my baby brother ben

black teddy skull shirt / Hetley
black checked shorts / Hurley
red hat / no brand (from Korea)
red monster backpack / no brand (from Korea)
sandals / Quicksilver


Meet my baby brother Benjamin Peter Burton. He is 8 years old and attends Grade 3 at North West Central school in Plenty, Saskatchewan. He is my little buddy. He likes the 'XOXO' hat I wear all the time so I got him this hat in Korea, added the gold army man pin & used black electrical tape to spell out his name on the brim.


I have never been home in Canada during winter to see Ben play a game of hockey, but I hear he loves being on the ice and is a pretty good little player. He plays right wing for the Dodsland Stars Novice team and his favorite NHL team is the Vancouver Canucks.


teal & white striped polo / Quicksilver
grey denim / Volcom
black sneakers / DC Shoes


Ben is a total farm boy and loves all the machinery Dad has in the yard, like the big semi truck he uses to haul the sprayer. He knows more about machinery and tools at 8 years old than I ever will. He is a good kid and I'm proud to say he is my little brother.

xoxochadchad

my kid sister emily

white knit vest / The Eagle's Eye
plaid belted shirt / Roxy
denim shorts / Levis
knit hat / no brand
braided wedge sandals / Paris Blues




Meet my kid sister Emily Paige Burton. She is 10 years old and in Grade 5 at North West Central School in Plenty, Saskatchewan. She is a total sweetheart and has freckles across her nose like her big brother. She seems to have developed a love of fashion like her big brother as well.






Her dream is to be a fashion designer when she grows up. She has started taking sewing classes after school and has already come up with a name for her future fashion empire, Kiss + Tell.




pink shirt with tie / Kiss + Tell (handmade by Emily)
black pinstripe shrug / brand unknown
black denim / Guess Jeans
black sequins sneakers / Lelli Kelly


The pink tank top Emily is wearing is one of her first creations. I love the built in tie, such a clever idea! I'm so proud of her and I can't wait to see what else she creates.

xoxochadchad

chadchad of the day 3.2

olive green jumper / Kai-Aakmann
grey tee shit / no brand
drop-crotch galaxy pants / no brand
rain boots / from the farm

Welcome to the Canadian prairies! This shot is taken in the field behind my father's farm half a mile east and half a mile south of Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada with our basset hound Howard sitting next to me. It's definitely a different lifestyle here than in Seoul, one that I don't think I'm really cut out for anymore. But that said, it's always nice to come home, catch up with family & relax or help out my dad.   I don't get the chance to come home near as often as I should.


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Map of Plenty, Saskatchewan. Population 126.


An aerial shot of our farm. The farmhouse was built in 1911 by my great-grandfather's uncle.


I was given this olive green Kai-Aakmann jacket when my friend Cory and I took a street fashion picture for Vogue Girl Korea. It has a cute Kai-Aakmann bat stitched into the back, but I forgot to photograph that. I love the huge skies on the prairies and the long, almost neverending horizon. Views like this are something I miss so much when living in the city.


These steel-toed rubber boots are kinda badass and are a must to wear on the farm in Canadian spring.  If I can fit them in my luggage I might bring them to conquer the rainy streets of London. It's a late spring in Canada this year with quite cold weather. As I type this blog entry the thermometer reads -2 degrees Celcius.  You can still see snow on some of the hills in the distance.

I bought the galaxy pants two days before leaving Seoul at Doota shopping tower in Dongdaemun & I LOVE them!  I'm always a sucker for drop-crotch pants and I love the galaxy print.  Like I said, skies are huge in the prairies and at night you can see so many more stars than you can when living in a city like Seoul so I thought these would be the perfect match for my first 'chadchad of the day' from the farm.

xoxochadchad

canadian boys 0.1

Emanuel Alec Ilagan (loves bacon)




21 / Gravity Pope assistant manager / www.myspace.com/nong / www.gravitypopetailoredgoods.blogspot.com / Edmonton

1 /
jacket / vintage Ralph Lauren
shirt / Acne
denim / Acne
shoes / Paul Smith

2 /
shirt / dad's Ralph Lauren
jacket / A.P.C.
shorts / Gap
boots / vintage
socks / American Apparel
glasses / Cutler & Gross of London
bag / no brand


Tomas Hucal


19 / American Apparel retail sales / Edmonton

tank / American Apparel
denim / Cheap Monday
shoes / Zara


Steven Cvitko


18 / Gravity Pope retail sales / Human Ecology student / Edmonton

black shirt / Filippa K
jacket / vintage
denim / A.P.C.
shoes / MOMA
hat / no brand


Mackenzie Perras


18 / Henry retail sales / Edmonton

tee / American Apparel
hoodie / H&M
corduroy pants / Cheap Monday
shoes / Clarks

xoxochadchad

canadian girls 0.1

Jack & Elizabeth Maldonado




24 / best twins ever! / Edmonton

Jack /
shirt / American Eagle
denim / IT!
shoes / Zara (breaking in her wedding heels)
watch / Skagen
ring / Blue Nile
glasses / Fossil
bag / Suede & Co

Elizabeth /
tee / Joe
scarf / vintage
jacket / Le Chateau
denim / Moto

glasses / Rayban

shoes / Aldo

Kaila Schmidt


17 / Divine retail sales / Edmonton

dress / vintage
cardigan / vintage
belt / vintage
necklace / vintage
boots / Junk Star
leggings / Aritzia


Adeline Yu


20 / Nokomis retail sales / Edmonton / www.nokomisclothing.ca / www.nokomisclothing.blogspot.com

sweater / Majolie
skirt / handmade
shoes / Walmart
necklace / Forever XXI
glasses / Prada


Jessica Kennedy


27 / owner of Nokomis Clothing / Edmonton / www.nokomisclothing.ca / www.nokomisclothing.blogspot.com

tee / Floating Gold Iceburg
pants / Nokomis
scarf / from somewhere in Europe
earrings / Kamea
glasses / Archipelago of Sweden
shoes / Converse


Emma Austin


16 / Decadence retail sales / Edmonton / www.myspace.com/emilymay

tee / American Apparel
skirt / American Apparel
scarf / vintage
cardigan / vintage
necklace / from India
bracelets / from Egypt
shoes / Converse


Alysha Durovick


20 / Decadence store manager / Edmonton / www.divineplanet.com

dress / WeSC
cardigan / American Apparel
shoes / Urban Outfitters


Janelle Bonkowski


19 / Decadence retail sales / Edmonton

jacket / vintage
white V neck sweater / Japan
purple tee / American Eagle
denim / H&M
shoes / Army & Navy


Kristen Wall



21 / Gravity Pope retail sales / textiles student / Edmonton

dress / Delicious
shoes / vintage
glasses / Kame ManNen


Shelby Clark


21 / Divine retail sales / Saskatoon

dress / Japanese vintage
vest / vintage
scarf / vintage
glasses / Mercury
shoes / vintage ballet


Elyse Nelubowich


19 / Divine retail sales / Saskatoon

top / no brand
belt / vintage
skirt / homemade
shoes / vintage
leggings / Sears

xoxochadchad