WeSC Headphones Assortment of Designs and Colors Available Now At Lavish&Squalor!

WeSC, deemed the Street-Fashion brand for Intellectual Slackers always has a spot at Lavish&Squalor. Come check out our choice WeSC selections in denim, t’s, knits, headphones and more at
253 Queen Street West Toronto.
Happy Holidays, Love Lavish!

Thanks for choosing to shop independent this holiday season and shopping Lavish&Squalor!

Sorry about the slow updates-busy, busy, busy.

Xmas Special from now until the 24th of DEC. 2 Sideways Shop Decks with Grip for $79.95 plus tax.

We’ve also got a ton of new arrivals from Volcom, WeSC, Element, Nixon. To hard to post pics right now. Come in and have a look.

Remember, Xmas hours in effect.

Monday-Friday: 10a.m. – 9p.m.

Saturday: 10a.m.- 6p.m.

Sunday: 1p.m.-5p.m.

Questions/Request call the shop –> 709-639-5678

Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment - £3.65

TO BUY ANY OF THE ITEMS, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURES.

My Wonderful World of Fashion by Nina Chakrabarti - £12.95

'Betsy' Liberty Print Washbag - £28

WeSC headphones - £45

24k gold Shu Uemura eyelash curler - £24

Tatty Devine fawn brooch - £24

Soap and Glory's 'The Righteous Butter' - £9.79

'Henrietta Street' nail polish from Nails Inc - £15

For more gift ideas, I recommend Urban Outfitter’s gift section (http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/Gifts+Home/icat/home), Liberty of London (http://www.liberty.co.uk)  and, of course, Boots (http://www.boots.co.uk)!

On 10th December this mini-collection will launch which consists of  a “box set”. Each pack includes a classic headphone “Bongo” by WeSC and a Be@rbrick 100% in size, both custom pieces are available in four patterns: Egg Beer, Travel, Crayfish, and Swedish.
Obviously this is a limited edition, but we anticipate that some “box set” will be available in selected stores in Italy, including Special in Milan.

The second installment of our Top 10 Gifts, this time it’s the under $30 selection.  In no particular order, here’s our picks.

1. Gentle Fawn Adopt Clutch

Simple and functional clutch with a push button closure, clear id sleeve, and inside zippered pocket. $24.95

2.Nixon Reston Scarf in Lipstick

 The Nixon website says “50% pima cotton, 50% bamboo knit.”

Ohh, sounds fancy! $29.95

3. Volcom Splatter Wool Sock

Listen buddy, I’m only gonna say this once. If you’re wearing those striped tube socks snowboarding instead of snowboard specific sock like the ones pictured above, you’re blowing it. COME AND GET A PAIR. YOU’LL THANK ME. $19.95 

4. Volcom Atmosphere Tech Wool Sock

See above, only replace “buddy” with “girlfriend” and pretend there is a girl writing this. $19.95

5. Element Margaret Beanie

This beanie is deep. Like deep fitting. But I bet you could write some deep poetry if you were wearing it. We also have it in black so you could get deep and dark. $29.95

6. Spitfire Burner Bearings

Whooooo!!! Bomb some hills. $24.95

7. Sideways T-Shirts

Classic. Black tee, white Sideways logo. Not many left. Show some love for the SW/BS. Perfect stocking stuffer. Wrap it up, it’ll look like socks. But when opened, the recipient will not have to fake a smile. $19.95

8. S’NOT RAGS

Photo: Mark Colbert (Hope you don’t mind!)

We just got a re-up of S’NOT RAGS. They won’t last for long. Couple styles for little faces too. $29.95

9. Nixon Show Biz Wallet

It ain’t leather but it sure looks like it. Simple tri-fold design with 5 different colors available. Zipper coin pouch, cause the kids request it. $22.95 

10. WeSC Sverker Beanie

Simple and warm beanie from our fine Swedish friends at WeSC. Ribbed beanie with embroidered logo. Also available in green. $24.95

CHECK IT

I came across this WESC video featuring Benny Fairfax. It was shot and edited by Neil Chester on the 500D/T1i.

