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.