HELLO ALL GREAT MINDS OF THE FUTURE….
WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH YOUR LETTERS, SOME BEAUTIFUL STORIES, SOME UPLIFTING STORIES AND OF COURSE SOME OUTRIGHT STRANGE TALES (PLEASE DO NOT SEND OBSCENE VIDEOS/PICTURES…THIS WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES!!!)
YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO GO, KEEP EM COMING!
WITH THE NEW COLLECTION UP ONLINE, A LOT OF FEEDBACK HAS COME OUR WAY AND A LOT OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR ME, SO TO SPEAK. FOR ALL YOU OUT THERE WHO ARE WONDERING ABOUT THE NEW DIRECTION OF THE COLLECTION AND WHY I MADE THESE CHOICES, THIS POSTING IS FOR YOU.
AFTER 13 YEARS IN THIS BUSINESS, I DECIDED THAT THE TIME WAS FINALLY RIGHT TO TAKE THE DESIGN OF THE COLLECTION IN A NEW DIRECTION.
WITH FALL, THE LINE IS FINALLY WHERE I’VE ALWAYS WANTED IT TO BE. WE’VE INCORPORATED A NUMBER OF NEW MATERIALS, INCLUDING FELT MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES AND TREATED CARDBOARD, MORE HARDWARE DETAILING IN ANTIQUE SILVER AND BRASS, FAUX SUEDE LININGS ALSO MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES, AND PACKAGING MATERIALS THAT ARE 100% RECYCLED MATERIALS. THIS IS THE BEGINNING STAGES OF PHASING PVC OUT OF THE LINE COMPLETELY. BUT THESE CHANGES IN DESIGN AND MATERIAL HAVE REQUIRED US TO INCREASE THE PRICES SOME AND CHANGE AROUND SOME OF OUR POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION.
AND WITH THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ABOUT TO BEGIN, I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOLERS (IT WASN’T SO LONG AGO THAT I WAS A STUDENT MYSELF…OK THAT’S A LIE, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME…).
SO THIS IS WHAT I PROPOSE TO YOU: I WILL SEND A NEW MATT & NAT SCHOOL BAG FROM OUR FALL COLLECTION TO 10 CANADIAN STUDENT MATT & NAT FANS. SO POST A COMMENT TELLING US WHY YOU DESERVE A BAG….
DEADLINE IS AUG 25TH, 12 A.M. STAY TUNED: WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE AT THE END OF AUGUST
P.S. ONLY STUDENTS CAN APPLY, EVERYONE ELSE NEEDS TO RUB ON SOME MORE COPPERTONE AND FORGET THEY EVER SAW THIS
P.P.S. NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS POSTING
Enjoy summer while you can everyone, it’s almost over!
The completely redesigned MATT & NAT FALL 2008 website is going up soon… So I thought I would sneak out a couple of images of the site since they’re like, just WICKED Read the rest of this entry »
HELLO EVERYONE IN WWWLAND,
IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE LAST BLOG, I’M SURE FACEBOOK IS KEEPING EVERYONE BUSY; GUESS EVERYONE NEEDS A HOBBY TO KEEP THEM OUT OF TROUBLE…
WE’VE BEEN QUITE BUSY SHOOTING OUR LATEST CAMPAIGN FOR FALL 08, SPRING 09. WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH LEDA ST. JACQUES WHO IN OUR OPINION ARE THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE COUNTRY (CHECK OUT THESE LINKS…)
www.productionsleloi.com/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=H34_17piNu0 www.egodesign.ca/fr/article.php?article_id=15
ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE WORKING WITH CANADA’S NEXT SUPERMODEL, RYAN. DON’T LOOK TOO MUCH, WHEN I TELL YOU HER AGE, YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL GUILTY.. Read the rest of this entry »
MAY 13TH IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE SPRING SAMPLE SALE AND THE BAGS ARE GOING TO FLY, RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW!
TO USHER IN THE NEW, WE’RE THROWING OUT THE OLD. MAKE PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE OUR OFFICE WINDOWS ON MAY 13TH AT NOON, AND YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO CATCH THESE UNIQUE, ONE- OF- A- KIND VEGAN HANDBAGS SIGNED BY THE DESIGN TEAM.
WHO KNOWS, MAYBE YOU’LL FIND A SURPRISE INSIDE ONE OR TWO OF THEM…
225 CHABANEL WEST, MONTREAL
THE PARKING LOT TO THE RIGHT OF THE FRONT DOOR, WE’LL BE THROWING STUFF FROM THE 4TH FLOOR
Just a quick note to thank everyone for coming out and supporting us at Sun Youth. We froze our butts off, had some laughs, met some cool people, and raised much needed money for Sun Youth. If you aren’t familiar with the work they do in Montreal, please check them out! Read the rest of this entry »
I tend to agree that in this case a picture is worth a thousand words…
Just happened to be in Tokyo last month and turns out I was there during the cherry blossoms which only happens once a year (that’s why we got raped on the hotel rate…).
Basically the trees all over Tokyo grew pink and fuchsia flowers instead of leaves, absolutely beautiful and the scents were just as uplifting…
Since it was my first time there were so many interesting highlights; the overuse of concrete in all the modern buildings which I just love, getting to view a gentlemen of the yacuza persuasion in his birthday suit (that’s a long story)…the fact that after two days we were bowing to everyone out of respect…there is a great saying from the movie the last samurai that goes something along the lines of ‘it seems that these people wake up everyday and simply dedicate themselves to whatever art they are destined to perform…’ you mean they don’t wake up and play wiii, sipping diet coke?!?!?! Seems that nothing gets done half fast, from the point of view of a Obsessive Compulsive Disordered Artist (OCDA) I can totally appreciate the culture! Read the rest of this entry »