Remember that section in  the Sears Wishbook? No, not the bra and panty section ya creep! The one with all the lame gift ideas for under $10, $30, $50 bucks? Toronto Maple Leaf house coat? Rock Tumbler? Electric heated car scraper? Well Sideways has some better suggestions this holiday season. In fact we have 10 for under $50, $30, and $10 bucks!

Up first, our suggestions for gifts under $50.00.

If you have trouble seeing all 10, click the post title.

1. Flip Extremely Sorry

This thing is like 4 gifts in one – Extremely Sorry DVD, Sk8 Dice, limited edition Vans shoe laces, and sticker sheets. How could you possibly go wrong? $39.95

2. Neff Cass Beanie

Fresh colors and a Pom-Pom? Very nice and only $36.95.

3. Nixon Wire 8mm Headphones in Red

Straight from the Nixon Site:

So just wanted to let everyone know that Sideways has Hoodies, but no Snuggies. Our hoodies, from brands like Element, Volcom, WeSC, Nixon, and Nomis also allow you to work the remote, talk on the phone, enjoy a snack with ease. But unlike Snuggies, which make you look like a crazy person, hooded sweatshirts look great! Plus you can wear hoodies when walking, snowboarding, skateboarding, partying, pretty much anything. So yeah. No Snuggies here.

Here are some acceptable alternatives.

Next to photography, my passion lies between music and fashion. And of course, when I learned about fashionable headphones, I knew I have get my hands on those. Fashion and Music rolled into one.  So with the help of my best friend Google, I came to know the brand Skull candy (SC) and a few months later,  a new brand of headphones came up, WESC. (I’m not really sure which brand came up first)

I’ve always wanted to create a review on my skull candy headphones ever since I got them  last Christmas (as a gift). But since it was my first headphones, I was hesitant to write something about it since I don’t have any point of comparison. Last weekend, I felt the urge to give myself an early Christmas gift, so I managed to buy myself a new pair of Wesc oboe. And with that said, I think I am now ready to write my review since I have two eye-candy headphones in my hands now.

Now on with the battle!

Skull Candy lowrider

V.S.

Wesc Oboe

Set-up: Locked in a room at 1 in the morning. No other sound, aside from the music coming from my player. Music source  is an iPod touch 16gb. Type of music is mostly rnb and hip hop.

Approach: Will compare it with Wesc Oboe and Skull Candy Low rider. TBH, I’m not pretty sure if these two are comparable to each other but they come in the same price range (between S40-$60).

Price: SC- $40 , Wesc – $60

Physical Design: The SC comes appealing with graphics of skull designs and comes in various color combination. While the Wesc comes in various solid colors. No graphic designs for the Oboe model but for other models like the bongos, they have. Only the Wesc text on the earpads.

Band and Fit: The SC lowrider bands comes with a foam on the middle area of the band thus resulting from slippage since it’s not snugly fit.  Headband is slim and fold-able. Wesc oboe band comes in wide and flat bands resulting to better fit thus prevents slippage. Not fold-able, bulky.

Size: SC comes in medium while the  Wesc is between medium and large. I like the wesc headphones better cause the ear caps fits my whole ears resulting to less noise.  And as mentioned earlier, since the Wesc Oboes are not foldable, they are bulky for women who like bringing small clutches or bags.

Ear Foam pads: SC are thicker than the Wesc. Though wesc pads are wider than the sc.

Wire: Personally, I’m pretty particular with the wires. For a person like me who likes to abuse my stuff, I have to make sure the wires are tough enough to surpass abuse (ex. tangled wires, wires sandwiched between stuff in my bag, etc). IMHO, the SC wires are not sturdy enough to abuse. The wire nearest to the jack are not secured enough and is a bit exposed thus for my experience resulted from malfunction since  some of the  wires snapped. SC wire length is almost 3 inch longer than the iPod earphones which comes in round wires. Wire is connected on both ear pads. For the  Wesc, it comes in black fabric cord. Also Comes with a 1.0 m extension.  Longer than the skull candy with the extensions on. Sturdier connection between the Jack and the wire. And in addition. fabric cords I think are better than round cords cause they are thicker and has less chances to snap. (see photo below)

Wires: SC- white , Wesc - black

Jack: both are gold platted.

