Laura and I goofing around: Check out Laura's blog here
All Photos: Sabrina Chin
Showing posts with label Puces Pop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puces Pop. Show all posts
Friday, March 18, 2011
Love At First Blush
I first posted about Love at First Blush back in October when I reviewed Montreal's Puces Pop. Sabrina Chin, the designer behind the brand has been hard at work since then. She happens to be a friend of mine so when she asked me to help her out by modeling some of her new pieces along with my other friends, of course i said yes! We had such a fun day of photoshooting. Check out some behind the scenes shots along with some candids and the final photos: (Sabrina also has a beautiful blog click here to see it)
Laura and I goofing around: Check out Laura's blog here
All Photos: Sabrina Chin
Laura and I goofing around: Check out Laura's blog here
All Photos: Sabrina Chin
Self Made
I met the designers behind the cool Montreal brand Self Made at a Puces Pop event. They were really nice and chatted with me while i was completely mesmerized by their incredible rings. I finally decided on one, but vowed to come back for more. They have an online shop where they have a few of their rings up for sale along with a bunch of other accessories and cool t-shirts. They had a tonne of other rings at the sale which aren't on the website (i hope they post them soon!) But they also take appointments if you happen to live in Montreal. Here are just a few of their rings:
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Puces Pop!
So its been a while since I've actually posted anything beyond music videos. I don't want to be all "Hey guys, sorry for not posting for so long," because that would imply that someone is sitting around waiting for a blog post when really I started this thing simply because I often forget about things that I like, so its nice to keep track of inspiration in one place.
That being said, I would like to take a minute to thank those of you tuning in from places like Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, California, Antwerp, Brussels, London, Seoul, Rome, Florence and a whole bunch of other cool places, especially Montreal and Toronto, even if it was just for a minute. Its pretty great and strange to be able to reach so many of these far away lands with just a click of a mouse. Much has happened over the month of September, some fun things like trips to Paris and freelance writing jobs, along with some not so fun things.
In Montreal, a fun thing that happened was a little festival called POP Montreal. POP Montreal is an annual music festival that happens at the end of September/Beginning of October. It was the first thing I experienced when I moved to this amazing city in October two years ago. Many now better known artists such as Blonde Redhead, Broken Social Scene, The Black Keys, Tegan and Sara, Patrick Watson, Antony and the Johnsons and my favourite, tUnE-YaRdS have all taken part in the festival. This year unfortunately, I missed most of the musical acts. However, the festival has expanded a great deal since it's start in 2002 and now includes other art related co-festivals such as KidsPOP ArtPOP, FilmPOP and Puces POP. The POP Montreal organization also continues all year long to promote great musical acts playing in Montreal after the festival is over. I checked out Puces Pop which was an exciting crafts and accessories expo. The expo showcased handmade jewlery, clothing, accessories and prints. I was inspired to see local artists making a living off of their craft. Many of the creators selling at the show are also Etsy Artists.
A friend of mine, Sabrina Chin was there selling her line Love at First Blush.
I have to say (not just because she's my friend), her booth was one of the nicest lookiing at the show. She makes all of these gorgeous leather accessories by hand. Check out the link above for her etsy store!
Photos: Love at First Blush - Sabrina Chin
I saw a whole bunch of other great lines at the show as well. These were my favourites:
La Raffinerie: a great little jewlery line by Julia Vallelunga. Her are sold all over Montreal in trendy little boutiques, as well as online at her etsy shop.
Audrey Cantwell: a local montreal designer. She was selling select pieces of clothing and her beautiful turbans at the expo. Check out her website for her full line.
Red Sofa: I was never really a dainty jewlery kind of a girl- no Tiffany's for me please. I think thats why i was drawn to the hard edge of Red Sofa's line. I could barely get a good look at their booth because it was so crowded, but I definitely want to pick up some of the branch-like rings as soon as i can. I also love the claws, and the paint tube! click here to check out more from Red Sofa.
Marianne Chenard - A local montreal artist, who makes these beautiful ceramic pieces. My favourite are the maple syrup jars.
LEILANNI - Check out Leilanni Todd's gorgeous accessory and clothing designs at her etsy shop. Click here to visit her cool blog.
That being said, I would like to take a minute to thank those of you tuning in from places like Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, California, Antwerp, Brussels, London, Seoul, Rome, Florence and a whole bunch of other cool places, especially Montreal and Toronto, even if it was just for a minute. Its pretty great and strange to be able to reach so many of these far away lands with just a click of a mouse. Much has happened over the month of September, some fun things like trips to Paris and freelance writing jobs, along with some not so fun things.
In Montreal, a fun thing that happened was a little festival called POP Montreal. POP Montreal is an annual music festival that happens at the end of September/Beginning of October. It was the first thing I experienced when I moved to this amazing city in October two years ago. Many now better known artists such as Blonde Redhead, Broken Social Scene, The Black Keys, Tegan and Sara, Patrick Watson, Antony and the Johnsons and my favourite, tUnE-YaRdS have all taken part in the festival. This year unfortunately, I missed most of the musical acts. However, the festival has expanded a great deal since it's start in 2002 and now includes other art related co-festivals such as KidsPOP ArtPOP, FilmPOP and Puces POP. The POP Montreal organization also continues all year long to promote great musical acts playing in Montreal after the festival is over. I checked out Puces Pop which was an exciting crafts and accessories expo. The expo showcased handmade jewlery, clothing, accessories and prints. I was inspired to see local artists making a living off of their craft. Many of the creators selling at the show are also Etsy Artists.
A friend of mine, Sabrina Chin was there selling her line Love at First Blush.
I have to say (not just because she's my friend), her booth was one of the nicest lookiing at the show. She makes all of these gorgeous leather accessories by hand. Check out the link above for her etsy store!
Photos: Love at First Blush - Sabrina Chin
I saw a whole bunch of other great lines at the show as well. These were my favourites:
La Raffinerie: a great little jewlery line by Julia Vallelunga. Her are sold all over Montreal in trendy little boutiques, as well as online at her etsy shop.
Audrey Cantwell: a local montreal designer. She was selling select pieces of clothing and her beautiful turbans at the expo. Check out her website for her full line.
Red Sofa: I was never really a dainty jewlery kind of a girl- no Tiffany's for me please. I think thats why i was drawn to the hard edge of Red Sofa's line. I could barely get a good look at their booth because it was so crowded, but I definitely want to pick up some of the branch-like rings as soon as i can. I also love the claws, and the paint tube! click here to check out more from Red Sofa.
Marianne Chenard - A local montreal artist, who makes these beautiful ceramic pieces. My favourite are the maple syrup jars.
LEILANNI - Check out Leilanni Todd's gorgeous accessory and clothing designs at her etsy shop. Click here to visit her cool blog.
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