Welcome to Gastown: The Vancouver Film School

vancouver-film-school-gastown-campus-9The Vancouver Film School has opened its new 42,000-square-foot Animation and Visual Effects campus in Gastown, on Cordova Street across from the Woodward’s building. We like this photo (above) from the Gastown blog, announcing the move, mainly because the fellow on the far left is wearing a Desigual T-shirt from our store.

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

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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.

Desigual’s slogan is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

Today’s music is by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson, who did the animation for his own song, Shot Reverse Shot:Johnson lives in Hawaii, where his video for I Got You was shot, showing him skateboarding barefoot and playing guitar:The son of well-known surfer Jeff Johnson, Jack began surfing when he was five:Students of the Vancouver Film School may be interested in an earlier post I wrote about one of my fellow Chouinard art school students, Terry Gilliam, and his final art school project: Click here to read it.

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What men are wearing on the streets of Florence & Milan

Here are some photos showing what men are wearing on the streets of Florence & Milan during Fashion Week 2014.( Photos by Kuba Dabrowski for WWD.) The trends here are layers, vests and scarves, mixing patterns and shades of colour.

Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of the Bacelona-based Desigual clothing line for men, women and kids. 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

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Winter wear for snow blizzards

Blizzar.snowstorms.Ryan Remiorz.Canadian PressLate Season Midwest Winter Storm Brings Snow To ChicagoWhile 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:berlin01.Matti Hillig berlin07WWD.Matti Hillig berlin11WWD berlin15WWD berlin20WWD.photobyMatti Hillig berlin27WWD

Blizzard.wear.WWD Blizzard.wear.WWD.7 Blizzard.wearWWD.4 Blizzard.wear.WWD. Kyle Ericksen Blizzard.wear.WWD.8 Blizzard.wear.WWD.6 AngelVancouver has a number of Desigual men’s winter coats on sale at 30 percent off to ward off the cold (see photos below):Desigual.Zurtz.coat.Xmas.promo desigual-reversible-jacket-1Desigual.Kanit.sweater.for.men Desigual.man.sweater Desigual.guitierrez.sweater.jacket-mens desigual.pharrell.jacketDesigual.Fonk.jacket.for.men. Desigual.Letras.Bis.scarf.$74

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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

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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.

Desigual’s slogan is La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

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.Beatles.concert.Vancouver.1964Beatles.Vancouver.concert.Aug.22.1964

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Happy New Year! Video preview of Desigual 2014

desigual.one.million.fansThanks to all our customers for making 2013 such a great year. We’re looking forward to the new year and the arrival later this month of Desigual’s spring-summer collection for 2014. Here is a preview of the new line designed in Barcelona:Annie.Lennox.daughter.&.Simon.LeBon.daughterDesigual’s fashion show features Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima(right), adriana-lima-photoTali Lennox, daughter of rock diva Annie Lennox, and Amber Le Bon, daughter of model Yasmin & Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran:

We’re continuing our 20%-off-everything-in-the-store sale this weekend, including yak-wool shawls from Nepal, African jewellery, kids sweaters from Peru and Desigual clothing for men, women and kids.

We’re also offering 30% off all Desigual men’s winter coats and sweaters, and 35% off select Desigual clothing to celebrate Angel’s 35 years in business. Our sale ends Jan. 5.

Angel Vancouver has the largest selection in Vancouver of the Desigual clothing line for men, women and kids. We recently received a new Desigual shipment that included a number of fall coats and sweaters for women. Plus we have Desigual shoes,  boots and some colourful rain boots. We ship worldwide. And we’re looking forward to bringing in Desigual’s new Sport Collection:

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.cats.shirt.nov.11.2013Angel.lion.shirt.nov.2013 carrall&powell.1886

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)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

Today’s music: Canadian Bryan Adams performing Tonight in Babylon with LoveRushUK:And here’s a remix by The Storks of the Bryan Adams song:LoverushUKTheStorks.from.the.Hague.NetherlandsVancouver.NewYearsEve

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Up to 35% off Desigual till Jan. 1

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We’re offering 20% off everything in the store this weekend, including yak-wool shawls from Nepal, African jewellry, kids sweaters from Peru and Desigual clothing for men, women and kids. (We’ve extended our post-Christmas sale until Jan. 12.)

