After a months-long hiatus, Button Button is back with a brand-new location in Gastown! I was so desperate for buttons these past months that I actually had to drop by the home of the owner to stock up – but got some beautiful vintage wooden buttons for larry. neckwarmers out of the deal. Needless to say, I’m elated that the drawers and chests filled with thousands of beautiful buttons is back in the neighbourhood.
You’ve got the whole month of April to photo-shoot yourself wearing an item of dace clothing, mail it in, and be entered to win a $200 credit towards more fabulous dace gear!
I’ve been a fan of dace for years and years. Here’s a few recent shots of me in one of my favourite local labels…click for larger images.
(overexposed cameraphone pic, with crystal and kdon prior to juno awards / vfw closing gala last weekend)
(l-r: wearing dace s/s; with kris and shallom wearing dace jacket in ny; with flo and paulo dace dress at nyfw)
Send in your submissions soon – there’s so many beautiful s/s pieces I’ve got my eyes on – take a look for yourelf on the dace website and get snapping!
First off, apologies for the shameful photograph. I have been relegated to a world where I only have Photo Booth on my Macbook and the 3.2 mp camera on my Blackberry, so image quality isn’t exactly the name of my game at the moment.
This is an easy one. Be one of the first four to comment and you get to select which product you want, for free. Pretty darn simple. You must be in Vancouver and willing to pick it up, because that’s how giveaways work here.
Up for grabs: Flex Gel (control without stiffness), Hair Spray (flexible hold), Sculpting Paste (gravity-defying texture), and Power Gel (our strongest hold gel).
I am so keeping the men’s 5-blade fusion power razor with trimmer (!?) to myself – aren’t mens razors infinitely better than womens? Seems that way to me, but I’ll do a Venus vs. Gillette 5 blade showdown tomorrow to really settle the score.
Now, comment away. Bonus points if you share an embarassingly horrific hair-related story.
First let’s get the discontent out of the way. I must admit I am generally pretty disappointed with the crew of designers the producers rounded up for Season 2 of Project Runway Canada. After being blown away on multiple occasions last year, I grudgingly admit that there were few designs that garnered much more than a second glance this time around.
Of course, there are a few sidebars: I think Kim is an amazing designer, but the only challenge that really showcased her particular talents was the Design House / YSL outfit. Jessica and Sunny are obviously quite skilled in construction, but the former has no design innovation and the latter makes clothes for 50 year old women who want to look 35 again. Genevieve churns out beautiful pieces when she stays comfortably within her niche – think Grecian goddess with lots of drapes and floppy sandals. Nothing memorable to say about anyone else.
Clearly, Sunny is going to win it. Jason can’t compete and Jessica, like I said, can’t actually design. She’d make an excellent seamstress, though.
The last two episodes were filmed over a week ago in Toronto, and the winner has been selected after the final 3 unveiled their designs during LG Fashion Week. I will watch the next 2 eps, but only because I ‘have’ to – I can pretty much guarantee I’ll be moaning and groaning throughout the finale, like a stubborn 5 year old being forced to finish her vegetables pineapple. If Project Runway Canada were a 3 course meal, we would have gotten through the bland first two courses only to discover that – surprise! – there’s no dessert and you might as well just go home now. You would have gotten indigestion anyway.
If you are in the Toronto area this Friday, April 3, check out Brandon R. Dwyer’s Fall/Winter collection, featuring gowns and “skillfully crafted separates.” The launch is invite-only, so get yourself invited by RSVP’ing to andrew[at]brandonrdwyer.com – and let me know how it goes.
Kim and I just got through Vancouver Fashion Week, where we wore a lot of her designs while taking in the shows front and centre, and she’s definitely hit her stride design-wise. Drop her a line by visiting her website and get your own original gear while the gettin’s good.
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