Vancouver

  • September 3rd, 2010

    Word on the Street: The 2nd Annual Vitamin Victionary

    Just in time for back-to-school, we've compiled a list of our favourite words and catchphrases—this round is sure to make Oxford's next edition.

    Eat Pray Loved (v.): The act of leaving one's spouse to embark on an Oprah-approved journey of self-enlightment (may include an independence party, book club and ashram)
    Usage: Did you hear about Sally and Paul? She eat, pray, loved him!

    Tweethearts (n.): Couples who are infatuated with each other over Twitter but whose relationship would never exist in real life.
    Usage: I hope my boyfriend doesn’t mind that I’m spending all weekend flirting with my tweetheart.

    The jardigan (n.): When a jacket and cardigan meet—surely more staying power than jeggings?
    Usage: If his jardigan weren’t cashmere I wouldn’t have taken it. But I just can’t resist good Scottish cashmere.

    Bagacitis (n.): A reoccurring inflammation of the shoulder and upper arm area as a result of carrying a heavy handbag.
    Usage: Just the thought of the It Bag being back in style has made my bagacitis flare up.

    For more Vitamin Daily coinage, click here.

     

  • September 3rd, 2010

    All Dolled Up

    Sure she’s daddy’s little girl, but it’s your closet that Little Miss Dress Up raids come playtime.

    Spare the Loeffler Randall sandals, but spoil her inner Rachel Zoe, with Dace Paper Dolls. A collaboration with Philadelphia fashion illustrator Dallas Shaw, the doll and the fall 2010 Dace fashions to dress it with are a free download. The first look featuring a knit dress, ankle booties and a billowy jacket is now online, and more will follow in the next couple of months.

    Suddenly saying “cut that out” sounds so obliging.

    www.dace.ca

  • September 2nd, 2010

    High Style Flyer

    Getaways to boutique hotels with one-of-a-kind art and custom linens call for a bespoke bag.

    Pack the bare essentials into a piece from Palmer & Sons. Beautiful and well-built, the line of leather luggage is made in Vancouver the old way by father and son duo Nik and Jack. Each bag is constructed using hundreds of brass rivets hammered in by hand, fastened with unconventional closures like equestrian panic snaps and marine clasps and individually numbered using 100-year-old metal stamps. Made-to-order in two to three weeks, details like hue, handles and interiors can be customized.

    Just be prepared that your Gladstone could get more attention at Gladstone Hotel check-in than you.

    $230-$650 at www.palmerandsons.ca

    See pics from our studio tour with Nik Palmer on the Editors’ Diary.

  • September 1st, 2010

    Neighbourhood Watch

    In the realm of music videos, we thought we’d seen it all, from Bjork’s gorilla dentist in “Army of Me” to anime eyes on Lady Gaga in "Bad Romance."

    That was until Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown.”

    Set to the tune of their nostalgia-fueled single “We Used to Wait,” the new interactive online film takes you back to your childhood home through tech geekery and Google maps.

    Multiple browser windows choreographed to the music appear like magic too, but like all videos its better watched than read about.

    Tip: For optimal viewing, download Google Chrome and close other desktop applications.

    www.thewildernessdowntown.com

  • August 31st, 2010

    A Great Caper

    As summer segues to fall, all fashion talk turns to transition pieces. This means nubby knee-length socks ’neath chunky sandals, boy blazers over feminine frocks, and for we West Coasters, the all important rain slicker.

    Defeat downpours with Lily + Jae’s Charley Cape ($180). Made of rain repellent waxed cotton with double-breasted snaps, the cute hooded cover-up is perfect topper when caught in an unexpected September shower.

    In black or caramel, the cloak can be found at the label’s new four month pop-up shop within One of A Few. There you can also snap up the rest of the sophisticated collegiate fall collection, past pieces and vintage sourced by designer Jude Feller on her global escapades.

    Now you're cloaked in style.

    Lily + Jae in One of a Few, 354 Water St., Vancouver, 604-605-0685, www.lilyandjae.com