Early in 2011 street photographer JR was seen gallivanting around Los Angeles, pasting up his signature large-scale photographs that coincided with his TED Prize acceptance speech. As part of a worldwide initiative dubbed The Wrinkles of the City, that saw 20 walls given the JR treatment, we’re now treated to a wonderful short film of the same name that spotlights some of the individuals that he crossed paths with during his time spent in LA. The result is a beautiful tribute to a city that certainly tugs on people’s heartstrings as much as it leaves them in knots.

Scott Schuman (The Satorialist) is arguably one of the most notable fashion shutterbugs in the world. “Lunch for 25″ marks his first foray into a web series, in which he will feature some of the guys that have helped make his site one of the world’s most popular. Taking place at Pitti Uomo (a fashion trade show in milan) earlier this month. I love fashion “more” than the next guy, but these dudes have turned fashion into a professional sport. Dressing this well is admirable, inspiring and hard work, derived from many hours of painstaking practice. This is the NBA Allstar Game of  Style. (Not Hating – Just Saying)

Canvas Custie, Clipper’s power forward Blake Griffin doing what he does so well… DAMN!!! Clippers win 112 to 100 over OKC. Looks like Canvas might be making exclusive Clipper T’s this year Mr. C

Perhaps by now you have heard or seen some of the Kobe System ongoing campaign videos for the release of his new shoe. This one is the funniest by far – featuring Kanye West. Nobody knows marketing like Nike. Just Do It!! Enjoy

Leeside Halloween Jam, Vancouver, BC, October 31, 2011 . Sometimes Crazy can be really Cool . Enjoy at your own risk!!!

Seal (who has popped into the shop with Heidi and the kids – shameless celebrity plug) covers Al Green’s – “Let’s Stay Togther”. In a strange week where Obama takes a crack at this track at the Apollo, and in the midst of news of his separation from Heidi Klum, Let’s Stay Together is the first track to be released from his new album – “Soul 2″. The album is as Seal puts it “a bit melancohly”, but the tracks he covers are all great classics. Always a Seal fan – stop in to shop because this album will be in heavy rotation. The above video was shot on a river boat in Europe, apparently for a TV show - Enjoy!!! 

NEWS FLASH - BROGUES are IN… now you did not need me to tell you that, but hey I just did. Truth about brogues is that they never really go out of style, they are like the button-down shirt of dress shoes – a staple to some a re-occuring trend for others. Continuing on with my button-down reference, Florsheim’s would be the Ralph Lauren of this shoe – they have been making brogues before I was born. Now they have hooked up with Duckie Brown and put a contemporary twist on their product - i.e – the washed leather adds a very cool distressed effect that makes these brogues unlike your dad’s boots. Ohh and did I mention that just being a boot is off the chain. – I’m done  Click through . Give a call . Canvas 310.317.9895 

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Gilded Age cometh to Canvas very soon. Using Ernest Hemingway’s time spent in 1920′s Key West as a point of inspiration, Gilded Age’s Spring collection wanted to capture the spirit of a beachfront summer on film. Utilizing the state-of-the-art Phantom Camera, stunning slow-motion images capture the wonderful romp in the water, sand and grass. While the Gilded Age Spring 2012 collection looks to find the brand in top form, expect a shoe line from them rolling out in the next few months courtesy of their friends at Chippewa. Yes we did buy the shoes…

The Simpsons may have fallen off my radar in the last 5 years, but they were very funny and did hold my attention for many years. Today they got me again for the moment as various art references from the show were grouped together in this series of images. You would be surprised how many great painters and artists have appeared in one way or another in the show. Included are Pablo Picasso, Jaques Louis David, Edvard Munch, Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, Edward Hopper and the list just goes on. Cool list, funny references, witty show, long run…no chance of getting back on the radar past today – love the art references!!!