What's In: Long-sleeve Floral Dresses

Here's a common question for all of you ladies living in Toronto... Have you ever stared into your closet in confusion wondering what clothes would be appropriate for the never-ending changing weather? One day it's warm and sunny, then the next day it's -2 degrees and raining. Frustrating, right? Now that we're transitioning into warmer weather (hopefully!), it's the perfect time to bust out the dresses! 

But wait.. with Toronto's weather being so unpredictable, what type of dresses are most suitable? At this point, it may be a bit too chilly to wear strapless tops and dresses, but also too warm to wear sweaters. This is where long-sleeve dresses come in! They give the right amount of skin exposure suited for both warm and cool weather. But not just any long-sleeve dress will do for this season... get ready for floral prints to make yet, another comeback! Floral printed long-sleeve dresses are fun, flirty, and flatters any body type. 

And for all of you Toronto ladies out there, complete the outfit with a cardigan or jacket to stay in-sync with the weather! 

Stop by our store to check out our latest floral printed long-sleeve dresses! Various types of floral prints are available to suit anyone's individual style. 

- Austine Ortencio

Xoxo Lamania

Floral Dress For Any Occassion

It is finally that time of the year when you pull your favorite summer dress out of the closet or if still haven’t found your favorite dress yet, then come in to Lamania boutique and pick it up because it’s waiting for you. Those very feminine dresses with floral print will embellish your wardrobe. Floral print is classic, but it is also attention-getting, so you will not be left unnoticed.

This pretty dress is the best outfit for casual walks around the city with your friends or for a hot date at a nice restaurant. You can’t just go wrong with it, especially if you enhance the look with some accessories and shoes that will compliment it. Wear it with wedges, t-straps or sandal flats and pair with a nice clutch or purse.

Midi is the prefect size for anyone, it is not too short and not too long, which makes it appropriate for almost any occasion. The super lightweight and soft material will make you feel free and comfortable.

If you are all about being effortlessly stylish, then this dress is a must-have for you. 

Match it with:

Evgenya Grigoryeva

- Lamania Boutique

Summer Trend: Lightweight Linens

With Summer around the corner, beat the humidity and sweat with breathable and washable linens, now available at Lamania Boutique.

To go with our linen pants, we now have matching shirts, as well as dresses that come in 2 different colors: white and navy.

Why are these the perfect pieces for summer? Not only are the fibers of linen are absorbent, they are lightweight and highly valued for their coolness for extreme hot weather. Say goodbye to tight clothing that make you feel restricted, and say hello to these lightweight linen pieces that make you feel free.  

They're simple, fresh, comfy, trendy, and durable. The perfect combination just in time for Summer! 

Are you ready for Summer?

xoxo Lamania

Mad about Midis

Gone are the days of the thigh constraining, hip suffocating miniskirt. It’s not that they aren’t cute, in theory. It’s just that not everybody has a Kate Moss/Pinterest/curve-less body. So, miniskirt, we’re taking a break. It’s not me, it’s you. Ta-ta for now. Now, to fill that void made by the absence of your beloved miniskirt, let us introduce the new trend that the fashion world, on runways and off, is going bonkers about: the midi skirt. These beautiful creations both cinch in your waist area, and give plenty of room for your legs to breathe so that you don’t look like a walking fish out of water. Practicality, ladies. What’s more, seeing as they cinch in the waist, midi skirts give any body the effect of an hourglass figure. To put it more simply: the midi skirt illusion= great looking ass, skinny looking legs. Like magic, I know. So without further ado, let us get to the aim of this post, which is to show you midi skirt looks from runways, and some of our own photos to show you how to style them in real life:

The Runway Inspiration: Dolce and Gabbana Spring 2016

The Real Life Look: Lamania Spring 2016, Look 1 

In this look, we paired our gorgeous floral midi skirt with a chunky black knit and nude sandal heels for an adorable (work or play!) spring day look. Light but pretty accessories such as our gold link bracelet, and intricate gold ring add a beautiful touch without interrupting or taking away from the skirt. Our black evening bag, that can be used as a clutch or a purse, adds a sleek touch and makes the perfect accessory to carry your necessities (phone, lipgloss, emergency cookie stash…).

The Real Life Look: Lamania Spring 2016, Look 2

In look two, we added a light-coloured sweater with a twist. The cream colour of the shirt makes the colours in the skirt more vibrant, while the simple detailing of the black lines ensures that the contrast between top and bottom isn’t too drastic. Since the top has a slight pattern in this look, we went even simpler with the jewellery by taking away bracelets and adding one cocktail ring. Also, since the top is cream coloured, we traded the black purse for a quilted baby-pink clutch to keep the colours flowing and avoid too harsh of a contrast.

The Real Life Look: Lamania Spring 2016, Look 3

Go from daytime cutie to nighttime va-va-voom vixen by adding a skin hugging black long-sleeved shirt. Throw a leather jacket over your shoulders to incorporate a badass touch, and also accentuate your waist, making it appear smaller.

