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travel, shops, personal styleMargot AustinAugust 23, 2017travel, personal style, & Other Stories, H&M, shopping, fashion, outfit, black, shoes, handbag, green handbag, brooch, white shirt, green dress, dress, boots, loafers, black patent leather Comment

Muji's Answer to the Umbrella Prayers You Didn't Know You Had

design, personal styleMargot AustinMarch 9, 2017umbrella, Muji, Black Watch, product design, innovation, design hounds, tartan, homepageComment

J.Crew Wants to Murder My Bank Account, Tartan Edition

First, I get an invitation to an exclusive shopping night next week at J.Crew in Toronto. Exciting, right? Well,

design, shops, personal styleMargot AustinNovember 10, 2016fashion, shoes, tartan, tartan lover, Black Watch, Stewart tartan, J.CrewComment

How to Get It-Girl Alexa Chung's Style

personal style, shopsMargot AustinNovember 6, 2016fashion, Alexa Chung, Marks & Spencer, online shopping, Archive by Alexa, black, EnglishComment

If You're Looking for Me, I'll Be at Yorkdale

design, shops, personal styleMargot AustinNovember 2, 2016UniQlo, Carine Roitfeld, Inès de la Fressange, Muji, COS Stores, COS, fashion, Yorkdale, TorontoComment

Essential Greens, Fall Wardrobe Edition

travel, shops, personal style, designMargot AustinNovember 2, 2016fashion, style, green, COS Stores, UniQlo, Inès de la Fressange, French, Paris, AntwerpComment

Breton Stripe Edit

travel, design, personal styleMargot AustinSeptember 7, 2016fashion, Breton Stripe, French, coastal, stripes, Gap, Muji, J.Crew, Saint James Comment

Buehler? Buehler? Bea Buehler

design, personal styleMargot AustinJune 28, 2016Bea Buehler, handbags, leather, handmade, made in France, architecture, minimalist, minimalism, moonComment

Obsessed: Espadrilles

design, personal style, shopsMargot AustinJune 18, 2016fashion, accessories, shoes, espadrilles, alpargatas, Espadrille Store, Spain, simple, value, obsessedComment

A COS Dress with Scroop

design, personal style, careerMargot AustinJune 18, 2016COS Stores, navy, fashion, dress, Madewell, Louise et Cie, WWTFYWComment

Preview: Brave Leather Fall/Winter 2016

personal styleMargot AustinJune 12, 2016scouting, preview, fashion, accessories, belts, Brave Leather, Fall/Winter 2016, made in CanadaComment

My Brave Leather Apprenticeship

design, personal styleMargot AustinJune 11, 2016fashion, accessories, belt, Brave Leather, made in Canada, handmade, leather, behind the scenes, btsComment

Jo Malone London Nashi Blossom

The latest release from Jo Malone London hits stores this week, according to my fragrance bible,

Hay x COS Stores

Two of my favourite design brands have joined forces and it's heaven. You can have your Balmain x H&M. Me, I'll take Hay x COS

personal style, design, travelMargot AustinMay 16, 2016COS, Hay Denmark, fashion, pink, green, grey, accessories, shopping Comments

Life Is Short, Buy the Shoes

Here's the deal: since going freelance at the end of November I haven't dared to spend a dime on anything other than food, gas, parking and vet bills.

career, personal styleMargot AustinMay 15, 2016shoes, floral, fashion, accessoriesComment

Grey Hair, Don't Care. Oh, Wait, Yes I Do

I almost did it. I embraced my grey. But then I didn't. My hair was looking a lot like Li Edelkoort's — quite grey/silver all around the hairline

personal style, beauty, DIYMargot AustinMay 7, 2016aging, hair, grey hair, RevlonComment