Parties & Events
#FIRSTANDFOREVER Dr. Martens SS ’12 Launch
Yesterday, the CONTRA crew headed over to the Dr. Martens store on Queen West for the #FIRSTANDFOREVER Dr. Martens SS 2012 Launch party. The theme was love – first loves, to be exact, of Toronto’s top bloggers’ shown by Instagram-ish photos hung in between rows of Doc’s SS collection on the wall. As part of [...]
A$AP Rocky x Community 54 In-Store
A$AP! A$AP! A$AP! Last Friday A$AP Rocky and the mob came through Community 54 (Parkdale) for a meet and greet with his fans and first ever T Dot show. Rocky patiently signed and met EVERY fan that waited hours to get a chance to get interact with the Harlemite. Even after a long day of [...]
Community 54 x TISA
Taz Arnold, the man behind TISA makes an exclusive appearance at the Community 54 Lower East Side store for a one day pop up on January 31st. Cop some TISA gear and meet Taz from 6PM-8PM.
Community 54 Toronto Store Launch
Last Friday CONTRA x Community 54 celebrated the Toronto store opening with a special in store with Rich Hil and live performance next door at Wrongbar. Here are some highlights from the store party.
Mascot – One Less Cup Event
Last week CONTRA attended the third annual One Less Cup charity event at Mascot. The night featured a silent auction of cups designed by various artists around the city for Grounds for Health, a charity focusing on womens health issues and more specifically, cervical cancer awareness.
Outclass Holiday Pop-up Shop
Always looking out for the guys over at Outclass, we wanted to spread the word about their Holiday pop-up shop. They’re a Canadian menswear label hailing from Toronto. The pop-up shop, held on Friday December 16th and Saturday the 17th from 12pm-7pm, will be selling pieces and exclusive samples of their A/W 2011 collection, with special friends and [...]
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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
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
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
Does the transsexual model Lea T epitomize the new ideal of fashion? Is she the ultimate in achieving androgyny?... >>
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. >>
