Tag Archives: Desigual Canada

Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim is an Angel customer

Hawaii Five-O star Daniel Dae Kim, who plays Det. Chin Ho Kelly on the TV series, dropped in to buy a Desigual shirt this past weekend while the show was shooting for a few days in Vancouver. A  young woman … Continue reading

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Filmmaker Terry Gilliam’s final art school project (with video of Monty Python’s Lumberjack Song)

During an earlier post about film director Tim Burton, I mentioned that I had a story to tell about a former classmate at Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, which Terry Gilliam & I attended in the 1960s. Here is … Continue reading

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The last Gastown water tower (with Steve Earle, Cat Empire videos)

There used to be water towers on buildings throughout Gastown, but there’s only one left. It’s on the Koret building and the $1-million suite with the water tower roof deck is currently for sale. Below are some photos of a … Continue reading

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Video preview of Desigual for spring-summer 2014

Here we are in the middle of summer and Desigual unveiled Tuesday its new line for spring-summer of 2014 in Barcelona. This 26-minute video shows next year’s styles: The video features Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima (left). Angel Vancouver still has … Continue reading

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New Desigual for men for 2013 fall-winter

We’ve just got an early shipment of Desigual for men for fall-winter 2013, including a new coat called “Fonk” with a zip-out wool lining, a denim shirt called Stars Spangled and a polo called Marbello (see photos below). We’ll have … Continue reading

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Canada’s former Gov.-General is an Angel customer (with video)

The former Governor-General of Canada, Michaelle Jean, popped into Angel Vancouver this weekend while in Gastown. She bought one of my hand-painted items for a family member — I can’t say what it was because it might be a surprise … Continue reading

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First of Desigual collection from fall/winter 2013 has arrived

We’ve just received our first shipment from the Desigual fall-winter 2013 collection. Below is a sampling of the new arrivals for women and kids, including new styles designed by Christian Lacroix.  The new fall 2013 men’s line are expected to … Continue reading

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Final Desigual summer 2013 clothes have arrived at Angel

We just received our final shipment of Desigual clothing from the sping-summer 2013 collection, including many new items we’ve never had before at our store, Angel Vancouver. We’ve posted photos and prices below of some of the new arrivals. And … Continue reading

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Dakota Fanning has a hand-painted Angel shirt with her horse on it

I painted Dakota Fanning a T-shirt with her horse on it when she was 11 years old. Here’s the thank-you letter she wrote to me: “Dear Jackie. Thank you so much for making the fantastic shirt. I love that you … Continue reading

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The latest pieces designed by Christian Lacroix for Desigual

Below are are a few of the latest pieces designed by French couturier Christian Lacroix for the Barcelona-based Desigual. I earlier wrote about how Lacroix and Desigual began their collaboration in 2011. Here’s what Lacroix had to say when he first … Continue reading

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