Picasso self-portrait from the Blue Period in Barcelona, 1901
Feeling kinda blue? We have the blues for you. Blue shirts, blue denim shorts and blue pants for men. Blue tops and dresses for women. Blue T-shirts and shorts for kids. All blue all the time at Angel Vancouver. We’ve got dozens of blue items for you:
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AngelVancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s music is the Miles Davis classic 1959 album, Kind of Blue:The album was recorded in seven hours and most of the tracks were first takes. It became the biggest-selling jazz album of all time and now is considered a masterpiece. Here’s a video offering insight into the recording session:
Spend $200 on Desigual clothing at Angel Vancouver and we’ll throw in a free travel bag, which has wheels and a pull-out handle. Or a free Desigual umbrella. The trolley bags just arrived Monday in our latest shipment, which also contained new stock of two Desigual coats for Spring-Summer 2014: Uno and Parisina. (Update: These offers have no expired.)
AngelVancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s video is from 60 years ago, Shake Rattle & Roll by Big Joe Turner. The song, often cited as one of the first rock and roll records, was written by Jesse Stone, an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter who wrote under the pseudonym Charles Calhoun:The line in the song about “a one-eyed cat peepin’ in a seafood store” is a sexual reference suggested by the session drummer. The original recording was on Atlantic Records, where Stone was a house arranger and songwriter; the background vocalists included Atlantic record executives Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegün. The same year, the song was a huge hit for Bill Haley & the Comets. Stone, a bandleader and friend of Duke Ellington, had previously been musical director in the early 1940s of a hot black women’s swing-jazz band called the International Sweethearts of Rhythm:Stone also co-wrote Flip, Flop and Fly with Turner:
Here is a new Desigual video, showing how Desigual designer Jose Castro develops an Ibiza-style maxi-dress for the Summer 2014 collection. The chiffon dress is called California. Angel Vancouver doesn’t have the dress in stock at the moment, but we do have other maxi dresses for summer. And we do have the shirt and T-shirt that Jose is wearing in the video (see photos below). Angel is also offering 10% off all Desigual for men until Father’s Day (June 15).
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Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
We have some cool T-shirts, shirts, shorts, sports jackets and sweaters for Father’s Day, which is on Sunday June 15. And we’ll take 10% off all Desigual men’s wear until then. Below are some of the items from Desigual’s men’s collection this season. You can also see the full men’s collection for Summer 2014 we have in stock by clicking here.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s video is from 1965, the first TV appearance of Jimi Hendrix on the Night Train show, which was recorded in Nashville, with the duo Buddy & Stacy. Jimi is the guitarist on the far left (he starts out playing right-handed, then switches to left-handed playing). The band is the Upsetters, which was Little Richard‘s backup band:A year earlier, Jimi had recorded this song while playing guitar with the Isley Brothers. Jimi had strong ties to Vancouver, Canada. His father, Al, was from Vancouver but moved to Seattle at age 22. Jimi would often spend summers in Vancouver with his paternal grandmother, Nora, who worked as a cook at a soulfood restaurant called Vie’s Chicken & Steaks. It was on Union Street, where the Jimi Hendrix Shrine is today. In the 1960s, Jimi called himself Jimmy James and used to go to a Vancouver nightclub to see Tommy Chong (later of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong) and his band. To get attention, Chong’s band called themselves Four Niggers & A Chink. It certainly got the attention of two members of the Supremes, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard, who dropped by after a show one night to hear the band at Chong’s nightclub, the Elegant Parlour (downstairs from the Retinal Circus). They brought Diana Ross down the next night. She immediately phoned Motown Records owner Berry Gordy, who signed the band in 1967 — the only Vancouver band ever signed to the Gordy/Motown label. Berry Gordy, of course, demanded a name change, so they settled on Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, which released this hit, Does Your Mama Know About Me:The song was written by Tommy Chong and Tom Baird, who became a Motown songwriter, composer and record producer. Here’s another of the Vancouver band’s songs, Malinda:When Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers played a concert in Chicago in 1968, the band was impressed by the opening act: the Jackson 5. Bobby Taylor took the young brothers to Detroit to audition for Motown. Berry Gordy was also impressed, signing the group to the label. Bobby Taylor produced the first Jackson 5 records:Before recording their first single, Gordy moved the Jackson family to Los Angeles. They moved in next door to my parents, Jack & Holly Haliburton. My mother, who died last year at age 95, always spoke fondly of Michael Jackson, recalling he was a polite kid who was always dancing and jumping around. Before Holly died, we played her this Michael Jackson song, Smile, which was written by Charlie Chaplin:
Hollywood actress Katie Holmes was recently featured in three U.S. magazines wearing a new Desigual dress, called Delia, from the Spring-Summer 2014 collection.
