With Spring just around the corner the “rocker” image seems to continue to trend for this season. My picks for this upcoming season focus on functionality and versatility. Both looks are meant to work for every day wear and have a little bit of pop for your nights out. The first outfit features light colours with yellow accents to compliment, while the second outfit gives you that all black look with lots of zippers and a graphic tee inspired by that band merchandise aesthetic.
If you’re looking for the highest quality in leather goods and sneakers this summer than look no further than Tokyo based brand Hender Scheme. Started by founder Ryo Kashiwazaki the brand represents masterful craftsmanship and quality. Hender Scheme has become well known for their homage line, which that reinterprets classic sneaker silhouettes with high quality leather materials in black and nude tones.
Century Palm has announced a Canadian tour in anticipation of the release of their new EP “Meet You.” Which will release on March 10th. Century Palm was initially formed by vocalist/guitarist Andrew Payne in 2014 following the dissolution of Ketamines, a cult favorite garage-pop band founded by bassist Paul Lawton that featured 3/4ths of the eventual members of Century Palm (Lawton, Payne, Penny Clark & Jesse Locke) in one or other of its various iterations.
Fresh off his debut album titled by the same name, NAV is poised to have a big year in 2017. After increasing his exposure significantly in 2016 by appearing on the Travis Scott song “Biebs in the Trap” the pill popping Soundcloud rapper came out strong on his first studio album.
Tucked away in a quiet side street of Centertown Ottawa sits North & Navy, which is every bit as elegant as it sounds. A converted century home creates a parallel between Northern Italian cuisine and Eastern Ontario fare; conveying a sense of excitement that lies somewhere between the discovery of something original and simply coming home.
I do declare, I am in love with whisk(e)y and I am officially shouting it from the mountaintop. From the moment Don Draper took a sip of his Old fashioned, we have become obsessed with whisk(e)y-based cocktails. After Mr. Draper inspired a new generation of brown liquor lovers, the Japanese swooped in and bought up whisky distilleries from Scotland all the way down to the whiskey distilleries in Kentucky.