We’re also offering 30% off all Desigual men’s winter coats and sweaters. And 35% off select Desigual clothing to celebrate Angel’s 35 years in business. Our sale continues until New Year’s Eve,

Here are some of the styles on sale (click on photos to enlarge):Desigual.mens.zip.front.sweater desigual-denim-mens-stars-shirt Desigual.man.jacket pharrell-jacketangelvancouver.com desigual.pharrell.jacket desigual.pharrell.jacket.back desigual-reversible-jacket-1 Desigual.guitierrez.sweater.jacket-mens Desigual.Newspaper.Tshirt.Winter2013Desigual.man.sweater Desigual.dress.winter2013.promo Elisabeth.top.Desigual Desigual.kids.dress.Xmas.promo Desigual.Sulma.shirt.$134.knitted.sleeves.plaid.elbow.patches Desigual.Fonk.jacket.for.men. Desigual.kids.TAHOMA.shirt.boy.fall2013 Desigual.kids.sweater.SIEVE.fall2013. Desigual.kids.sweater.Pesa.fall2013 Desigual.kids.outfit.fall.2013 Desigual.kids.long.sleeve.cotton.Tshirt.BLAN Desigual.kids.long.sleeve.100.percent.cotton.sweatshirt.ABRANTES.fall.2013 Desigual.kids.Deltonia Desigual.kids.DELAIREA.dress.cotton.viscose.fall2013 Desigual.kids.boy.hoodie.shirt.COME.fall2013 Desigual.kids.COME.shirt.back Desigual.kids.CARISSA.long.sleeve.dress.fall2013 Desigual.kids.boy.sweatshirt.PINTADO.fall2013 Desigual.kids.AZU.MinnieMouse.long.sleeve.Tshirt.fall2013 Desigual.kids.ACEVEDO.top.fall2013 desigual.sylvia.pumps Desigual.Lesliett.sweaters.$144.with.tricolour.Desigual.Gorro.hat$54.and.handmade.local.scarf Desigual.Astros.Lacroix.top.$124.and.Lacroix.Tarromusik.pants.$254Desigual-Delirium-dress.37V2L32-5Desigual.Sofia Desigual.Sacha.$254 Desigual.Loveboat.shirt.$124 Desigual.CHECKMATE.$124 38C1217_4029_vd_foto_ligera Desigual.OK.shirt.38C1259 Desigual.Ivega.leggings.$74.and.Harina.lace.and.brocade.detail.skirt.$99 Desigual.Low.cut.Lua $134. Desigual.high.top.boot.with.fleece.lining.leather.$154 Desigual.banner Desigual.Love'sExperience. Desigual.Bety.coat.$329 Desigual.Elvis.singing.T.shirt.$99 Desigual.Loves.Experience.$349 desigual.dress.fall.2013 Desigual.Sahara.dress.$189 Desigual.Tarromusik.pants.$154 Desigual.passion.skirt.$134 Desigual.Collage.Femina.$369 Desigual.Plim.shirt Desigual.fall.2013.shoes Desigual.new.bag.fall.winter.2013 Desigual.new.dress.fall.winter.2013 Desigual.TS.Mana2.$99 Desigual.TS.Mana.$99 Desigual.Satini.dress.$134 Desigual.TS.Love.$99 Desigual.Lacroix.Ongyi.dress.$189 Desigual.Lacroix.Pelocio.dress.$229 Desigual.Lacroix.Thomas2.dress.$134Desigual.Natalia.coat.$444 Desigual.Goddess.of.Cool.$369Desigual.Solvent.coat.Lacroix.$594.2Desigual.Sumf.bag.$179 Desigual.Red.Patch.$94.and.Ibiza.Rojo.$129 Desigual.coat.$300 Desigual.Lacroix.purse.Dos.$154 Desigual.leggings Desigual.Posthuman.Lacroix.coat.44.$439Desigual.new.boots.fall.2013 Desigual.Anita.Tshirt.women.fall.winter.2013.$104 Desigual.Juliet.Tshirt.women.fall,,winter.2013.$99 Desigual.Logrono.jacket.women.fall.winter.2013.$269 Desigual.Digan.sweater.Lacroix.$189 Desigual.Poxia.dress.$164.fall.2013