Holmes got her start in the TV series Dawson’s Creek and later went on to star in such movies as The IceStorm, Batman Begins and recently returned to TV to play Jackie Kennedy in the eight-part series The Kennedys. She was formerly married to actor Tom Cruise.
Actress Phoebe Tonkin, who stars in the TV series The Originals, recently opened up her purse contents to US Weekly magaine, revealing a Desigual scarf.
The cast of The Originals, with Phoebe Tonkin second from left. Photo by Jason.Merritt/Getty Images for CW
Desigual also popped up in an US Weekly magazine feature called What’s In My Bag. Australian actress Phoebe Tonkin, who stars in the TV series The Originals (a spin-off fromThe Vampire Diaries), when she was asked to empty out her purse, revealed a Desigual scarf as one of the essential items in her bag.
Angel Vancouver carries a wide range of Desigual scarves, belts, wallets, purses and other accessories for women.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)!
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If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
Today’s video is My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style by Canadian hip hop duo Dream Warriors, comprising King Lou (Louis Robinson) and Capital Q (Frank Allert):The song sampled a 1962 tune, Soul Bossa Nova, by Quincy Jones & his Orchestra:The song was used in the Mike Myers movie, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Here is the Royal Band performing the song outside of Buckingham Palace, prompting giggles from onlookers:
Desigual NATALIA coat designed by Christian Lacroix. $269. Summer 2014
Desigual FLOR jacket. $269. Spring-Summer 2014.
We sold out of two new Desigual coats earlier this spring, but a new shipment has allowed us to re-stock these coats: the springtime-yellow NATALIA and the military green FLOR. Both are $269.
Angel is offering a special promotion — spend $250 and receive a free Desigual umbrella (we have two styles to choose from — see below). We have a limited number of umbrellas.
Desigual LADY BLUE coat, $429, with matching CAMPERA 4 boots, $254. photo by angelvancouver.com
Desigual KLAUS jacket, $254, with MONICA dress, $144. Spring-Summer 2014. photo by angelvancouver.com
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s video is a 360-degree selfie by Alex Chacón, who spent three years riding motorcycles through more than 36 countries:You can read more about Alex on his website:
Here are a few maxi dresses we have available for summer at Angel Vancouver from such brands as Desigual, Smash and Purple Jam. The latter is from Italy; Desigual and Smash are both based in Barcelona, Spain:
Desigual BERNA maxi dress. $189. Summer 2014.
Smash BRASILIA maxi dress, 2014
Purple Jam maxi dress, 2014
Desigual Septiembre maxi dress worn by Brazillian supermodel Ariana Lima, who is the brand ambassador for Desigual. $174.
Desigual DULCE maxi dress. $189
Maxi dress from Smash for summer 2014
Desigual DULCE black maxi dress. $189.Summer 2104. photo by angelvancouver.com
Desigual AGAANOA maxi skirt. $134. Summer 2014. photo by angelvancouver.com
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Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (604) 681-0947 or email jackie@angelpaint.com Click here to read about a shirt I painted for actress Dakota Fanning and click here to see the outfit I painted for Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! “Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s music video is a live version of Fever by the Black Keys, who play Vancouver on Oct. 30, 2014:The song is from their new album, Turn Blue, which debuted at No. 1 this month. The America rock duo are Dan Auerbach and his childhood friend Patrick Carney. They’re from Akron, Ohio. Their co-producer is Danger Mouse, who is also one-half of a duo called Gnarls Barkley (the other half of that duo is CeeLo Green). Here are the Black Keys videos for Lonely Boy, Tighten Up and Howlin’ For You
Desigual Lysithea jacket, white. $264. Summer 2014. photo by angelvancouver.com
Desigual men’s RECILLA unstructured cotton sport jacket. $229
Desigual LOLAILO shirt. $114. Spring-Summer 2014
These are a few of the new arrivals from Desigual, including a yellow-green jacket (left) that was originally a white jacket (below) that I hand-dyed, so it’s one-of-a-kind. It’s a size 42. The price is $264.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. We ship worldwide.
