Dortmund Germany . 6.12.1980 . Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley and the Wailers.
French Vogue’s October issue, marking its 90th anniversary, will be a vrai whopper, and très collectible, too. Weighing in at 622 pages and with model Lara Stone on the cover, it is slated to hit newsstands around Sept. 20, in time for Milan Fashion Week and a costume ball in Paris on Sept. 30 to celebrate it. As a gift to readers — in France, at least — the issue will come polybagged with a portfolio of oversize photographs from the nine decades, all unbound on thick paper and ready to frame
To call Scott Caan a scene stealing actor is a no brainer – Entourage, Oceans 11,12 ,13 etc… and now he is getting ready to leave his mark in the updated remake of tv’s classic detective series of the 70’s Hawaii Five-O (airing this fall on CBS). While Scott is away in Honolulu solving crime, his photographic talents can be seen on exhibit this month at CANVAS. Artist, actor, surfer and cool dog owner – Congrats Scott you deserve it.
What can I tell you – CONVERSE is KILLING IT – first SAK and now MISSONI. They are like Hitsville USA – the Berry Gordy of the sneaker world. The shoes are cool, exclusive, high-end and comfortable. Releasing at CANVAS in the coming weeks - pre-book by phone to avoid missing out 310.317.9895.
Converse and Missoni link up for two new Fall 2010 styles. Two new updated versions of the classic Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with black and white space dyed knits covering the sides and toecap, finished off with soft sheep leather in “Missoni Brick Red” on the split tongue, heel pull tab and partially lined collar . Due to the unique space dyed technique used this season, each shoe is one of a kind as the knits are carefully spun to vary from piece to piece.
Along with our CANVAS Custom sunnies we just received the very exclusive MOSLEY TRIBES collaboration with LA based menswear luxury label Native Son. MT and NS reinterpreted the staple MT style “Lyndel” (my favorite frame of 2010) and used a matte tungsten acetate that was hand molded and is also translucent, it also features quadrilateral gunmetal inlay on the frame front. With 2 lens options a Brown Mineral Glass Photochromic, and a Mineral Glass Grey. Available at CANVAS and select boutiques in Japan – WHAT!!!!. Give a call 310.317.9895 while exclusives supplies last. 
Hot off the presses Canvas has just received the ObyO (originals by originals) Superstars. As part of his adidas Fall/Winter 2010 Collection, Kazuki Kuraishi invited Luker by Neighborhood to design a Superstar. The sneaker comes in a black and a white colorway with vintage effects on the outer sole. The Luker by Neighborhood branding appears on the heel, tongue and the sidepanel. Neighborhood is a Japanese street fashion house and LUKER is a subdivision of Neighborhood that began last fall. Kazuki and LUKER decided on using the Adidas Superstar for the collection and they were so right because these shoes are off the chain. Give a call 310.317.9895.
‘I used to tell cats that Herman Leonard did with his camera what we did with our instruments. Looking back across his career, I’m even more certain of the comparison: Herman’s camera tells the truth, and makes it swing. Musicians loved to see him around. No surprise; he made us look good.’ – Quincy Jones
Herman Leonard will always be remembered as one of the greatest jazz photographers in America and he recently passed on August 14, 2010. This summer Canvas was able to exhibit several pieces from Herman’s body of work in our Messengers of Music exhibit, one of which was an image of Miles Davis in Malibu in 1989. The amazing thing about Herman Leonard’s work is that long before I knew of the man, I knew his work. From the moment my jazz quest began early on in college I stood in wonder and awe of Herman’s image of Sarah Vaughn – NYC, 1950 and Dexter Gordon – NYC , 1948. To me these images are jazz.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale picked up two pairs of our latest KL Animals shoes for kids and little Zuma rocks the baby brown cow’s like a star.
Kirsten Licet . Brown Puppy
How Freakin cute are thses shoes!!! Kirsten Licet is the latest brand of kids shoes that has hit the floor at Canvas. These shoes are extremely well made with all leather uppers with sturdy soles that are great for little developing feet. Lissette the creator of these little cuties has put the fun back into kids shoes and the response has been wonderful. First fan - Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. Give a call 310.317.9895