I never used to like watching anything Sci-Fi. Never would've thought that I'd be a sucker for robots, outerspace, or aliens for that matter but look at me now! I am strangely attracted to Spock and sometimes I'll randomly make those noises that Transformers make while, uh, transforming. And especially after seeing District 9, now I'm seriously fascinated and totally into movies like these. Am I the only who CRIED in that movie? Gosh.
I feel like I'm the very last one to blog about this collaboration, but it's not my fault Calgary always seems to be slightly delayed when it comes to keeping up with fashion. The Matthew Williamson for H&M collection hit the sales floor just today - and thankfully I was able to pop by just before work. I ended up being a couple minutes late actually, all because I wanted needed to get my hands on something; what made it worse was the fact that they couldn't hold anything from the collection so I was incredibly rushed. Hopefully once I get back from Van, I can actually take some time to try on some of the other pieces (if there are any left by then). Although I actually find myself quite confident that there will be, since shoppers here in Calgary compared to New York or any other of the openings are way more nonchalant, or dare I say clueless; dozens of girls walked by the collection not even knowing what was going on! Shame shame. But more for me. Also a little disappointed we didn't get a lot of the anticipated pieces seen in pictures that surfaced the internet prior to the actual release (like this Silk Mix Electric Blue Suit!), but otherwise quite satisfied with what I ended up getting:
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Watch out Kid Robot, Crooks & Castles, Johnny Cupcakes... there's a new guy in town. Introducing: fcswdt. I'm sure I'm not the only one when I say that it's a breath of fresh air to see the development of an apparel and lifestyle brand that is locally-based right out of our hometown, Calgary. Established just this year in time to hit S/S09, already I can see the potential of this company turning into much, much more than just a t-shirt business. "We aim to bring forth a number of projects from the array of subcultures: artists, musicians, athletes and alluring individuals we see and meet on a daily basis." Plus, not only is buddy Addison one out of the five guys behind the project, but on their fresh Official Website (just launched yesterday), a familiar face from my years of high school, Stace, is modeling the Men's S/S09 collection. When asked when I could get my hands on some, their reply? "The tees will not be available till about next week... we still have some minor details to be added to some of them! We are very anxious to release to the public, yet don't want to rush without filling the small details to provide our customers with high quality threads! Thanks for your support Amanda!" Seriously, these guys are dope.
Introducing: Elias Tahan Photography. Seriously, do yourself a favor and visit his portfolio; the rest of his projects are absolutely breathtaking. So raw and real. I would post them all on GGGB, but like I said, rather you do yourself myself a favor and just visit his website (linked @ bottom), haha.
Twice a year, Aritzia holds what is called The GSM: General Sales/Staff Meeting (I'm not exactly sure if the S stands for Sales or Staff but either way, it acknowledges both). However do not be deceived by the name, because there really isn't anything general about it, and I really wouldn't classify it as a meeting either. The nighttime event consists of food & drinks, sick music (DJ's), people taking photos, meeting people from other stores, an awards/recognition portion (Miss Congeniality, Outstanding Store, Style Muse, etc.), and to top it all off: a live fashion show to sneak peek the upcoming seasons merchandise.
The Vancouver and Alberta stores attend together, while the Toronto locations stay in the east and theirs is held seperately. Working in District 2 (AB) has its perks because we get to be flown out for the event, having all expenses paid for; meaning the flights, transportation and hotel accomodations. Therefore it only makes sense for the company to only choose a select few (usually around 10 SA's and 2 MGR's) to send out. Work hard, and you will be rewarded! Usually managers alternate: meaning if you attend the Fall/Winter, you usually skip the Spring/Summer - but this year I was chosen to be given the opportunity to attend both. Introducing: The Aritzia GSM S/S 2009:
