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PROFILE / G-LAB

G-LAB is a leading German brand and when it comes to outerwear they do it best. We have the Field Jacket in store in navy-black. With over 20 years of design and engineering experience and a background in motorcycling, G-LAB has perfected this jacket.

Here are some qualities of the coat:

- Waterproof and windproof (fully waterproof material with taped seams to keep out wind and water)

- Breathable (porous enough to allow sweat to evaporate keeping you dry, warm, and comfortable)

- Warm (high-tech insulation to keep you super warm without bulk - you can also remove the lining to adapt the jacket to other seasons and climates)

- Reflective (a surface which allows for light to reflect off of it making you very visible in all sorts of situations, safety first!)

Come by the store and check it out. Would make a great gift!

TODAYS MUSIC INCLUDES

Tired of Christmas music already? We are! Well not quite, but lets save all that for two weeks from now. What else is there to listen to one might ask? Good question, heres the answer: The Kill Bill Vol. 1 soundtrack! Eclectic grouping of songs, which makes for a great playlist. Names like Nancy Sinatra, Isaac Heyes, Neu!, Quincy Jones and of course, The Rza. Nice! Some of the melodies sans-vocals almost seem to be channeling that holiday spirit. Enjoy!

One of the many tracks from the soundtrack 

G+J HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PART 2

Gift ideas for your men! Here are two items from the boutique which are great gifts for the special gentlemen in your life. 

Rust Farah pants! Put them on, be in the holiday spirit, red, comfortable, stylish, he wants them. 

White dotted Farah cardigan and a checkered Gant button up in rough cotton, and both 20% OFF! A sharp but relaxed look perfect for all of those holiday dinners and office parties.

CAPTAIN MURPHY RULES

Hey! So the man behind Flying Lotus is now blowing us away with his newly released project under the pseudonym Captain Murphy. Mr. Lotus' alter-ego released his mixtape, Duality, and its wonderful. For those of you who appreciate a multi-layered, dynamic, strange and totally engaging hip-hop song, then this is for you. Listen for free on datpiffdotcom and see what all the hype is about. Warning: Some profanities, but listen, the melodies and beats are well worth it.  

Captain Murphy - The Killing Joke

Pitchfork Review

Twitter

G+J HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE PART 1

Gift ideas for your ladies! Here are two items from the boutique which are greats gifts for the special ladies in your life.

This black Ganni bralet is just lovely. Sexy, while sporty and reserved, it can be worn under sheer tops instead of a camisole.Come snatch one of these up for your lady! Its got alot of give so you dont have to be too exact about the sizing which is always good when its comes to giving clothing as a gift. AND its 20% off!

Here is a great Gestuz wool knit (80% wool 20% nylon). Just like the bra above (and unlike a pair of jeans) the size does not have to be perfect in order to fit the lucky recipient. Versatile, cosy, practical, what more does one need in a sweater? AND its ALSO 20% off.

HOLIDAY TIME

Dear Friends,

Its holiday season in Montreal. The boutique is chock-full of treats for everyone! Whether you need to buy a gift for someone special or want to vamp up your winter wardrobe, we've got lots of great stuff in, and to sugar-coat it all, big-time sales. Come say hi before the snow blocks your door and the streets are no longer streets.

Look out for the George and Jane Holiday Gift Guide coming soon!

Love G+J

NEW ARRIVAL: RICH & SKINNY

A new eddition to our inventory are these HOT Rich & Skinny waxed jeans. We have them in ox blood red as seen below and a very very dark green (looks black until you shine some light on them). Come see!

THROW BACK

90's style at its finest

MYKKI BLANCO

Bursting onto the scene with his book From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys, Michael David Quattlebaum. Jr, whose female alter-ego is the one and only Mykki Blanco, has us spinning. Originating from the United States, her newfound success has her travelling the world spreading the magic. What has caught our eye, other than the fact that she is only 24, independently represented, and is probably one of the hardest working artists out there at the moment, is her inspired and unique style.

Mykki Blanco shot by Terry Richardson

What is so exciting about her personal style is that the she is not afraid to express who she is, and as this manifests in fashion, we see daring combinations of womens and mens clothing, and are made aware of the power and importance of personal style in asserting who we are or who feel we need to be!

Cant wait to see what comes next! Learn more about Mykki Blanco by clicking on the links below- or just google Mykki Blanco, you'll find all you need!

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Interview Magazine

Video: day-in-the-life

OH HELLO

If you like boyfriend jeans but you're getting a bit bored with the blue jeans look, you'll love these pants! They also pretty much speak for themselves, so forget the accessories or spending 20 minutes to find the right top and throw on a t-shirt or a sweater!

