Whats wrong with fashion : a google imaged pictorial

As much as i love clothes and the idea of creative/artistic expression through clothing design, i despise the word fashion. To me it's become a dirty cliched word. It conjures up the wrong images of mindless consumerism and terrible taste . I tell people i hate fashion, i love clothes. Eventually there will be a positive counter-balance to this post (ying-yang concept), but until then im gonna call some shit out.


fuck the following things
celeb trend-chasing
seasonal hot lists
most north american fashion magazines
useless collaborations
brand whoring
best-dressed lists
cheap perfumes
eurotrash luxury
inner-circle elitism


oh last but not least (as my friend harry mentions on his blog) the blog
stylemounties


without further ado


what i hate about fashion : a pictorial

Las Vegas next Week

headed to vegas next week promise plenty of photos



in the meantime, follow my twitter, ill try to send some tweets from vegas when i get there on Weds.

Hollywood please stop destroying all source material possible

Please make it stop

girl of my dreams

i saw the most beautiful girl in my dreams
she was wearing this BLESS mega hood



alas it was only a dream

one day

Inglourious Basterds Trailer

Finally a trailer for the much-anticipated WWII tarintino flick.


just follow the link

here

Winterlicious at bymark.

The idea of winterlicious has mass appeal and its not hard to see why. 3 courses for a fraction of the normal price. Dig a little deeper though and you'll realize that alot of resturants treat the fixed menus as an afterthought and really skimp on you in terms of portion size AND flavor.

Last week i hit up bymark with a friend and I was overall satisfied with the meal and service. Although the main was quite disappointing. First off I'd like to say the ambiance of the place is really good, music isnt distracting, the decor is interesting and unique enough. One of the problems however is that the tables are really close together, which makes it hard to get around the place. Service was prompt and courteous all around, though the bread guy didnt show up till we had our mains.



This appetizer was really good in my opinion. The tuna sashimi was really fresh and the asian inspired garnishes and sauces really added a range of flavors to the dish. It was almost too flavorful.

The main i had was a sapporo braised short rib dish.
Once again the flavor was quite good although a bit on the salty side in my opinion. The meat was tender in some parts but it seemed like it was a little too dry and chewy in others. The risotto was good but nothing too memorable. I find it a little disturbing how so many Toronto restaurants seem to mindlessly follow trends all offering up some sort of squash risotto, short ribs, and some sort of exotic fish dish.

The desert impressed me and despite it being deceptively simple, it was memorable enough. The ice cream ontop of warm moist carrot cake is exactly how it sounded , but id be damned to remember the last time i had carrot cake this good. Also want to commend the pastry chef for ensuring that it wasn't too sweet or overpowering.

All in all i'd say bymark is worth a return visit but perhaps I'll have to order off the much more expensive regular menu next time.

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

Sketchy Cinnabons

This all started when i was in downtown toronto and decided to cop a cinnabon.

I sat down to feast on the warm delicious sweet layers of cinnabon greatness before it got cold when i remembered I had my SLR on me. I wanted to catalog the delicious meal hence me snapping this pic




This drew the attention of the man to my right (who's name i never got). He started talking to me asking me why i was taking the photo. In any case he then proceeded to tell me some shit about his life and he seemed like a bit of a strange but harmless artist. He had hitchhiked alot, went backpacking over Europe , and drew murals all over. He showed me some of his sketches and I looked at the one he was working on currently. He seemed harmless and actually had some interesting shit to say so i passively continued my conversation with him as i ate.

here is a pic of said man



I was about done my cinnabon when some asshole security guards came up to us and ordered the man to leave. They said some bullshit about how he didnt have a GO train ticket and thus wouldn't allowed to draw or sit in that area. I got herded out as well as i had my SLR with me and they gave some bullshit reason about how I couldnt snap photos there. For a second I thought the artist dude was going to start a fight with the asshole rent-a-cops but alas the verbal argument never escalated.

Standing outside the subway entrance now he had mentioned he was broke and starving since it was freezing today in toronto (almost -30C with windchill) I decided to help him out and give him enough money for so he could at least get a hot dog. He insisted that I take the drawing of Nadeen from him, and I thanked him for it thinking that I would now be left alone.

As I was about to leave he started following me along to the subway. I paid my fare and he said he was going to the bloor line as well. Thats pretty common but it started setting off alarm bells in my head.

I was ambiguous about where i was going and he mentioned he had some friends place he was gonna try to reach. I asked him what station he was getting off at and when he said the same station i was going to i thought oh fuck how am i gonna get rid of this sketchy guy.. there were also alot of warning signs when he tried to use techniques on me to gain compliance, lucky im street wise so i know when someone is tryin to hustle
some of his techniques are probably often used in high pressure sales and the like

techniques like creating future plot lines , using us or we (remember when those rent-a-cops gave us trouble, when he was the one who was getting shit), handing me the drawing so i felt like i owed him, having me carry his bag briefly when we transferred lines.. etc etc...

Anyway he kept talking to me throughout the ride, and I had to fake that I had to get off at an earlier stop than i really had to. Luckily he started to talk to another white dude on the train (bonding over bon jovi) so he was relatively occupied when i got off the train ..

I transferred trains so i could be on a different one than him and i beelined home thankfully i didnt see him again.



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cliffs :
eating cinnabon
meet weird artsy vagabond white guy
get kicked out by rent-a-cops
he follows me and starts to creep me out with extreme sales tactics
metal gear solid stealth

moral of the story be careful while eating cinnabons

New Camera Purchase

I finally gave in and bought myself a dslr : the canon digital revel XS more info .

I'm going to be taking more pictures in the near future but heres just a few sample pictures with the kit lens.

boredom

are you as bored as i am??

Another great commercial by NIKE

This is a great commercial spot, the cinematography, concept and music all work together to really create something memorable. Direct by David Fincher. Oh and Troy Polamalu STAYS hitting hard :)

white guilt

dont watch this unless you want to puke. dont say i didnt warn you
maybe its not a bad thing that western civilization is seemingly coming to an end.

H&M x CDG

came back from the drop today and got some alright items. So much hype for not that much substance (esp on the guys end). Most of the interesting pieces were the most in short supply, while the crap button-ups seemed to endlessly replenish.

heres a few items i got














and a crazy vid of the madness in NY

the whole thing is kind of laughable now that i think about it

im selling most of the items, all are S cept the 3 tone shirt. Email me any vids or links to vids if you took media of the Toronto drop

swagga at a hundred thousand trillion

now i dont usually endorse homemade youtube videos but this one is just so well edited and executed... pure entertainment for the ADD generation

can i has?