Y/N/?

MOVING

2011-02-22T18:28:00.001-05:00

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YES: WHITE CROW ONLINE BOUTIQUE

2011-02-09T10:49:00.002-05:00

Pop-up shop!
Opening party this Friday!

Sleeping Giant Gallery, 789 Dundas St West
Opening party: Friday 11 February, 7PM-11PM.
Pop-up shop: 11-13 February, 12PM-7PM.

YES: SLEIGH BELLS

2011-02-01T09:30:00.000-05:00

So, yeah. I mean, FUCK YEAH SLEIGH BELLS.
Kinda like a less-insufferable Glee. And fun as hell.

YES: COM TRUISE

2011-01-31T10:00:00.001-05:00

COM TRUISE
CYANIDE SISTERS EP

Just fantastic. Like swimming in a dream.

MAYBE: VESTS

2011-01-21T12:30:00.002-05:00

Although vests are kind of everywhere now, I've kind of held off... but I like the idea of being able to layer it over a suit jacket like this fellow. [The Sartorialist]

YES: HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR "MY HOUSE"

2011-01-10T19:51:00.001-05:00

Brilliant.

YES: OLIVER SPENCER TROUSERS

2010-12-28T14:00:00.000-05:00

Oliver Spencer

I like the double-dyed denim and the tartan-lined wool trousers.

YES: JOHANNES NORLANDER ARCHITEKTUR

2010-12-27T21:09:00.002-05:00

Johannes Norlander Architektur

YES: CREPE SOLES

2010-12-26T16:04:00.002-05:00

Yuketen Hunt Boots

Quoddy Grizzly Boots - Très Bien Shop

Want for winter. They look warm.

YES: NORSE PROJECTS

2010-11-24T11:11:00.000-05:00

Guys. I love Norse Projects. They carry a lot of their line at Soto in Berlin; UK shop Goodhood carries a fair amount too, and they have a great online shop.

Here are a few of my favourites:

Bubble Crew Knit Sweater (in a YES'd shade of red)

Villads Cord Shirt

Aarhus Blazer

Aarhus Wool Pants

Staale Gloves (I got them in yellow!)

Hunter Earflap Hat

YES: RED #B12528

2010-11-23T21:43:00.003-05:00

A lovely shade of red with a touch of muddy brickishness. Warm, cozy, and perfect for the season.

NO: ANGELINA "I'M HOT"

2010-11-23T12:00:00.002-05:00

I can't even. It's just horrible. See how much you can listen to before your ears bleed at Refinery29. I made it through 25 seconds.

YES: TOOL BAGS

2010-11-22T16:10:00.002-05:00

McGuire-Nicholas Workwear “Mason” Bag, via Selectism.com

High-bottomed tool bag by Klein Tools, available at the Drake General Store(s) in Toronto.

Masonry Bags by Design Within Reach.

YES: MARC JACOBS BANG

2010-11-22T12:39:00.004-05:00

We're having an old-fashioned contest here at Y/N/?.
At stake is a 50mL bottle of BANG—the primal, powerful, and kind of hot* new men's fragrance by Marc Jacobs.

So. To enter, create a super-short video (under 15 seconds) and submit the link (YouTube, Vimeo, TwitVid, whatever) to the comments on this post. Shoot using whatever you've got—even your smartphone or your webcam (à la this Steven Meisel editorial). The video should capture the essence of BANG. It should be hot.

Submit by Thursday, December 2nd. Oh, and, submit as often as you like! The favouritest video will be front-paged on the blog and its author will receive a bottle of BANG in the mail. Marc Jacobs not included.

* "kind of hot" is actually a concoction of "primal masculine woods ... hypnotic elemi resinoid and aromatic benzoin ... vetiver, white moss, and patchouli".

YES: ANTWERP

2010-11-14T10:42:00.000-05:00

72h in Antwerp, Belgium.

YES ON VACATION

2010-11-13T15:39:00.003-05:00

03h Paris
72h Antwerpen
08d Roma
72h Berlin

YES: GAMES "THAT WE CAN PLAY"

2010-11-02T22:17:00.001-04:00

AMAZE.

Stream the whole EP on XLR8R. It is very good.

YES: MARGOT

2010-10-27T21:54:00.003-04:00

Absolutely epic EP from Italian duo Margot.

Title track, "France 2," via Soundcloud.

YES: NILS NOVA

2010-10-21T22:46:00.001-04:00

Via Today and Tomorrow

YES: EL GUINCHO "BOMBAY"

2010-10-16T20:51:00.001-04:00

WOW.
WOW.
WOW.

