Continuing with:FW/0809 Menswear

For the past couple of years, everyone has been talking about the exciting world of menswear and while I do see publicating pushing the envelope with styling, dressing — I can't say I'm all too sure men are ready to take it to the imagined extent of designers. And with this sorta neo-dandyism arising (perhaps from conservative recession-driven dressing), who knows — things could implode on the whole thing.. menswear might not be the creative, imaginative field designers like Ute Ploier, Miuccia Prada and Mihara Yasuhiro have expanded it to be. At the same time, I've come to appreciate NY fashion week more with independents designer in menswear like The Cast, Robert Geller, Thom Browne and store brands Opening Ceremony, Bblessing. And on the other side of the globe, I don't believe there's a thing that could stop the creative momentum in modern Tokyo's menswear.. SS/09 collections leave me hopeful but for now I'd rather much look forward to the parting from the sweltearing heat and imagine all that fall/winter has to show.

Store Spotlight: Boutique Reborn

When I think of Reborn, I recall the boutique's slim and sleek build, the personable (and good looking) staff, long-line garments leading to the all-white dressing receptacle, the stack of magazines sitting up front (the i-D with Beyonce on the cover in '06) and the two local designer pieces all my friends wished they had. Since then the world got lucky when Boutique Reborn opened up their very own webstore. 

The hidden-away boutique of Old Montreal stocks a collection of some of the best progressive local and international designer clothing. When I shopped the boutique a couple summers back, I fetched pieces from Complex Geometries and Plateau but Reborn's designer roster also includes (but is not limited to) Alexander Wang, Robert Geller, Petar Petrov, Peter Pilotto, Raf Simons along with labels Acne, Surface to Air, Preen and Darkshdw. Find anthing from a t-shirt to a coat or accessories at the webstore or boutique — Reborn's season collections carry it all. And soon we'll all have a mag to wait out for too — stay tuned, we'll keep you updated.

(all prices in Canadian dollars $$$)

Blog Shopping

Blackbird and Impulse are shopblogs with stores based out of Seattle, Washington, USA. 

Blackbird is a menswear store carrying brands such as Rag & Bone, Robert Geller, Nom de Guerre, Filippa K, Band of Outsiders, Comme Des Garcons, Cheap Monday and more. Common Projects and Surface 2 Air kicks go on sale this Friday, June 13th for Blackbird's Shoe and Denim Sale; RVCA and Cheap Monday denim will be marked down up to 75% off as well. Find the pshysical location of the store in Seattle, here.

Blackbird @ helloblackbird.blogspot.com
Impulse @ impulseseattle.com
The womenswear store Impulse stocks a range of brands and labels, including Tsumori Chisato, Superfine, APC, United Bamboo and Acne. Impulse has their very own sale starting this Saturday, marking spring items 30% to 60% off. Watch their e-commerce site Totokaelo, for the sale of pieces from the Seattle shop.