Makr Angle Wallets: Slim Is In

by Rob on July 31st, 2008

In 2008, everything fashionable is slim: suits, pants and accessories are meant to be closely tailored to the body as possible. Just as too big shoulders on a suit doesn’t look good, a bulging wallet doesn’t exactly accent your slim pants. Which is why Sharp is loving Makr’s Angle Wallets.

Small and simple, Makr’s Angle Wallets hold cards and folded cash with convenience and grace. The angle cut at the top of the wallet make its contents easy to access, and the myriad of designs exude sophistication. Sharp’s pick is the Ottawa-Grey with its high quality, Canadian-sourced hide and exclusivity: Makr only produced 27 of these rare gems. A man looking for something a bit more flash, but still refined, will like the Tonal Plaid- Black design (pictured).

Visit Makr for more details.

Johnny Depp And His Fossil Fuel Free Island

by Jeremy on July 30th, 2008

In the wake of Al Gore’s recent speech in Washington, D.C. and rising fuel prices, we here at Sharp have been looking to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. Johnny Depp must be in the same mind frame: a solar hydrogen system will soon power his Bahamas island. Mike Strizki is the inventor of the system, and Depp is his third client (the first being himself: Strizki’s entire New Jersey home is fossil fuel free). Going natural will cost Depp approximately $250,000. That seems expensive, because after all, you can buy a house in Florida for the same price, but I’m sure Toronto’s Gerrit de Boer, aka. the Idomo Guy, must be pretty peeved. His store’s geothermal/solar energy system cost him $1 million. Oh well, what’s the price of helping the world, eh guys? Keep up the good work, our moustached friends.

Photo courtesy People.com

Comme des Garcons Retrospective in Beijing

by Rob on July 29th, 2008

Now everyone in fashion is getting in on the China Gold Rush: Karl Lagerfeld, JA Apparel, and now, Comes des Garcons. The venerable Japanese fashion house is presenting a 25 years retrospective in Beijing. But rather than showcase the clothes that made designer Rei Kawakubo famous, they’re looking back on 25 years of corporate images, invitation cards and magazine advertisements. A wise choice for a company’s whose marketing techniques are often as interesting as their clothes. The exhibit takes over the 789 Art Zone in Beijing, a series of art galleries cum factories.

To get some of the fashion house for yourself, visit Nomad and TNT in Toronto, plus Roden Gray in Vancouver.

Photo courtesy HypeBeast

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