YES: JAMES BLAKE

2010-10-13T11:08:00.001-04:00

"Limit To Your Love" (Feist Cover)

"CMYK"

YES: CHLOÉ SPRING 2011

2010-10-09T11:54:00.005-04:00

Perfect palette, perfect materials, perfect hair, perfect bags, perfect, perfect, perfect.

Via Style.com

YES: FANTASTIC MAN SUPER SHOW

2010-09-16T11:11:00.000-04:00

Oh, dear lord, am I ever excited for the next issue of Fantastic Man.

YES: KITSUNÉ X MACKINTOSH

2010-09-15T14:00:00.002-04:00

Saw on Kitsuné's journal that they're doing a collaboration with Mackintosh. Sounded cool. Found better images on Colt + Rane. Commenced drooling.

That quilted lining needs to touch my body. It just does.

YES: PATSOE LEATHER LOUNGE CHAIR

2010-09-15T12:00:00.002-04:00

Nice.

Selectism

YES: SACRED MTN.

2010-09-14T22:37:00.002-04:00

Um, hello, new favourite illustrator.

Sacred Mtn.

YES: SOFT POWERS

2010-09-12T13:00:00.002-04:00

"BAD POP" is available to stream and download on Bandcamp (but it's not in the iTunes store, so I can't like it with iTunes Ping). It sounds like dreaming about Curtis Mayfield.

<a href="http://softpowers.bandcamp.com/album/bad-pop">BAD POP by Soft Powers</a>

YES: RUINS

2010-09-12T10:00:00.001-04:00

Friendly proprietors, comfortable space, intriguing mix of fresh and vintage, and a decidedly New York atmosphere. Like.

Favourite pieces: Assembly shrunken blazer in tweed, Patrik Ervell formal pants in dark grey tweed, Alternative Apparel silk modal boyfriend tee in nude, and a vintage Dutch field jacket.

And, they're having 20% off fall stuff until today! They close at 5.

Image via Ruins.

MAYBE: ITUNES PING

2010-09-11T22:38:00.004-04:00

It's been two weeks and while I appreciate it, I don't really like it.

I think it's a good way to encourage use of the iTunes store and increase artists' visibility and interaction with their fans, but between friends it's not that useful: it only recommends music that has been purchased/liked/posted through the iTunes store, not, you know, that library you've been working on for like, since, like, ever.

There's a lot of potential, there, though, since everybody likes music and uses iTunes. So, maybe.

YES: CARVEN FALL 2010

2010-09-09T11:11:00.002-04:00

Via MyRoseColouredGlasses

YES: KIN F/W 2010

2010-09-07T11:11:00.000-04:00

A minimal and elegant take on classics by Toronto's own Sydney Mamane (you probably know his eponymous shop, Sydney's, on Queen West).
Via Kin.

YES: WOOLRICH WOOLEN MILLS HUNTING BALACLAVA

2010-09-06T11:11:00.002-04:00

Woolrich Woolen Mills "Hunting Balaclava" in melton wool.

YES: YELLOW LEATHER GLOVES

2010-09-06T10:00:00.000-04:00

I have grey flannel trousers, a hunter-green waxed cotton field coat, and freshly-oiled boots that are dying for one of these:

Bentley Dents Cork Peccary Leather Men's Gloves - FORZIERI

Blackbird - Mario Portolano - 1471 Nappa Short with Cashmere

Eddie Bauer - Buckskin Gloves

Original Lined Goatskin Gloves | Filson

TIMBERLAND Men - Accessories - Gloves TIMBERLAND on YOOX

YES: LOEFFLER RANDALL RAINBOOTS

2010-09-03T11:11:00.000-04:00

Via Refinery29.

YES: "THE ANGELS BETRAYED" IN VOGUE NIPPON OCTOBER 2010

2010-08-31T12:00:00.002-04:00

Angles, lines, and contrast are amazing. Especially like the camel pieces against the soft blue...

Via Fashion Gone Rogue

YES: HURTS

2010-08-29T17:40:00.003-04:00

YES,

YES,

YES.

YES: LAY BAC

2010-08-29T17:22:00.002-04:00

Stay Out Tonight

Lay Bac = Josef Calamusa = Really Good.

YES: FALL CLOTHES

2010-08-28T11:11:00.004-04:00

I'm kind of over summer. Bring on the fall.

First-day-of-school-outfits via Eye Weekly's "Back to Cool" feature, styled by SNP and featuring the writers of these blogs:

Kiwi Speaks
MyRoseColouredGlasses
goldieoldiecharms
Y/N/?

