‘SHADES OF DARKNESS’ FROM COMUNE

‘SHADES OF DARKNESS’ IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SHORTS FROM COMUNE highlighting DROP CITY contributors personal and professional lives. Sometimes intimate, these portraits are meant to expose the...

20% OFF STOREWIDE SALE, TODAY ONLY!!

ONE DAY ONLY SALE! We are having a one day flash sale! Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to get down to Lavish&Squalor and pick up all your summer essentials at an impressive 20% off! We...

THE UNIQUELY TRADITIONAL; CINQ A SEPT

CINQ A SEPT IS A VALUED TRADITION HERE AT LAVISH&SQUALOR. We have a passion for bringing people together and sharing exciting things so its only natural that we would hold a weekly ‘Cinq A Sept’ to...

LAVISH&SQUALOR LOOKS; SPRING 2013

THE SEASONS HAVE SHIFTED. We now find ourselves blinking into the sunlight, restructuring our closets and re-discovering old haunts. We are re-connecting with the world outside our once frosted...

SPRING FASHION AT LAVISH&SQUALOR

SPRING IS IN FULL SWING, and we couldn’t be happier here at Lavish&Squalor. In the wake of an infinite winter, it’s finally safe to say the last snowflake has fallen and the sun is here to stay. In...

FIND YOURSELF WITH ‘RELIGION’

INNOVATION IN DESIGN IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO INDIVIDUALITY. Established in the early 90′s, Religion has found itself with a coveted signature look of distressed yet immoderately lavish designs. They...

SUPER SUNGLASSES HELP TURN THE RIGHT HEADS

SEE THE WORLD A LITTLE CLEARER. RetroSuperFuture sunglasses, gaining popular momentum since 2007, have pushed to inspire and excel in the field of optics. In the beginning the home of the team was...

LIFETIME COLLECTIVE SETS THE BAR WITH ‘UNIFORM STANDARD’

In 2002 Lifetime Collective was started in a Canadian basement, 11 years later it has grown to encompass an entire lifestyle for people who confidently align themselves with individuality and...

“Style is the answer to everything.

“ Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it To do a dangerous thing with...

OPEN YOUR EYES TO ‘SOMETHING ELSE’

Long before the rise of the collaboration, Something Else was created to fill the cultural void between conceptual, creative sensibilities and wearable fashion. We are excited to introduce this...

ROKIN; CLASSICALLY MODERN

ROKIN FOOTWEAR COMBINES THE ART OF CLASSIC EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH A MODERN AESTHETIC to create unique and coveted pieces. It only takes a glance to see that the simplicity of Rokin’s vintage...

LIFETIME SPRING/SUMMER 2013 COLLECTION FILM

A SPLASH OF INSPIRATION. Our friends at Lifetime Collective have gotten together with Salazar Films to create a great short film to showcase a few of their spring/ summer pieces. The video features...

D.I.Y. CLOTHING RACK

“CREATIVITY IS A GREAT MOTIVATOR BECAUSE IT MAKES PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING.” -Edward De Bono Penfield chose to set their S/S 2013 look-book in Maine’s ‘Sag Harbour’ for its distinct...

COMUNE is a brand we proudly carry here at Lavish&Squalor which embraces a curiosity for the interesting details that are found in unusual places. This is apparent in their ‘Drop City’ project,...

COMPLIMENT YOUR CONFIDENCE

We want to help you make an impact on the world around you this season. The best way to ensure that you turn the right heads and get noticed is by dressing the part. Here are a few style ideas with...

WEARABLE DESIGN WITH FIELD SCOUT

Field Scout, one of our newest brands here at Lavish&Squalor, is a brand focused equally on the designs of their garments as well as the quality of the final product. Minimal Lines, flowing fabrics...

WEWOOD WATCHES; STYLE WITH A CAUSE

We love to align ourselves with brands who strive to make a difference in the world. Wewood is one such brand; they not only focus on creating a difference within the borders of environmental...

PREPARING FOR SPRING IN STYLE WITH WESC AND BRIXTON

THE COUNTDOWN TO SPRING HAS BEGUN, and its almost impossible to not feel the energy in the air as we look patiently to the sky for the last snowflake to fall. It’s easy to convince ourselves in...

PATTERNS & PRINTS FOR GUYS – ARE THEY FOR YOU?

YES. There is a resurgence of patterns in modern fashion that helps represent an individuals tastes and produce a finely tuned look. Patterns have always been a dominant aesthetic in clothing while...

INFLUENCE PEOPLE WITH YOUR TRUE COLOURS

In the 1660′s Sir Issac Newton discovered that colour was in fact just shattered light. This awesome piece of information has helped scientists understand how light relates to colour. Ultimately...

ICYCLING

WHAT FUN ARE YOU HAVING THIS WINTER? Life in the urban sleet and snow can rear a pretty chilled social calendar. Our Visual Merchandiser, Emily isn’t afraid of the cold and got out to ‘Icycle’....

A COUPLE THAT SHOPS TOGETHER GETS SHOTS TOGETHER

THIS VALENTINES MAY WE SUGGEST THAT YOU TAKE YOUR SWEETHEART HUNTING? ‘Treasure hunting’ that is, and what a super fun way to spend the day with the one that truly gives you the pum pump to your...

THE ICONIC FRED PERRY POLO, RE-IMAGINED IN OUR LOOK OF THE WEEK

AN UNSPOKEN STRENGTH INSTILLS BETWEEN BRAND AND FOLLOWER, especially when they mean something to us. There are certain brands in our lives that hold a soundless strength in what they stand for and...

VITALY DETAILS ITS AUTHENTICITY

LOVE COMES THROUGH WITH A GENUINE DECISION Shane Vitaly Foran started it all when he wanted to get away from it all. Shane planted down in Ubud, a little village found in central Bali, Indonesia,...

DO YOU KNOW YOUR DENIM?

ENJOY A LITTLE FUN WITH DENIM FACTS ‘n FICTION to get y’all prepped and ready for socializing at our big bad denim sale today at Lavish&Squalor! The YKK that appears on most denim zippers stands...

SAVING SPACE

TO RECITE A LITTLE FROM THE Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) Classic of the Way and Virtue, ‘The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the...

NEXT STOP, INSPIRATION STATION

FOR THE WOMEN OF L&S in hot pursuit of a little office style cred, or street cred, we’ve got you covered. That’s the fun that comes with running a diverse store: a little something for everyone....

A SHORT IRONIC HISTORY OF COLORED CHINOS

THE CHINO PANT, SHAPED BY TIME, SOME PRESSURE AND A FEW INHERENT NEEDS. The mid-19th century found members of the British military fighting in India. One officer grew frustrated with the stains...

MUCH ADO ABOUT MATCHA

WELCOME MATCHA TEA to our upper level’s CityBar Espresso. In case you’re not familiar with this green stuff, matcha is a powdered green tea of Japanese origins. Matcha powders are not chemically...

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: BEN

BEN IS OUR METICULOUS NEW WANDERER of the men’s section. With hazel hair that has the tendency to flop into his hazel eyes, and an easy smile, this charmer is bound to be one of our new customer...