visible: Blue Blood

I happened to be looking at Elvis Jesus for the fall at the EJco's Toronto distributor's showroom, (side note: we saw some phenomenal cashmeres priced at a modest $500CDN/ea of clear Elvis Jesus pedigree but somehow the combination of intense detail and soft cashmere created this magnificent juxtaposition of class and clash... looking forward to seeing them in stores, and perhaps get my hands on one if I'm lucky)... BAM sidetracked!

Okay, we were at the distributor's showroom and they wanted to show us a new line they have started to carry called Blue Blood. Being a somewhat premium-line rookie, I had never heard of it, but I'm pretty sure I won't be forgetting it any time soon. Take a look at some of their looks, for both men and women from this spring and fall:










They are a true denim-inspired and driven line (hence 'Blue Blood' as in the indigo dye in denim). And apparently they're only focusing on the highest possible quality without really worrying about that pesky thing called price, unlike most other sucker brands. That aside, I tried on a $2900 cashmere blazer today, and if I died then and there I would have been okay with it. Their price points for jeans are between $300 and $1000 for the selvedge Osaka denim (2nd picture from the top) which were pretty amazing IRL.

I particularly like the jumpsuit in the last picture, actually. Other than that look, it's pretty clean, with just well balanced outfits and colours. Blue Blood is really one of the few high-end lines that the runway clothes aren't exclusively runway clothes, and that you'd actually want to wear. 

In other news, I just stumbled upon a freaking fantastic site called LOOKBOOK.nu for new fashion looks that just ate up an hour of my life without me even noticing.

credit: Agency One, randy
a/v rating: why do i even bother rating? everything on here is golden.
factoid: I broke the zipper on an $1100 EJ leather jacket today and I felt bad about it.