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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 fall coats and sweaters for women, plus Desigual shoes,  boots and some colourful rain boots. 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.cats.shirt.nov.11.2013Angel.lion.shirt.nov.2013 carrall&powell.1886

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)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

Today’s music: Here’s Canadian band Walk Off the Earth performing Gang of Rhythm, using a VW Beetle as a beatbox:The band first gained international attention when it posted this video of the five band members playing one guitar:Here’s a video the band made using looping, starting off with the sound of a microwave oven door closing and hitting a coffee cup with a spoon:And another one-man-band version of an Eminem song, Love the Way You Lie:This is Magic:Here is band member Sarah Blackwood (congrats on the new baby!) playing an acoustic version of Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon, recorded on her phone in a hotel bathroom in Kelowna, British Columbia:And here she is singing Adele’s Someone Like You:

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Boxing Day special: 20% off everything at Angel

Angel.store.night.dec.24.2013We’re offering 20% off everything in our store on Boxing Day and continuing through the weekend.

We are also offering 30 per cent of select men’s winter jackets and sweaters, and 35 per cent off select Desigual items to celebrate Angel’s 35 years in business.desigual.one.million.fans

Today’s music is Shake Up Christmas by Train:And here’s Hey Soul Sister and Drive By by Train:And lastly, here’s the Yardbirds doing a live version of Train Kept A-Rollin’ from 1966, with Jimmy Page & Jeff Beck on guitars:And here’s the Yardbirds doing the same song for Antonionio’s 1966 film Blow-Up:Blow.Up

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Merry Christmas!

Christmas.vintage.angl.with.starsThanks to all our Angel customers! We’re open until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve but closed Christmas Day. We received a new Desigual shipment this week and 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.

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30% off select Desigual men’s winter coats, sweaters & shirts

Desigual.Kanit.sweater.manFor the last weekend before Christmas, we’ve got some great deals on gifts for men, including Desigual overcoats, down jackets and a range of sweaters. Great for this cold & snowy weather in Vancouver.

We’re also going to be offering some deals for Boxing Day (Dec. 26) so stay tuned.

We’re offering 30% off these Desigual items for men and 35% off select Desigual dresses and tops for women until Christmas Eve (we’re open until 6 tonight):Desigual.Kanit.sweater.for.menpharrell-jacketangelvancouver.com desigual.pharrell.jacket.back Desigual.guitierrez.sweater.jacket-mens desigual-reversible-jacket-1 Desigual.mens.zip.front.sweater Desigual.man.jacket Desigual.Zurtz.coat.Xmas.promo Desigual.Fonk.jacket.for.men. Desigual.Luffy.sweatshirt.knitted.front.$200 38C1217_4029_vd_foto_ligera Desigual.CHECKMATE.$124 Desigual.Almendra.sweater.men.$234 Desigual.OK.shirt.38C1259 Desigual.Military.Jacket.Neon.Yellow.liner.for.men.fw.2013.$348 Desigual.Polo.Marcos.$124 Desigual.denim.mens.Stars.shirt.36C1223_5105 Desigual.Cam.Xavier.mens.shirt Caudracos.hoodie.jean.pockets Brupto.hoodiemansweaterWe also have this sweater (shown above) that is prominently featured in the Desigual video below (with South African supermodel Behati Prinsloo) :Desigual.Akane.shirt.$124 Desigual.mens.pants.Diezs.with.suspenders.$189 Desigual.Zurtz.black.$369Desigual.Bleached.Me.shirt.$144

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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 fall coats and sweaters for women, plus Desigual shoes,  boots and some colourful rain boots. We ship worldwide.

