back in april we received the first of our bensimon collection for spring - and today we're happy to offer our second batch of our favorite women's canvas shoe to keep your feet right through the rest of the summer.

at the end of world war II, serge and yves bensimon's grandfather started a business importing american second hand clothes in france. some 25 years later, in 1980, serge & yves continued the family business travelling the world bringing uniforms and work clothes home to france to customize and sell at the shop. colourful, casual and elegant, glamorous and functional, the first bensimon collection of jackets, jodhpurs and pullovers launched in 1984 with their bensimon tennis shoe immediately becoming a must-have women's shoe within the french fashion community.

four new limited edition styles for summer are now available, including a beautiful allover floral print laceup, a vintage indigo tennis shoe and an adorable white with orange detail bensimon boat shoe! these shoes are fantastic with denim (cropped for summer or full length year round) and nice and low (and femenine) to pair with your summer dresses.

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this sunshine - seriously! can you believe it!? 18°C in the victoria inner harbour in the middle of may. absolutely perfect!

our post this morning gave any victorians visiting the mainland this beautiful weekend a destination to visit and items to seek out, but what about all you CRD faithful staying in the garden city catching all the sun this weekend? we've got ideas! this weekend will definitely be dominated by visits to the beachfronts and parks in and around the capital region, and a certain swap meet that you will most definitely find mr matt and mr jordan of still life scouring in the early hours of sunday morning.

we wanted to outline some of the essential summer pieces we've got in store right now that will ensure a weekend getaway/hideout in style. for our girls we've got a great batch of bensimon sneakers to dress with your summer dresses or cropped summer jeans. our lily & jae spring collection is looking incredible with some of the new pieces jude delivered last week, and topped off with a cute brixton summer hat her denim dresses are adorable. our still life men have their pick of the litter with the amazing pieces we've got available moving into the warmer months. a full selection of ray-ban sunglasses to keep your eyes hidden behind their dark shades while you're at the beach, and fjällräven backpacks that can fit beachwear, beers, and all your other secret stuffs while you're riding around town on your bike wearing your official new summer shoe from native.

we'll be spinning our favorite new records over the weekend from jonsi (go), broken social scene (forgiveness rock record), lcd soundsystem (this is happening) and sharon jones & the dap kings (i learned the hard way) so come down and say hi if you're staying local this weekend!

bonjour mademoiselles! we're happy to announced the spring arrival of bensimon ladies canvas shoes to still life!

at the end of world war II, serge and yves bensimon's grandfather started a business importing american second hand clothes in france. some 25 years later, in 1980, serge & yves continued the family business travelling the world bringing uniforms and work clothes home to france to customize and sell at the shop. colourful, casual and elegant, glamorous and functional, the first bensimon collection of jackets, jodhpurs and pullovers launched in 1984 with their bensimon tennis shoe immediately becoming a must-have women's shoe within the french fashion community.

we've received a pair of fantastic spring 2010 styles from bensimon, with more on their way as we move forward into spring/summer 2010.

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