It's pretty hard not to like travel, adventure, new flavours, and style... but all those things need coffee. Wherever we go when we're travelling for research, play, or production we always try to find a reliable cup of coffee. Here are another five...
We love doing collaborations with our friends and that is certainly true this time around as we launch our VICTORY Barber Suspenders! Available through our site or through any VICTORY Barber location, these limited edition, made in Canada suspenders are as casual as they are formal leaving the wearer to decide their own style. We've been working with VICTORY since the beginning and are privileged to call them our friends. Through hard work and dedication to helping Gentlemen look their best, VICTORY has continued to grow to three dedicated locations with a fourth inside their own stand alone bar St. Franks. With Barber Culture as it is, VICTORY set the standards early and has never wavered from them. Their well-trained trimmers are razor...
We've always loved yams, but we also love Y.A.M. Magazine (You and Me)... especially this month because it features the Cursor & Thread Rain Bow! Their excellent photoshoot shows that you can wear this handsome neck adornment along with all your fancy gear, while we've already shown it's great for casual wear. If you want to take the holiday bling quiz, pick up a copy or see it online at YAM.
Victory Barber & Brand is a damn fine barbershop with a very selective array of products available, that now includes damn fine bow ties from Cursor & Thread! There aren't too many barbershops that are quite as true to their grandfather's roots as Victory. With a large number of full time barbers on staff, and a constant stream of customers seated in original vintage chairs, Victory brings the ceremony back to heritage haircutting. Attention to detail always takes time, but it's clearly paid off in the case of Victory - the shop is fantastic! They opened in 2011 and have only increased the number of full time barbers, all of whom are well trained and well versed in the trade....
Last week, Richard Watts reported on the new casual nature of the bow tie, in the Times Colonist. Front and centre for the piece were a few casual Cursor & Thread Bow Ties in the shape of the popular Bike Bow, the Flannel Polka and the old faithful Salt'n'Pepper. We love reading the paper, especially when it talks up the liberation of our blessed bows: "...bow ties are moving beyond the traditional, dressy silk. Patterned cotton, wool and various fabrics blended with polyester and nylon are making a show in the bow tie." Of course, bows still belong at formal dressy events, no question - it just seems more and more acceptable to also see them on weekends, with untucked...
