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Good bye Alexander McQueen
Heaven just got a little more fashionable.
Alexander McQueen was 40 years old when he commit suicide just several days before London Fashion Week….
Openly gay, McQueen – who once described himself as the ‘pink sheep of the family’ – left school at 16 and went to work at Savile Row’s Anderson & Sheppard, whose clients included Prince Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev, after he saw a television program about the apprentice shortage in traditional tailoring.
He went on to work for Gieves & Hawkes, theatre’s famous Angels & Bermans costumiers, and then worked in Japan and Italy.
He returned to London in 1994, hoping to work as a pattern cutter tutor at London’s prestigious Central Saint Martins fashion school. Thanks to the strength of his portfolio he was persuaded to enroll in the course himself.After graduating McQueen set up his own label based in the East End of London. With the launch of his ‘bumsters’ trousers with a waistband so low that the buttocks are revealed, McQueen made his label famous through tabloid headlines.
He went on to be named head designer at Givenchy in 1996, succeeding John Galliano, before joining forces with Gucci, who bought 51 per cent of his company.
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Follow – @butilovememore
Ms Nova (aka Nova B. Rutherford) is totally fabulous. She is a Pisces <><
Full of insights and quotes that will make your day go by that much faster. Her blog will make you laugh, cry and say, “Hey! That happened to me!”. She, like I, am in LA by the way of Toronto.
“The price of success is so much lower then the price of failure.”
One of my favorites in my LA Twitter fam!
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In the Biz: Ron Robinson
Tuesday’s entrepreneurship class is always a delight… engaging lectures, interactive learning and dynamic guest speakers! I had the pleasure of meeting Ron Robinson, the president of Apothia at Fred Segal and a ‘Sartorialist’ in my books. Ferragamo Manila Sneaker Patent Calf kicks + fragrance entrepreneur who knows no bounds = super dose of inspiration.
Fly kicks
Apothia is the fusion of apothecary and utopia. Rob has been discovering brands for over 35 years. He specializes in fragrance and style objects for the home, as well as children and men’s fashion.
25 years ago, fragrance and skincare items were only sold at department stores, beauty supply shops and drugstores. Apothia changed all that by incorporating the ‘buy’ concept from the fashion retail world. The selective buys created a new boutique setting for unique and underground beauty brands to flourish.
Award winning Interior Scent of the Year: Apothia Aromatic Candles
The first fragrance created by Ron is IF. When he created this fragrance, he wanted to make sure it and it’s packaging would stand the test of time and trends and still remain relevant. It sure does. This is why he is a commercial artist.
It comes in both pure essence and also in a eau de parfum. Its heart notes consists of 4 white flowers with top notes of zesty grapefruit and sparkling yuzu. It is hip, fashionable and elegant. It’s simplistic, timeless and genderless. IF has unique packaging! It is a roll on and has a silicone coating that makes it bounce when dropped.
Apothia IF
Another great story he shared with us was for the creation of the scent Velvet Rope. The package again is brilliant in its tactile experience and visual design.
The scent itself was inspired by a very dry vanilla martini with a twist of grapefruit. A vanilla bean is dropped in the drink and the oil from the bean creates the perfect vanilla aroma in the cocktail. This is that scent.
Ron Robinson asks: “What’s the box we create for ourselves?”
Underground fragrance triggers imagination and is boundless in its amplification. So come and be in limbo with us between the tangible (go to Fred Segal) and the intangible (the feelings these fine fragrances evoke) where we fall in love on the wet and we buy on the dry.::Perfect Valentine’s Day present::
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Good Bye Ophelia
There has been a death in the family. I am so sad. I woke up this morning with a strange urge to call my exboyfriend. It was a weird feeling. I sent him a text message hello and warrant no reply. Then I went on with my day and left for my internship. While I was driving, I got a ‘updated PIN’ BBM message from his brother. I proceed to say hello and he told me the sad news. Lia – who is Jacob’s sister and my estranged little girl, was put down yesterday based on her owner’s choice. She seemed to exhibit aggressive behavior and the decision was made. I personally think that it take me a lot to give up on someone and something. I believe in rehabilitation, I believe in circumstance and I believe there is no such thing as bad dogs only bad owners. I am terribly saddened by this news but also would love to take the time to celebrate her life and the joy she brought to Jacob and I.
We miss and love you Lia. You will always be my baby.Ophelia June 2005 – Feb 2010 - Uncategorized
Feb Wants
People have grocery lists, I have Forever 21 lists! I want all of these.. Which do you like?
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Meet SMVC!
“When most kids their age were riffling through college textbooks and figuring out the path of least resistance towards some sort of stable income, these small town boys were riffling through their parents record collections, studying the messy emotion-fuelled rock of Pavement and the fuzzy post-rock discography of Sonic Youth, dreaming of ways they could marry it all together”
Sandman Viper Command are Audio Blood’s newest addition to their already AWESOME roster of artists; four best friends Rob Janson, Aaron Harvey, Dan Reardon, and Matt Meyer make up this ambitiously named group. In the beginning, they locked themselves up for days in their parents’ basements practicing and refining demos; only emerging when they had stumbled upon the most perfect blend of garage pop/guitar fuzz rock Canada has heard in a long time.
They just wrapped up a busy year, playing alongside the likes of Holy Fuck (I LOVE THEM), The Arkells and more. During this time they were also recording their debut album Everybody See This, which will be released on March 2nd.
“Everybody See This has lots of variety, yet never sacrifices the consistency of the full release…”Strawberry Quick” is like a parasite, vague enough for any heartless teenager to fill in the gaps with their own lost stories of lust-filled nights….”Oh Yeah, It’s Fusion” is a right proper sing-a-long while balancing on the edge of being nerdy art rock and an angular ambient guitar jam.”CHECK OUT the promo video for “Yo Bobcat”:
UPCOMING SHOWS:Feb. 2 @ C’est What, TORONTO
Feb. 9 @ C’est What, TORONTO
Feb. 16 @ C’est What, TORONTO
Feb. 23 @ C’est What, TORONTO
Feb. 27 @ The Mansion, KINGSTON (w. Wax Mannequin)
Mar. 11 @ El Mocambo, TORONTO (Audio Blood CMW showcase)
Make sure you go out and show them some love!Check out their myspace and don’t forget to…
Follow them on twitter!
♥Did you know? Sandman Viper Command isolated themselves for six months in a barn on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario with producer Dave King; recording intensely to ensure Everybody See This captured the raw, frenetic qualities of the band, and achieving that lofty childhood goal of creating a sound they can call their own.muah!♥Bella♥Thanks Sari!
