’ve noticed about moviegoers at this festival is they are putting their fashion on. 

I wanted to wear something fun and sparkly – the stars were in town – but I was taking the subway downtown and theatres tend to be cool so I knew I was wearing a blazer. I get cold easily. My colour scheme quickly became white, black and gold. Basic and easy, however, it is classic and fashionable.

Accessories simply became about the arm candy. With a sequinned tank I didn’t want to wear a necklace that would compete with it. People routinely ask me about mixing metallics – you can do it because they are neutrals. I tend to wear lots of gold, then I throw in a few pieces that are either silver or rose gold or a dark gun metal (like in the above picture) to break up the yellow.

This outfit could easily be worn out for dinner and drinks or out to a club…not that I remember clubbing but I’m pretty sure you can wear this…

Blazer – Cassis (old) (SIMILAR UK)

Tank – Joe Fresh (SIMILAR UK)

Denim – Second Skin Denim (SIMILAR UK)

Bracelets – Stella& Dot, Ann Taylor, The Bay

Shoes - Jimmy Choo

My every day style is not as flashy and if you follow me on my blog you’ll see that I’m much more casual in my every day. Hope I’ve inspired you next time you’re going out for a fun night.

Thank you Iva! Hope you enjoyed seeing a different face on the blog today. Don't forget to take a look at my One Chic Mom blog post - click on the link to go straight there.