One Teaspoon

Available in size 24-25-26-27

Diamond Rings in this months ION Magazine

What a treat to see Diamond Ring's, John O'Reagan, wearing a GANT by Michael Bastian shirt that our lovely Shar sold him a few weeks back!! Be sure to check out this month's ION Magazine for the great photos and of course, the article ;)

CHECK IT OUT

Have you seen it? Editorial magazine is a favourite, a new and exciting Montreal based arts publication that is rapidly gaining momentum. The magazine shows us innovative and alternative art in the form of photo series' and stories, illustration, painting, mixed media, interviews, comics, short writings and digital art. Woo! So much inspiration to draw from. The first 5 issues are available online, and lucky for us the most recent issue is in print. Take a look for yourself.

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Editorial

SUNDAY INSPIRATION

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a. Vivienne Westwood Autumn Winter Collection 2012

Tailored Envelope Jacket, Amazon Shirt, Glory Skirt

b. Talk Talk - Such a Shame

c. Gates 2012 by Brooklyn based artist Trudy Benson

Trudy Benson is represented by Mike Weiss Gallery in NYC

BLANK NYC

Blank NYC has been making unique jeans with interesting textures and patterns since 2007. We just received two styles at the store, the Corduroy Spray-On Skinny in berry, plum and navy and the Classic Spray-On Skinny in magic brownie. Come check on it! 

Classic Spray-On in
Magic Brownie

RUSSIAN INFLUENCE

Leo Tolstoys Novel, Anna Karenina (1873-77), may date back 135 years but its popularity has survived the centuries. There have been many film, television and theatrical adaptations, translations, and the story is alluded to in countless pieces of literature. But what we want to know, is what Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky were wearing when they first met. Luckily for the costume designers responsible for the various adaptations of Anna Karenina, Tolstoy wrote in detail about what his characters were wearing; the lavish materials, the velvet, fur and lace, and through this painted a clear picture of what his 19th century characters were sporting.

Vivien Leigh as Anna Karenina
 in a 1948 production

Now, we can't talk about Anna Karenina and Russian style without acknowledging Jaqueline Durran's collaboration with Joe Wright in the 2012 film production of the novel. They worked together to turn Keira Knightley into the ultimate 1870's Russian socialite, fashion icon, and tragic character, Anna Karenina. The three, Knightley, Durran and Wright have worked on period-pieces together before so they already had a basis of chemistry when approaching the task of styling this film. ''We decided we liked the silhouette of the period but not the detailing. So we looked particularly to Christian Dior of the 1950's, which has a similar silhouette but a much simpler, more striking detailing'' says Joe Wright of his vision, in an article on Fashionista.

This film and the grand statement that these costumes make have moved beyond the confines of the screen and trickled into the fashion world to even claim commercial success with Banana Republic's Anna Karenina capsule collection. Needless to say, get out your bustle.

Keira Knightley as Anna Karenina
 in the 2012 production

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1950's Dior Couture

Harrods Magazine 

Jaqueline Durran / Interview

Banana Republic / Capsule Collection

MORE FROM MOLLY...

MOVEMBER

The month of November is now Movember, a clever way to raise awareness and support for the conquering of prostate cancer, by growing a mustache and fundraising. Log on to the Movember website to contribute to the cause or simply start growing your 'stache. Come by the boutique and show us your progress!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA

We're a little bit late in wishing fashion's, Anna Wintour, a very happy birthday, but she can be honored any day of the year, we say. She took refuge in Manhattans Upper East Side during the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, or did she?

Anna Wintour
b. November 3rd, 1949

'Anna Wintour' walking down rue
St. Viateur  in Montreals
trendy Mile-End

PS. Do not believe everything you see in this post ;)

WHO'S THAT LADY?

A new editorial in Haute Living magazine brought our attention back to the fashion icon and general superstar, Daphne Guinness. What we find most captivating about this lady is her ever-evolving fashion sensibility and how rapidly and drastically her philosophy develops. Her most recent collaboration with timepiece designer Roger Dubuis yielded a photo shoot in Haute Living magazine styled by the diva herself. Her unique and forward thinking fashion philosophy is really present in the photos shot by Nick Knight, and the accompanying text. Below is the cover photo, with Guinness in an amazing gravity-defying dress which only further expresses her perspective.

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 Daphne Guinness / Haute Living

The Evolving Daphne Guinness

Timeline of Daphne Guinness

Daphne Guinness / Collection

WE LOVE NATURAL FIBERS

One of the keys to comfort, along with great design, is material. The materials that make up Nicks outfit are cotton and wool (and leather boots) for ultimate comfort and warmth throughout the cold fall months.

This wool Libertine-Libertine jacket is a classic, but details like the pockets make it unique. It looks super sharp paired with navy pants to pick up the color of the dark stripes and at the same time create contrast between dark bottoms and the cream color in the jacket. 

Check out the detail on the lining of these Libertine-Libertine pants. Nick rolled up the cuffs, and noticed that the entire lining of the pants has this blue speckled pattern. The delicate pattern looks pretty cool up against these leather Red Wings.

