aggregated from: Beyond Robson

I've been meaning to learn more about Vancouver's fashion scene, and so attending an exclusive, behind-the-scenes shoot for Nicole Bridger's Fall/Winter 2010 lookbook was my in.Nicole Bridger's line is typically labeled as 'socially conscious contemp...

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Today marks the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day and if it weren't for a quick news scan this morning, I would have had no idea.Where it was once cool to loudly champion women's rights, many women now balk at being labeled a feminist. ...

topics: fashion, olympic-games, political, ski

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Nice to see that Kiki Dunst is still working. Albeit in a rambling 4-minute super hip clothing video with Jason Swartzman. It's called non plus one final featuring the spring/summer Opening Ceremony line. (Via AdFreak)...

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Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]Last week I watched the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre with NDP Leader Carole James and MLA Bruc...

topics: arts, bc-government, business, candidate, design

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Nice to see that uber fashion twins Dean and Dan launched a new Olympic hoodie in Vancouver last night. A hoodie launch? Really? The DSQUARED duo made a fleece hoodie. It says Canada. It has a maple leaf. It is $350. What is it made out of? Rare baby...

topics: fashion, vancouver-2010

aggregated from: Vancouverite

A Note to future PR peddlers. The hotter the fashion images you send me the more likely that they are to appear on this blog. Case in point these images from the new Hardihood woman's collection. The press release said something about playing with Ti...

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Clearly the fashion media people have discovered that if they send me images that feature hot rocker chicks, I will post them. This is the 80's retro rocker look of Nixxi. They call it a cooler 1980's vibe. But unless we get Reagan back, that ship ha...

aggregated from: Metroblogging Vancouver

I remember way back when, after first moving to Vancouver, buying books meant one of two things; Granville Books or the Duthie Books at Hornby and Robson. I also remember when the big chains showed up, Amazon.com went online, and Duthie started closi...

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Gary Jarvis interviews Toddish McWong for Culture Connection Gary Jarvis is an Englishman in Canada. And he is involved in Vancouver cultural and music scene. He hosts a program on Co-op Radio Last Call on Vancouver Coop Radio ever...

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Have you got a prom to go in the forest? A tea party with a fairy, perhaps? Then Gabbeh has the dress for you. Lambskin leather and suede cave-woman wear, neon taffeta dresses, and deconstructed dresses in earth tones rocked the runway this past Satu...

topics: designer, fashion