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Jay Strut

Jay Strut

Posted by Lauren Festa   | 

It’s not about who you know. It’s about knowing who you are. And strutting your stuff. That’s kind of what I’ve gathered from Jay Strut, a Toronto-based fashion blogger. We’re still getting used to this term and it’s definition, much to the annoyance of established fashion journalists and editors, who work to keep fashions’ gates [...]

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We’ve Got a Friend Crush Too

We’ve Got a Friend Crush Too

Posted by Lauren Festa   | 

They’ve been listed on the BBC’s Sounds of 2012, alongside Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks, and A$AP Rocky. It’s no surprise, and this is no buzz band. When I first saw the video for “I’m His Girl” by five piece too-cool-for-school band Friends, I was like ‘woah that’s some cool looking shit.’ And as it happened, [...]

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Corey Shapiro’s World

Corey Shapiro’s World

Posted by ThinkCONTRA   | 

Interview by Ryan Bolton Welcome to Corey Shapiro’s world. A realm comprised of rubbing shoulders with Rick Ross, Pharrell Williams and Gaga with a bounty of endless vintage eyewear in tow. Shapiro, with his distinct shaved head oft-capped with a fitted ball cap, full beard and an ever-changing selection of shades perched atop his nose [...]

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Odyn Vovk

Odyn Vovk

Posted by Melissa Fox   | 

Austin Sherbanenko keeps his studio in Skid Row in downtown LA because “it’s a good hiding spot.” He’s not trying to hide, just escape the white noise so he can hear his own thoughts, so he can filter out the garbage and do what he was born to do – create. His creative contribution? Odyn [...]

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The Talks

The Talks

Posted by Lauren Festa   | 

It’s strange to interview famous people; stranger still to interview people who interview famous people. That’s Johannes Bonke and Sven Schumann, childhood friends from Germany, and the masterminds behind The Talks, an online interview magazine, dedicated to long form journalism and in-depth Q&A’s with ‘interesting, remarkable’ people. “It’s a range of people” Johannes says, “designers, [...]

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Army Girls – Close to T.O

Army Girls – Close to T.O

Posted by Lauren Festa   | 

Andy Smith and Carmen Elle, together known as Army Girls, began their musical love making, uh, lovely music making journey in 2010, when they wrote and recorded their debut EP Close To The Bone (Blocks Recording Club) with producer Ben Cook, of the Toronto hardcore band, Fucked Up. Not a bad backer for a first [...]

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Lissy Elle – Teacups & Tutus

Lissy Elle – Teacups & Tutus

We posted a series of photographs by Lissy Elle a few months ago. Those were stunning, confusing and utterly captivating images, in and of themselves. Enough to make me think, Man, I need to get to know this girl, even if on a purely aesthetic basis. I was struck by the haunting quality of her [...] >>
Jason Ierace – Gun For Hire

Jason Ierace – Gun For Hire

  Finding cool stuff online is like making rapid fire but unrelated connections in your brain – one second you’re thinking about puppies and the next you’re contemplating life on Mars. How does it happen? Random. But interesting. Stream of conscious. Starting out with lord only knows what at this point, I skipped across photographer [...] >>
CYEOMS by Crystal Yeomans

CYEOMS by Crystal Yeomans

This is a tale of two cities; a story of lovers and 2×4′s, nervous break downs and self discovery. But above all, this is a story about fashion. I met her at a party, somewhere between drunkeness and floating, but I didn’t forget about Crystal Yeomans, the designer behind CYEOMS. Crystal is a ‘reverse-rebel’; both [...] >>
Lea T – Torment of Duality

Lea T – Torment of Duality

Does the transsexual model Lea T epitomize the new ideal of fashion? Is she the ultimate in achieving androgyny?... >>
Adriana Lima does Amy Winehouse

Adriana Lima does Amy Winehouse

Even as a crack smoking custy, model Adriana Lima still manages to look drop dead gorgeous portraying Amy Winehouse in the new issue of Love magazine. Let’s just hope Ms. Lima has a little more self-control. >>