Dandyhorse - Sophmore Launch Party at the Amsterdam Brewery

After the trunk show was over... we got to have some fun!!! Yay! Pattie, Meg and I all biked down to the Amsterdam Brewery to celebrate the new issue of Dandyhorse being published. We decided to grab some Nightshades gear at the last minute. It's kind of weird but awesome to feel like I'm in a totally colour co-ordinated photoshoot even when I'm just drinking some beers.



Sunny D and Frank-Shade started dancing up a storm and then they raced on the stationary bikes. They had them hooked up to a laptop with a timer and a projecter so you could watch who was biking faster. Frank won cause he's so fit. Sunny was still in good spirits afterwards.

Then Pattie and I raced. Pattie had a big advantage because of her aerodynamic racing suit, whereas my hood kept catching the wind. Pattie won, but everyone knew it wasn't a fair race.
Anyways, I'm gonna go and lie down and read my new issue of Dandyhorse! You can pick them up at most bike stores around the city but go here for more info.

Welcome to Danger Palace

my bike was stolen

my bike was stolen from my apartment last click here for more information and pictures of it.

DNS on the Runway at Toronto Alternative Fashion Week

So here it is! The very first Deadly Nightshades bike gear collection. Hand dyed, hand printed and hand sewn, right here in Toronto by Cat Essiambre, Niamh McManus, Pattie Youn and I. It wasn't easy pulling together a cohesive collection with four very different, very opinionated designers but we started with a firm colour palette (seafoam, roe and grey) and the idea that everything should be wearable enough to go biking in but still look great. I'm actually really happy with the results and I want to wear pretty much everything in the collection. I'm especially excited to get myself into the seafoam tights with bike wheels printed all over them!!!

There were some pieces that we all agreed should be included at the very beginning, like lots of cute, printed tights and jersey tops because they're so easy to bike in. Other pieces got added in later to keep things on trend, like the cape and the flouncy top. We tried to make everything as wearable and sustainable as we could, without sacrificing style or cute appeal. I love how happy Kealan looks in her organic twill johdpurs!!!

If you'd like to come see the clothes or just hang out and chat about biking, babes or sustainability - we're having a trunk show on April 29th at 88 Nassau where you can pre-order clothing before it's even in stores!!! See you there!

Love from Mondo

Found an awesome review of our show this morning on Mondo. I can't tell you how much I like their description of the collection...

"We did, however, catch the finale of act two. Deadly Nightshades, a Toronto-based design collective, put on a spectacular show in the theme of urban transportation and mischief: bikes! Do these guys know how to steal hearts, or what? How can I describe.. let’s see. Sweaty Betty’s meets hip hop loungewear meets dandyhorse? Daaaamn. (We especially loved the turquoise briefs—can you tell?)

On a final note, one thing I love about [FAT] is that these “alternative” designers aren’t afraid to dress for all body types. A great deal of booty, bosom and bounce mixed freely amongst your average twiggy, tall types, and everyone seemed confident and ferocious. Terrific night, terrific event. Get out there and experience it yourself-there are still two days remaining!"

Drunk in the Trunk Show!!!

Drunk in the Trunk Show!!!

Pre-Order your Nightshades Fall '09 Gear
Get it Now - Before Everyone Else Does!
April 29th
88 Nassau St. (at the former Heart on Your Sleeve)
4-11pm

Bike Gang Instruction Manual: Lesson #247 - Curing a Hangover

So F.A.T was totally, totally out of control last night. Seriously. There were trapeze artists and actual dancing polar bears. We got a tonne of love from friends and family who showed up to support us and we felt so lucky to be a part of such an awesome event. And to top it all off - Mill Street Organic Beer sponsored our afterparty, hence the title of this post. So in honour of our awesome new sponsors, we'd like to share some bike gang secrets with you on the fine art of curing a hangover:

1. Bacon. Sure, everyone knows that grease tastes good after a night out, but did you know that it's a scientific FACT that bacon helps a hangover??? Go read all about it here

2. Hair Metal. It's also scientifically proven that listening to hair metal after a bender can help a hangover. Guns and Roses are especially full of amino acids that help your brain build new neurotransmitters that were lost the night before.

3. Drink a Cesar. Sure, you could drink water and rehydrate yourself but this is much better for you since there's so many vegetables in a Cesar! Ask water how many vitamins it has in it. If it could talk, it would say zero. That's right. Zero vitamins. Pfft. Water is SO over-rated.

4. Advil. Take two before you go to bed - once you wake up, it's too late. All of your braincells are probably dead anyways.

AlleyCatzzz

on duty:
3rd.friday alley cat ride. starting point: bike pirates - around 40 cyclists cruised the city alleyways and parks, forcing innocent bystanders out of the way. especially children and puppies driving cars. also, bike pirates is awesome.


see more here.
thanks frank for the photoz.

Mzungu in 69 Buy the Pound

City of Cyclists Video

Copenhagen - City of Cyclists from Colville Andersen on Vimeo.