UC FOR ME

Humble Beginnings and Black Clothes

Me and Ray started a menswear blog called born at dusk at Born at Dusk. Show some love and check us out.

More photos of the Ann Demeulemeester and tons of other menswear related items can be found there.

Follow us on twitter as well.

Number (N)ine F/W 2009/2010 " A Closed Feeling"

While I feel Number Nine has struggled to create anything memorable or particuarly strong over the last couple of years their latest showing for F/W 2009/10 is absolutely striking. This may not be "wearable" to some, but at least the collection can be taken as a "complete idea". The way it has been presented here is simply incredible.



I stumbled accross a video of this very show and it was jaw-dropping. Dazeddigital has put up the video HERE

Raf Simons Peter Saville

Both legends in their own right i managed to find a hoody from the fw 2003-2004 season that had the factory records logo (joy division, new order et all). That kind of sparked my interest in some of the other pieces from that collaboration I managed to find this old picture of that raf simons season.


If anyone could link me to more photos of this season ill love you forever.

Blackbird Interview

When it comes to menswear shops Blackbird is among the best in N.America. The team over at blackbird have not only made an impact locally , but also globally becoming one of the most influential and successful online blogs/shops around.



Tyler, the online sales manager over at the store has been interviewed over at lamebasics

Look into what's next for Blackbird as some exciting products and brands are arriving soon.

lookbook.nu

okay this site used to be suck, but now its worth at least killing a few minutes on

and with girls that dress like this
why the hell not



if you're on other fashion related sites, you're sure to see many familiar faces/clothes. Leave a comment w/ your email addy if you need an invite to the site as it is currently invite only.

robert geller

Tried on a couple items today.. should i cop you decide.

please leave comments

jacket $680



blazer $800 something :(



bonus

grey blazer that feels 2 sizes too big for me. Not going to get this but it look good on the rack, just thought i'd share.

April Purchases

Some stuff in anticipation of Spring

Bagjack x Beinghunted Messenger bag
Heavy nylon codura, 3 strap fastening system, spacious lined interior, metal zip detailing.





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Tim Hamilton for Uniqlo Chambray Club Collar





Supreme S/S oxford



Nike Air Triax Structure OG colorway. First pair of sneakers in a minute. Shouts to GDFT fam for the hookup, appreciate it as always.




APC Washed Grey New Cure.
Thanks James

Karl Lagerfeld for Rockstar Games

in a word amazing.

Karl Lagerfeld will make an appearance as one of the radio DJs in GTA IV.

one of the best collabs of the year to date.

Street Peeper

If you're bored and looking for a way to check out different street style in major cities around the world check out street peeper/.

It features street style pics from a handful of cities around the world, and best of all is searchable by style AND Label.

I agree some of the fits suck, but shit you aint doing nothing right now anyway.

plus you get some babes like this fine specimen on the left

Whatever she's selling I'm Buying

WATCH AND BE AWED



ps.. too bad this is for some shitty fashion line by the Olson twins. Shows sometimes great advertising goes to waste

Mellinda Mae-Harlingten @ Toronto Fashion Week

Mellinda shown here on the right is a promising Canadian designer.

Had the chance to attend this show on Monday.

While not ground breaking, it was a well-put together and thoughtful collection of wearable pieces at reasonable pricepoints. Mostly greyscale with a few splashes of color.

A video of the show taken by me has been uploaded to youtube. It shows all the looks at the end of the show



Check more of her work here

and a star article about the show here

Tim Hamilton for Uniqlo

Once again Uniqlo (DIP) designer invitiation project brings another wearable and versatile range this time designed by Tim Hamilton. As always he retains his signature nouveau classic American prep look, but this time at much more affordable price points.

a couple of my favorite looks.





The stuff should be in Uniqlo stores come Spring.

I'll have to see if I can get someone in NY to grab me some of this stuff as i am SURE it will sell fast.

More on TimHamilton

Source : We are the Market

Dejour Magazine Issue 3

Dejour magazine issue 3 is now out


highlights include features by Richard Price, Mordechai s. Rubinstein, Corpus S/S 08 preview, interview with Donovan and musical selections by JU$TANOTHERRICHKID

thanks to Kyle for the heads up.

DEJOUR MAGAZINE

supreme s/s 08 preview

the long-awaited preview has finally been released on the Supreme website



of note is a collaboration with cartoonist Ralph Bakshi


kermit shot by terry richardson, bakshi and zippo?


of course only supreme could or would do it..

more on the Supremesite

The Perfect Scent

Came across an article in the star introducing an interesting book about the process of making scents.the star


Basically the book touches on some of what goes on behind the scenes in the perfuming industry. The amount of work and attention to detail that goes into creating unique and imagination-capturing scents is absolutely incredible. Hence why I tend to really appreciate when brands keep creative control of their scents from conception to market.

A good example of this is CDG (comme des garcons) fragrance line. One of their latest offerings being Oduer 53 described as



"An abstract anti perfume. The latest technology is used to clone odours from inorganic materials. Smells never before used, with no precise name only abstract ideas."
NOTES: The freshness of oxygen, nail polish, flash of metal, cellulosic smell, pure air of the high mountains, sand dunes, fire energy, ultimate fusion, wash drying in the wind, burnt rubber, mineral intensity of carbon, flaming rock."


Get the book. here

and cdg oduer 53 (among other great CDG scents)
here

NDG in at nomad

nomad just put out the NDG SS 08 collection



including these items
Shawl Collar Sweatshirt
Flight Rain Jacket
Driver Jacket
Helmet Bag (made in the same factory as Porter)
Rancher Denim and various
Suit Vest
Summer Suit
Various Tees

i know its been pretty hotly anticipated so stop in quick before the good items/sizes are gone

Blue Jean Confidental

CBC produced an interesting doc about the history of denim and how it's changed in both its construction and public perception of the years. The doc touches on vintage denim hunters, Japanese collectors , washing/fading techniques and much more. Kiya over at selfedge helped put this together, so you know they had to get some things right.

If you missed the first airing you can still catch it online here.

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/confidential/bluejean_video.html

class is in session

this backpack has been making the rounds




but now its cosigned by 'ye

ye's blog
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/

dont forget to cop tickets for his tour when it hits Toronto. tix going fast, and im not even sure if im going yet, but if u wanna see him NERD and lupe better act. (not so big on rihanna)

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/artist/885590

Fast fashion, fair prices

While H&M seems to be focusing on more mainstream designers (Cavalli, V+R) to do their designer collabos, uniqlo choses to go with promising up and coming designers.

The latest DIP (designer invitation project ) being with Loden Dager. While not particularly exciting, it's well executed spring collection. As always expect low pricepoints and quality detailing for the price. I wouldnt mind that blazer myself.

This should release in March but good luck getting it the only N.American store is in Soho.






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