Goodbye July, Hello August!!! My Long Weekend Look

I can't believe it's already August!!! This was a long weekend for us here in Canada - and one of my favorite long weekends of the year. This "goodbye July/hello August" weekend has always felt to me like the pinnacle weekend of the summer - the weekend that all the summer days have been leading up to....and the weekend after which we start heading steadily into fall. Typically in Toronto, the weather does a dramatic dive southward after this long weekend as August breezes begin to pick up and days get ever so slightly shorter. Which is why I always look forward to getting out and enjoying at least one of the many events that take over the city this time of year.

In my younger days, you would have found me spending this weekend jumping up at the annual Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival and then dancing the night away at one of the many long-weekend parties taking place. This year we were lucky to be kids-free and spent what is most often referred to as "Caribana Saturday" taking in the AMAZINGLY funny Kevin Heart at his sold out show at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to take advantage of overnight babysitting during what is arguably the biggest party weekend of the year here in T.O. I dressed for what I knew would be a long night of laughter, drinks and dancing.

I wanted a look that would take me from the show to dinner and drinks and then eventually to the dance floor. I decided that in this case, simple sophistication in a classic colour palate would get me where I wanted (style-wise) to go. I opted for a chic black and white combination for my long weekend night out:

Always a fan of mixing things up I decided to go for a combination of both black and gold accessories for added personality and "hipster flare"

This look was super easy to put together and incredibly comfortable hours after the night began. The base of this outfit is just a simple black racer-back tank and pair of comfy basic H&M leggings.

I added a light-weight, off-white blazer from H&M to pull the outfit together and add a bit of sophistication.

I decided to go with a comfy pair of black wedge-heeled gladiator sandals by Sam Edelman and this structured leather cross-body handbag that I picked up in a little shop a couple years back in Venice.

The great thing about this look is that I could easily remove the jacket and wear my purse across my body leaving my hands free for sipping cocktails and dancing the night away (as we did!!!) when the nights antics lead us to the ever popular over-30 T.O. nightspot - Pravda Vodka Bar.

Jacket - H&M

Tank - Winners (similar)

Sandals - Sam Edelman (similar)

Handbag - (similar)

I slipped my scent-of-the-moment rollerball - Balenciaga B. - along with my new fav lipstick and gloss combo (MAC's Angel and Revlon's Ultra HD Lip laquer #540 ) into my purse and was out the door. We met up with our friends just as the show was about to start, and a great night was had by all! Oh how I love this long weekend!!! 

Which is your favorite summer long weekend?

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