internship numero deux

so it is official; i will be interning at c2 apparel.

it was worth the long confusing trek to get to the awkwardly located showroom. the two employees that i met were really nice and i really liked the showroom itself, with white walls, exposed metal pipes and ventilation on the ceiling, and cement floors.

a flyer for a past sample sale

i look forward to meeting new people, exploring the hidden world of clothing agencies and distributors, and (of course) getting first dibs on sample sales! i start the first week of july, so i will be giving another update on c2 after i have my first shift there!

whippersnapper

a few days ago, a couple friends and i went to whippersnapper gallery at college and clinton to check out my friend's boyfriend's artwork that is currently being shown there. the opening night was really fun, with a bar and a dj. 

her boyfriend's name is gordon auld and his illustrations were amazing! there are a number of other artists showing there, as well, so if you want to go check out emerging artists' work, whippersnapper gallery is a great place to stop by. his art will be there until june 30th and the gallery hours are 1 to 8pm.

some of gord's art

passion pit

so last tuesday, passion pit, a band from massachusetts, was in toronto to play a show at the mod club with harlem shakes. unfortunately i missed out on it because it sold out, but i ended up checking out the after party at the beaver where i met some band members from both bands, as well as other people on tour with them. after the beaver, we took them to bellwoods. they were all so nice and are coming back august 11th to play at the phoenix. i suggest you check out their music, pick up a ticket, and put your dancing shoes on!

sunday night

see too

as i have recently learned, a lot of people aren't aware of clothing agencies.

these types of agencies represent brands or designers and distribute their merchandise and samples to other clients. through flare, i've become very familiar with agencies around the toronto area - one of which i hold a special liking to: c2 apparel.

c2 apparel represents a number of brands including cheap monday, rodebjer, fifth avenue shoe repair, ksubi, and velour, to name a few. c2 sends us requested samples that are potentially used in the magazine.

at the clothing show this year, i scored an april 77 boyfriend blazer for only $20 at their booth. i spoke and kept in touch with the representatives there and have managed to score an interview this week for a possible internship with c2 apparel. wahoo!

seatbelts, everyone

as soon as the stereo went on and the sweet melodies of daft punk floated to my ears, i knew the greta constantine shoot would be great.

it was for a canadian designers story in the september issue of flare. the models - laura k (next), nicole (spot 6) and andrea pearl (ford) - were so sweet and fun on set.

nicole with coco rocha (marilyn) (seen here wearing greta constantine) at LG fashion week

andrea (in greta constantine) as seen in [dress to] kill magazine

the designers of greta constantine, stephen and kirk, were also really nice. i learned that the name "greta constantine" is made up of stephen's mom's name and kirk's grandfather's name. cutesie!

oh, happy day!

tomorrow's going to be great. i have just been informed that i'm needed on set of a greta constantine flare shoot tomorrow. i have to admit that i don't know too much about greta constantine. i know that it's designed by two guys and that their last show was held at circa. but that's the extent of my knowledge. i'm going to investigate and educate right now and maybe i'll find some cool facts to share in my next post. 

anyway, it's only a half day shoot so i'll be done around 12 or 1 and then i plan on spending the rest of the day biking around the city! wahoo!