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Mens Jean Guide – Quick Tips

Buying jeans can be a stressful task, and that’s often when you don’t know what you are looking for. A systematic and methodical approach to jean shopping is your best bet. Usually when I buy jeans, there are four things I look for: 1. Wash 2. Cut/Fit 3. Pocket Detail 4. Hardware/Stitching Wash Wash is […]

Latest Affliction Red Label Shirts

Couple new ones out.. one in particular has caught my fancy. The Kari Barba Medusa T-shirt. Kari Barba is a tatoo artist from Long Beach, California. Her work is phenomenal, as is evidenced by this new shirt from Affliction. The idea of having all sorts of featured artists design shirts is really making the Affliction […]

If you really want a Unique Hoodie…

Get one of the studded numbers from Great China Wall… This bad boy costs $1649: Thanks to Frank for the heads up on this one. Available at emoda.com if you’re rich enough. The Great China Wall Rock Crystal Hoodie. Limited edition hoodie with swarovski crystal, all hand made. It’s a pretty sick looking peice of […]

The Real Gangster Clothing

Obviously I am not the only one that thinks that banning Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, Affliction and Xtreme Couture from the bars in Vancouver is kind of dumb, but where does this leave those of us that are law-abiding citizens that just love the designs? Designating certain brands of clothing as “gangster clothing” means that […]

Affliction Clothing in Nanaimo – Is it played out?

When everyone and their dog and their mother starts wearing a cool brand of clothing you’ve always liked.. you know it’s time to do something. Only a few months after we started seeing affliction on the shelves of District clothing in Nanaimo and it is all over the bars. Walking into the bar there is […]