If you’re looking for a custom hand-painted shirt, call Angel @ (604) 681-0947 or email jackie@angelpaint.com Click here to read about a shirt I painted for actress Dakota Fanning and click here to see the outfit I painted for Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.
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.
The slogan of the Bacelona-based Desigual is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! “Desigual explains: “The slogan reflects Desigual’s way of thinking that is inevitably influenced by the Mediterranean, the sun, light, passion and a lust for life. A philosophy of life that reflects a way of dressing: fun, fresh, original and always instilled with a happy, playful and creative attitude. Be confident, don’t be afraid to be yourself.”
Today’s video is Keith Richards in collaboration with Roberto Luti, Titi Tsira and a number of worldwide musicians performing his reggae song, Words of Wonder, from his 1992 Main Offender album: The video segues into a cover of Bob Marley’s Get Up, Stand Up, featuring Keb’ Mo’, Mermans Mosengo, Aztec Indians, Natalie Pa’apa’a of Blue King Brown, and Jamaican singer Sherita Lewis.
The tracks will appear on Playing For Change 3: Songs Around The World, an upcoming CD/DVD set featuring 185 musicians from 31 different countries. This album is out June 17th, brought to you by Playing for Change.
The art work is by Vancouver artist Chris Dahl called Les Canadiens, 1928. The orginally painting is 14×18″ oil on canvas from last year. He’s now transferred the work to a T-shirt. The price is $99.
We have three more shirts by Chris Dahl at Angel Vancouver called Nancy, Babs the Cheeta and the Knife Throwers Wife. The latter painting is based on an old circus photograph.
Nancy painting by Chris Dahl. The T-shirt is $99 and is a limited edition of 10 only
Babs the Cheeta T-shirt by Chris Dahl. $99. Limited edition of 10. Available at Angel Vancouver
The Knife Thrower’s Wife tee shirt by Chris Dahl. $99. Limited edition of 10. Available at Angel Vancouver
Chris is a former art director for a number of magazines: Maclean’s, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living Magazine, Equity and Trek. He was also an assistant director of public affairs at the University of B.C., where he oversaw the publication of the book UBC – The First Hundred Years.
But long-time Vancouver residents may remember him back in the 1960s as a member of the psychedelic rock band My Indole Ring.
Here are two archival videos of My Indole Ring. The first features the band at the Retinal Circus nightclub, with a trippy light show: The second video is from the CBC-TV Where It’s At program hosted by British singer Lulu (To Sir With Love) and featuring a number of other Vancouver bands from the 1960s: The Collectors, The Poppy Family and Papa Bear’s Medicine Show:Chris Dahl is still playing music — here’s a recent tune, Raising Hell:And here is another song from 1967 by The Collectors, Looking at a Baby:The Collectors were the first big recording act from Vancouver. The band eventually changed its name to Chilliwack and had a string of hits in the 1970s and ’80s. This one is called Baby Blue (not to be confused with the Badfinger song by the same name):Most of the Poppy Family will reunite this summer to play on July 12 at the Khatsahlano Block Party on Vancouver’s West 4th Avenue. Original band members Susan Jacks, Craig McCaw and Satwant Singh will perform with members of such bands as Destroyer, the New Pornographers and Black Mountain.
Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. Desigual 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. (You can click on the top bar to see all the Desigual we have in stock for Spring-Summer.) We also have Desigual bathing suits for women.
If you’re looking for custom hand-painted shirts, 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 Barcelona brand’s way of thinking, which is influenced by the Mediterranean sun, the light and lust for life, instilled with a playful and creative attitude that says: Be confident. Don’t be afraid to be yourself.
Feeling kinda blue? We have the blues for you. Blue shirts, blue denim shorts and blue pants for men. Blue tops and dresses for women. Blue T-shirts and shorts for kids. All blue all the time at Angel Vancouver. We’ve got dozens of blue items for you:
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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.
