BULLDOG SKIN

A name is important. Just like a good pair of jeans and a great haircut. They all have the potential to make you a star, or vice versa.

Case study: Chip and Pepper Foster, names with star power. So much so that I was convinced they couldn’t be real until I did my research, which consisted of watching any and all of their youtube videos and realized their success was inevitable; a perfect symbiotic relationship between name, person and star potential.

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SAM: Cardigan: WESC | Tank: Lifetime | Skirt: Cacharel @Gravity Pope Tailored Goods
DAVE: Cardigan: Fred Perry @Boysco | T-shirt: Comune | Jeans: Levi’s
CHRISTIE: Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs @Holt Renfrew | Sweater: WESC

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People judge you by your bag. Diamante-encrusted clasp equals trashy valley girl. Expensive looking leather satchel empty save for a copy of Kerouac’s On the Road is a sure sign of a non-prescription eyeglass-wearing hipster. Oversized backpack wearers identified by a slight hunch as they bear the brunt of their schoolbooks are often sadly identified as nerds. Regardless of what group you identify with, Vancouver based bag company Herschel Supply Co. may be able to take some weight off your mind with their range of simple, classically designed backpacks and bags for adults.
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It’s about time you ditch that itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-yellow-polka-dot-bikini for something a bit more original. Swimwear companies are upping the ante when it comes to merging fashion with function, and you don’t want to be left behind. If you’re not sure where to start your search, why not try a couple of buzz-worthy ones on for size.
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North Star is set on proving that successful comebacks are not just reserved for fresh-out-of-rehab celebrities. After a 20-year hiatus the iconic sneaker line hopes to generate the same popularity today as it did in the Seventies and Eighties.
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What defines the perfect pair of shoes? Vancouver designers Damian Van Zyll De Jong and Matthew Penner think they should be unique, comfortable, lightweight, washable and capable of nixing odour-causing germs. Since launching in 2009, their Native shoes label has been selling unique sneakers all over the world. The affordable line features comfortable slip-ons in a variety of bright colours with no need for laces; the shoes are designed to naturally hug the shape of your foot.
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Dark wash. Medium wash. Light wash. Skinny. Straight. Bootcut. Flare. Trouser. Low rise. High rise. Basic. Sandblasted. Distressed. Ripped. Though it’s a wardrobe staple, picking the right denim can be a long, arduous task. Over the last couple of years there have been several brands that have really stood out from the masses as providers of unique premium denim.
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Our sixth in a series of six artist designed shirts is now up in our online store.

“Defense Merger” by Brian Donnelly, Available till May 1st, 2010.

Brian Donnelly is a Toronto-based artist who paints naked bodies with animal heads. His striking work can usually be seen on massive canvases in galleries around the world. Defense Merger is your chance to own a piece by Brian and wear it too!

Read more about Brian here.

Limited Edit[ion] is printed exclusively on FINN BRAND t-shirts by www.mycommunitee.com

Famously known as ahead of their time in denim designs, the small Swedish clothing line Julian Red emerged from the eclectic underground art and music scene below the streets of Sweden and is now hanging with top name designers and appearing in fashion weeks all over Europe. The men’s and women’s clothing line was named after head designer and mastermind Mattias Lind’s alter ego, Julian, who is himself based on a character from Bret Easton Ellis’ Less Than Zero, a story of a rebellious punk with a love of art, fashion and music. Red symbolizes being like no other colour and therefore is meant to mean “nothing in particular.”
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Our fifth in a series of six artist designed shirts is now up in our online store.

“Collecting Gretty Pirls” by the dark. Edition of 100, available till April 1st 2010.

the dark made a name for himself years ago by placing epic and sprawling stencils on the streets of Vancouver’s worst neighbourhoods. Tired of cutting stencils and dodging the police, the dark has moved on to photography and painting and has shown his evocative, haunting and, well… dark work in galleries all over the world.

Read more about the dark here.

Limited Edit[ion] is printed exclusively on FINN BRAND t-shirts by www.mycommunitee.com

Regardless of the city you live in, it has become increasingly difficult to weed out the bad seeds on streets littered with shoe stores claiming to offer quality footwear. Fortunately, there are a few sure-fire solutions. A visit to anyplace carrying Vancouver’s Fluevog Shoes or Dayton Boots will have your tootsies tapping happy tunes in no time.
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