Desigual VIVELASTICO vest.$134. Part of Desigual’s Spring-Summer 2014 collection
Now at Angel Vancouver

We received a new Desigual shipment this week that included a vest for women in two colours: pink and green. The latter is perfect for Celtic Fest celebrations this weekend in Vancouver, including the Blarney Stone pub’s three-day Paddy Weekend, which will feature Irish dancing and music on Carrall Street in front of my store starting at noon Saturday March 15.

Here are some of the new arrivals from Desigual this week:

The new video above is by Spanish indie singer-songwriter Anni B Sweet, who first gained notice when she did a folk-pop version of a 1985 song Take on Me, written by Norwegian pop group a-ha. Ani’s real name is Ana López. In the video above, she’s wearing a Desigual dress and the guitarist is wearing a Desigual Toucan T-shirt, both from the Spring-Summer 2014 collection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. Desigual is based in Barcelona and produces 1,000 new pieces every season. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, we might be able to order it in for you. We ship worldwide.

ON SALE THIS WEEK: Select Desigual winter 2013 items reduced by 35%, and up to 30% off all men’s Desigual winter jackets and sweaters.

If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel at (604) 681-0947 or email me: 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)! It reflects the brand’s way of thinking, which is influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life, installed  with a playful and creative attitude that says: Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.

Today’s music video is Invisible, a new song by U2, Ireland’s most famous band:

The video, directed by Mark Romanek, was shot in a Santa Monica airport hangar in January. All proceeds from ‘Invisible’ on iTunes go to (RED) for the Global Fund: http://www.red.org/en/bankofamerica And here’s U2 performing the song on the 70th-floor rooftop of the Rockefeller Centre in New York:Another recent U2 song, Ordinary Love:That first electronic keyboard opening of U2’s new song reminds me of Vancouver’s Grimes and her song Oblivion: