Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
The Block‘s friend and contributor Sarah Frances Kuhn also happens to be a totally rockin’ designer. The former Teen Vogue accessories editor (and current Block writer) recently released a series of amazing fabric-and-chain camera straps (reminiscent of classic Chanel bag chains) with NYC boutuqie/gallery End of Century and jewelry designer Cheek-ie.
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
After opening its doors in late 2009, Saturdays Surf NYC quickly became one of the new leaders of cool within the already busy fashion scene in New York. The SoHo based company is part coffee shop, part retail space, stocking supplies for the city’s surprisingly large surfing community, as well as a selection of brands such as Levis, Gitman Brothers Vintage and Baxter of California. Recently Saturdays has embarked on creating their own menswear label, transcending its surfing roots, and gaining further credibility in the realm of style and design. Case in point: their recent collaboration with renowned Japanese bag maker Porter. (more…)
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011
With Tom Ford, it’s always about sex, and the newly-announced Tom Ford Beauty collection is no exception. The 32-unit collection, with products ranging from $30 to $250, includes his current line of luscious lipsticks along with hyper-pigmented lip glosses, dewy shadows, foundation sticks and illuminating primers.
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Friday, June 10th, 2011
wings+horns S/S 2011
Gone are the days when only the wealthiest of men could afford to care about the make of their garments, the fit of their tailored goods or the feel of their fabric. The contemporary man is as fastidious as his aristocratic counterpart, and menswear is a booming, innovative industry. Today’s best lines build their following on fulfilling those age-old notions of quality and craftsmanship, and Wings+Horns stands out among them, but with an added utilitarian ethos.
Their design methodology has enabled them to achieve that perfect synergy between function, fit and finish. Established in 2004 in Vancouver by Craig Atkinson, Wings+Horns has recently welcomed a new designer, Davidson Manaloto, to its team. The Block caught up with him to speak about the brand, and his vision for its future.
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Jewelry in the shape of the Evil Eye is a staple of dollar stores and hippie bazaars; paw through a table full of silver jewelry and tucked in amongst the snake rings, amber, and mood rings, you’re sure to find a few of these iconic, unblinking single eyes on rings, charms, or bracelets.
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Charlotte Taylor F/W 2011
Charlotte Taylor is a young up-and-coming Lancashire-born, The Isle of Wight-based designer with a penchant for cute animals and grannie style. A graduate of Central Saint Martins, she cut her teeth working in marketing for Luella, where she learned about the other side of the fashion business. Following Luella’s fold in 2009, Taylor launched her own eponymous label, a process she famously documented on her blog, charlotte-taylor.blogspot.com. Declared “The One to Watch” by Vauxhall Fashion Scout, Taylor is indeed an exciting new name on the scene. With her F/W 2011 collection soon making its debut on this side of the pond, we caught up with the designer for a chat.
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
With the return of the summer sun comes the desire to adjust one’s seasonal attire. An item synonymous with warmer weather is the versatile, rope-soled espadrille shoe. Originally worn by 14th century peasants and soldiers in Catalonia, the espadrille has stood the test of time and found its way back into contemporary fashion. Taking an innovative perspective on the classic shoe is French brand Sultan Wash which infuses the aesthetic of a modern canvas sneaker with the traditional rope soles and shape of an espadrille to create their Sespa Homme shoe. (more…)
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Location: Crosstown, Vancouver
Rexford Lavado is the designer of Broken English, a brand he founded in 2008 with partner Lindsay Rankin. A trained goldsmith, Lavado handcrafts each and every piece in his Crosstown studio, where he is accompanied by his dog Harlem. We spent an afternoon with the designer while he showed us around his workspace.
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
In our beauty story, photographed by Guy Aroch, Sabrina Nait channels the alluring Bianca Jagger. Makeup artist Angie Parker explores new products by NARS Cosmetics to achieve a lush and seductive look. (more…)
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
Jeremy Laing invites us inside his Parkdale studio to show us a few of his favourite things in this exclusive shoot from The Coveteur.
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THE BLOCK MIXTAPE
by Young Empires
Mixtape: Young Empires
Toronto's Young Empires send us straight to the dancefloor with this mixtape for The Block.
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01. Sabali (Vitalic Remix) - Amadou & Miriam
02. Lies (Herve Remix) - Fenech-Soler
03. Hour of the Wolf (Lifelike Remix) - Adam Kesher
04. Dance the Way I Feel (Armand Van Helden Remix) - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
05. Snake Charmer - Bag Raiders
06. Wait & See - Holy Ghost!
07. All Night (Azari & III Remix) - Voltage
08. You Know I Know It - Tensnake
09. La Mezcla - Michel Cleis
10. Rain of Gold (French Horn Rebellion Remix) - Young Empires
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