Comfortability: The SC slips easily from the head, headache comes after using it the whole day at the office. While the Wesc snugs pretty well but it pretty much gives me headache after 3 hrs of continuous use.  Well I’m not really sure if this will still happen after the bands loosen up after a month use. Let’s see.

Bass: SC bass is better than the iPod earphones. But I think the Wesc has better bass than the SC. But still incomparable to Bose headphones.

Overall: IMHO, the wesc wins the battle by the wires, fit and bass. I’m a bass person so yea, call me bias.  And the wires are sturdier (I think.  btw, my Skull candy headphones are now dead, thanks for the super secure wire connection at the jack). And fit, yea the headache caused by headphones is something to consider, but I like my headphones pretty snug than slips off every now and then.

Recommend Skull candy? for the ff people:

• those who like their headphones loose-fitting
• likes more designs and graphics
• likes to save, this comes $20 cheaper than wesc
• fashionable

Recommend Wesc? for the ff people:

• likes their headphones snug
• likes solid colors rather than flashy graphic design
• big and bulky headphones
• likes headaches (I kid)
• non conformist like me (LOL) fyi: Skull candy headphones are much known in the Philippines compared to Wesc.

Tips:

• don’t wear chunky earrings or don’t wear any earrings at all when wearing headphones. They’ll be sandwiched between you ears and earpads. They feel uncomfortable.

• After wearing both headphones the whole day, they both gave me a headache. Best to bring extra earphones when you can’t bear the headache anymore.

"East of Eden"

This is my new exhibition.

I’m going to say a few quick profound things about it which you can either read or skip, but people ask all the time what things mean, so this is my attempt to counter-act the impending questions.

I’ll begin by stating the obvious: I am using a title that John Steinbeck gave to a book he wrote, which was published in 1952, and which is a work of art that I admire ridiculously and helplessly.  Steinbeck in turn got it from the Bible.

But I don’t necessarily mean to make a direct reference to the Bible or even to Steinbeck’s book – although traces of it I know have lodged themselves deep into my anatomy, as they should.  Rather, I’m making a reference to the quiet and startling drama those words are heavy with in my opinion.

They give me the idea of something fatally misplaced by a few inches.  Transparently wrong, but maybe in such a gentle way that it can go unnoticed by millions of onlookers.

The imagery in this show is kind of hinged on that idea.  The work was mostly finished when I put the title on it, but as always, the right title explains a lot of things to myself about my work.

I think it’s safe to presume that “East of Eden” is a good match.  There’s probably someone out there who disagrees, but as R. Crumb said the other night, “You can’t please everyone.”

Below is all the info for you to get to the exhibition.  I hope you will make it.  You are excused if there is a major body of water in the way.

All the best,

Mercedes.

14 November to 19 December 2009

MERRY KARNOWSKY GALLERY

170 S. La Brea Ave.

Los Angeles, CA. 90036

WeSC and Generic Surplus Warehouse Sale What: WeSC (We Are the Superlative Company) and Generic Surplus by Generic Man are hosting a joint warehouse sale. Find a great selection of sneakers, shoes, WeSC men’s and women’s clothing, headphones, accessories, and more. When: Thursday, November 19, and Friday, November 20, from 10 to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, November 21, from 9 to 3 p.m. Where: WeSC and Generic Surplus Warehouse Sale, 11099 South La Cienega Boulevard, Suite 170, (near W. 111th Street and the LAX); 310-670-5190.

Source: Refinery 29

勝井北斗／パーソンズで学んだ後、セントマーチンズ卒業。八木奈央／同志社大学卒業。セントマーチンズ卒業。
2001年設立。’03 S/S東京コレクション参加。05年モエ・エ・シャンドンデザイナー新人賞受賞。07年渋谷パルコに直営店オープン。21_21 design sight THIS PLAY! 展で作品を発表。08年’09S/Sサンパウロコレクションでオープニングを飾る。大阪成蹊大学芸術学部客員教授。09年 ミラノサローネTOKYO FIBER ‘09展で作品を発表。
Katsui graduated from Central Saint Martins College after studying at Parsons The New School for Design. Yagi graduated from Doshisha University and Central Saint Martins College.
The brand, mintdesigns was launched in 2001. They have been in Tokyo Collection since ‘03 S/S. The awards they won include the Moet et Chandon New Designer’s Award in 2005. In 2007, mintdesigns garage store opened in Shibuya PARCO. They presented their collection in the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT THIS PLAY! show. In 2008, they presented the opening show at São Paulo Fashion Week for ‘09 S/S. Both designers currently hold positions as guest professors at the Faculty of Art and Design at Osaka Seikei University. In 2009 they presented their collection at the Milano Salone TOKYO FIBER ‘09.Mint Designs turned out a dainty crop of dresses featuring details such as shimmery stripes, textured fabric and quirky graphics. One frock featured a darling print of tiny Charlie Chaplins, while another showcased circular cutouts along the sides.

