Behind the Seams: Dior’s Iconic Bar Jacket

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some, luxury is defined by its disproportionate price tag. For others, it’s a term that better indicates a product’s refusal to compromise on quality, whether through the fine details of a gorgeous brocade or beaded guipure laces, or anything demonstrating the overall employment of superior standards and materials. For many, the very concept of […]

How It’s Made: The Air Jordan 1 High OG Dior Sneaker

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Images courtesy of Christian Dior [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] What happens when a titan of fashion collides with a giant of sports? Pure magic. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Luxury brands openly and loudly embracing the streetwear movement is nothing new. Nor is it a brief or casual involvement; a mere dalliance. Take, for instance, Hermès, Chanel, and Richard Mille inviting renowned […]

How to Push Boundaries According to Sir Richard Branson

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”15317″ parallax_speed_bg=”1.1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”500px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Written by Chris Metler | Illustration by Thales Molina” font_container=”tag:h6|font_size:12|text_align:center|color:%23a3a3a3″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”HOW TO PUSH BOUNDARIES” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Unica%20One%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css_animation=”slideInLeft” css=”.vc_custom_1575657311069{background-color: #97c3d4 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By dropping out of high school and establishing his own alternative magazine at the ripe age of 16, it didn’t take Sir Richard Branson beyond adolescence to […]

Hermès’ New Vancouver Flagship Was Imagined to Unlock a Dream

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The iconic French luxury designer’s latest Canadian location represents more than just a testament to Hermès savoir faire and know-how. ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:22|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Playfair%20Display%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic”][vc_column_text]In the pursuit of dreams…  Beyond serving as the theme for its 2019 collection, it’s a motto that was instrumental to the conception — and completion — of Hermès’ new Vancouver flagship […]

Tequila Tromba CEO, Eric Brass on Brand Authenticity and Solving the Tequila Problem

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Named for the intense rainstorms of the rugged Jalisco highlands, we’d be selling Tequila Tromba way, way short to simply label the Canadian premium spirits brand one of the fastest growing (and successful) craft tequilas in North America, then just leave it at that.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:21|text_align:left|color:%23136ebf” google_fonts=”font_family:Abel%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Ftequilatromba.com%2Fsl%2F|title:Tequila%20Tromba|target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]For starters, you wouldn’t get to hear the […]

Samuel Adam’s Jim Koch on the Craft Beer Movement

How America’s pioneer of the craft beer movement has embodied the spirit of innovation for the past 30 years (and counting). Introduced in 1984, the core purpose behind Samuel Adams — the flagship brand of the Boston Beer Company, a brewer founded that same year which, today, stands tall as the second-largest craft brewery in […]