David Martel Sings for his Gingham or Vice Versa

While his fans scarfed down the food, Martel scarfed up the Gingham.

March 19th, Spring Equinox, Twenty-thirteen (Montreal) Scarves are pretty much gonna be history soon now that the calendar is starting to let the months fly in the wind. Pretty soon it's going to be that time of year again. Still, that wind is very much in the air, as David Martel proves. Here we see David [check way better journalism done on the guy here] stage-left having finished an exhausting gig trying to raise the eyebrows of the tough crowd at Vices & Versa, which is a Little Italy hotspot whose name we think means "addicted to poems," yeah? For sure, if Martel's antics are anything to go by. The punters were soon ordering everything on the menu, they couldn't get enough of the man. Backed up by a famous drummer and an outrageous string section, it had us thinkin'... there is no way this guy could be for real. But then we saw the scarf. More legit then a tailor-fit. This one's from the original set. The Gingham Nation is stronger than we knew.


COMEDIANS MAKE LIKELY PAIR

Gabriel is talking to his agent about more Gingham...

But doesn't realize, Shawn is his agent.

West-side Montreal, we caught these two stand-ups down at Burritoville. At first we thought they were joking when they said they were comedians. Jokes on us. They Got Gingham.






LUDO in Girondin Mayhem!

"Oui, oui. C'est vrai. Bien sur. Pour quoi pas? Alors, franchement--qu'est-ce-que je peut dire?"

You've always been afraid to approach him on the dance floor... so we went in and brought him to you. Check out Ludo here in a shirt he says was a gift from Bordeaux. That's Bordeaux France, not Bordeaux prison. Who knows where he got his tattoos from. He has several more shirts similar so keep watching this space as we collar the man in his finest Gingham-Vichy.

Montreal Street Style 
Still Flying the Gingham Standard

Louis stays anon on Blvd. St-Laurent in a cut he Got from Korea. We'll be hearing from him anon.

Frederic in no need of a lift, giving it to us in this Northern Shield Special.

Everybody loves cute babies. Every baby loves Gingham. You can't train a baby to act. Oh wait, her mother's a famous actor.

A real negotiator wears Gingham.

Graf buffs take Gingham as par for the course (seen here at the now defunct Fresh Paint Gallery).

More Gingham action at Fresh Paint (courtesy of Fionsy Katz).

Guys, Gingham works. Trust us. For centuries it has proven its strength and durability.

Our photographer had to fend off an army of Gingham lovers to get this shot.

You're always headed in the right direction, while motoring in your Gingham.

Sometimes you just wish your friend wore Gingham. So you wave it around and hope they get the hint.

Our production manager Christine Deita poses in front of the coolest cat in the hottest Metro station.

JIMMY HILL SETS THE TONE 
      almost forty YEARS AGO

Hi-tech lighting employed to ensure Gingham not overshadowed by beard/chin (courtesy BBC-TV)

 Take a look at Jimmy Hill. Any English football fan reading this knows who he is [now you do too]. This is him talking before a Chelsea match in 1976. A lot of people made fun of Jimmy Hill, especially for the size of his chin. In fact, it bore an expression: "Scratch my chin!" which meant "I don't beleive you!" which then just became "Jimmy Hill!" for short. If somebody had told me at the time he wore Gingham, I'd have said "Jimmy Hill."


Today's caption: "Springs Eternal" is brought to us by the kind folks at the library who randomly selected the slogan. It also fits with the first day of spring and the hope that now the Fashion Strike is over, you'll be seeing a lot more Got Gingham.

Got more Gingham? Send it to gotgingham@gmail.com 44000 FANS and counting...

ROBERT ESCAPES FROM HARSH LIFE IN LIVERPOOL FOR GINGHAM HEAVEN IN MONTREAL!

Everything but the kitchen sink: Robert shows us this rare import from Up North-UK.

