NV, narcissist & vain creations is a collective of Montreal artists
pushing the concept that clothing can act as a canvas for art. We
believe that making “wearable art” allows each piece to exist in
someone’s own personal space, outside of the gallery walls.
NV is art in motion, moving from place to place. From running to [...]

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I drive along Notre-Dame all the time but last time I walked down the street I was 18 years old and stoned on mushrooms, which was a surreal experience. Yesterday I had an experience of a different type. Notre-Dame is changing, for the better as far as I’m concerned. The three short [...]

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Sample Sale
30% to 70% off
When:
Wednesday, Nov. 30th & Thursday, December 1st
Time: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
Where:
Place Victoria, Suite 440
800 Place Victoria
The big black office tower across the street from the W hotel Next to the Delta on the buildings west side
What:
Jennifer Scott Handbags and Clothing
Billy Bag London Handbags
Mimi and Marge Jewelery
links:
Flyer
Billy Bag on Daily Candy.com
Billy [...]

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Explosions of the Fantastic is showing at the VAV Gallery, which is the Concordia fine arts gallery. The Vernissage was very well put together. There was good tunes and hors d’oeuvres served by waitresses in lingerie. I enjoyed myself and was kept entertained by the performance art acts. The show [...]

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Dom Rebel showed off their Fall/Winter 05 collection with an event called Rock the Luxe, which went down at Jet Nightclub. I like Dom Rebel cause the designs make me think of DSquared getting it on with Dolce Gabanna in a dark corner of my brain. The line makes use of Rock iconography [...]

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MELISSA MATOS AND GILLES MARCIANO PRESENT
a multi-disciplinary art exhibition
EXPLOSIONIEN VOM FANTASTISCHEN
VAV GALLERY 1395 RENE LEVESQUE OUEST.
NOVEMBER 22- DECEMBER 2, 2005.
VERNISSAGE NOVEMBER 22ND AT 7PM - 2AM.
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
BOLD SABER!
THE HEXES AND OHS
BLUNDERSPUBLIK
& MORE!
FORMAL/FANTASTIC WEAR DESIRED, NOT REQUIRED!
Links:
Flyer
Melissa Matos on Myspace
Vav Gallery.com

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amazingly true Montreal -aiseries.
WHO WROTE THIS….. I WANT TO KNOW
You know you’re a Montrealer when:
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You pronounce it “Muntreal”, not “Mahntreal”.
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You have ever said anything like “I have to stop at the guichet before
we get to the dep.”
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You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for
at least 25 years.
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You show up [...]

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Au Coeur de la Mode is a HUGE sample sale put on by the Farha Foundation. It’s a charity even with a part of all proceeds, and the 3$ entrance fee, going to the fight against AIDS.
++For a full list of participating designers and labels click on the Au Coeur de la Mode [...]

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My pals Cary the Phenomenon and Kimberly Kitty are dipping they’re ultra luxury hands into the murky waters of club promotion. in bed with Cary and Kim is being hosted at the hottest lounge-club in Montreal: Wunderbar.
This thursday the 10th of November.
No cover,
uncheap thrills,
fabulousness all around.
Wunderbar
W Montréal
901 Victoria Square
(514) 395-3100
Links:
Flyer
Wunderbar web site
Wunderbar on Gridskipper

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Here’s some pics of the Vernissage. The shows were real cool, some acrobatics, music, and performace arty stuff. The music was great, performed by the artist.
To my delight the event was DJ’ed by the always sexy Frigid.
Celebrity sightings included my favorite Montreal designer, Phillipe Dubuc.
Exhibition: until November 20.
Vernissage: Wednesday November 2nd, 2005
Zilon / [...]

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Shambala is Tibetan food.
Had the Momo’s, pan fried. Momo’s are like Tibetan dumplings, they come fried or steamed. Tibetan foods are influeneced by Chinese and Indian cuisines. Excellent. Subtly flavorfull, not very spicy.
The place has a nice atmosphere, very relaxed, with a few benched tables full of cushions for easy dining. Great [...]

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I had forgotten about this pic. This happened sometime during the summer at the height of tourist season. I don’t know why the clown got arrested. I saw a police car pull up and the two officers walked straight up to the guy and put him under arrest. Luckily for us, [...]

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