One big mondo event as we lead up to the Fall: we’re extending an open invite to friends/family/the internets to come by the grace-gallery on August 14 to see the new larry. pieces in person, try them on, and place your orders for Fall at a 20% off retail discount! Past season pieces will be available for sale at 40% off retail.
I’ll also be hawking massive amounts of clothes, shoes, bags, accessories at garage-sale prices on the other side of the gallery. So many of my favourite pieces that I literally do not have room for in my closet anymore, so they have to go to new homes. Mostly womenswear (obviously) – shoes sized 8-9, clothing in the small range.
We’ll have snacks and a bar, of course. It’s how we do.
Now this is a sale worth blogging about: imagine the treasure trove of lost goods left over from the manic weeks of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It’s great to see that the proceeds will be going to a worthy cause – the Network of Inner City Community Services Society, so families and children in the Strathcona, Downtown East Side, and Grandview Woodlands will receive additional support.
The sale began today and will continue to Saturday, July 31. I will definitely be checking this out tomorrow – probably a good opportunity to stock up on an extra cell phone (I seem to lose my Blackberry every 3 months), a camera, and who knows what else they’ll have – but it sounds like the selection will be all across the board, even in terms of clothing.
875 E Hastings, just West of Campbell St. 11am-6pm. Cash only.
We just finished shooting the catalogue images for the larry. FW 2010/11 collection yesterday, and like some kind of serendipity a video from our campaign/lookbook shoot from last month at Sugar Studios made its way into the public realm.
This is my friend Chase. Chase is soon to depart for a one year long trek which will take him through Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, HK and Shanghai over the course of a year – and while he’s there he’s going to keep us on top of the best in Japanese fashion. I consider him to be one of the most capable people I know to embark on this mission.
I hope you enjoy this additional gift: I’ve asked him to continue to submit photos of him eating breakfast, along with any other amazing images he finds relevant. In true Karate Kid spirit he agreed because, “I say, you do, no questions.”
Safe travels and fine fashion finds to you, young grasshopper.
All remaining FW09 stock will be offered at 25% off retail. Scented soy “larry. will keep you warm” candles are on sale for $15. And we’re giving away a CRAVE Vancouver book with every purchase (while supplies last).
If I could seriously consider going back to school (and fashion school, at that) it would have to be somewhere that specialized in knitwear, and Central St Martins College of Arts in London is one of the best. Here are a few of my daily design inspirations from CSM graduates of years past, as I power on with sketching out the next LARRY. collection…
could be interesting to play with this concept using large knitwear panels
looped ruffles
enough said
now try that with yarn
i’ve already sketched out a knit skirt that looks similar to the tops of these shorts
more panels
And the flurry of design continues! If anyone knows of other schools that specialize in knitwear I’d love to hear about it.
