While it’s raining in Vancouver, blizzards have hit much of Canada and the U.S. in recent weeks, leaving snow drifts, ice storms and deep-freeze temperatures.

Below are a few photos from WWD to show what people are wearing in Berlin & New York this winter season:

AngelVancouver has a number of Desigual men’s winter coats on sale at 30 percent off to ward off the cold (see photos below):

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Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of the Bacelona-based Desigual clothing line for men, women and kids. We recently received a new Desigual shipment that included a number of winter coats and sweaters for women, plus Desigual shoes, boots, some colourful rain boots and scarves. We ship worldwide.

Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted shirts. Locally made, painted by hand. You won’t find these shirts anywhere else in the world, except Angel Vancouver.  Call (604) 681-0947 or email jackie@angelpaint.com

Angel Vancouver is located at No. 2 Powell Street in the Gastown district of Vancouver, Canada. Our store is on the corner of Powell & Carrall Street in Maple Tree Square, which is where Vancouver began.  The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.

Desigual’s slogan is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)!

Today’s music is from 50 years ago: The Beatles singing Twist & Shout. It was recorded in Sweden Oct 24, 1963, and aired on Swedish radio days later:

Less than two years later, at the peak of Beatlemania, the Fab Four performed the same song at New York’s Shea Stadium:

And here’s Ticket to Ride from the same 1965 concert:

This was the last public performance by The Beatles on Jan. 3, 1969, before the band broke up, live from the rooftop of Apple Records at No. 3 Seville Row, London:

I attended the first Beatles concert in Vancouver on Aug. 22, 1964. Their first song was Twist & Shout. They only played 11 songs — You Can’t Do That, All My Loving, She Loves You, Things We Said Today, Roll Over Beethoven, Can’t Buy Me Love, If I Fell, Boys, A Hard Day’s Night and Long Tall Sally — which lasted about 30 minutes. It was hard to hear because of thousands of teen girls screaming. Click here to read the Beatles interview in Vancouver.