While not wrestling with polar bears or building humble abodes out of snow, Canada has… ok grossly misappropriated stereotypes aside, Western Canada and Canada in general has had a flourishing retail scene as well as being home to the development of numerous strong brands. From the mountainous coastal city of Vancouver with Roden Gray’s Rob Lo and Livestock’s Garry Bone, to the blue collar workings of Edmonton’s (forever known as the City of Champions) Justin Der of Foosh and Arthur Chmielewski of Haven; Western Canada’s shop list is providing great opportunities for shoppers looking for their fix of various levels of fashion and footwear. Our latest Essentials uncovers the things that get each of these four store owners through their daily rigors while Edmonton seems to thoroughly run on the strong black stuff from the Canadian institution Tim Hortons.
Garry Bone – Livestock
Race Car
My life lately is about trying to find some balance between work and play. I work a lot so to find something to balance it out it had to be heavy. Racing is doing the job perfectly. It’s a 2003 Honda S2000. it use to be my daily driver but last year I took off the road and turned it into a full race car. I just got my race drivers license and had my first race on April 12th 2008.
Reigning Champ Zip Hoodie
Black has been the majority of my wardrobe for the since I was 18. This RC zip hoodie is now a staple in my daily life.
Home
Vancouver is probably one of the best home base cities in the world, it’s a great place to come home to. Super central, pretty clean, and on a nice day when you look out over the city it’s hard not to feel good. This is the view from my apartment.
Earl Grey Tea (w/honey and milk) and Fruit Salad
No day for me starts with out these two. I usually get it from Starbucks cuz their fruit salad has no grapefruit.
Dior Homme Black Tie
For obvious reasons these are another essential for me. Not only do they help me see but they also help with my look. New glasses can help me be a little more anonymous in my own city and old ones can make me instantly recognizable.