Come by the boutique to check out these pieces and feel the materials for yourself! 

Nick is wearing:

Navy Libertine-Libertine Slacks (100% cotton)

Farah Vintage T-Shirt (100% cotton)

Libertine-Libertine Jacket (83% wool, 17% polyamide)

Red Wing Leather Boots

All available in-store!

WHO'S THAT GIRL?

We are always looking for new music to play in the boutique. Recently, we stumbled upon Sky Ferreira! Her music is poppy, sometimes upbeat and sometimes melancholic, but never cheesy (when cheesy, at least its self-aware). She is helping us ring in the weekend and turn this gloomy Friday around. Don't let the weather get you down, just put on some Sky Ferreira and all will be well. If you ever have inspired music finds share them with us next time your in the boutique SVP!

Check out the video for her song Everything is Embarrassing from her newest album, Ghost, below. Her styling in the video works so well with the b/w aesthetic.

THIS IS YOUR YEAR PART 2

Here are some more halloween looks to intrigue and inspire, celebrity chapter:

Mariacarla Boscono providing a lesson in facepaint

Ajak Deng

Heidi Klum and Seal

Anna Dello Russo as who knows what, a swan?

Lizzy Jagger as a joker

Brad Goreski as Tavi Gevinson

Heidi Klum as a skinless human ... she never fails to make an impression

We encourage you to try these at home, DIY style!

NEW ARRIVAL // CHEAP MONDAY SECOND SKIN

Jean shopping can be really frustrating and discouraging, this we know. Lucky for you, our Cheap Monday jeans for women have arrived! The second skin jeans have a super high waist, super skinny leg and above all are incredibly stretchy. These jeans hug you in all the right places. We have the two colors pictured below in-store.

Second Skin Poly Indigo Blue

Second Skin Very Stretch Black

AND in the spirit of Sweden, here is a song by Stockholm based singer Molly Nilsson to wind down your sunday:

PLAYING WITH STYLE // MIX AND MATCH FALL LOOKS

Friend of the boutique, Jasmine, came in today in search of fall outfits. She played around with classic looks and funky ensembles, as well as trying on an outfit composed entirely of menswear, which she rocked.  In true George and Jane style, we pulled out the camera and captured this event. Check out the looks in the pictures below and stop by the store to experiment with your own style!

Jasmine wearing orange Joe's jeans and a blue Libertine-Libertine wool sweater

Jasmine wearing a Cheap Monday cropped Turtle Neck, Liebeskind  bag, Something Else silk pants and Swedish Hasbeens boots

Jasmine in a Cheap Monday button up, Suit  cardigan and navy  Farah cords

THIS YEAR IS YOUR YEAR

You've probably noticed that it REALLY IS fall in Montreal. The leaves are changing color, it's rainy, people are stocking up on tea and warm sweaters for themselves and their dogs... talking about what they're going to do with the pumpkin they bought at the market and who they're going to invite for Thanksgiving dinner. Fall is not only a beautiful season, but also a great time because... IT'S HALLOWEEN! If you, like us, love Halloween, you're probably already thinking of what your costume will be. If not... you should get on it! Remember last year when you said "next year I'm going to have the best costume ever?". We didn't forget this year. So here's a little reminder and some fun suggestions of Halloween costumes!

Bjork?

Magritte "Le fils de l'homme"?

Lichtenstein?

Baby sushi or....

Sexy adult sushi?

A cupcake? You can even decorate it however you want!

...or a diver caught by a jellyfish?

A BABY SHRIMP!

                                                                      

Medusa?

We'll post more costume ideas next week! 3 weeks left until Halloween!

MEET SAM & LAVI

Yesterday we received a new shipment from Sam & Lavi with beautiful unique pieces and we realized that we had never really introduced them to you! LA based couple and business partners, the founders of Sam & Lavi launched their brand just about two years ago. We love Sam & Lavi because their designs are always playful and vibrant, while still remaining really unique and key pieces in a wardrobe. Whether it's a printed dress or a shirt, a tank-top or a skirt, they're day/night items that make a basic outfit look cool-chic! A lot of the time, the fun prints replace accessories and therefore make the process of dressing up in the morning or at night a no-brainer (who doesn't love that?!?!).

 Here's a little sneak peek at some of the items that we have in store!

* Note: we received the printed dress yesterday and only have one left! 

THIS WEEK'S FALL ARRIVALS + TEXTURES

Take a look at some of the new arrivals (below). In store just in time for the sudden coming of fall weather! Jackets for both women and men and plenty of warm sweaters to keep you cozy and looking fresh.

 Sweater (cotton and cashmere) & skirt (silk, modal, leather and cashmere) by SI-IAE

Sweater (acrylic, polyester, alpaca, wool) from Libertine-Libertine

Blue sweater (cotton) & Apricot and mauve sweater (wool) by SI-IAE