Beanies. We got’em and you need’em. Nixon, Neff, Volcom, WeSC, Element, and others.

Here’s a sample, there are so many styles and colors here in the store it’s crazy. No, like really crazy.

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Listening to – Nagisa – Spitz

Looking at Gmarket, trying to decide on what to buy? What’s something you can get on Gmarket, but wouldn’t necessarily be able to find in the U.S.? Well, here are some ideas! (Sorry for the lack of images…)

1. Earrings
Okay, obviously you can buy these all over America, but there are sooo many different kinds of earrings that you can purchase on Gmarket. I’ve bought about 20 different pairs from Gmarket and have gotten a TON of comments on all of them. While you can get some plain earrings like colored hoops or little balls (etc.), there are a lot of earrings that you normally wouldn’t see in the U.S.! I’ve seen earrings that looked like 3-D apples, giraffes, Doraemon, dogs, teddy bears, Mickey Mouse, and tons of other things. There are also a lot of really pretty earrings that sparkle and shine~ The nice thing is that you can get nice looking earrings for pretty cheap (some around 1,000W, which is less than 1USD!) .

2. Designer/Brand Name Apparel
Again, another thing you can buy in America… Buuut you can get some things for a lot cheaper through Gmarket! (Probably not 100% legit items, but they look like the real deal if they aren’t…). I’ve purchased items like Free City and WESC/Weicon for much less than the price they would usually cost. I am very satisfied with these items, including the look and quality.

3. Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hoodies
Obviously, you can get some really “unique” clothing from Korea (just like any other Asian country, pretty much). You can get cute shirts with things like pandas and anime-style girls on them or frilly blouses–basically anything you cold think of. They also have some hoodies with ears on them! (So adorable, haha~) You would be hard pressed to find clothing like this in America. The downfall, however, is that shipping is kind of expensive on clothing… (Estimated weight is 0.6kg.)

4. Other Random Ideas
Stationery, notebooks, diaries and planners, beauty supplies (makeup, etc.), food (really…?ㅇㅈㅇ), watches, Korean music and movies, electronics, and so much more! Just search random stuff until you find what you watn XD;;

Wesc
T-shirt

Hvid t-shirt med stort pink logo print foran, rund hals med ribkant samt kort ærme med lille logo på venstre side. Kvaliteten er 100% bomuld. Bemærk: t-shirten skal vaskes på vrangen på 30 grader, ellers krakelerer printet hvilket ikke er reklamations berettiget. Model: 9501739001 wesc col. White.

DKK 269,75 fra Smartgirl

Gå videre til butikken / Mere information

Rock out with the Rascal and WESC.

Dizzy Rascal One of the UK’s biggest Rappers/Song writers and producers. Has been photograped recently for wonderland magazine, wearing his WESC headphones.

Hardcloud has a massive range of all the latest WESC headphones. Check out the WESC headphones and earphones range here.

The 24 year old has has a string of successful tracks, including the recent.

Money Talks, Holiday, Bonkers and more. We all know Dizzy likes his beats so a clean sound and heavy bass line is what is needed the WESC earphones certainly deliver the performance a trained professional like Dizzy needs.

If you want to know more about WESC Headphones clothing and apparel then please check out the Hardcloud website. We have all the latest WESC clothing as worn by man great music, TV, surf and skate professionals!

