Is finally mine.

One of my favorite things to do on a beautiful day is to bike ride by the Lachine Canal. The bike path is the oldest and most popular in the city. From Bonaventure Expressway west of the Old Port as far as Chemin du Musée in Lachine is where the path can take you.

Just enjoying the sweetness of nothing.

The canal is actually a historical site. It gets its name from the French word for China (La Chine). The European explorers dreamt of finding a route from New France (Montreal) to the Western Sea and there on to China.

The canal is now only used for small boats.

Biking in my hearty magazine Black Magic Woman tank.

Big up to the Nike Customization aka Charon for the Black Flag laser etch on the back of my phone.

We’re making big moves.

Stay tuned..

Booking season has started! Brands are beginning to show their Spring 2011 collections, which means I’m working overtime the next few weeks. It just makes me excited about what’s coming out next year.

Cloe from Agence Royal

Guillaume showing us RVCA

Uranium showroom

One Teaspoon from Australia.

I bought this FWK Engineered Garments summer dress back when there was still snow on the ground. Even though it’s been sitting in my closet for months, waiting for the summer… it was well worth the wait.

Recently received this Visvim pocket tee in the mail. I’ve noticed that t-shirts have faded out of my closet a long time ago, so this is a first time in a long time for me. The tee features a heavy gauge fair isle knit pocket, which is absolutely pretty. Even though this is originally a men’s piece, I think the knit pocket gives it a feminine kick.

Photo: Vincent Tsang

Bicycle Thieves (Lardi di biciclette) is a neorealist movie directed by Vittorio De Sica. The Italian film tells the story of a lower class family during the post-war. Antonio and his son Bruno search the streets of Rome to retrieve their stolen bike. The bicycle means everything to Antonio, because without it he could no longer work. Eventually he tries to do the same as what was done to him. This movie is frequently on critics’ and directors’ lists of the best films ever made. It was placed in the top 10 twice as the greatest ever made in Sight & Sound’s directors’ poll. Lardi di biciclette is by far one of my favorite black and white Italian movie.

American Hardcore: More Than Music
Words by me, photos by Vincent Tsang
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Shout outs to Phil for making it happen, and Vincent for the inspiration.

I make it a point to spend time with my grandparents at least once a week. I have a very special relationship with them because they have always been there for me. My Nonno (grandfather) has been a hard worker all his life. From being a farmer in a small village in Italy and moving to North America for a better life, he has done well to keep Italian traditions in the family.

His workspace is 35 years old, and as time passes he doesn’t have the strength to use it as much as he used to. This is where he built things, made wine, fresh cheese, salsiccia calabrese, fixed my bike, and more. Now that I am older, these memories has made me appreciate him and all that he does so much more.