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 …

 
If anyone’s a sucker for cool aesthetics…it’s most definitely, DEFINITELY me. I’m finding what seems to make for good presents as of late are really slick publications, and PUSH IT | The Story So Far (Volume 1 & 2) is noooo exception. Maybe it’s the novelty of calling something a “bookzine”, but whatever they’ve put together, I’m appreciating it visually.
 
Their words, not mine:
 

The Story So Far is a visual chronicle featuring the many new and  featured beautifully shot editorials that became synonymous with PUSH IT Magazine, charting our rise from …

 
Really digging the black and white series in H&M’s magazine this go. It’s an art to have photography devoid of colour. Enjoy my few snaps and go get your own in store.
 

 
It’s been a little while since I went to an event (mostly because I’ve been so busy planning THE PEEK), but this was definitely worth breaking the hiatus. Held at the Andrew Richard Designs Loft, the event was a catered, dj-ed, well decorated, fashion-maven-rich event. I bumped into some familiar faces, and finally got to meet Ashley Rowe of Miss Rowe fame (I did a Q&A with her a little while back, you can revisit it here). It was a great review of the trends that we should expect in …

 
The new edition of CONTRA Mag is out – go checks it [a forewarning of nudity within]. Stunning editorials – high fives to the CONTRA Team!
 

 
> images from thinkcontra.com

 
The new issue is out and about – CONTRA MAG has done it again with its image-rich online magazine. It’s always got that graphically charged imagery that we lust for in a magazine, this time with a New York flavour. Peppered with profiles on what’s late and great in New York, interesting folk that raise from there, and hella good fashion finds, I’m pretty confident CM has managed to boost NYC travel interest from local Torontonians.
 
Checkity it out at thinkcontra.com. Keep killin it Trung and MILA!
 
> images de thinkcontra.com

 
Just une slight shoutout to ION Magazine – they’ve nabbed Lykke Li for the front cover of this month’s issue (pretty rad timing as she just did a great show in Toronto early February, and has been making waves with Aritzia as of late). Pick up a copy at your local hip spot (aka in Toronto that would be near every store down Queen West), or check it out online HERE.
 
> image grappled from ionmagazine.ca

 
This is bloc giving some BLOCK love – THE BLOCK (alright this is starting to sound a bit much in one sentence) MAGAZINE is something that came upon me and allowed me a double take. The imagery is stark yet bold, avant garde and high-end, and has me staring at the intricately styled editorial shots. Somehow it’s managed to capture modern, classic, and street sentiments. For example, think DKNY versus Onitsuka Tiger (Asics) and Miss Sixty as avid advertisers.
 
Give in to the gloss and freshness of print – everyone needs …

 
I know you want them goodies. Okay that’s the first and last r+b reference I make for awhile – but aside from that, one of Toronto’s slickest has put out another edition – CONTRA MAG is out again with their newest edition “goodies”, detailing the freshest and most delish in sneaks, blogs, tech, dvds, and everything cool that you could possibly want to read about.
 
This issue is really rich in dramatic black and white photography and as always, delivers some really creative and avante-garde styling. I’m also loving the wrap-up …

 
Distill: The best of the international fashion and style press
 
Or
 
How to know everything about everything
 
Along with the onset of Toronto’s Fashion Week, October also marks the launch of UK’s Distill-a fashion mag like no other. Instead of it’s own editorial content, Distill features the best of the best fashion and style magazines from around the globe. America’s V, France’s WAD, the UK’s Exit, Japan’ Huge—they’re all here in a tidy, one-stop guide for lovers of international style and fashion photography (which in this issue, happens to be stunning).
 
Clever to say …