Street Fighter 2 x Naked & Famous Denim
Hadoooouuuken! Montreal’s Naked & Famous selvedge denim gurus resurrect my junior high memories of Street Fighter 2 button mashing with a collaborative capsule collection made in partnership with Capcom. N&F has a storied relationship with Japanese selvedge manufacturers so this…
Brangelina x Palladium Boots x Shipwrecked Seafood Bar & Grill
It’s moments like these that confirm that my life is on the right track. Brad Pitt was spotted in some of my favourite Palladium kicks (Pallabrouse baggy), at THE SHIPWRECKED SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL in Airlie Beach. Hell to the…
Blundstones F/W 2013
Rugged Australia requires rugged boots. Blundstone boots. Formerly only available in neutral tones like their Classic Black, Steel Grey or Rustic Brown, the originally steel-toed crap kickers have expanded into the two-tone territory with line definition on the soles for…
Filippa K F/W 2013
Scandinavia’s Filippa K may not be as well known in Canada, but back in the frozen norths of Europe, they even have their own vintage stores. Makes sense since they’ve been around for 20 years. This F/W Men’s season introduces…
Palladium x Richard Chai and BBC
I wasnt crazy about last years Billionaire Boys Club and Sk8Thing’s collaboration with Palladium. I felt it did an alright job of highligthing the two brands but I didnt feel like it really brought anything very new or special…
James Perse Boutique – Yorkville “Launch”
James Perse has been steadily building his brand of ultra-comfortable LA-styled pima cotton chic basics across North America since 2003, but his presence is fairly new in Canada. I was at the Toronto store “launch” last month. I say “launch”…
Canada Philippine Fashion Week
I’ll be at the media announcement for Canada Philippine Fashion week in an hour! Kol Hope Foundation for Children will serve as the beneficiary of the inaugural launch of Canada Philippine Fashion Week, to be held from…
White Shirt Week – UK Edition
This came in the mail today as what seems to be a bit of PR from London’s St. James BIA (I can only imagine). Wot day is it, sirrah? Well, today be White Shirt Day Week! For those who don’t…
SWIMS Winter 2012/13
SWIMS are innovators in waterproof boot slips, or galoshes/rubbers, if you wanna be old school about it. Here are some of their Winter 2012/13 selections that you might want to add to your ‘want’ or ‘gift list’. They’ve recently expanded…