OOTD // Granville Island

Hello there!
A week with no labs means I have a lot more time on my hands. I managed to get last week's lab reports done last week and they aren't even due for another week. Let's just say I am very happy about that! I decided to use my time wisely and go spend the day at Granville Island with my housemates. It's so lovely - definitely worth visiting if you are ever in the Vancouver area!

Jacket - Barbour (old)

Jumper - H&M

Skirt - ASOS

Boots - Dr. Martens

Scarf - New Look 

I have been wearing my Barbour jacket non-stop since moving to Van (when I'm not in the lab of course - who wants to shove a Barbour jacket into a lab locker? Not this gal!) I bought it from Freeport about six months ago and it killed me that we had such a lovely summer and I couldn't wear it. Now it's getting to be 5 degrees during the day in Van I'm keeping nice and toasty with a shirt, jumper, Barbour and a scarf. This jumper is so long that I can wear it as a dress with leggings. However, I just paired it with my leather skirt because it's just a little bit too short to wear with just tights. It's so warm and cosy and definitely one of my fave buys this Autumn so far.

Can I just say, I never thought I'd see myself pairing a Barbour jacket with a leather skirt. It feels so wrong yet so right on so many levels. 

 

Granville Island isn't actually an island, it's just a peninsular close to Downtown but it's full of little coffee shops, cafes, bars, resturaunts. independent shops and a public market that sells the most amazing looking food. It's not the cheapest place in the world but the views are pretty beautiful. There are the most amazing floating houses which all have balconies and flat roofs and I would do anything to have one of those houses. Could you imagine the parties?

It was a lovely way to spend a morning / early afternoon. It was just a really chilled morning with beautiful weather and I definitely will be coming back soon. So many of the bars looked cute with their fairy lights and lamps outside. I'm actually heading back next week for Liv's birthday - we're seeing Avenue Q and I'm so excited!

Have you been to Granville Island? What are your favourite places to head to? Let me know!