Indie bands can be a dime a dozen – but what isn’t is a band that comes along producing music that makes you jam out unknowingly while listening to them. And by that I mean a band that has you bopping in your seat while multi-tasking, and singing along to words that you didn’t realized you had learned. TV Heart Attack, based out of Vancouver (Thorny Bleeder Records), is a band starting to make waves with their latest EP “Lost in the Sway“. Lucky me happened to be in Van …

 
It’s Melbreezy’s contest again! If you’re a chickita that’s going to be going to your prom this year, jump jump on this. A rare little opportunity to get this amazing girl to do your makeup.
 
Entering is easy:
1. Join Facebook Group
2. Comment on the wall with your Name/School/Gr. and that’s it!

 
Contest Closes Friday, April 9, 2010. Midnight EST.

 
I was plenty in awe when I jumped onto PACKED by franx, a blog that stemmed from the artist’s desire to draw one non-work related image a day. The illustrations are equal parts intricate and astounding. I absolutely love the edge, the comic-nature, and fashion-savvy stylings of the characters. Love the boundless inspiration housed within this recently created blog. I’d love to mirror some of these girls even, they’re kind of raw-perfect.
 
Keep at it, looking forward to seeing more!

 
As always, great coverage from JWu Photography of all things glamourous in European Fashion land.

 
This is a little back play back, but not too far distant in the past DANIER held a design contest for Ryerson Fashion Design students to have the opportunity to have their take on the leather jacket. First place was $5,000, alongside a design that would be sold in select DANIER retail locations (talk about your big break). From the words of Jeffrey Wortsman, mister CEO:
 
“We at DANIER have been thrilled to be able to give students superior insight and knowledge into the world of leather; we hope that this …

 
Plenty cool – the fourth shirt of a six part series in a limited edition collective from ION Magazine x Robert Mearns. Nothing like getting a little taste of the rich Vancouver cultural flavour prior to going there. They call this one Ernie ‘10 – it’s a street-infused, raw design that men and women can jump into. Have a look at the rest of the collabo here. $30.00 for a piece of limited-ness.
 
Robert Mearns is a young and talented artist from Vancouver. Robert is known for his photorealistic portraits of …

> the gorgeous black book is from brave leather. thank you!
 
2010 is bursting with opportunity after the close of a huge 2009. It’s astounding how quickly the first week has passed – only another 51 to go. Let’s make them good.
 
Thanks to JB Smith Photography for doing a really impromptu (ah, key word) shoot with me – more on-the-fly imagery coming.
 
I’m going to be more mobile this year so hopefully we’ll see some diverse backdrops throughout le blog.
 
Time to go snow tubing, catch you all soon!

 
Reviving the past – another from the Impromptu shoot that we did earlier in the year. Nothing like getting nostalgic about the past blindingly fast year. Model: Jenn Bo Benn, Photographer: JWu Photo.
 
PS: Toronto is amazingly small, I knew JWu was back in Toronto, but it took a little sneak-up-behind-in-suburban-mall-yelling-action to realize. So good to see you mate, see you soontimes!

 
To embrace my penchant for cuteness and colourful accessories, Dodo Designs chose the opportune time to approach my inbox so I could sift through all the goodies. Sushi, cherries, cupcakes – all solid patterns. Pretty pouches for all occasions (and don’t lie boys – I’m sure you have uses for pouches. But instead, if you’re antsy for one of these, get it for a girl so you’ll have something to smile at). Custom / unique patterns and fabrics are used to create these products of all sizes and varieties. And …

 
The Twittersphere is a great place – how else would I have met the lovely Kimberly Mae from v:space Studio? I was sent some beautiful samples of their stunning and graphics-rich creative cards for the season, I wish I was able to post earlier (but due to extreme busy-ness, I wasn’t able to). But if you still have cards to send out or share, then definitely hit them up for these (or look them up during the year whenever you have a little note to send to someone). I really …