The Puritan Impulse

The Old Leather Pumpkin

2009-10-29T22:22:00.001-07:00

One of my roommates just asked me if I caught the game.
What?
I'm pretty sure that's the first time in my life anyone has asked me that.

Junk Eyes

2009-10-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

Rewatching Twilight on Youtube, again. Bella is pretty. Haters to the left.

Are you going to watch New Moon next month?

This is What Heaven is Like.

2009-10-28T18:10:00.000-07:00

You have to watch this! Like, literally, if you like cupcakes and hot Korean hunks, this video will make you sweat, wet! I have no idea what they are saying, but it's a language I understand. The guy at 0.46 seconds is my favourite. Oh yeeeeah, throw in a hot French guy in band. Yummy pastries! "Mmmmm" noises. Boy giggles.

AND THEN BAM! 4 GAY KISSES at the end! How did I not see this coming? Still, I can appreciate it.

Chicky chicky mo mo.

Cool, Soft, Casual

2009-10-10T20:56:00.000-07:00

Just love how cool and effortless these converses look paired with dotted silk pajama pants.

via The Sartorialist

Kelly! What Are You Going to Do With Your Life?

2009-10-10T20:53:00.000-07:00

Kelly (of Shoes! fame) tries her hand at music producing, hilarity ensues.

Ellen Page's Thanksgiving

2009-10-09T14:54:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone is enjoying their (Canadian) Thanksgiving!

All I Wanted, Was a Room with a View

2009-10-07T21:23:00.000-07:00

I was just reading the plot line for The Silence of the Lambs on Wikipedia, and thump! I turned around and looked at my window, there in the middle was a brown little birdish thing... Dead? Alive? Human brain eater? Who knows. Lucky for me, my roommate came in and tapped on the window and the poor little thing "flew" away. I guess I'm making one of those bird stickers this weekend.

Limi Feu

2009-10-01T10:21:00.001-07:00

I would love to have a closet of Limi Feu, modern, comfortable, and injecting everyday with a hint of the avantgarde.

image via tfs.

fashionNOW

2009-10-01T10:03:00.000-07:00

With instant information sharing services like Twitter, fashion week is becoming a whole other game. Photos are uploaded minutes if not seconds after a model walks down the runway, images of fashion show from Milano, Paris and New York are being distributed at almost instant speed to anyone who is interested in fashion via the world wide web. It seems like the public no longer needs the elusive invitation to attend these exclusive shows, but it remains to be shown if this democratization of information will continue as sites like Twitter are still relatively new. It seems like a great opportunity for budding fashionistas in small towns and fashion students to catch a slice of the exciting world of the big 4 Fashion Weeks.

Above is a photo from the Rick Owen's collection posted on twitter during the show.

photo via twitpic.com/livefashionweek

The Bitch is Back

2009-09-30T13:08:00.000-07:00

Did anyone catch the beginning of the new Hills this week, when Lo, Auds and Steph were talking about Kristin in the beginning. They were talking about how she puts the ho in horrible. And Lo's example was "that girl stands up for herself", like that's a bad quality in a person nowadays. Later the threesome spilled the beans to Auds, how much money does MTV spend on eyeliner? Somewhere in the world, an eyeliner factory is exploding due to these three's impossible power of defined eyes.

Another highlight was when Heidi said "This is like a porno pad" well now, you are living in a porno pad. Do the right thing, make a celebrity porno that gets leaked online, so I can watch it for free.

By the way, I in no way wish to turn this into a The Hills blog, by hey, it's a blog update.

2009-07-24T07:03:00.000-07:00

During Couture Week this season I tried to stalk some shows, fail! This is where the Maison Martin Margiela show was happening. I got as far as the white lab coated greeter at the entrance. She wouldn't even let me take a picture of her.

Jester Style

2009-07-24T06:59:00.000-07:00

Such adventurous and fun style. Model, Tati, at Url Pickens.

Black Layers

2009-07-24T06:48:00.000-07:00

I met Shu Pei at the Url Pickens' show, I was her dresser. She was so sweet and friendly. Originally from China, she is now living in NYC. After the show, she was off to a shoot with Vogue China.