YES: BROGUES

2010-08-27T19:33:00.003-04:00

Old standards, Tricker's Country Boots.
Featuring Goodyear Welted Construction and water repellent leathers which combat the demands of the great outdoors. Perfect for my rugged lifestyle.

These brogues are from Common Projects' new Fall 2010 collection, via Selectism.

Black brogue boots by Hudson; not sure if they'll have these at Ruins, but I do believe they stock Hudson.

A cuter version for ladies: F-Troupe's Jessica Ogden Boot, available at Opening Ceremony.

YES: SECRET CITIES

2010-08-26T14:01:00.003-04:00

Really like this. Lush, rich, confusing, it takes you back and moves you forward at the same time.

YES: GALT BAGS

2010-08-23T11:11:00.000-04:00

Simple and elegant. Also, kind of funny, as I'm all-too-familiar with the non-greatness of Galt, Ontario.

Via Selectism.

YES: BIG CHUNKY KNITS

2010-08-22T17:36:00.003-04:00

From Day Berger et Mikkelsen's fall campaign.

Lara Stone in a Vogue US editorial.

An Esquire UK editorial.

From Fashion Gone Rogue and The Fashionisto.

YES: ROBYN BODY TALK PART 2

2010-08-16T14:19:00.003-04:00

Maybe not quite as YES as Dancing On My Own, but scour the internet for Body Talk Part 2, it's definitely worth it.

YES: ALANA ZIMMER BY TXEMA YESTE FOR MARIE CLAIRE ITALIA

2010-08-14T12:00:00.000-04:00

A twist on all-black.

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

NO: BIEBER AND KARDASHIAN IN ELLE

2010-08-13T08:00:00.001-04:00

Just no. Via Refinery29.

MAYBE: M.I.A. "XXXO"

2010-08-11T21:30:00.001-04:00

Awful song. Amazing video.

YES: MAKR CARRY GOODS

2010-08-07T00:44:00.002-04:00

Twice in the last couple of weeks, but I had to: Makr has some new products, including this stunning iPad attaché. They also make a very nice schoolhouse-style work stool. Via MAKR Blog.

NO: STEVEL MEISEL FOR VOGUE ITALIA

2010-08-06T10:16:00.005-04:00

Glamorizing an ecological disaster is distasteful. There is no beauty in it.

YES: SWEET & LOWDOWN BY NICHOLAS LAWN

2010-08-04T13:05:00.001-04:00

Quick, before summer ends...

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

YES: BEAT CONNECTION

2010-08-03T13:13:00.001-04:00

I like this, it's kind of chillwave, kind of balearic. Tough Alliance meets Washed Out.

<a href="http://beatconnection.bandcamp.com/album/surf-noir-ep">Sunburn by Beat Connection</a>

YES: WASHED OUT

2010-08-03T11:11:00.000-04:00

On repeat this summer. He's also got a great blog.

YES: CREEP BY HIROSHI AWAI SPRING 2010

2010-08-02T12:49:00.002-04:00

The colours are perfect!

Via Selectism.

NO: ERIN FETHERSTON FOR JUICY COUTURE (AGAIN)

2010-07-30T12:50:00.004-04:00

Oh Erin... How could you? These looks are in serious denial. Velour could never be velvet, and stretchy polyester will never be silk.

See previous No: Erin Fetherston for Juicy Couture

YES: ROSANNA

2010-07-27T14:36:00.002-04:00

Robyn-esque. Some good remixes by Fear of Tigers (via Discodust) and Rocket Boy (via Binary) are out there, too.

YES: MAKR FARM RUCK SACK

2010-07-25T12:11:00.003-04:00

I'm obsessed with bags right now. This one looks perfect for an iPad, a Moleskine, some protein bars, maybe a yoga mat, and the keys to my Toyota Prius or whatever.

MAKR Carry Goods

YES: WARBY PARKER

2010-07-24T11:00:00.006-04:00

These sound almost too good to be true: $95 for the frames, prescription lenses, and shipping. I mean, they'll make you look like Matt Damon in the Talented Mr. Ripley and everything (and he was definitely too good to be true).

They do a lot of things right: the price, of course, and also their "home try-on" system (they ship you frames for free to try on). But: they don't yet have sunglasses (yet, according to their Facebook page), and they don't ship to Canada (also yet, also from Facebook). Please, I'd like to practice my monocle smile.

Via Warby Parker. Hat tip to Magick Pony.

