ON & BEYOND

I went through the fucking snow storm of the century last night to get to Jeremy‘s place, where we got to work on the new OTH (Off The Hook, not One Tree Hill) website which should be launching quite soon. stay tuned.

Oli (Bruxe design) called me up the other day and invited me to be one of the judges for the Cut & Sew contest hosted by Lifetime. The event, which takes place at Three Monkeys, is a contest in which 16 teams get to create a garment from scratch. The judging panel was composed of Oli, Ariana (Three Monkeys), Lisa (The Naked Eye Magazine) and myself. The winners, based on the originality/marketability/overall impression, are treated to a 500$ Lifetime Collective Gift bag and have an opportunity to see their garment mass produced and featured in an upcoming Lifetime Collection. How could I say no to seeing a few cute girls privately modeling clothes for me. More pictures of the winner announcement later tonight.

I grew up in Burgundy and let’s just say that the neighborhood wasn’t built to be a tourist attraction. Yeah…it’s pretty hood around here. HOWEVER, the metro station (Georges-Vanier) was always quite a treat to be in. It’s architectural eye-candy. And, to my knowledge and opinion, the best looking station. The subtle lighting, the broad cubic allure, the simple lines, and the texture variety just inspires a minimalistic appeal that’s simply timeless. Remember, this was built in the 70′s!

My homeboy Josh has a pretty impressive blog. I still remember the first time he showed me the beta versions of his site. Over time, it’s grown quite popular, which was expected, seeing that he’s pretty on point. The name: Street Etiquette, most hypebeasters already know about it because josh is a fucking celebrity on HYpebeast ehhehe. For all you non-hypebeasts, here’s a formal introduction to a fast growing blog. www.streetetiquette.com

Sorry for the lack of updates over the passed few days, this was my first weekend off since a looong time, so I made sure to go out, and get some change from all the “hermitage” (is that even a word?) I’ve been doing… I’ve been either working or doing stuff for school over the passed 5 months. My room slowly and gradually started accumulating shit everywhere. papers, shoes, random cardboard boxes, clothes…So I took a 2-3 hours and cleaned it all up. BEFORE & AFTER! This feels like a trading spaces type of shit.

Kinda stole this idea from Johnny. At least I’m admitting to it. Here’s my little shop guide for the snow season. Had to switch up the wardrobe a little this weekend because of the amount of snow and wind outside, so here are, for me, some essentiels pour l’hiver (winter must-have’s, you fucking blokes) Oh and p.s. to all you hypebeasts reading my blog, I know you do, Don’t give me shit about brand synergy…This isn’t an ensemble. PEACE

Oh, one more thing, I tend to use my ipod alot in winter because it’s so gloomy outside, here’s a mix to top off everything, you are welcomed: J rocc – Syndromes 2

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I have been shaving my hair since the 7th grade and trust me, it gets cold up there. Cashmere for my head please. Can’t half step on your scarf game, never know when you might need to wrap it around your main squeeze to impress her.

two.

I don’t give a shit, Oxfords are all year-round, I’ll wear that shit to sleep. “Thomas Pink. They make shirts. UK shit. Butter.”-Paul 107. And if you are on a financial slope, then L.L.Bean. Period.

three.

Shawl collars for the win this year. It’s the perfect alternative to the ever so homo turtle necks. W+H and Maiden Noir. Canadian cotton and Japanese cotton only

four.

Take your peacoat, throw it back into your closet and wait til march. Feathers > Wool

five.

You gotta have chinos to go with an oxford, that’s just how it works. It’s like having mashed potato’s with a steak. Beer with pizza. Cheese in a burger. I could go on for ages…

six.

You knew I would suggest a pair of Redwings. I still don’t know if I’m down with the little tongue flap coming on to the toe cap on those Vendor Boots…But that wheat color is just bananas with the royal blue laces.

My brother lives in Japan, and well I used to make him go to Supreme, NBHD and F.I.L. for me, eventually I kinda felt really bad every time because, well he is a busy business suit type of guy…. So recently I’ve just harassed him to send me magazines which I think is a little more reasonable…right??? Anyhow, I fucking love Japanese magazines, or just magazines in general…When I read these things I feel like a kid, I can’t read any of the text so all I do is stare at pictures, kinda like how we all used to read magazines as a kid…There was about 20 centimeters of snow today, which is why I stayed in and flipped through pages of this shit.

My girl sent over a little package for my birthday…I don’t think there’s anything better than waking up to the mailman ringing your doorbell with a box of goodies…I love you babe, thanks for the package, a pair of visvim’s + The office’s full season = best birthday present ever…