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Dana Lee Brown & Alterior

DLB x Alterior Wide Leg Trouser

August 10, 2024 - at A Living Taste

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Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Mika & Daniel

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Modus & Alterior

Horse Power Coffee Beans

& Tasting Event

March 16, 2024 - at A Living Taste

We developed our own custom coffee with our friends at Modus Coffee called Horse Power. Its a very forgiving coffee thanks to its balanced acidity, big body, and sweetness. Truly A Living Taste that is most ideal for your go-to everyday cup.

Horse Power Coffee goes through a washed process, roasted medium light to bring out a full and crisp flavour with a balance of dark fruits, chocolates, and spice. Beans are sourced from a family-owned farm and organically grown in Mataquescuintla, Guatemala, produced by Cafe Colis Resistencia.

We hosted Sharif from Modus for a one day Horse Power tasting event at the shop. 

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 Graphic Artwork by Saeed Ferguson (All Caps Studio)

Photography by Donnel Garcia

Videography by Rosanna Peng

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Introducing our fourth collection of handmade garments. 

This collection introduces our newest addition to our line; the Astorino Lined Zip Jacket. Made from a deadstock 90's Woolrich Woolen Mills Plaid. Accompanied by new Wide Trousers & Thheme caps. Constructed out of 14oz Cone Mills White Oak Indigo denim. 

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Issey & Natt 

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F/W '23 Showroom Sale with James Coward, Dana Lee Brown & Alterior 

Supported by Neighbour

November 18, 2023 - at A Living Taste

We got together with our friends at James Coward and Dana Lee Brown to hosted a showroom sale event and party at our shop.

The three Northwest based labels showed array of new and past season products, including samples and one offs.

It was wonderful to see all three of our communities come together through an appreciation of local independent designers and quality made garments.

 

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

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"A Living Taste in LA" 

Hosted by Mister Green

August 11, 2023 - 3019 Rowena Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039, USA

Our long time friends at Mister Green hosted us for a pop-up event and party at their beautiful space in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.

We created an exclusive collection in collaboration with Mister Green as well as a bunch of special items that we have made with close friends of Alterior.

This collection was based around influences that inspire and speak to both Alterior & Mister Green. Design, climbing, architecture and everything in-between. 

The George Sturges House is a single-family house, designed in 1939 by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built for George D. Sturges in the Brentwood Heights neighbourhood of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. 

There also just so happens to be a V10 build-ering route that traverses this historical piece of Usonian architectural history. We captured our good friends Ben and Ryu wearing the collection while scoping out and scaling the side of the house.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Ben Fenton & Ryu Katsumata 

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Ben and Ryu wearing the Alterior & Mister Green Sturges House T-shirt and Japanese Hemp Indigo Denim Wide Trouser. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The newest addition to our collection of handmade garments. The Wide Shorts.

Constructed from 14oz Cone Mills White Oak denim. Available in both Indigo and Black.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Ryu Katsumata & Mikaela Kautzky

- July 2023 -

 

Ryu wearing the Wide Shorts in Black Cone Mills White Oak denim.  

Mikaela wearing the Wide Shorts in Indigo Cone Mills White Oak denim. 

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Introducing our third collection of handmade garments. 

This collection introduces our newest silhouette; the Banquet Zip Jacket. Accompanied by our Wide Trouser & Thheme caps. Constructed out of 14oz Cone Mills White Oak denim. 

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Ruby, Leon, & Marlaina

- April 2023 -

 

Ruby wearing the Banquet Zip Jacket & Wide Trouser in Black Cone Mills White Oak denim.  

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Leon wearing the Banquet Zip Jacket, Wide Trouser & Thheme 5-Panel Cap in Black Cone Mills White Oak denim.  

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Marlaina wearing the Banquet Zip Jacket & Wide Trouser in Black Cone Mills White Oak denim.  

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This season we have been working with our friends at LLOYD @l__l__o__y__d to produce their Fleece Toques.

Throughout production we saved the fabric off-cuts. From these materials, we made a collection of Toques with our own special twist.

To celebrate our partnership, we hosted a Toque release party at our shop @alivingtaste on November 24, 2022.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

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Introducing our second collection of handmade garments. 

This collection features a lightweight Ripstop cotton from Japan, US made Cone Mills White Oak denim, and a robust cotton herringbone from Japan.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Jomar, Kathy, & Landon

- June 2022 -

 

Jomar wearing the Ripstop Shop Jacket & Wide Trouser in Black.  

