Where to Buy the Best T-Shirts

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So you've read my Love Note to the Basic T-shirt, now here's a guide to get your mission to find the perfect tee started!

In no specific order, here are my favorites:

A Lovenote To The Basic T-Shirt

I love t-shirts. It's my favourite piece of clothing and  the first thing I look at when I go to a store. If I could bring one item with me to a deserted island it would be a t-shirt ( okay, maybe a boat would be the sensible choice). I'm just really obsessed with t-shirts.

Clothes I Would Never Wear and Alternatives To Them

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Every body does it. Whether you're into fashion or not there are clothes you refuse to wear. Maybe its not your style or you don't feel comfortable in it. Take burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese who doesn't wear jeans. Trailblazer PR Powerhouse Kelly Cutrone only wears black and hell will freeze before you see her in colour. How about Karl Lagerfeld? A nice suit and sunglasses. What are the things you would never be caught wearing? For me, these are a few of my not-so favourite things to wear:.

Michael Jackson Death Anniversary Remembrance - Thriller

Two year has passed since Michael Jackson. To commemorate this time here's one of the greatest video ever made to remember him by:

Alexander Wang Spring 2012 Menswear Review and Favorite Looks

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Alright, so I've had the time to digest this collection and here are my thoughts on Alexander Wang's first full menswear collection in his mainline:

I'm a (REALLY) big fan of Alexander Wang and its great to see a next generation designer design for his peers and really get what it is we want to wear. So when I heard about this latest offering from Alexander Wang I was excited because it means more choices for us guys out there. This being a mainline allows Alexander Wang to have more freedom in designing more styles, such as jackets, and having more choices in fabrics to play around with than the T line. Unfortunately its the creativity that's lacking here since Alexander Wang wanted to design what was already familiar to men so nothing too edgy or "out there" can be found in this collection.

Alexander Wang Spring 2012 Menswear : A New Male Order Pt 2

Here is the continuation of Alexander Wang's first mainline menswear collection.

Alexander Wang Spring 2012 Menswear : A New Male Order Pt 1

 Its finally here, the day I was personally waiting for, Alexander Wang introduces and unleashes menswear in his main line!

H&M Designer Collaboration 2011: Versace

Just mere hours ago (I'm writing this at 4 in the morning), H&M announced on twitter that Versace will be the next designer collaboration for 2011! Can you imagine what the pieces will look like already?! Can't wait to hear more about the collaboration. For now check a second video after the break.

TOPSHOP Canada: Pop Up Shop Review and Report

 
Last week The Hudson Bay Co. finally announced the highly anticipated arrival of Topshop. Previously only available at Jonathan+Olivia with select pieces, the British invasion of Topshop is coming full force at The Bay's Yorkdale location come September (a little birdie told me new pieces will come every three days). To kick it off, today was the launch of the Topshop Pop Up shop as the first leg of the Topshop Summer Take Over and I was there to cover the event:

Reasons Why You Should Get Twitter

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Social Media is here to stay and Twitter is the latest addition to join the rest. But it seems that every time I ask someone if they have twitter, more often than not, the answer is no. So why is that? Maybe its the zero desire update everyone on what they're doing constantly. Maybe they just don't find the reasons it benefits them. Well these are the reasons why.

Here are the Top 5 Reasons you should get Twitter:

Steven Meisel: Career and Memorable Editorials

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Photographers play an integral part in the fashion industry. They are part of the collaboration and without them the fantasy would not be the same. It's the ones with a strong sense of vision that become the most influential and successful. Whether were talking about Picasso or Spielberg, they have a perspective and executes its so that the message is clear to their viewers - this is what I aim for in my blog. The most renowned photographer do not just point and shoot, many times they are involved in conceptualizing the idea. It is this added factor of creativity that separates a visionary from an ordinary photographer. 

I asked myself, who is my favorite photographer? This comes from the initial question, 'What are the most memorable editorials I have seen?' I don't know about you, but as an art fanatic, it was astounding how many I could think of. It just goes to show how much impact these images have on me that they are vividly ingrained in my head even years later. To answer the question, my favorite is Steven Meisel. 

Covet One - Jil Sander, Christopher Kane, Balenciaga

Introducing another concept to JERRLIFE:  Coveting! I want to improve your experience here and be more interactive so there has been a lot of new additions to JERRLIFE lately. Just like you, I get obsessed about pieces of clothing for long periods of time and ponder if I should get it or not. This is my way of releasing some of those thoughts overtaking my life and my wallet. Let me know your input of this new addition at the comment box!

Summer is finally here and when a new season comes, it means looking for new clothes to wear. These are the pieces I'm looking at as new additions to my wardrobe:

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This Jil Sander Print Cotton Popeline Shirt has a giant flower print that's fantastic. A great statement piece that has a humorous take on hawaiian shirts. It is currently on sale at Luisaviaroma for $275.

X Men: First Class - Movie Review and Analysis

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"The storyline almost makes you believe that mutants are very much real and can actually exist." 

It seems as of late movie theaters are hitting us with its best shot by releasing highly anticipated movies week by week. First with the fourth installment of Pirates of The Caribbean and then The Hangover 2 (notice the sequels, is there any original ideas out there Hollywood?). Although both got poor reviews both were commercial hits at the box office. This week's offering takes it one notch up: its anticipated and its really good.

X- Men: First Class, a  prequel to a series with abundant stories to tell, brings it all the way back to how it all began. It centers around the coming out of mutants and a time before the idea of an academy of mutants was conceptualized. Set in 1962, the story is introduced through Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr (who becomes Magneto), who becomes great friends through a common goal: Sebastian Shaw, a mutant with the power to absorb energy and transfer (plus he's bent on world domination but that is just an after thought, just kidding). All grown up, Erik seeks revenge for his mother who was killed by Sebastian Shaw during the Holocaust. Charles on the other hand makes a name for himself as a brilliant mind coming out of school and becomes recruited to assist the CIA to stop Sebastian Shaw from starting a nuclear war. Together they start recruiting and training other mutants to help fight against Sebastian Shaw and his evil colleagues.

June Mood Board

Ah, another month has gone by and every month this blog has been flourishing. I just want to say THANK YOU to all my readers because I put a lot of effort in making sure what I put out there is quality work that maintain what this blog is about. Again thank you guys and if you have anything to say hit me on the comment box or email me at jerrrlife@gmail.com (theres 3 Rs!)

Now onto the June Mood Board!

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Meeting Proenza Schouler at The Room

 

Last night was an exciting night for me as the fashion circuit came in full force last night at The Room to welcome the design duo of Proenza Schouler to Toronto. This was the first time I was going to one of these events and needless to say I was a bottle of emotion and not to mention hot as hell from the 30 degree heatwave. I came in fashionably early for the event and like the handful of people that was there killed time by browsing the racks of designer clothing, most notably the brand of the hour, Proenza Schouler.