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    layering for fall

    We think its pretty safe to say that autumn has officially landed in Ottawa. For the next six months (yes… Ottawa winters last for half a year), our summer clothes have been put away for hibernation, and are being replaced by layers and all things boot-related. We’re not quite mentally prepared yet to break out the parkas, so we’ve become layering pros. CJ is wearing a preppy tie, courtesy of Southern Gents and created his layered look around that. Going for a collegiate look, a tweed blazer paired with a sweater vest makes for an awesome fall combo.Β Katherine layered a turtleneck and structured blazer, and paired them with riding boots…

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    Switching up your style

    How many times have you picked up a piece of clothing or just walked past entire sections of a store, thinking “that is so not my style!”? I don’t know about you guys, but I’m so guilty of this. My personal style is generally feminine and flirty, so I rarely stray away from my tried-and-true chiffon pieces or A-line dresses. Even the edgier pieces that I have in my wardrobe, I style them in a way to make them fit into my girly uniform. So when Wil of Only1 “O” Photography came to me in the beginning of September with a photo shoot theme that was dark, street, and edgy,…