Tag Archives: La Vida es Chula (Life is Cool!)

New arrivals for men from Desigual’s fall-winter 2013 collection (with mini video tribute to Billy Cowsill)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by angelvancouver

We’ve just received an early shipment of the Desigual fall-winter 2013 line, including some great new pieces for men: a sweater-jacket called Kanit, a blazer called Ame Wool, a military-green cotton jacket called Military, which has a cool neon yellow … Continue reading →

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Five new Christian Lacroix designs for Desigual’s fall-winter 2013 collection

Posted on August 5, 2013 by angelvancouver

Here are five new designs by Paris couturier Christian Lacroix  that just arrived as part of Desigual‘s fall-winter 2013 line: Angel Vancouver just received a second shipment of the Desigual fall-winter collection, and we’ll be posting more photos in the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 29, 2013 by angelvancouver

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)

Posted on July 20, 2013 by angelvancouver

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

Posted on July 11, 2013 by angelvancouver

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

Posted on July 9, 2013 by angelvancouver

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)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by angelvancouver

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

Posted on July 6, 2013 by angelvancouver

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

Posted on July 4, 2013 by angelvancouver

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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Angel celebrates 35th Anniversary with a 35 percent off sale

Posted on July 3, 2013 by angelvancouver

I opened Angel in 1978 on West Fourth Avenue, beside the Jerry’s Cove pub. Angel later moved to West Broadway, spent 17 years on Robson Street and then moved 15 years ago to No. 2 Powell Street in the Gastown … Continue reading →

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