On Friday evening, Holt Renfrew revealed their highly-anticipated display windows inspired by the who’s who of the fashion blogging world. The windows are on displayed across Canada in Holt Renfrew retail locations. The displays gather their inspirations from Toronto’s Anita Clarke of I Want – I Got, Garance Doré, The Sartorialist, and Sea of Shoes to name a few.
Courtesy of A Continuous Lean, a look into the Vancouver location of outdoor gear specialist, Arc’teryx provides insight to the time and skill involved with creating high quality products. Not only is Arc’teryx responsible for their incredible products, but they also engineer the tools and machines required for producing them. Arc’teryx’s line includes high quality outterwear, accessories, climbing gear, and packs. Continue Reading…
A lineup of Canadian talent and American band, Pearl Jam will headline the Virgin Festival in Calgary this summer. A Canadian indie lineup consisting of K-os, Billy Talent, Arkells (featured photo), Thunderheist, Mother Mother, The Clicks, Metric, and Tokyo Police Club will take to the stage. Calgary’s second Virgin Festival is penciled in for August 8th – 9th at Canada Olympic Park. The Festival will also be hosted by Halifax, Montreal, and Vancouver this year. Continue Reading…
Victoria, BC’s Robert Youds uses flourescent, neon, and LED lights to create pieces of art. Originally a painter, Youds adopted the practice of light painting in the mid 90s. Youds’ flawless technique translates into some clever displays of light and colour. Continue Reading…
Featuring a set of insane wool M2-K Military jackets (available in navy or grey), the Wings and Horns Fall collection features impressive, high-quality products designed and made in Vancouver. The Fall lineup also includes a mackinaw-style wool vest, a chambray quilted field jacket and a vintage style leather-arm varsity jacket. Continue Reading…
July 21 is the set release date for Burn Burn, the upcoming 7th album for Toronto’s Our Lady Peace from Sony Music. With their first single, ‘All You Did Was Save My Life’ already released, there is much anticipation for the long-awaited release from the band that was a staple for 90s Canadian rock music. Continue Reading…
The video for the first single off Alexisonfire’s Old Crows/Young Cardinals in stores now. Directed by Marc Ricciardelli, the video features footage from Niagra Falls, Ontario. The band is shown rocking out aboard the Maid of the Mist, a popular tourist attraction at the falls. Check out the video as well as a behind the scenes look. Continue Reading…
Vancouver graffiti artist, Remio of Vandal Team Supreme has a released a limited set of tees for Summer 2009. In collaboration with Huf, the Remio release offers two graphic tee’s. Custom Huf x Remio tags accompany product purchase available now at Huf SF. Continue Reading…
Montreal’s own DJ A-Trak has collaborated with long time friend and partner Dust La Rock and Kid Robot to create Grateful Bear. The iconic creature used in past A-Trak projects has come to life in an 8-inch vinyl figure outfitted with a gold-plated A-Trak necklace, leather cuff, cotton sweatband, snowcapped igloo, fitted cap and wayfarers. The toy’s production has been limited to 500 pieces and will be available Canada Day(July 1st) at the Kid Robot store in New York. Continue Reading…
The latest collection of Fully Whollys by Bryan Espiritu features a play on popular Disney characters and reaches into the irony of the relationship between the corporation and children’s values. This time around, BE’s work stands out from the previous released collections. The ‘Because the Kids Don’t Play’ Whollys are accompanied by slices of poetry provided by the insightful and seemingly limitless mind of Espiritu. Continue Reading…