We just got back from a fashion buying trip in New York. Imagine, while you guys are just starting to shop for spring clothing, we were shopping for fall! It still boggles me a bit… how early we have to start planning for the next season. And yet it is SO cool to see what trends are on the horizon for six months from now. I’ll give you three hints: tribal, mod and plaid.

But right now it’s still February and we want you to focus on SPRING! LIV is filling up with amazing new clothes. (In the coming days, I will start posting pictures of my very favourite new pieces.) And we did manage to pick up a few fabulous additions for late spring. Here is a glimpse of Jule + I in the Big Apple…

Remember, the camera and pregnancy add 37 pounds...

Sheer butterfly dress...arriving in May!

Sometimes we make mistakes...you wont see this at LIV!

I love this dress...Not sure if Julie does!

Having a post-show hot chocolate at my favourite store in the world, ABC Carpets

I love New York

As promised, the spring clothing is arriving at LIV – new deliveries everyday! One of my favourite lines this season is L.A Made. In addition to a FABULOUS (and well-priced) collection of cozy cotton/modal tanks & tees in an awesome range of colours, L.A Made has designed a stunning collection of fashion pieces for spring and summer. I’ll just let these pictures do the talking…

One of the nicest maxi dresses I've seen

Poplin shirt dress...under $100!

The perfect white t-shirt & my favourite comfy skirt for spring

I LOVE this pattern!

Dark "military" khaki is going to be hot this season

Such a cool top

I'm thrilled with all these dresses & the prices are great!

Another big colour for spring...PAPAYA!

Five years ago on Valentine’s Day, when I was pregnant with Jessie, my husband Mig cooked me a spectacular Valentine’s Day dinner. He made beef Bourgignon and cream of cauliflower soup. Why is that noteworthy? Well, it was the first, last and only meal he’s ever cooked for me! (Don’t feel too sorry for me…he does plenty of other stuff and, truth be told, I enjoy cooking!)

But this year, Mig has agreed to cook me another feast on Feb 14th. Why now, after five years? Because it’s our new tradition: he is going to cook for me on Valentine’s Day…but only if I’m pregnant!

You may have noticed, if you follow this blog, that my entries have become pretty sporadic. You may also remember that I mentioned a couple of months ago that I had been working on a big project that was consuming alot of my energy and that I would reveal this mysterious project on Groundhog’s day. I’m a week or two behind in the announcement, but here it is folks: We’re having a baby! I’m 13 weeks along, which means we’re due in August. I’ve been sick as a DOG for the past two months…which is why I’ve been neglecting the blog, among other things.

For those of you who know me, you know this has been a long time coming! We’ve been trying to give Jessie a little sibling for almost four years! But thanks to our little vacation in Denver last November, it’s finally happening. I wish I could tell you it was the fresh mountain air, but truthfully, it was the world’s best (in our opinion) fertilty clinic.

So that’s my big news! I’m excited to share it with you. And there is so much cool stuff coming up on the horizon for LIV! An AG denim event, the launch of our spring collections, a one year anniversary bash…Stay tuned!

A behind the scenes video of our Spring Summer 09 photo shoot!
Music – Life In Technicolor by Coldplay

This weekend we had the photo shoot for our spring ’09 Lookbook, which will be launched on the website March 1st. The spring collections have started to arrive in the store and we were also able to get our hands on some advance spring samples. The clothing looks AMAZING!! I am SO excited to get everything on the flloor. Here is a sneak peek of what is to come…

Alia wearing Frenzii

The hippies are coming...

The "Zer" in the zone

The "behind the scenes" crew (I'm protecting her anonymity)

Alia in sheer floral Uttam blouse

Nora in 'Nick + Mo' blazer and Blank skinnies

Always a family affair