Thanks to all our Angel customers in 2014! We’re open until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve but closed Christmas Day. We’ll be offering some good discounts for our Boxing Day sale starting at 11 a.m. on Dec. 26. Watch for a new post listing sale items early Boxing Day.
Angel is located at No. 2 Powell in Gastown, right on the corner of Carrall Street in Maple Tree Square. Call (604) 691-0947 or email me at jackie@angelpaint.com
Angel will be open until 7 p.m. tonight and every night starting Monday ’til Christmas Eve (we’ll be open until 6 that night). We’ll stay open later for after-hours personal shopping if you call first: 604.681.0947.
Angel is an authorized dealer of Desigual, the Barcelona-based fashion brand.
Our store has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We’re offering 20% off Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots. We also carry Desigual scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings and tights and Desigual umbrellas.
If you buy $150 worth of Desigual, we’ll give you a free Desigual umbrella.
Angel has on sale dozens of dresses for the holiday party season, from a glittering gold number to a classic black-and-white, both designed by Christian Lacroix.
Angel also carries Tibetan felt slippers, yak-wool shawls from Nepal, African jewellry and bowls, and a cool new slip called Sleevey Wonders that allows you to wear sleeveless summer dresses in winter.
And don’t be alarmed by the white dots floating down your computer screen. It’s snowing.
Angel will be open Boxing Day, from noon to 6 p.m. Stay tuned for the deals…
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Today’s music video is Darlene Love singing Christmas (Please Come Home) on the Letterman Show, which she has done once a year for almost 30 years. She sang it one last time Friday night (Letterman plans to retire next May):
And because today is the birthday of my friend Steven Isserlis, here’s Steven playing Ave Maria, recorded last year with American violinist Josh Bell:
Angel has dozens of dresses for the holiday party season, from a glittering gold number to a classic black-and-white, both designed by Christian Lacroix.
While you’re out Christmas shopping — only one week left — drop in to Angel and treat yourself. Angel also has a large selection of Desigual skirts, tops, leggings and winter coats, including two down-filled coats designed by Christian Lacroix.
This week we’ll give you 15% off all Desigual dresses, and 20% off all Desigual for kids. And up to 35% off some select items, including a Lacroix dress by Desigual, which is based in Barcelona.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings, tights and Desigual umbrellas.
If you buy $150 worth of Desigual, we’ll give you a free Desigual umbrella.
Angel also carries Tibetan felt slippers, yak-wool shawls from Nepal, African jewellry and bowls, and a cool new slip called Sleevey Wonders that allows you to wear sleeveless summer dresses in winter.
And don’t be alarmed by the white dots floating down your computer screen. It’s snowing.
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Desigual produces 1,000 new designs every season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted clothing. I’m now taking orders for Christmas. Call me at the store (604-681-0947) or email me at 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, where Vancouver began. The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.
Today’s music video is Me & Liza, a new tune by Canadian-American Rufus Wainwright, who recently performed in Vancouver:Here’s Rufus doing an old Beatles tune, Across the Universe:Here’s a live version of the song with Rufus, Moby and Sean Lennon:And finally, hard to believe that this was 30 years ago:
We have Desigual kids clothes on sale until Christmas at 20% off for parents, aunts and uncles looking for fun, colourful gifts for little ones. We have some cool kids coats for winter, as well as jean jackets, denim jeans, lots of tops, T-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts. We also carry Desigual for babies and even have a few Desigual T-shirts with Disney images (Mickey Mouse, etc.). Here’s what we have in stock (hover over image to see prices):
Desigual JUPITER hoodie sweatshirt for kids with camouflage pattern. $124.
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Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings, tights and Desigual umbrellas.
If you buy $150 worth of Desigual, we’ll give you a free Desigual umbrella. 
Desigual produces 1,000 new designs every season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted clothing. I’m now taking orders for Christmas. Call me at the store (604-681-0947) or email me at 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, where Vancouver began. The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.
