Ray Of Light

The Details // Photos by Jen

Sweater, Loft82

Scarf, Front and Company

Leather Jacket & Bag, Zara

Boots, Steve Madden

Assorted Rings, Pandora

Flying out of Heathrow has some major advantages.  For one, their convenience stores have Grazia magazine, as well as those delightful and addictive little Haribo candies.  This particular airport also gives you the option to shop some of your favourite brands at discounted prices, as they withhold which gate you have to report to until moments before you must be there.  It is both a blessing and a curse for an anxious flier like myself.  Back in July when we were heading back to Vancouver, I felt a little extra nervous as we paced around Heathrow.  I headed straight for Zara to calm my nerves, because we all know what a little retail therapy can do for the soul. Though, I don’t remember much after that, as I disappeared into a haze of animalistic shopping instincts.  It started with a rack of discounted leather jackets, which is of course, when I picked out this motorcycle-esque number.  Things didn’t stop there.  I brushed Adam aside as I blew through the store like a tornado, determined to find as much as possible on sale.  A moment where Adam witnessed what he describes as “a side of me he’s never seen before.”  After my Zara damage, we proceeded to head over to Ted Baker where I managed to spend the last of my British pounds on a floral maxi dress.  I boarded our flight that day with an extra large shopping back containing a pair of sunglasses, a beaded blouse, a leather jacket, and an unnecessarily formal summer dress.  

The best part is, that though I adore the jacket, it’s not necessarily something I would have purchased had I not been in a crazed state.  I’m trying my best to style it up though, as it haunts me every time I open our front closet.  Do you have any pieces you buy just because they’re on sale and you later regret?  It happens to me more often than I’d like to admit.