Brick or A New Suit (Part Two)

No, I am not referencing the movie.
A never-wore-a-suit-before filmmaker friend is heading to Cannes to represent his work and mentioned that all evening screenings require a dark suit.  A bespoke suit was out of the question as we only had a couple of days before departure. We settled on Dubuc for a black on black on black suit for my friend who is apparently a rare 38T. (Is it really!?) Dubuc forgoes the tall/regular/short business and focuses on a shorter, more "european" jacket.  When in Rome...
In the moment I did not get a shot of the final look, but bring you instead a look at a portion of brick wall in the boutique that was opened to create an archway.

Flowerbomb

Spring has sprung! Buds are blooming and trees are filling up with green.  Now this may not be a big deal to you if you are lucky enough to have paradisiacal weather all year round.  But to those who have the depths of snow and winter as a not so distant memory (like yours truly), these beautiful blossoms are something to be thankful for, even with allergies.  High five nature.

Thought I was going to call this post Flowerbomb and not mention the perfume by Viktor & Rolf?  High five to you too Flowerbomb Eau de parfum and all your trademarks for making me smell amazing since 2006.

Sick day

My sick ass has been enjoying this gorgeous Montreal (skip spring) summer mostly from my couch with a box of kleenex. At least the cats are entertaining.

FBOMB Fall13

It's come to that time of year, to peruse the FBOMB goods courtesy of fine peeps at Dela Cruz Pr and Agence Royal.  Fall12 is long gone and Spring13 is among us, so it is time to cast our gaze forward to Fall13 and muse about a winter wardrobe.  I'm on a texture and pattern trip right now so let's go in a little closer.

Lifetime Collective shows off their prints for the season

California beach babe swimwear L-Space mixes their signature fringe bikini tops with a little pattern

Stance Socks: patterns for your feet, nuff said

Black on black velvety paterns on denim by the Danes that bring you minimum

Bring the party to your ears! Comfy headphones by Urbanears

Speaking of headphones, I got to try out these super sexy leather and suede model by the super fancy Swedes at Molami

Agence Royal babe Audrey tests out a Molami headset

Baby Love

Andrew takes his daughter Ava for a spin in the air. Abstraction and taupey colours ensue.

Lapinsec - The Carter Family

The advent of social media has made it possible to "friend" or "follow" acquaintances, long lost friends, strangers and a gamut of other souls who we normally do not have the chance to call or cross paths and say "hi, how are you?"  When the use of monikers enter the game, all of a sudden you are searching your brain for where/how you would know this person, looking for a profile picture of sorts that can jog you memory.

This is what happened when Lapinsec started following my Instagram feed.  I searched my brain and squinted at the itty-bitty image that represents the user.  Ok, I got it! Follow back.  What began to fill my feed were beautiful drawings, watercolours and sketches of people, places and imagined things.  Then I saw it-BAM! The perfect gift of art I am always on the hunt for.  The Carter Family: in monochromatic watercolour.

Above left, the work in its new home.  Above right, a closer look from Lapinsec's blog

An image from 1927 from here

We arranged to meet so I could purchase the work.  The first thing I asked Lapinsec was: so how do we know each other again?  Raves right?  Raves circa late 90s early 00s?...my how the times change.

Laurent Grasso & Neon

One of the exhibits currently on view at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is Laurent Grasso's Uraniborg.  A multimedia show that transforms the gallery space into a dark labyrinth.  While orienting oneself through the corridors, the viewer is presented with Grasso's paintings, installations, and videos juxtaposed with true historical artifacts to create what he calls "false historical memory." In the darkness neon installations offer a source of light.

visibility is a trap

video and neon stars, installation view

 Close up of the neon stars