 Wesc clothing and earphones

Wesc
Kjole

Stribet kjole i farverne koksgrå og lilla, skæv udskæring både øverst og nederst samt tætsiddende stykke forneden. Desuden i en løs model med rynkeeffekt. Længden er 104 cm. På det længste stykke. Kvaliteten er 96% micromodal og 4% elasthan. Model: 9504302789 veera col. Midnight lilac.

DKK 899,75 fra Smartgirl

Gå videre til butikken / Mere information

Good stuff, gonna go if I have $$ after the kids big xmas present.

‘Abdon’ Flannel: $74.50

Flannel is definitely one of our top 5 things for Fall & Winter. It keeps you warm during the cold months ahead and its super comfy cozy! This WeSC flannel brings in a few fun colors to brighten up your Winter wardrobe!

‘Zoltan’ Sweater: $79.50

‘Flap Back Pocket’ Cohesive Denim: $179.50

Great new relaxed fit denim from Cohesive with awesome details that include brown leather skull buttons and silk lining. We love the way these jeans fit and we definitely think that you will too! So come by the shop & try on a pair!

Es ist nun schon eine ganze Weile her, als der Trend anfing.

Old- School- Kopfhörer.

Ziemlich egal wo man hinguckt, es gibt sie an so ziemlich allen Menschengruppen, Orten und in vielen Läden zu sehen.

Ob im Anzug, zum Hip-Hop-Outfit, zum eleganten Kleidchen, zum mädchenhaften, beim Trachten Look und auch ältere Leute tragen inzwischen große Kopfhörer.

Hierbei gilt das Motto: „Je auffälliger und schriller, desto besser.“

Gott sei Dank gibt es ‚WeSC’ heißt es dann oft.

Denn wenn es um ausgefallene Designs geht, wird man bei „WeAreTheSuperlativeConspiracy“ mit ziemlicher Sicherheit fündig!

Auch ich bin dieser Marke verfallen, sie hingen da, unschuldig und schriehen förmlich “Teste mich und kauf mich!”.

Jedoch habe ich mich für ein eher unauffälliges Design entschieden.

Diese hier…

…kann ich „mein“ nennen!

Um aber einen Überblick an Möglichkeiten zu schaffen habe ich hier mal eine Kleinigkeit zusammengestellt:

Das wären die farbenfroheren Varianten.

Ich kann auch nicht klagen und würde jedem, der mich fragt nach wie vor sagen „Die sind gut. Gute Klangqualität und sie sitzen wie sie es sollen.“

Da gibt es dann natürlich noch mal preisliche Unterschiede und auch die Qualität wird sich vermutlich etwas unterscheiden doch ich bin mit denen zufrieden, so wie sie sind.

Nun ist mir jedoch ein anderes Exemplar, von einer anderen Firma untergekommen und ich gerate ins schwanken…

Soll es das Paar noch sein oder reicht das doch schlichte Schwarze und mehr brauche ich wirklich nicht? Ist es nicht schön eine Ausweichmöglichkeit zu haben und sollte ich nicht doch das Zweite Paar kaufen?

Ich befürchte ich werde schwach.

Denn durch eine Kommilitonin wurde ich einem Paar von Panasonic vorgestellt und bin durchaus verzückt.

Der Name dieses gut gebauten, wohlgeformten und farblich sehr angenehmen Exemplars?

RP-HTX7

Ja okay, ich gebe zu. Das klingt vielleicht nicht so schön, eher technisch und wie ein Name eines Roboters doch guckt es euch erst einmal an und entscheidet dann, „Ist denn der Name wirklich so wichtig?“

NEIN!

Hier überzeugt euch nochmal selbst:

Nun mal wirklich, klingt der Name nicht auf einmal wie Musik in den Ohren…?

In diesem Sinne.

Allen einen schönen Abend!

Fotos: WeAre; Panasonic

WESC
Livia Knitted Dress

Herlig finstrikket kjole med lange armer.Ribbekant i ermet og nederst. Laget av 85% bomull og 15% ull.

NOK 999 fra Nelly

Gå til butikken / Mer informasjon

WESC
Livia Knitted Dress

Herlig finstrikket kjole med lange armer.Ribbekant i ermet og nederst. Laget av 85% bomull og 15% ull.

NOK 999 fra Nelly

Gå til butikken / Mer informasjon