Tagged: bc

There's not a lot we can say about our friends at Native Shoes that hasn't all ready been said. Totally killing the footwear game internationally, they've dreamt up the most beautiful colours of the most comfortable footwear you could ever imagine, and they do it in style. We'll let them describe it themselves:

"Indigenous to the foot, the shoe is pivotal. The cure for alienation, perforated material to keep your feet breathing. As Natives of this planet we are all by foot, so hey human, here are your shoes. Ground yourself in this defamiliarized chaos of old with a new and simple shoe. Cushy Candy Colored. Instantly your style will begin to grow. In colorful spectrums of the eye, pleasing designs, embracing select all-time classic looks through popular mould injection technologies. Native has done it. In dreamland Native shoes brings happy thoughts, an affordable and nice looking slip on a piece of reason in the modern era. The ultimate light shoe, light on the foot and the design is light on the eye. Look far into the future, footwear as freedom from the complica-tions surrounding shoes creation. A great reason to get outside, shoes for a better future, just looking at them will boost your mood. Footwear for citizens of the next century. At last, super lite material manufacturing has skillfully been utilized in never before seen fashions."

Our first Native Shoes Spring 2012 delivery is now available at both Still Life For Him & For Her, click through the pics above to see what colours & styles we've received, and keep reading to get to know the Native Shoe family:

• The Howard: The carefree billionaire. Drown your surroundings, embrace the heavy seas and hit the mean streets in The Howard - nautical matters far from the yacht. Two ends of the social circle covered in one shoe. Available For Him in Cordova Red, Beaver Brown & Scuba Green. Available For Her in Hot Sauce Red, Sherwood Green & Shell White.
• The Verona: Serfs Up! Who knew the lumpen proletariat would become so hip? Latin inspired, peasant footwear every modern Noble has to have. Tell your professor when Nobles are imitating peasants history is not repeating itself. TheNative thesis. Serfs up! Available For Him in Regatta Blue, Shuttle Grey w/Fizz Green. Available For Her in Shuttle Grey w/Fizz Green, Shell White & Torch Red.
• The Jericho: Upbeat, up high, and built for the eye. The Women’s Jericho has just the right ingredients: coy smile, comfy sweater, and dance,dance, dance. Graduate with style and look preppie even if high school went nowhere. Available For Her in Fizz Green, Hula Blue & Shell White.
• The Fitzsimmons: Explore rough social terrain, the last ascent of the social peak. Don't look back. Available For Him in Shuttle Grey.
• The Blanca: Human history has seen thousands of years of wearing sandals; thousands of years spent without Nativesandals. Unfortunately, these years cannot be replaced. Journey back to the Coliseum, dazzle Caesar and get a guaranteed thumbs up for mixing the inherently old fashioned with the modern age. The perfect mix, all yay, no nay. Available For Her in Red/White, Green/Black & White/Grey.
• The Jefferson: The definition of an instant classic, The Jefferson is bold and edgy, it is the perfect mix between good taste and subtle rebellion. Keeping it between the lines, but somewhat on the speedy side Available For Him in Pigeon Grey Solid, Shuttle Grey & Sherwood Green. Available For Her in Hula Blue, Shuttle Grey & Sherwood Green.
• The Corrado: Timeless and iconic, the Corrado offers a universal look that you can sport on a yacht or a canoe. Its classic form combines the essence of nature with high society. Available For Him in Bunker Green.
• The Jimmy: A technical wonder. Grab your trusty staff, throw on a 100% wool clock, and set out to stomp around in the muddy shire. Beat the elements while winning the admiration of the forest folk. Available For Him in Sherwood Green & Jiffy Black.

Get your green thumbs ready, Score+Solder Terrariums have returned for Spring 2012 to Still Life For Her. Stocking these incredible, one-of-a-kind pieces at Still Life this past winter we were innundated with calls and requests for information on Matthew Cleland and his magical creations. We've proudly received a small batch of new, all ready planted Score+Solder Terrariums all currently available at Still Life For Her.

A traveling gypsy, Matthew Cleland makes his beautiful Score + Solder Terrariums by hand on Pender Island off the West Coast of British Columbia. With a flask in one and a soldering iron in the other, Matthew magically creates one of a kind pieces of art with skills past down through ten generations at his home on Pender Island, BC.

Handmade glass and lead free soldered terrariums. Made to order and exclusively available in Victoria at Still Life For Her. Score+Solder Terrariums comes with quartz, rocks, activated charcoal and soil and have been thoughtfully planted for Still Life by Matt & Julia with moss and succulents. Truly inspiring, magical and wonderfully unique pieces of art, Score+Solder Terrariums would make an ideal holiday gift for anyone on your list or would add magic and beauty to any sunny corner of your home.

Our most popular leather bags and accessories at Still Life For Her hit the shelves today from Erin Templeton - arriving directly from her Chinatown, Vancouver studio/storefront. We've had a really tremendous response to Erin's beautiful, functional and ethical leather bags and accessories over the past year. Focussing on pracitcality with each design she creates, Erin recycles buttery soft leathers from deadstock fabric dealers, walk-in vintage pickers and even old leather jackets. Newly available Spring 2012 styles range from the larger, drawstring bags to smaller cross-body purses for a night out.

Erin recently opened the doors of her home to 01 Magazine for a rare behind the scenes peek. See where Junior (Erin's cat) loves to lounge and where all the magic happens. Our header image has been borrowed from the shoot, and you can see the rest here.

All Erin Templeton designs are lovingly made in her Vancouver studio, in either new or recycled leathers. Erin's life-long fascination with vintage informs designs that defy trends and transcend eras. Minimal hardware and simple, strong construction allow people to adjust, change, and make pieces their own. It is her hope that each piece is able to be a life long friend, and able to mix freely with new and vintage pieces. Erin Templeton Spring 2012 styles are now available at Still Life For Her.

Still Life is proud to have existed in downtown Victoria, BC since 1984. The long and winding story behind the store, brand and space has been told thousands of times to visitors into either location, from the days spent with Robert at the helm to the current setup with Matt & Kim owning and operating both Still Life locations (For Him & For Her).

This past week Matt & Kim spoke out with our friends at Mosaic, a lifestyle blog based in Victoria. Every week their talented team of writers and photographers strive to present regular daily editorials, weekend updates and columns about the things that they appreciate and capture their interest. They asked to spend time with us and write a feature on the newly expanded Still Life brand, speaking to Matt & Kim about the past, present and future of the shop, and we couldn't be happier with the result.

Click through read the feature on at weareMosaic.ca
And a very special thanks to Brian Van Wyk Photography.

Still Life For Her is proud to be a part of the very first Girl's Night Out by the Downtown Victoria Business Association alongside some of our best friends and favourite shops. Starting this Thursday, October 6th and continuing onwards the first thursday of every month in Downtown Victoria is Girl's Night Out! Grab your ladies and come out on the town for deals, promotions, giveaways and entertainment at your favourite shops, restaurants and studios.

Be sure to add the event to your Social Calendar and we'll see all our ladies Thursday night at Still Life For Her!