Glitch #2

Beachball of death.

Unresponsive scripts. Do I wish to continue or stop script?

The perpetual spin of a loading page. 

Everything's up to date, and yet I get these abundant and visually wonderful glitches.

Maybe the universe is trying to tell me to get off the internet as one of my favourite sites to browse, Refinery29, no longer loads its slideshows...

Maybe it is the ghost in my machine.

Nike Air Max 1:Liquid Metal

Actress, funny gal in the kitchen and friend, Debbie Wong has just come back from a trip to China with an ass-kicking cadeau from Nike.  Feast your eyes on those crazy WMNS Air Max 1 SP liquid gold kicks, from their "liquid metal" collection (yes, the liquid silver is out there too.)  Complete with the periodic table symbol "Au" inscribed on the tongues so you can teach a little science to your friends while you're at it.

Debbie wears her kicks with a tuque from Muji, a super huge vintage Ann Demeulemeester scarf, a shirt from Uniqlo, blazer with gold buttons (nice touch!) from Boy. by Band of Outsiders, and joggers by Roots.   Cozy styles for a brisk fall day, but i'm getting cold just looking at those exposed ankles...

FNC 42

The 42nd edition of the very wonderful Festival Nouveau Cinema has just come to a end.  Twelve days of cinematic good times flew by and I unfortunately only got a miniature sampling (only caught two features this year!)  But I squeezed in the last hurrah to attend the festival's closing party.
Above, projections light up the dancefloor
Middle, 1st AD Catherine wears an intricate leather necklace by LaLaYeah
Bottom, leaving the party for a rainy, late-night bike ride home

ADR in CDG ears

Style.com's newsletter hits my inbox. 

Check time, ok, I can click through a couple of slideshows in record speeds.  

Click.  

Street-style photos by Tommy Ton, Spring '14 shows.  

Click. 

A flurry of outfits, models, editors and Russian socialites prance across my screen.

Click. Click. Click. 

Pause.

The above image makes me stop.  I reflect, realizing that I can identify the striking Anna Dello Russo wearing Comme Des Garçon's mouse ear cap without any caption or indicators.  I'm not sure if I should pat myself on the back or take some time out from my internet k-hole.

#Unicorn5ans

Amélie Thellen and Mélanie Robillard of Boutique Unicorn celebrated their fifth year of their curated mostly black and white shop.  There's a representation of local labels like Barilà, Valerie Dumaine, and Eve Gravel peppered with Unicorn's love for all things Scandinavian with brands Cheap Monday, Fjällräven and minimum.  The cozy boutique is always carefully decorated with each object and art work contributing to Unicorn's story. Bonne fête!

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Detailed mural by Maryanna Hardy. 

Want more? Unicorn maintains a strong internet presence via social media and have a particularly awesome Instagram account.

Complex Geometries

This past weekend Complex Geometries bid adieu to Montreal and cleaned out their remaining samples and one-offs by holding a sale.  Designer Clayton Evans and I had a quick catch up where I learned:
1. the Montreal studio has been closed since the beginning of the year
2. production has been moved to Japan (fancy!)
3. the brand has opened a store (their first!) in Vancouver
among many exciting things for the brand in the pipeline.
Of course I picked up a couple of pieces (from top of pile): cream short sleeve top from fall '12, a black and grey mesh dress (similar here, which I wear with love in black ), an asymmetric tshirt (similar here and here), and a totally oversized denim jacket.
Ok fall, I'm ready.

Phone Booth Cranes

I was walking down ave du Parc when this Bell phone booth caught my eye.
Oh my goodness gracious, I exclaimed out loud.  This, my friends, made my day.  Oh, and how the 'e' was added to the name, so in fact this booth had become 'belle'?! Nice touch.  Who is this origami ninja!?  How can I give you a high five?! Behold, what simple joy a bunch of origami cranes can bring.

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