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Kathy wearing the Ripstop Shop Jacket & Wide Trouser in White.  

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Landon wearing the Cone Mills White Oak Wide Trouser in Indigo & the Ripstop Shop Jacket in Black.  

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Balancing Acts "End Of Season Event"

at Alterior / A Living Taste

Thursday October 27th

We hosted our friend Ben @rocks.ca from @balancing_acts to celebrate the first season of Balancing Acts workshops. 

Balancing Acts is a program working to build community through free outdoor rock climbing workshops for groups who have been historically marginalized from the sport.

The mission is to provide access to equipment, transportation, workshops and community building opportunities through outdoor bouldering, with an emphasis on supporting and uplifting 2SLGBTQA+ & Indigenous, Black, POC individuals.

A Balancing Acts climbing board was built for the event and now serves as a permanent community space within 'A Living Taste'.

Big thanks to Arcteryx, West Coast Resoles & The Hive Climbing Gym for supporting the event.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

  

   

 

     

    

  

  

 

  

 

 

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Kogan for Alterior & Thheme

Saturday July 30th, 12-8pm
1739 Venables St. Vancouver, BC.

Alongside our pal Tom @thheme.ca - we hosted our friend Kogan @kogancult all the way from Berlin in our space A Living Taste.

Kogan is a Berlin-based artist and illustrator. Specializing in free-hand drawings with precise attention to detail. On top of that he is a master animator, incorporating these drawings into video form to take you on a journey into the mind of the cult master.

We had Kogan's original artwork showing in our gallery that he sat amongst while doing live tattoos. Vans Canada supplied the event with Slip-Ons that Kogan customized in his signature free-hand style.

We also prepared some special Alterior & Thheme products showcasing his artwork that were available at the show.

Big thanks to @vanscanada for supporting our show 

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia / Dallas Chreptyk

Animated video by Kogan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introducing the Shop Jacket & Wide Trouser from Alterior.

Timeless designs with considered construction methods. Every piece is individually made in our Vancouver shop - A Living Taste. 

This collection features a water resistant British Millerain from the UK, Cone Mills Denim from the White Oak Plant in North Carolina, and a robust cotton herringbone from Japan.

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 Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Issey, Tom, & Bobbi

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Issey wearing the British Millerain Shop Jacket & Cone Mills White Oak Wide Trouser.  

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Tom wearing the Herringbone Shop Jacket & Wide Trouser in Olive.

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Bobbi wearing the Herringbone Shop Jacket & Wide Trouser in Navy.

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Introducing our first collection of garments from Alterior.

Timeless designs with considered construction methods. Every piece is individually made in our Vancouver shop - A Living Taste.

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 Videography by Issey Lamb

Photography by Donnel Garcia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Alterior/A Living Taste Shop at 1739 Venables St.

Located in Vancouver, BC Canada. 

 Photography by Donnel Garcia

-2022-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Japan based, UK born artist Russell Maurice aka Gasius & Alterior linked up with the 'Mind Reader' collection. Gasius has been making clothing for 25 years now. Starting as a skate label back in 1993, Gasius was born out of an older underground label; ‘The Gasface’. Maurice's current work of art consists of abstract paintings combined with animation and manga elements, three-dimensional works of various mediums, collages and a few photographs, and has entered a new stage of the "Comic Abstraction Movement". The collection is available exclusively at A Living Taste.

 Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Model: Daniel Wong

-2021-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Caps Studio & Alterior came together to create a special Lumumba Key House + Lighter Cover set. Coming out alongside their 10th official drop, the set came in both natural and black vegetable tanned leather, featuring the ACS Lumumba typeface heat embossing. The collection is available at A Living Taste and through the ACS web store.

Also stocked at 18East (NY), Mister Green (LA), & Bodega (LA).

 Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Model: Issey Lamb

-2021-

 

              

 

 

       

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

Tomorrow Store is a UK based retailer run by artist Tom Dyer (TOMCAT/TMCT). Located in Leeds, Tomorrow Store supports many independently run brands, including Alterior. With his roots heavily planted in music, he also runs - Acorn Tapes, a small record label that specializes in high quality cassette and digital music releases from some of Tom’s favourite artists around the world. 