 The Real Life Look: Lamania Spring 2016, Look 1

Here we paired our midi skirt with a plain white button up to channel a classy yet oh-so-effortless Audrey Hepburn style look. For arm candy, we used our colourblock evening clutch. The baby blue and grey of the clutch matches the colours in the skirt and flows perfectly with the look.

The Real Life Look: Lamania Spring 2016, Look 2

For the last look, we simply added a chunky grey knit over the white button up for a more preppy, colder-weather that will make your inner Blair Waldorf do a little happy dance.

Now that you’ve seen the enchanting possibilities of a midi skirt, I can just feel your inner fashion blogger turning the gears of your mind with anticipation of potential midi skirt clad Instagram posts; enter super cliché caption: “live life colourfully'', just make sure you have one of these skirts in your life.

Tina Marcelli
-Lamania Boutique

La Tease 2016

On Tuesday, February 9th Lamania teamed up with Diva Girl Fashion, a fabulous community dedicated to making women feel empowered, fit, and stylish. La Tease is all about fashion and local businesses dedicated to women.

One, that caught our attention was Bee23, it started when the super cute, confident, and bubbly founder Michelle Hamer started getting migraines and realizing they were being caused by her favourite perfume. After educating herself on what is actually inside the products we use on a day-to-day basis, she got a little angry and a lot more inspired. She set out to find a moisturizer on the market without all the added chemical sludge, and, after this endeavour was proven unsuccessful, she took matters into her own hands. This is how Bee 23 and all of its products came to fruition- and from personal experience after buying some products from Michelle, our skin is all the much better for it. 

Michelle did miss a beat and seemed extremely knowledgeable about her products, as well as what goes into the products that we use daily, and the horrible effects that it can have on our faces. After talking to her and being totally fascinated and educated for about an hour, I bought a super delicious smelling soap bar from her for an amazing $5, and I love it! I now use it everyday, twice a day, and my skin has never felt so squeaky-clean. Needless to say I endorse the hell out of her brand. Also, watch out for Bee 23's hottest product: they're hotty balm moisturizer! It had already picked up a huge fan base in Toronto, with many ladies saying that it can even be used as a primer that is beneficial rather than damaging to your skin. Having your cake and eating it too never smelt or felt so fresh and clean.  

Here is the sneak peak from Lamania fashion show.

More about Diva Girl:

https://www.facebook.com/DivaGirlFitness/

Lamania would like to thank Caryn Parchment (Diva Girl Fashion) for being such amazing host, and Jamie Espinoza (@captivecamera) for those great photographs. 

Tina Marcelli

-Lamania Boutique

Will You be Our Valentine ?

Hello pretties! 

As we begin another week let’s address the event that is on the one hand a love-infested, romantic dinner packed, cheesy-instagram-post plagued, sappy event, and on the other hand, a pad-thai mixed with ice cream (because don’t tell us how to live our lives, am I right?), a lot of wine, on the couch, watching Netflix type of evening. Let’s be honest, both sound fantastic, and to be even more frank: who cares. The Valentine’s Day concept is lovely when taken for what it is: a day that is meant to represent love in which one might give their significant other a little extra suga (a la couple more smooches in real life or a couple more heart emojis over text), or give their mom or sibling an extra hug. More importantly, it is a day wherein one has an excuse to wear pink and red in tandem. And I know all of your inner Mindy Lahiri’s are screaming at this opportunity. So without further ado, let us show you how you can get dressed with Lamania this V-Day, with or without a fella!

Cozy Cutie

Want to go out in your pajamas but still look cute? Ding-ding-ding. Enter this adorable pink dress made out of super soft material made to get you through your night looking classy and comfy. And it has POCKETS! Who doesn’t love pockets? Add a bejeweled neck collar to the ensemble for some extra pizzazz.

Classic Style

This classic-cut dress puts a spin on the LBD with its very in beige colour. The quilted leather shoulder patches add to it to give you a simple but effortless look. Ready in half an hour and still look hot? #winning.

Casual Affair

Fancy dinner or not, the Valentine’s Day spirit should be rocked all day. A pair of jeans and a plain black long-sleeved shirt works perfectly paired with Lamania’s red Voggano vest and statement collar necklace for showing your spirit during the day, or for a casual movie date at night!

Tina Marcelli
-Lamania Boutique

Sunrise to Sunset in Voggano Vest

Happy Monday ladies! Do you have any after work plans this week? Let’s talk about how to transfer your day outfit to a night one with a couple easy steps!

Office chic:

Pair a tight white long-sleeve and a camel-coloured vest with your coziest black jeans. Finish off the look with a pair of tall riding boots for an office look that won’t make you dread sitting uncomfortably at work the whole day.

Paint the Town:

 

The white long-sleeved shirt and camel vest are the versatile pieces that will carry your outfit from office casual to cosmopolitan cutie! Grab your favourite skater skirt and add a simple belt for emphasis. Change up the look of the vest by wearing it cape style, and accessorize with a floppy hat to finish off the look.

Now, that you ladies know how to go from day to night with Grace Kelly style and ease, Lamania wishes you a fabulous week! 

Until next Monday, xoxo. 

Tina Marcelli

-Lamania Boutique