Name: Shea Lindenberg Title: Western Canada General Manager Business: Australian Boot Company Social: @australianbootco What do you do and how did you get here? I’ve been with the Australian Boot Company for 5 years as their Western Canada general manager. In the fall of 2014, I left my home in Manitoba to live in Vancouver. …
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Do Your Jeans Have What it Takes? Back for its 8th year, Dutil’s annual Fade February Competition is here to find the best fades from across the world. Who: You and your best fades. When: February 23rd, 2019 at 5PM. Entries due Feb 22. Where: Dutil Vancouver, Toronto + Calgary and at dutildenim.com With the help of …
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It is of paramount importance to have a quality denim jacket in your wardrobe. When you find the perfect fit, it’s like having a new best friend; you just kind of want to do everything together, all the time. Gastown has some solid places to find really good denim. Here’s a list that we know …
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If there is one guarantee in life (when living in Vancouver), it’s the rain. Love or hate it, eventually you’ll have to venture outdoors. Perspective is a wonderful thing, allowing many different views to arise while looking at a single source. Is a relentless, heavy downpour a blessing or a curse? Is the …
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Shopping for Him? Should be easy, right?! Wrongo. You can’t read his mind and he’s not always the best on communicating exactly what he wants for Christmas. It’s all about the things that last, the stuff that his friends don’t exactly have, the items of real quality. You can get all that in Gastown. …
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Congratulations, Mighty Men of Mo! You’ve made it to the middle of the month and have courageously avoided the urge to frantically shave off that wild, scraggly soup strainer of yours. Whether raising funds or awareness or both, the cause to cure cancer is most worthy, and we stand wholeheartedly with all who fight …
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The change in season has its highs and lows. Summer has begun its exit while Autumn readies itself in the wings. As leaves turn to different colours, and nights descend sooner upon the day, that unmistakable crispness appears in the air. The thought of a comfortable sweater or a wool cap seems right. It’s …
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Name: Carey Melnichuk Title: Entrepreneur and Owner Organization/Business: secret location Social: @slocation What do you do and how did you get here? I am an entrepreneur, and I own and oversee Secret Location – Canada’s first concept store. I have always been interested in fashion, although when I went to university, I actually studied agriculture. …
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The Labour Day weekend will soon be upon us as we revel in the final hurrah of summer. While the official start of Autumn is marked by the Equinox on September 22, a change in style for many has begun. Gastown is forever procuring some of the most interesting, well-made and genuinely beautiful items to wear …
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@clothingseries pop-up featuring Bourie Collection Now until August 27th Designer Hong Lee’s @clothingseries has opened a pop up at 51 Powell street. Come say hello and shop the beautiful collection. From clothingsereis.org: “clothing series” began from practical thinking. I was inspired by the South Korean fashion label BOURIE and proposed to present a showroom of their work …
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