People With Talent!

The nice folks down at John Fluevog have a really neat contest on at the moment: people are invited to submit a design for an upcoming advertising campaign, with the winning image voted for by 'Vog fans online! Now, the "birds of a feather" love for Fluevogs from most Smoking Lily-ites has long been commented upon, so I know this will be of general interest to everyone. Even better, one of our lovely Vancouver regulars, Elisabeth, is the artist behind the absolutely stunning picture above, one of the four designs chosen by John Fluevog himself to be voted on--how awesome is that?!

Formerly a high school science teacher, it looks like Elisabeth may soon be at least semi-retired from her current career as a stay-at-home mum, having recently won a contract to illustrate a hotly anticipated children's novel. (Not a bad first gig for someone who claims to have discovered relatively late in life that she is insanely good at drawing! Did I mention she's also charmingly modest??)

Click here to check out all of the final designs and vote for your favourite--go, Elisabeth, go!--until June 7th.

Lily Inspiration: Blog Fluevog

About a month ago, I set out on a quest to find the perfect pair of shoes to compliment my growing collection of Smoking Lily skirts and dresses.

I walk a lot, and I'm a mom, so I was looking for shoes that were comfortable, durable and strong enough to hold my weight plus my 38 lb. daughter!

After much research, and a post from the shoemaker's Facebook Fan page, I decided on Fluevog's Operetta Malibrans in Wine. Heart & Sole on Cook Street had just my size (a half size no less) and once I put them on I knew they were everything I was searching for.

My Fluevogs look great with my a-line Portobella and Button skirts, and librarian sexy with my pencil skirt Petite Anglais in black. Complete with some fishnet hose and my Lily dress, I have a statement garment worthy of any fancy event. Also, the reverse side of my leather Cameo belt puts the finishing touches on any outfit, since the colour matches exactly.

I am so pleased with my Fluevog find that I even have my eyes on a pair of black leather knee-high Bellevue Boots - Mattie Silks, which will go so very well with my grey bamboo Hama Hama dress come autumn. Oh Fluevog, Smoking Lily loves you!

The Oscillator

No, it's not a new ride at Playland, it's the newest creation out of the Lily studio. Erin and I did a little dance when we opened the shipment and these were laying on top! It's a super cute, comfy dress, with loads of lovely details.

I was actually taking photos of the Vancouver window display to post on the blog when we were so happily interupted. I immediately pulled the large Oscillator on and demanded that Erin take a shot of me in it, to share with you. Funny enough, I'm wearing my patent Fluevog boots today. So here's more proof of that excellent match - Fluevog and Smoking Lily!

The tag on this dress is giggle inducing. Thanks Trish for always keeping things fun here at Smoking Lily! The styles and prints have always kept people smiling - now even the inside of garments are worth investigating for quirkiness.

And finally, here's the Vancouver window display. The yellow Irises are just opening - awwhh.

Some 'Vog Love

We here at Smoking Lily have long been fans of the fabulous shoes at John Fluevog; it's nice to know they love us back! It has been brought to our attention that several Smoking Lily pieces have made their way into the May Everyday Shoes Calendar, a fabulous feature where, every month, a "Vogunteer" takes a photo of themselves each day wearing a pair of their favourite Fluevogs and it's posted in calendar form on Facebook.

Thanks so much to the lovely Miss May for flaunting our stuff in such a dashing manner. And to the Facebooker who wrote "Fluevog + Smoking Lily = match made in heaven," we couldn't agree more!

p.s. Sadly, the above pictured 113 Jacket from last year is no longer around, but everyone's favourite cephalopods can currently be had on our lovely Portabella Skirt and several scarves.