a collection of run on sentences mostly about travel, fashion, technology, formula 1, design and anything else that this worker bee in the vancouver ad industry feels like rambling on about
so i was introduced to the royal magazine about two years ago and loved it but have only been able to find one other copy since. now i find out that they’ve got a website (duh) and have full PDF issues of their magazine posted. yay! i’m usually pretty good at finding things online but how i missed this i don’t know.
they’re part of the KDU collective which i’m also a fan of, especially SVSV, which i wish i could afford. oh well…
goddamn me and my denim g-star obsession. had a meeting in yaletown yesterday so of course i dropped into global atomic to see what’s new. and whaddaya know…some new jeans that i’m in love with. the “officer radar narrow” but i’ve decided i’m going to go back and talk to warren (the owner) and see if he can special order me another pair that i’ve been lusting after since last fall. stupid g-star and their gazillion shipping windows a year. they’re going to be the death of me….
the dopest jacket ever. period.
Acronym GT-J11X.
darting in GoreTex? what?!
ingenious ipod earbud holder.
see more here.
some updates on two companies i’ve been backing for a while.
nau finally gets its webstore up and running. if you’re going to go outdoor-chic, might as well be good to the environment.
on the other hand. if you’re a baller and can afford to go bespoke streetwear then Serum vs Venom has dropped their third collection.
oh and if you somehow got an invite to the TED conference and aren’t going, feel free to donate it to me…
i’ve been investigating these guys for a while now and i think i want a pair. two guys from alberta that started their own denim line and found enough success to move down to LA and try to make it big. i first found out about them due to their 777 project.
the thing i like about their denim is the contrast stitching that follows all the seam lines like a drunken sweat shop seamstress. not sure about the fit though which is what will make or break it for me. i just found out that the g-star core sec jeans i just got have a 12 inch opening! i knew they were narrow but that’s crazy! apparently dutil is an authorized iron army retailer so i’ll have to wander down there eventually to check it out.
i’ve also finally found a pair of prps that i like and i’m curious to try on some crate denims too. man, i need second income just to dress myself.
woke up early to sneak in a little boxing day shopping. wasn’t going for any big ticket electronics or anything (although i wish i was) but i did find a few things.
started out in yaletown early but they weren’t open yet so headed to Holt Renfrew and a few stores on Robson, but we’re incredibly finicky shoppers and didn’t find anything worthwhile.
headed back to yaletown and hit the jackpot. Global Atomic is fast becoming my go to for clothes. picked up a nice pair of Uppercut wool pants and a pair of anti-fit G-Stars. however due to the anti-fit nature, i ended up with a 33 waist. i’m fat. luckily its just a number and not how they actually fit. phew.
but the true find was at Scandesign where we finally found a dresser. floor model with a few minor scuffs but hey it’s $1000 off!
so somebody leaked the idiom 07-08 collection on the web already. we haven’t even gotten catalogs or samples yet. sheesh.
