Latest Posts

Nike & Goodfoot presents Joga Bonito

Published by

Last night I attended a party at Goodfoot. A really cool Joga Bonito installation was done by Virus. There was also an advanced preview of Nike’s Motion Capture Court Force. Yes, it was a shoe opening, LOL. Free booze and nibbles though.

I spent most of my time looking at people’s shoes. Let me tell you there was a lot nice sneakers in the place. Nike was the dominate shoe of choice. It was also funny to see grown men get upset when they noticed someone else wearing their shoes or choice accessory of the night. LOL, guys can be just as bad as chicks.

Now on to the shoes. I’ve mentioned that I’m not much of a Nike fan. I like some of their shoes in theory, but would never purchase them. The new Motion Capture Court Force shoes are nice, my favourite being the black pair. I just love the details on the laces. You can view more about the shoes here and here.

Edit: I found an article in Sneaker Freaker magazine about Goodfoot’s Joga Bonito installation.

Canadian supplier of Hunter Wellington Boots

Published by

EDIT: Oct 24, 2009 Wellingtons are easy to find in the city now. See the Hunter Wellingtons in Toronto post.

I received a comment about the availability of Hunter Wellingtons in Toronto. I decided to email Hunter of Scotland Ltd to find out. I figured there would not be many Canadian distributors. I actually expected there to be none. I was wrong there is one. The London Trading Post is located in Bobcaygeon, Ontario. They do have an ecommerce website, so it’s possible to order some. So, while there are no local retailers there is somewhere where you can purchase authentic Hunter Wellingtons in Canada (it’s damn pricey otherwise).

London Trading Post
189 County Road 49, R.R.#3
Bobcaygeon, ON K0M 1A0
phone: 705.738.1956
fax: 705.738.1956

Hunter Wellington History
If you are interested here is a link to the size guide.

i want…

Published by

A Kim White Handbag
1974 AMC -Brown & Orange Molecular Leather Trim Grommet Bag
1974 AMC -Brown & Orange Molecular Leather Trim Grommet Bag

I discovered these bags while looking at Sustainable Style.

Kim White Handbags are the perfect bag: functional, stylish and comfortable, made in the most amazing fabrics known to man.
Why are Kim White Handbags so special? Made from vintage automotive fabrics, Kim White uses dead stock never-used textiles intended for use in American automobiles: cars, trucks and vans. She fortuitously unearthed an entire warehouse of automotive fabric, which may be the last existing stock anywhere in the US, and she is the sole owner of these amazing textiles. Each Kim White Handbag is tagged with the year and make of the fabric, so you know exactly what car your bag comes from (i.e.: 1983 Camaro or a 1978 Ford Mustang). Kim White Handbags specializes in automotive fabrics from the 1970’s and 1980’s, when color was de rigueur in the automotive industry. (source)

Read More

i want: Rainboots

Published by

Blue Tweed Wellington Boots
Hunter Blue Tweed Wellington boots

The nasty weather in T.O has me thinking about Wellies again. I’ve talked about Wellies before on I want – I got. They were really cool, but unfortunately an art project.

Toile Wellington Boots
Hunter Toile Wellington boots

These printed ones by Tamara Henriques are very nice, but I love the classic black.
Black Wellington boots

For you girlie girls they have many kitten heel rain boots like this
Kitten Heel Pink Toile
n Canada you can purchase them at Forty Mile Creek. They don’t have the complete collection, but more choice than other online retailers I checked.

via Lifestyle Navigator

i got…(Thinking of you)

Published by

Thinking of you by Dan Brown
Thinking of you by Sam Brown

Sam Brown is the comic artist behind Exploding Dog. His

hi my name is sam,
i draw pictures, from your titles. send me a title, or any thing else you want to talk to me about

A good friend of mine sent me an autographed copy of Thinking of You. It was a very cool gift. Thinking of you is a hardcover book made for the fifth year of the explodingdog website. It contains over 140 full colour pictures selected from the last five years of explodingdog. Sam Brown’s work is like nothing I’ve seen before, it works to my sense of humour, perhaps not to others.
Some of my favourites are:
were all gonna die
MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION
and so it begins
trust me, it’s going to be ok

Sam Brown came to Toronto this summer for The Toronto Comic Arts Festival. I got to meet him briefly and got him to sign my copy of Amazing Rain. Hopefully, he will be back again in 2006. For you Canadian folk Amazon.ca carries Amazing Rain also.
Amazing Rain by Sam Brown

i got… (Lip Venom)

Published by

Lip Venom by DuWop
DuWop's Lip Venom

Lip Venom is a spicy, tingly gloss that enhances the natural color and shape of the lips by increasing circulation with a blend of essential oils including cinnamon and ginger. The result: shiny, bee-stung lips.(source)

This is not a new purchase, but I like the stuff so it’s a post. I ordered a sample from the company before I bit the bullet. I had read in the Red Flag Deals forums that they sent samples. I was hooked. I also have the Windflower Venom Gloss. For those freaking about the spicy part of this, they do have a Lip Venom Lite version which isn’t as powerful and not as fun.

Sephora which is suppose to be the beauty superstore only carries the Lip Venom. Holt Renfrew on the other hand carries the whole DuWop lineup.

[tags]lip gloss, lip venom, venom gloss, duwop, beauty, Toronto, shopping[/tags]