When I met Jason in 1997, I was well into trainers. I wore my Nike Air Max with everything –– jeans, track suits, skirts. There’s an outfit that stands out in mind: black crêpe tuxedo pants, round neck plum merino sweater, a black velvet coat and white air maxes to finish. Maybe it’s what I wore on our first date, and that’s why I remember it. My hair was long and my eye brows were over-plucked. It was a good look. To this day, Nike is my go-to trainer. There’s a pair of adidas athene that I wear once in a blue moon, but really, I’m a Nike girl. These are my latest pair, a gift from Jason, who 20-years-later, says that outfit was the coolest.

“I’ve always thought of accessories as the exclamation point of a woman’s outfit,” said Michael Kors. I mostly agree. But when an outfit is as sensational as this Delpozo, one needs nothing more than the confidence to wear it.

If I am repeating myself, forgive me –– but I have a penchant for fancy pajamas. The simplest are the best; white cotton with navy blue piping –– initials beautifully monogrammed into the breast pocket. It’s a little rêve of mine to spend the entire day in Frette pajamas, Charlotte Olympia loafers on my feet. These here are just perfect, ATS.

I’ve been looking for a light weight coat –– something for the mid to late teens. I tried on a few cotton parkas, but none of them suited me. And then I came across this kimono style coat designed by LRNCE –– a Belgian fashion label based in Marrakech ––and now it’s all I want to wear. That it’s out of stock puts a caveat in my plans, as does the fact that the line is only available at shops in Antwerp, Florence, Paris and Marrakech. Plan B is to take images and a great fabric to my very talented and able Toronto seamstress so she can copy it. It’s rarely the same as the real thing, I know. Sometimes, it’s even better.

I’m a big fan of capes –– I find them quite romantic. And I don’t feel that they’re worn nearly enough. I’ve seen quite a few winter ones of late –– a mix of plaid and cable knit –– that I rather like. But this one here, is sheer frivolity. I’m not sure in what world I’d wear it, but I can say for sure, that it would be a whimsical one.