Here is our last of a series of videos from the SIFE Ryerson Fashion Show “White Noise”.

This interview is with the organizers Robyn and Diana who worked till 3am this morning to get this thing going. Good work girls!

Everyone loves t-shirts and can’t get enough of it. Check out this cool video explaining how it’s done.

Video on how to screen print t-shirts

Couple of additional notes:

1. their dry box probably has a heater attached so it dries real quick; if you are just drying it using room temp air let it dry for about a day

2. the lights they use ARE unfiltered black lights. other wise it takes much longer with basic lights. a 250 watt at about 12″ takes about 45 min

And here’s a tutorial on how to prepare your artwork with Adobe Illustrator.

How to add the distress marks to your jeans instantly

Got a new pair of jeans and want to make it look like rockstar vintage distress jeans instead? Follow the tips from this video.

1. Make whisker marks with a bleach pen
2. Use X-acto knife to have the peeling distress effect
3. To make a hole just cut with a scissor after wash it will extend naturally
4. for a rip or slash, make an incision then
5. Cut out a hole and patch it with sewing by hand or machine
6. For larger distress use sandpaper

!Keep in mind that the distress is REAL! A hole is really a hole and you can’t go back. That’s the warning according to the video. We are playing for real here!

Video shows you how to spot a Levis fake. 501 and 550

A few simple ways to spot a Levi’s fake. Follow these and it can save you money from buying a fake. Nothing feels like the real thing.

1. Make sure there is a registered trademark on the tab
2. Make sure the tab is the brownish yellow colour, some of the fakes are different colour maybe white
3. Make sure the stitching around the red pocket tab has clean stitching
4. Some Levi’s only have R on the pocket tab without “Levi’s”, that doesn’t mean it’s a fake. They do it for some of the jeans (They put R on every 100th pair of Levi’s they make)
5. The part number on the paper size label should match the part number on the inside cloth tag.
6. LSSF code on the ribbits
7. If it has “Levi” instead of “Levi’s” on the pocket then it’s a fake
8. Some of the fakes have a large “V” on it

For those that’s wondering when to wear a tie and when to wear a bow tie, check out this video by stylist Vylan who explains it all!

I did a video of me washing my raw denim jeans for the first time after 18 months and it was a big hit. Got almost 20,000 views in less than 11 months! Got a lot of feedback and questions about it.  What’s most interesting was another person posted a response email of him washing his raw denim jeans.

Winson washed his Raw Denim jeans for the first time

About 10 minutes ago I contemplated going to bed but decided to check a few things online then I found myself on a MySpace page with a youtube video. For some reason I click play. I hate MySpace, all pages look like crap and with little content.

This is one of those. I clicked it because I didn’t know what it was doing on this poorly composed thing called a page. A few seconds in I was hooked because of the song. To me it seem like someone compiled a bunch of personal photos and overlaid it with Portishead’s Glorybox, one of the most amazing songs and one of my favourite bands.

The more I watched the more intrigued I was. It was not what I expected, it ended being one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.

I believe this is a better video than the original.

Sponsored by YouTube, Nikon, Pantene, and CoverGirl, Cosmopolitan StarLaunch™ was a great hit with over 500 online submissions. In this second Cosmo TV spot, viewers are encouraged to go online and to vote for their favorite. Viewers voted for Mieka Pauley who won a $10 000 cash prize, a three-track demo, and a chance to open at an NYC concert headlined by Natasha Bedingfield!

As for our favorite? Well that is none other than 102.1 The Edge’s Josie Dye! When asked by Cosmo to dress like a rockstar, she picked out the JUZD original tee. Check her out again in this StarLaunch™ promo!