YES: A.P.C. X AESOP FINE FABRIC CARE

2010-07-23T10:00:00.000-04:00

Um, I don't think I can launder my clothes with the stuff I'm using after learning of the existence of this product.
It appears (well, is) pricey (€30 per 500 mL bottle), but that works out to an absolutely-palatable $0.60 (CAD) per load.

Via FANTASTIC MAN

YES: HE WEARS IT

2010-07-22T22:04:00.002-04:00

By illustrator John Woo, via today and tomorrow

PS: I've never seen Star Wars.

YES: GARDEN HOUSE BY THAM & VIDEGARD

2010-07-22T10:00:00.000-04:00

Via Remodelista.

YES: MISMO

2010-07-21T16:21:00.001-04:00

Returning from a thesis-hiatus with these bags.
A bit bag-obsessed right now. I think it's because I want to get an iPad to put inside them.

Via Selectism.

YES: GLOBE TROTTER X HACKETT

2010-06-22T10:10:00.001-04:00

Via Selectism.

YES: SUMMER DAZE BY HERRING & HERRING

2010-06-20T23:35:00.002-04:00

Via Fashion Gone Rogue (and Magick Pony)

YES: DARIA BY MAXIM REPIN

2010-06-16T11:11:00.000-04:00

So pretty. From Playing Fashion May/June 2010, via Fashion Gone Rogue

YES: DULUTH X URBAN OUTFITTERS

2010-06-12T11:03:00.002-04:00

The price, I would hope, is right.

Via Selectism.com

YES: HAN KJOBENHAVEN

2010-06-08T11:11:00.000-04:00

Leave it to the Danes to add a touch of modernity to elegant classics. Also, they make some pretty neat-looking sweats.

More at Hankjobenhavn.com

YES: KAREN ELSON "THE GHOST WHO WALKS"

2010-06-04T11:51:00.003-04:00

So, Karen Elson, Supermodel, has a new album out.

YES: MIIKE SNOW "THE RABBIT"

2010-06-02T19:57:00.001-04:00

YES: IN GOD WE TRUST ACCESSORIES

2010-06-01T13:30:00.000-04:00

Subtly cheeky. My wispy whiskers don't really justify that razor, though.

Via Refinery29 Shops.

NO: POLO SHIRTS

2010-06-01T11:11:00.000-04:00

A brief posting. Polo shirts seem to be gaining popularity, evidenced by the efforts of, for example, Band of Outsiders. I am not really a fan. They are just a popped collar away from obnoxiousness, and I think a proper shirt or t-shirt looks better anyhow.

YES: J.CREW X WANT ORGANIC BAGS

2010-05-31T20:32:00.000-04:00

More bag lust, this time via J.Crew's collection with WANT Les Essentiels de la Vie.

YES: SANDQVIST

2010-05-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

Massive hat-tip to Veronica, who was carrying the lovely Roald knapsack in navy. These bags, by SANDQVIST, are perfect.

YES: REED + RADER EDITORIAL FOR SSENSE

2010-05-25T23:00:00.004-04:00

Forget every animated GIF you've ever seen before. These are that amazing:

Via today and tomorrow.

YES: TIMEX VINTAGE FIELD ARMY WATCH FOR J.CREW

2010-05-23T13:52:00.002-04:00

Via Selectism. They're $150 on J.Crew's website (and I quite like the alternate straps, too).

YES: ROBYN

2010-05-21T16:00:00.000-04:00

This video is everywhere today:

Then there's Don't Fucking Tell Me What To Do:

So, these are from Body Talk Pt. 1, her first of three albums this year. Three!
Keep them coming, dear. I need something to dance to when nobody is around.

Related:
YES: RÖYKSOPP

MAYBE: JIL SANDER NAVY

2010-05-21T12:54:00.000-04:00

Via Refinery29.

YES: HAIDER ACKERMANN MENSWEAR

2010-05-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

YES'd again because Spring 2010 was so amazing.
A menswear line would, no doubt, be very exciting.

Via The Cut.

YES: AQUARAMA SPRING 2010

2010-05-19T14:06:00.000-04:00

Something rather Monocle-esque about these illustrations. See more at Selectism.

NO: POMPIDOU METZ BY SHIGERU BAN

2010-05-19T10:36:00.002-04:00

There are some redeeming moments once underneath that undulating canopy, but overall this is a rather hideous building. It's a bit of a mess.

Via Dezeen.

YES: SILVER COLUMNS

2010-05-17T16:51:00.001-04:00

Cavalier

Yes, And Dance (Silver Columns Remix)

YES: BRUNO PIETERS SPRING 2010 AD CAMPAIGN

2010-05-12T16:18:00.003-04:00

Pieters' previously-YES'd collection has an absolutely stunning ad campaign, starring also-YES'd model Iekeliene Stange.