Angel also specializes in custom hand-painted shirts. I’m now taking my final orders for Christmas. 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.lion.shirt.2013Angel.cats.shirt.nov.11.2013Angel.lion.shirt.nov.2013Angel.Monkey.shirt.kids carrall&powell.1886

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)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

Today’s music: three old Christmas chestnuts, including this remix of Louis Armstrong singing ‘Zat You Santa Claus?:Here’s Nat King Cole singing The Christmas Song, just because it has a fireplace video:And Judy Garland sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas:

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Happy Birthday Steven Isserlis, the world’s best cellist

We want to wish Happy Birthday to Steven Isserlis, whom I consider the best cellist in the world. Of course, I’m biased because he is a dear friend; his late wife, Pauline, who was from Vancouver, was like a sister to me.

First off, here’s a new recording of Steven performing Ave Maria with his American friend, violinist Josh Bell:Here is Steven playing the Dvořák Cello Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra:Here is Steven playing Dvorak’s ‘Waldesruhe’ (Silent Woods), accompanied only by piano:This is Steven playing Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra:And finally here’s Steven and his friend, Hungarian pianist Denes Varjon, playing Schumann: Abendlied Op.85, No.12 (arr. Joachim) at the 92nd Street Y in New York:Steven plays a Marquis de Corberon Stradivarius cello and a De Munck Stradivarius cello, both of which are on loan to him. He uses gut strings.

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New from Smash, Winter 2013

smash-queendom-autumn-winter-2013We have new arrivals from another Barcelona-based clothing line called Smash at Angel Vancouver this week: T-shirts, tunic tops and dresses that feature bold bursts of colour and design.

We earlier received our first shipment of Smash from its Queendom line for winter 2013, and another shipment last month. Here are the latest arrivals from the collection:Smash.Bastian.top.$65 Smash.Bolena.Tshirt.$59 Smash.Americas.Tshirt.$49 Smash.Flavour.sleeveless.dress.$70 Smash.Glace.tunic.top.$65  Smash.Jua.Tshirt.$49 Smash.Kalama.dress.$65 Smash.Khavi.top.$49 Smash.Morotai.dress.$75Smash.Higo.dress.$75

Smash.Granada.tank.top.$54Smash.Mykines.tunic.top.$75 Smash.Naira.dress.$75 Smash.Palou.knitted.dress.$54 Smash.Zomer.tunic.Tshirt.$59 SmashMidai.dress.$70………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Angel Vancouver also 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 fall coats and sweaters for women, plus Desigual shoes,  boots and some colourful rain boots.

As well, Angel specializes in custom hand-painted shirts. I’m taking the last orders for Christmas. Locally made, painted by hand. You won’t find these shirts anywhere else in the world, except Angel Vancouver. We ship worldwide. Call (604) 681-0947 or email jackie@angelpaint.com

Angel.lion.shirt.2013Angel.cats.shirt.nov.11.2013Angel.lion.shirt.nov.2013Angel.Monkey.shirt.kids carrall&powell.1886

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)! La.Vida.es.Chula-2013

Today’s music video is Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band singing Merry Christmas Baby:Here’s a more recent version by Cee Lo Green & Rod Stewart:And finally, here’s Rod the Mod performing a few years ago with Jeff Beck on I Ain’t Superstitious, a song they first recorded 45 years ago — in 1968:Jeff Beck had been in a ’60s group called the Yardbirds, which produced a number of great hits, including Heart Full of Soul with Jimmy Page (who later formed Led Zeppelin) also on lead guitar. Here’s a teenaged Jimmy Page in his first BBC appearance in 1957, playing in a skiffle band (that’s Jimmy on the far left):

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