Url Pickens

2009-07-24T06:38:00.000-07:00

Beautiful models at the Url Pickens show a few weeks ago. Look at those hands.

Girl Talk.

The higher the heels, the closer to God.

La Fart de NoWay

2009-07-03T03:38:00.000-07:00

Frickin' cutest cat in the world, there was a bunch of new little kitties at. The kitties and the girls I volunteered with were the only redeeming qualities the place. Don't go there. The death witch of Melanoma runs the place.

These were the girls I volunteered with: Esther (what the heck happening to Esther in this photo? She's from Toronto, you can see her in the picture below), Ashley, Shana (from Kansas) and Jenny (from Belgium). Here we are enjoying the national drink of Trets (the town closest to the Fart, just under an hour walking), Monaco, its beer, limonade and strawberry syrup.

As there was no bus out of Trets on Sundays, picnicking became one of my favourite activities on the Sabbath day.

Beach

2009-07-03T02:51:00.000-07:00

The exciting thing about beaches in France is that you can take your top off, air out your tits a little bit. Last weekend I was in Marseille following my incarceration at La Fart de NoWay (more on that later). Such a great bustling city, but it was unbearably hot and the sun was releasing all the piss smells baked into the rocks. The only way to escape was into th Mediterranean Sea, and escape I did, hoping unto the 9am ferry, I landed on the beautiful island of Frioul.

Looks like the Louis Vuitton don was also on the ferry.

These trees were really neat, I've never seen anything like them, it seems like they were growing out of aloe plants.
I tried to touch some cactus, I got stabbed and ended up with a bunch of splinters in my finger.

Ps. I don't know why the pictures are so blurry, if you click on them it gets better.

Funky Town

2009-06-27T10:05:00.000-07:00

I want to dress like this, on and off stage.

Right now, I'm in Marseille, in my hostel you have to be buzzed in. I think its a bad part of town. Alors, its a great hostel and the cheapest place I could find in this beautiful and buzzing city. If you are ever in town, try to stay at Vertigo. Friendly staff and great decor.

I'm Leaving Today

2009-06-08T07:21:00.000-07:00

I'm leaving for France today, please, try to take care of yourselves. If the universe conspires with me during the next two months, I will try to turn this blog into a frequently updated travel blog. Until now. I leave you with this.

Videos I'm watching on the plane: Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List & The Girls Next Door

Before there was Apple.

2009-04-28T16:18:00.000-07:00

Before there was Apple, there was Dieter Rams, for Braun.

His 10 Commandments of Design are a timeless measure of good design. His theories are concise and inspiring, and my personal philosophy of design do not deter far from his. Honesty, is a theme I have constantly tried to communicate whenever I sit down and begin to design a garment.

Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic. Details, subtle shades, harmony to achieve an equilibrium of whole.

Good design helps a product be understood. Intuitive designs that are self-explanatory and eliminate the need for

an operating manual.

Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is durable.
Good design is thorough to the last detail.
Good design is concerned with the environment.
Good design is as little design as possible.

Current Obession: New Romantics

2009-04-26T10:45:00.000-07:00

Sweet video and music from the 80's, I love the costumes and the makeup. Check it!
More to come about my debut at FAT, Toronto Alternative Fashion Week.

Warm

2009-03-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Forget Snuggie, that polyester for sale on tv bullshit, save up 300 dollazzz and get yourself a brand-name, fancy Blankoat. Its Grim Ripper gone glam and Canadian. Obviously, Grim is all trendy and doesn't like that sweatshop business, so this is made in Iceland with Icelandic wool.

Get yours.

Pet Ideas

2009-03-12T12:25:00.000-07:00

Cutest frickin' penguin ever! Me and him/her have the same hobbies, grocery shopping and chilling out in air-conditioned rooms.

Everyone Get An Iphone, Now

2009-03-09T19:01:00.000-07:00

Sea of Shoes

2009-03-03T13:43:00.000-08:00

Just a few of my favourite shoes.

Eat Drink Man Woman: Ang Lee

2009-02-19T20:06:00.000-08:00

I'm on quite the video kick lately, but I'm really looking forward to renting this. Too bad, my power adapter for my Macbook broke today, must conserve energy.