Via The Cut / Design Scene

YES: UNIS SPRING 2010 LOOKBOOK

2010-05-07T17:07:00.002-04:00

Really like the gray-and-pink palette, especially those "dusty rose"-coloured trousers.

Via Selectism.

YES: COMME DES GARCONS X TRETORN

2010-05-07T09:19:00.001-04:00

Via Refinery29.

NO: EASIER WITH PRACTICE

2010-05-05T17:54:00.005-04:00

The kind folks at Mongrel Media sent me a copy of Easier With Practice to review.
Some friends watched it with me, here's what they thought:

Okay, so we got tipsy and a little carried away with our cattiness, but we all agreed that the film could have been more compelling. By the end, we were as frustrated as Davey was.

YES: MARIA SHORTS BY TENOVERSIX

2010-05-04T15:17:00.001-04:00

Ha, ha!

Via Refinery29 Shops.

YES: KRISATOMIC

2010-05-03T09:00:00.000-04:00

We love this blog. Delightful illustrations, delicious photography.

http://blog.krisatomic.com/

YES: FISCHER FALL 2010 LOOKBOOK

2010-04-29T07:57:00.001-04:00

Via Refinery29.

YES: CAKE

2010-04-23T10:34:00.001-04:00

I really like this. The cake's Art Deco-ishness, her hair, and her eyebrows are perfect.
She's wearing AF Vandervorst, which I will forever associate with cake.

Video by Fly16x9.

Via today and tomorrow.

YES: THE SONNETS X TRÈS BIEN SHOP

2010-04-22T11:11:00.000-04:00

Got this in my mailbox yesterday. Here's the included description:

Music and fashion belong together. So it’s always been. The Sonnets like good clothes. Très Bien Shop likes good music. The video to Montauk’s fantastic remix of »Sebastian Said« is their homage to good clothes and good music.

You can download the song here.

NO: ERIN FETHERSTON FOR JUICY COUTURE

2010-04-21T18:08:00.000-04:00

No evidence of this ungodly collaboration has been released, but I think I speak for everyone when I say: WTF?
I must say, a Google Images search for "Juicy Couture" is definitely not easy on the eyes. I am definitely not looking forward to this.

Via Refinery29.

YES: THE SELBY X CONVERSE JACK PURCELL SPRING 2010 AD CAMPAIGN

2010-04-20T15:50:00.001-04:00

Cute. Love it. He's got great hair.

Via The Selby.

YES: SUPER BY RETROSUPERFUTURE SUMMER 2010 SUNGLASSES

2010-04-19T10:29:00.001-04:00

Via Refinery29.

YES: CAREY MULLIGAN

2010-04-18T12:11:00.001-04:00

How very Jane Seberg.

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

NO: DOC MARTENS X BEAMS WINGTIPS

2010-04-18T11:04:00.002-04:00

I'm just tired of these constant Doc Martens collaborations, I guess. I suppose they should milk it while it's popular.

Via High Snobiety.

YES: KARLIE KLOSS BY ALASDAIR MCLELLAN

2010-04-16T12:07:00.001-04:00

This editorial takes the, um, apple pie. It's absolutely perfect.

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

YES: THE LAKE & STARS X URBAN OUTFITTERS

2010-04-15T11:11:00.001-04:00

Y/N/? favourites The Lake & Stars are launching a collaboration with Urban Outfitters entitled Double in Brass. Just in time for the summer!

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.

YES: ZAC POSEN FOR TARGET

2010-04-14T17:02:00.002-04:00

Just an update of an earlier post. A video directed by Gia Coppola in which the extremely photogenic band The Like performs their single "Fair Game" while prancing about clad entirely in Zac Posen for Target, has been posted by Refinery29.

It's worth watching:

YES: BEST COAST

2010-04-14T09:54:00.002-04:00

Fantastic.

YES: BIRD PRINTS

2010-04-09T20:28:00.003-04:00

Refinery29 says so!

YES: KITSUNÉ MAISON 9

2010-04-08T14:47:00.003-04:00

It's been a while since I liked a Kitsuné compilation as much as this one. And you can get a free mini-mix, too—just visit Kitsuné's website.

YES: VICTORIA STEVENS FOR CITY MAGAZINE

2010-04-07T11:11:00.000-04:00

Soft, pretty, and really working the beige-cream palette that I love right now.

Via Fashion Gone Rogue.