Today’s music video is September Fields by Vancouver singer-songwriter Frazey Ford, formerly with the Be Good Tanyas. Here she gets soulful with the Hi Rhythm section of Al Green‘s band:Green, a soul singer legend, was honoured this week by U.S. President Barack Obama and other dignitaries at the Kennedy Centre. The next night, Green performed live on David Letterman‘s show:And here’s Obama singing the opening line of Al Green’s most famous tune:
Angel has some cool new Desigual down jackets to keep you warm this winter, including several designed by Christian Lacroix. We also have Desigual winter sweaters, gloves, knitted hats, scarves and leggings for women, some warm Desigual men’s winter jackets, sweaters, pants and socks, plus for kids some Desigual winter jackets, sweatshirts and sweaters.
We’re offering 15% off this week on all Desigual winter wear. See the photos below of the selection we have in stock (put your cursor over photos for prices, minus the 15% discount for this week).
By the way, don’t be alarmed by those white dots floating from the top of the screen. Starting Dec. 1, it began snowing and will continue until the New Year.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings, tights and Desigual umbrellas.
If you buy $150 worth of Desigual, we’ll give you a free Desigual umbrella. And we’re offering 35% off select Desigual items. 
We also have some knitted hats from Colombia, hand-knitted chenille scarves from Ecuador, hand-knit sweaters from Peru and some colourful yak-wool Tibetan-style shawls and mittens from Nepal. Plus we have some African jewellery and free-trade baskets made by the Zulu tribe.
Today’s music video is a live version of Sweet Virginia, with the late Bobby Keys on tenor sax (Keys died Tuesday):
Desigual “Solvent” coat by Christian Lacroix. The regular price was $594. It’s now on sale at 40% off this weekend for Grey Cup and Black Friday. photo by angelvancouver.com
This is the back of the Desigual “Solvent” coat designed by Christian Lacroix. The regular price: $594. It’s now on sale for $357. photo by angelvancouver.com
Angel has slashed 40% off several Desigual items for its weekend sale, which continues until Tuesday, including this coat (left) and boots (below) designed by Christian Lacroix.
We’re having a 20% sale on everything in the store this weekend, including some Desigual down jackets designed by Lacroix for the cold weather, which is supposed to go to four-below on Saturday. And we’re taking 35% off select Desigual items.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings, tights and Desigual umbrellas.
If you buy $150 worth of Desigual, we’ll give you a free Desigual umbrella. 
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Today’s music video is by Meghan Trainor, who starts her 2015 tour in Vancouver next Feb. 11:And here’s an oldie by Vancouver band The Enigmas, live from 1984:Here’s a new song by Vancouver duo The Pack A.D.:
We’re offering some special deals next weekend for the Grey Cup festival in Vancouver: some cool party dresses and faux-fur coats for women, some great shirts and jackets for men, and some fun clothes for kids.
Our 20% sale off everything in our store starts Thursday Nov. 27 and runs until Monday Dec. 1. We’ll also have dozens of Desigual coats for men and women on sale for 25% off, and some in-store specials.
The Grey Cup weekend also coincides with our Black Friday weekend sale, with 35% off select Desigual items, including dresses designed by Paris couturier Christian Lacroix, who designed dozens of pieces for Fall-Winter 2014 for the Barcelona-based Desigual line.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves, leggings, tights and Desigual umbrellas.
Desigual produces 1,000 new designs every season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted clothing. I’m now taking orders for Christmas. Call me at the store (604-681-0947) or email me at 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, where Vancouver began. The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.
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Today’s music video is Vancouver band Hey Ocean!, which kicks off the Grey Cup festival by playing Thursday night (Nov. 27):Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons will play the half-time show at this year’s Canadian championship football game Sunday:Last year, the shaggy Canadian band The Sheepdogs played the Grey Cup:And here is a Korean-American band called Run River North, which previously recorded and filmed a music video in a Honda; this song is Monsters Calling Home, the band’s previous name:The band was recently signed to Vancouver-based Nettwerk Records.