24th January, 2013 (Montreal) At last Got Gingham is back in business after a bit of a kerfuffle with the Fashion Licensing Commission. Now that we've got our books in order it's time to get back to giving you Gingham Getters the soup you've been waiting for. And talking about soup, why not some hot Scouse [see here]?
Robert, from Liverpool, home of all things Scouse, brought to these shores this one-of-a-million Off-the-Rack Northern Soul Specials in blue and white to have us dreaming of the good old days of the Beatles, the Liver Building and waiting around Lime Street Station for the last train to London.
Not many people know that despite their reputation, Scousers like to pay for things. Especially our Rob. He says this was a bargain at Primark, but let's just pretend he got it at Grand Central, or one of those other cool boutiques on Merseyside. See, our Robert here, works for a living, and not just as a dishwasher.
Speaking perfect undulating Andalusian Spanish and practically lilting Lilloise French, he can walk into any restaurant in town and start handing out the dishes. Maybe it's he who's the dish? Ladies, hold your horses. He's 'already taken.' Sorry.
Thanks Robert, you've given us all a chance to brush up on our English Regional Accents [see here] and also leave the dishes to the servants.

RAF IS RIFFIN' IN SPECIAL EDITION GINGHAM!

You touch the merchandise: you pay for it. But in a nice way... according to Raf.

Still more Gingham Getters are out to prove winter is no excuse to stop being stylish. Check out Raf here, outside a swish resto during the third or fourth course of a five class dinner. Not everybody gets to keep such illustrious company, so next time you're sitting at a table-for-one... perhaps you ought to bring some Gingham. Gingham likes company.















MAJID IS MAGIC IN glorious LONDON UK RAGER!

Not many people know that 'Majid' means 'Glorious'... we only have to look at his shirt.

Majid has lived all over the world. His last stop was the vigorous streets of London's East End. In the old days it used to be a bit of a rough part of town, but since the Olympics and a few new street signs, the place is actually quite a nice patch these days. The only thing missing is Majid. He left. But not without packing his Gingham.


SKRILLEX' GOT GINGHAM!

Stolen from Youtube/Nardwuar but he prolly paid for his own shirt.

Our ex-colleague from Vancouver radio--Nardwuar [see here], interviewed Skrillex before his big show there last year. Some people wonder if Dub Step is just some passing fad or here for the longhaul. Waiting for the name or the bass to 'drop'... It hardly matters. The guy's Got Gingham. In fifty year's time when his kids Google him, they will see this shot and realize, he's actually a classic.
 
MORE MONTREAL GINGHAM STREET STYLE

In Gingham, you're making cash hand-over-fist.

Shops on Boulevard St-Laurent still pushing the Gingham limit.

Actually, Ave. Mont-Royal is trying to outdo St-Laurent. This from California Friperie 308.

Metro De La Savanne never looked so good. Face taken out, new facade being put in.

Queuing for Coffee, Gingham Style. Of course it's not K-pop, but it's still worth the wait.

GOT ANY GINGHAM? SEND IT TO gotgingham@gmail.com

Today's caption, "This ain't Jarg" was stolen from the rich street dialect of fashionable Merseyside.

FASHION COMMISSION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS LICENSE IN UK, AUSTRALIA AND LATIN AMERICA.

20th December 2012 (Montreal) Got Gingham will be returning soon! Please stay tuned. We are under investigation of the Fashion Commission and have been ordered to stop operation having revoked our license in several countries. Therefore, we are dark around the world. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Jeff Stands Out in Top Notch Gingham

Gingham and Stadium Art improve any facade.

6th October, Twenty-Twelve (Montreal) Don't worry, Got Gingham hasn't gone away. We are in the process of moving our offices... In the meantime, here's some candy from the St-Laurent Friperie District.
Check out Jeff here outside the Stadium Art Movement in his Gingham. What might have been an ordinary walk down the boulevard talking turned into an idle diversion as Jeff proved it is way easier to make friends wearing gingham than any other Garment. Into fancy watches, fancy trousers and fancy restaurants, Jeff says Gingham compliments every taste--sophisticated or simple. Gotta admit, he's right. Not too sure about the whole exposed chest push-out thingy but hey, who knows? Perhaps that's what you're into.

Losing your head over Gingham.

Hang on to what you got. Specially if you Got Gingham.

Sunnier days during the Street Sale heading towards the Friperie District.

Short changed in the Friterie District outside The Main.

Elbowed out of the way in search of a good deal.

Hungry for more? Come back next time.

Got any Gingham? Send it to gotgingham@gmail.com

Last issue's caption "Not just a Shibboleth" has been held over due to the postage strike.

Andrew's Got Gingham and Street Cred at Mondo Grill!

"Been around the world and I, I, I... I just love my Gingham."

12th September, Twenty-Twelve (Montreal) The city is about to have another fine eatery open up its doors to the hoards of foodies looking for late-night treats. Mondo Grill on Blvd St-Laurent will be offering Street Food from around the World. What this means is like most places catering to the drunk and dazed wee-hours crowd, Mondo Grill [see here] will be offering cheap and quick food to satiate the youth on their way home before they ritually lie on their bed to watch the ceiling spin. Except with an edge.
We interviewed Richie Von Rose, the owner of the restaurant and asked him what gives this new nosh-bar an edge.
"The counter, of course." replied Von Rose.

Artist  Émilie Pinard demonstrates the beauty of Gingham

Here we see future-regular patron, Andrew standing next to the counter. Right on that edge, that Ricardo was telling us about. Our Foodie Division is pretty strict here at Got Gingham--no amount of jazzy promotion [seven dishes from seven continents for seven bucks; the restaurant is going to introduce it's own World Currency; they've got the largest public map of the world in all of Quebec that isn't owned by the military, etc. the owner claims to have lived in like forty-five countries, or is that four-to-five? ] ... ugh, where were we? Oh, yeah right. No amount of flashy neon is going to dispel the fact that the proof is always in the pudding.
And what more proof do you need than this snazzy red and white Simon Says Special Gingham Snapper Andrew is toasting for us, in advance of their grand opening. Satisfaction guaranteed or you get to keep the tablecloth.

MORE GINGHAM in the Friperie District of Montreal

"Choices, choices..." the Friperie District during the Street Sale.

You can run, but you cannot hide from the Gingham.

The Frip Dist in full Bag Strap Regalia.

This guy totally refused to show his face, but was willing to donate his chest to scientific research.

A political enclave on Montreal voted for this guy in the recent Quebec Elections. Some say it was for his [Amir Khadir]  policies. Yeah, yeah yeah, could be... But look! The guy's Got Gingham.

Quebecois icon Jean le Loup gave a free concert at Place des Arts to thank us and pay the Montreal community back for all those other free concerts he subjected us to down the years, and that we suffered through. No problem if you Got Gingham.

Stevie V., of Sweet Mother Logic [see here] and  now Elephant Stone fame  [see here], attracts the Gingham Getters at Jean le Loup.

If you look closely, this guy is looking at an ad for Gingham.

This guy is signalling the famous "two fingers down" sign that all Got Gingham Getters give each other when they spot each other across the street.

Drive-by shooting of candid Gingham Getter.

Backpacks are well stylish, at least up in the mountains, and everybody loves it when you swing around suddenly in a crowded train and get all intimate... but frankly the only time you should wear them as a fashion item is when you're wearing Gingham and you've got back-up. Yeah, best to travel in pairs.

Outside Cul-de-Sac, in the Friperie District, Gorgeous Gingham Getter and Two Summer Lovers.

More Gingham and Summer Lovers, in the Friperie District.

The heart of the Friperie District: Cul-de-Sac has led the way with Gingham. Very hard shop to back out of.

Be aware of the Gingham Gaze... other Getters just can't help themselves. Here are some Resojets fans.

Dollarama attracts more stylish upmarket customers each day.

This was taken on a Sunday. Now, if you dress this properly on a Sunday, well, then...

Normal Sunday casual: Gingham + Lifesaver at the Hare Krishna Fest next to the Frip District.

Up from the Frip District is the Frites District on Rachel where there are like, seven places to get Poutine. Oh, and here is somebody wearing Gingham trying to decide which one to go to.

Orange You Glad We Left our Gingham in San Francisco...

Bud E Love at the San Francisco Giants in Gingham.

Cindy Sherman "Untitled #96", 1981: Thirty-one years of Gingham Artistic Genius.

And Elsewhere...

When we called them, Glossy Blonde told us our "check's in the nail."

Check out Glossy Bonde [see here] who are having a field day with Gingham at the moment.

Thanks for your patience as Got Gingham gets back into full swing after a major theft occurred at our offices in the Friperie District. We have lots of Gets so keep coming back as we update this post.

Got any Gingham? Send it to gotgingham@gmail.com

Today's sub-heading caption "No longer just a shibboleth" is incorrect, since yeah it (Gingham) is, and those who get it would have known that, but now the cat's sort of out of the bag to those who didn't. For those who don't know what a shibboleth is, well, then the original caption stands.


[Update 16th September 2012: We're about to hit 38,000 fans!]

It's a long way to the top, but who cares if you Got Gingham?