@tomorrowstore.co

tomorrowstore.co.uk

acorntapes.bandcamp.com

A Living Taste is now stocking selects works from Tomorrow & Acorn Tapes. 

Tom put together a special mix for Alterior / A Living Taste, featuring some of his favourite tracks as of late. Take a listen and enjoy! 

 

 

 

 

a-living-taste · TOMORROW STORE FOR ALTERIOR/A LIVING TASTE

 

 

 

Photography by Alterior

-2021-

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme is a Vancouver based headwear label created in 2020 by Tom Robinson. All of the hats are handmade by Tom in limited runs; with 100% dead stock or up cycled materials. We worked closely with Tom over the past few months to create a special collection of headwear pieces that are timelessly unique. 

 Alterior collaborated with Theme to design and create two variations of the Bell, 5 Panel, and 6 Panel cap. Made from 100% dead stock British Millerain and Heather Grey Herringbone Twill. Our first collection is available exclusively at A Living Taste and Theme HC webstore.

 

Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Models: Wade Fyfe, Issey Lamb, Austin Macaraeg

-2021-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theme is a Vancouver based headwear label created in 2020 by Tom Robinson. All of the hats are handmade by Tom in limited runs; with 100% dead stock or up cycled materials. We worked closely with Tom over the past few months to create a special collection of headwear pieces that are timelessly unique. 

 Alterior collaborated with Theme to design and create two variations of the Bell, 5 Panel, and 6 Panel cap. Made from 100% dead stock British Millerain and Heather Grey Herringbone Twill. Our first collection is available exclusively at A Living Taste and Theme HC webstore.

 

Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Model: Tom Robinson

-2021-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Longtime friend and talented wood worker; Mikey LeBlanc creates beautiful objects and home wares from premium off cuts of Canadian lumber. Mikey invited us to document the makings of a special item for us in his wood shop based out of Squamish, BC.

Alterior collaborated with Mikey to design and create the Wooden Incense Bowl. Crafted from Canadian Maple wood, the bowl holds both stick and cone incense by means of a free spinning wooden ball with brass plate. The Wood Incense Bowl is available exclusively at A Living Taste.

 

Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Model: Mikey LeBlanc

-2021-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jam is based in Los Angeles, California and was founded in 2018. The brand is an extension of the graphic design practice of Sam Jayne. Jam delves into themes of nature, architecture, music, and graphic design. Its a space to explore disparate ideas and combine influences into thought-provoking graphics.

Alterior collaborated with Jam to create the 10 Essentials for Hiking collection. Featuring a variety of 32 oz Nalgene bottles, two t-shirts and a leather bottle sling. The full collection is available at A Living Taste and select stockists around the world.

 

Photography by Donnel Garcia

 Models: Cole and Dallas Chreptyk 

-2020- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alterior collaborated with the LA based collective Brain Dead for Spring 2020. Following their release with card experts Fontaine Cards, we made a full-leather carabiner card wallet to carry them. Only available online through Brain Dead's webstore.

 

Photography by Brain Dead

Additional shots by: Alterior

-2020-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                               

 

 

 

 

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Collection 01 

Photography by Donnel Garcia

Models: Alexandra Lee, Satyan Gohill 

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April 19, 2019 marked the 2 year anniversary of the Mister Green Life Store. In celebration we held a weekend long pop-up in Los Angeles at the Fountain Avenue shop running from 4/20-4/21. Showcasing products from the line with some of our most recent work, and the collaborative 4 piece collection we did alongside Mister Green. These items as well as the collection are available at Mister Green Life Store and select stockists around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photography by Leon Lee 

Model: Dallas Chreptyk

 

 

  Vancouver based artist and photographer Eric Veloso is known for his unique photographic style which makes use of natural light, shadows, lines, and reflections. Eric is the full time Creative and Brand Director for Street Dreams magazine and its counterpart creative and media agency, SDVA. His work has been exhibited in galleries and shows worldwide. 

This set of portraits and product shots were taken in Vancouver BC at the Street Dreams Magazine studio. 

 

Photography by Eric Veloso (Street Dreams Magazine)

 

Every piece entirely made by hand in their Vancouver B.C studio. Their debut collection places emphasis on the use of durable materials and functional design. This in-depth look shows the hands on approach that is taken into each and every product that is made. No detail is overlooked. This editorial was shot and produced by Due Pinlac.