We’re just received our latest shipment from the Barcelona-based Desigual clothing line. A new women’s red winter jacket, a couple of men’s shirts and a men’s T-shirt with a tribal face on it, some new scarves and foulards for women, a couple of knitted hats and some new Desigual umbrellas. See the photos below (put your cursor over photos for prices):
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Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves and Desigual leggings and tights.
Desigual produces 1,000 new designs every season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted clothing. I’m now taking orders for Christmas. Call me at the store (604-681-0947) or email me at 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, where Vancouver began. The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.
Today’s music video is Joan Baez, who performed in Vancouver last week, singing Gracias a la Vida with the late Mercedes Sosa:Here’s a “homemade” video by Bruce Springsteen, performing an acoustic version of León Gieco‘s Sólo le Pido a Dios while he was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last year:And finally, here are two of the strangest music videos to emerge in recent weeks, both from Asia:
We have a new product line that will help you extend the wear of sleeveless and strapless dresses and tops: Sleevey Wonders.
They are a reversible slip that adds sleeves. It can also be turned around to cover cleavage if you have a dress with a plunging neckline and the evening’s attire calls for a more conservative or formal look.
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Sleevey Wonders allow you to wear your sleeveless summer dresses and tops all year round. They are 
made in the U.S. and come in a variety of styles and colours, from ivory half-sleeves to black-mesh, black-lace three-quarters sleeves and full fishnet sleeves.
They also look great with some of the Desigual sleevless dresses we have in stock:
We have the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
Angel also carries Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves and Desigual leggings.
Desigual is based in Barcelona and produces 1,000 new designs each season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
We also have new Desigual umbrellas this week.
Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted clothing. I’m now taking orders for Christmas. Call me at the store (604-681-0947) or email me at: 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, where Vancouver began. The photo above shows what my store looked like in 1886.
Today’s video is Stevie Wonder, of course. This was his 1963 TV debut when Little Stevie was 12 years old, appearing at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem with the Motortown Revue (later shortened to Motown) from Detroit:
Here is Stevie in the recording studio in 1973, performing his classic, Superstition:
Here’s Stevie performing the same tune live with the late Stevie Ray Vaughn:
And finally, here’s Stevie Ray Vaughn playing the song with his band, Double Trouble:
Vaughn died in a helicopter crash in 1990 after playing a concert with Eric Clapton. Three of Clapton’s friends died in the crash, as did the pilot. And one more:
For those looking for black & white this season, here’s Desigual latest pieces, including a dress and coat with polka dots designed by Paris couturier Christian Lacroix for the Barcelona-based brand. See the photos below (put your cursor over the photos for prices).
The video above features Canadian teen model Winnie Harlow, who has a rare skin condition, which you can read about by clicking here.
We’re offering 20% off the Desigual Fall-Winter collection for kids this week. And up to 35% off select Desigual items (put your cursor over the photo for the regular price, before the sale discount).
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection of Desigual for men, women and kids on Canada’s West Coast. We ship worldwide.
We also carry Desigual shoes, rain boots and ankle boots, scarves, belts, purses/bags, woollen winter hats, gloves and Desigual leggings.
Desigual is based in Barcelona and produces 1,000 new designs each season. We can’t stock everything but if you see something we don’t have, we might be able to special order it in for you. We love happy customers!
Win free double passes to see the new movie Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 by shopping at Angel. Click here for more info. We also have free movie pins.
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Today’s video is an oldie, Black or White, a live version by Michael Jackson with Slash on lead guitar: This is a new video released last week, featuring English model Cara Delevigne in South African duo Die Antwoord‘s Ugly Boy. It also features Jack Black, the ATL Twins, Dita Von Teese, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Marilyn Manson:Delevigne’s older sister, Poppy Delevigne, was recently photographed in the front row of the Desigual show at New York Fashion Week wearing a Desigual dress; she is seated second from the right:
