Splitting UP the VIEW with X-ray in Gingham

K-Dubz and Colenall Funch corner X-ray in Gingham for "Splitting up the View"

June 2nd, 2013 (Montreal) SLITTING UP THE VIEW is the latest sensation in documenting Montreal Street Art. Here we see the crew interviewing X-RAY. K-Dubz and Colenall Funch kick off the first episode grilling the Floridan Street Artist at Greenlight Gallery which is becoming the defacto main switchboard for all street artists east of Chicago. Got Gingham checked things out and just in case nobody there was wearing Gingham, we made sure the host sported some Ben Sherman Renaissance action in the shape of this One-Cut Special Edition. Gabriel Lasry is the break-out film director for this early-days taste of what is sure to be an incredible career. The guy was born before Home Alone even came out, yet he has the hands of Santa Claus--you just gotta check out the camera work: see HERE.

Keep checking back for more Gingham for the best shots of the Spring.

Talibah Gets Us Under Her Gingham Spell

What would you want more, a trick or trachea? Who cares, Talibah's got Gingham.

28th October, 2011 (Montreal) While most Wiccans regard the dress-up parties and spectacles associated with the onset of Halloween as a bit of a sacrilege, we at Got Gingham also find ourselves in a quandary when it comes to the appropriation of our beloved textile pattern.Take a pause and watch Talibah here who is celebrating All Hallow's Eve with a traditional Black and Banshee Pink Gingham Bela Lugosi Special while waving around a skull of some sort. The epaulettes alone prove her ranking as one of Le Plateau's style icons, inspiring copycats in every alleyway.
But it's too bad we can't see her beautiful face, such is the human sacrifice we make here in our efforts to jump on the Halloween Bandwagon and capitalize on the vibe in order to spread the word on Gingham.
It's worth pointing out that the wider culture is currently in a major wave of enthusiasm for the ghoulish and spectral, note the rise in popularity of TV shows like True Blood [see here] and all that Zombie nonsense [see here]. Five years ago you would have to stab us in the neck and drag us to watch any of this camp horror folklore kitsch. Now the poets have got hold of the genre and we are starting to see 'High Art' breaking out. So here's to Talibah showing us the High Art of looking cool, while giving us the chills...  Ask your friends to stare at this pic for at least 30 seconds: it has an in-built spell that will convince you to go out and get some Gingham.

Chictopia is Running Gingham out of Town on a Rail

Chictopia is a paradise of Gingham [See here].

Candid Shot of NYC-Style Gingham on the streets of Montreal

Nobody can corner you if you've got Gingham.

If you are partying on Halloween, make sure your DJ wears Gingham:

DJ Daisy wearing Gingham before the Dubai Dubfest.

Credit: Laura Byrnes Photography and Gingham

Problem with most Halloween party costumes is they generally look terrible years later in photos--full tacky make-up, one-off cultural references and monsters who don't look the least bit frightening. Don't believe us? Then go check out any random album on fb entitled 'Halloween,' it's next to the album 'Leaving Party' or 'Graduation.' See, you've already un-tagged yourself. What's more, talking through a mask, or trying to imbibe when strapped inside a giant box of Cracker Jack (or whatever) totally cramps your style. The only costume that seems to ever come out good in the later Halloween photos are the sexy girl costumes. Think about it: you're already a sexy girl, you put on a sexy girl costume and what do you look like? A sexy girl. Interestingly, Halloween is the one time when proto-feminists and those who consider the subjugation of the female form to be the last exit to hell can feel totally liberated to dress this way. If you do, please make it in Gingham.

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Just for fun, here's one from Eva Blue: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evablue/6271264311/lightbox/

Gingham Proves Geniune Hallmark of Good Upbringing

Chad off the old block: Gingham doesn't fall far from the tree.

24th October, 2011 (Montreal) Told you we'd be getting more and more indoor shots now that the sun is paying more attention to them down South.
Here we are in the warm heart of Santropol Roulant [see here] the world-renowned community outfit that combines Meals-on-Wheels with all sorts of other progressive maneouvres like roof-top gardening, inter-generational support, sustainable urban development and general all-round good feelings. Fact is, people come from around the world to study the way Santropol Roulant functions, using it as a model for their own organizations who want to instill that rare form of magic that give the Roulant its special edge in attracting volunteers, engagement and success. There are actually university theses out there written by students describing this lot, trying to analyze the ingredients of what makes a community come alive in such a way as the one that surrounds Santropol.
But why go to all that trouble of doing a PhD on the subject? Isn't it obvious? Here we see Chad-- the Roulant's Executive Director, standing with his dad Richard, and the link becomes self-evident. Chad is wearing a Fine-Hatch Blue and White Gingham Rainmaker next to his Dad who's got his own Grey and White Railroad-Style Gingham Two-Toner.
You cannot stop progress (because otherwise, it's not progress anymore, it's inertia). Nor can you buy style. You have to inherit it. (Or you have to be adopted at a very young age otherwise the special transmission of information and know-how cannot take place). Right here, Richard is a perfect example of how to administer a proper upbringing: a warm smile, a wide heart and a bunch of patient forgiveness is probably what made Chad turn out so OK. And right here, Chad is the perfect example of how to carry a torch to the next level of development for the folks at Santropol Roulant. Got any doubts? The proof of this is in the Gingham.

Gingham on wheels making a meal of it

Foot power saves fuel.

One less car, one more Gingham Getter.

NYC-style Gingham on wheels.

Josh's Got Gingham!

It's a long way to the top if you ain't got Gingham.

Meet Josh. I found him and his band-mates practicing for their big Montreal gig across from Patiti-Patata on Rue Rachel. There is no way to convey the sounds I was hearing. But that's not what I was there for: check out his Forty-five he probably brought with him from some exotic outpost on the road.






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CHILEAN OUT IN THE GINGHAM!

"It's traditional that I escort my daughter to the altar, but I'm not giving away my Gingham."

17th October, 2011 (Montreal) Autumn is in full swing now so the Gingham Gets are turning up indoors more and more. Doesn't matter because when you look great, act smart and feel classy--you can sit in any room in the world. Proving this is our friend Brendan who came all the way from Chile to model this Valparaiso Blue Latin Classic Gingham Retornado (Spanish fashion slang for retro) Long Sleever. Brendan haggled this roof-bender from a shop in the rough and tumble back end of Santiago. Don't worry, Brendan can handle the backstreets of any city in Latin America, having been raised in the Old School and versed in the ways of harmony and diplomacy that come with a well-rounded education. When speaking Spanish, he sounds like he's an envoy from the Embassy. When speaking English, thanks to his parents packing him off to school someplace near Marlborough Country sixty miles outside London, you'd be hard-pressed not to think you're listening to the Headmaster himself. But as soon as you open your eyes and notice he's decked in Gingham you can only think one thing: Man of the World. So here's to Brendan who happened to be in Montreal Town giving away his daughter at her wedding to the one remaining decent eligible bachelor left in this city--so no wonder this Man of the World looks SO over the Moon!

First White Club Collar spotted in Montreal: BOULEVARD ST-LAURENT (this season):

You don't need a daughter's wedding for an excuse to sport Gingham.

 STREET GAZER PHILADELPHIA TAKES US SOARING WITH THE EAGLES:

Everybody in Philly is beautiful, according to Street Gazer's Rueben Harvey [see here].

TOP TEN ENTRY ON WORST RECORD ALBUM COVER EVER:

One got prison, the other's Got Gingham. [see here]

And One Last Hurrah From the FASHION TUMBLERS:

Glasses make any woman appear more beautiful, but Gingham makes men want to drive them wherever they want to go.

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Robby Demonstrates the Tradition of (Canadian) Thanks Gingham.

Each year so many extra bottles of beer get produced in Canada, they stage a grand cull whereby they beat them over the heads with... bottle openers. We'd like to say this is an annual event, but actually, this savagery happens pretty much every day.

10th of the 10th, 2011 (Montreal) You need to take a quick step back and think about what on earth you're doing with your life, and just give absolute thanks for waking up with lungs full of air and a brain full of thoughts and a day full of food, every now and then. Today across Canada the citizens have been doing just that. Unfortunately, we can't be out there documenting this particularly private affair in all the dining rooms of the nation, so we have to thank photographer Jessica Petunia (see here) for getting behind the Maple Curtain and seeing what exactly these Canadians have to be thankful for. You got it: Gingham. Jessica managed to snap our man Robby here in a Gingham Thanksgiving Special which Robby is fortifying with a brave shot of WD40 or Colt 45, or perhaps it's some lethal homebrew? The great thing about this is we get to let YOU choose what colour Robby's shirt is. That's the magic of black and white photography, counting our blessings and drinking regular amounts of alcohol.

USA bows out of Canadian Thanksgiving in favour of Memorial Day:

Philly's Streetgazer has a long memory. That's why we credit him with this snap. And Columbus for us requiring an eventual Memorial Day.

Montreal Proving Thanks Gingham is in full gear:

Purple Gingham is rare. Shorts in October on the streets of Montreal is rare. Every Get is a gift. Thanks Gingham.

Striping out on his own:

Fact: Sunshine is attracted to Gingham. Skeptical? Where ever there is sunshine, you will find Gingham.

GERMANY CELEBRATES TOO: 

Photo Credit: Irwin Kee via twitter at Oktoberfest (Gingham Month) in Munchen, 6am.

 Our Bavarian step-uncles have long been celebrating Gingham on an annual basis. They don't like to confuse people by calling it Thanksgiving or Columbus Day or
Tag der gingan (Gingham Day). Instead they make it easy on everybody and name it after the month it occurs in.



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Tara Makes Easy Work for Most-Glamourous-Couple Voters.

We made Tara laugh during the shoot. She only let us take one pic. They had fashion to attend to.

5th October, 2011 (Montreal) While Wall Street becomes a place noted for where people actually walk, we hit the streets looking for new faces to grace the pages of Got Gingham. From a mile away we could see Tara's flowing skirt and disarming stride transmitting an air of grace and gentility. We just had to ask for her autograph. Of course she's not that famous in Montreal like she is in Korea, but now Tara's on Got Gingham everybody is going to know about her. Finally we are seeing on these shores more and more designers working Gingham into their patterns while leaving us open to guesswork. Here is an example taken off a placard from the Ambiguous Movement* of the Sixties where we see more than one guage of Gingham being used. In fact we have several. Breathtaking. But remember, you can only pick up this kind of skirt in Korea. As for a boyfriend, well once you get a skirt like this you'll be able to pick one up just about anywhere!

Girls Go For Gingham.

Dress for success or if your life's in a mess, Gingham works every time.

And if you're just on your way to the other side:

The sky might be grey, but the Gingham life is easy.

And this submitted off Candid Paparazzi:

Europe looks so much more interesting to visit when you've got Gingham.

Got any more to submit?
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Hoops are out. Gingham? Sign right here and get this deal done.

UPDATE: LeBron James is in the news about the current NBA contract talks. Somebody in management better get some Gingham or the Union's gonna win this one.








*Nobody's really sure about this Textile Craft Movement.

GINGHAM DOMINATES pop montreal AFTER EFFECTS

"I'm the only guy in Penguin Gingham with an old-style Blue Jays hat and you want my name?"

28th September, 2011 (Montreal) Even though the dust has settled we've still got plenty of Gingham from the past few days grabbed during pop montreal. Meet another Cherry Chapstick Fan who was happy to be presented to the Gingham Nation in his Old School Blue Jays cap making it look a winner in this Huron Blue Gingham Long Sleever from our friends at Penguin [see here]. This is probably a one-off they did for the North American streets and is unavailable pretty much anywhere but right in front of your eyes right now. "Please don't use my name. I don't need the aggro. But go ahead and spread the word. I got this baby in NYC." Nothing like a bit of humility amongst all the hoopla of the Huge International Music Fest That Could. We're are presuming he hails from Toronto, but the understanding is he wears his Gingham everywhere. Thank Cherry Chapstick for bringing together a fine tradition.

You don't have to look like the Fonz to wear Gingham but everything helps.

Meanwhile here's another fan, this time before the Sweet Mother Logic gig who also refused to give his name but was happy to make a mark for us. Seems DG are making a Gingham bass line these days. Even his friend wanted to tell all you Gingham Getters you missed one crazy-mad-fun time at pop montreal, if you're into Gingham, that is.





GINGHAM IS IN THE HOOD!

Don't be hoodwinked: insist on Gingham.

POP MONTREALERS WITH CONNECTIONS TAKE BAGS OF LOOT HOME:

Lumber Jane got Jack...

...while Gingham Getter takes the Bag.

 Talking of loot... got any HALLOWEEN PLANS?

In a strange turn, considering the economic climate, Dollarama's gone all up-market.

Thanks to our professional model and SEO master Irwin Kee, for spotting this display down at Dollarama. From our standpoint, this sort of stuff is worth wearing all year round.

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Gingham as Social Lubricant: Everybody Loves A Smart Alex

Alex's Got Gingham and has no need to dazzle you with all the silly knowledge he's learned.

21st September, 2011 (Montreal) Social situations can be awkward, especially if you are one of those brainiacs that know everything about a certain topic. One thing about brainiacs is they tend to think a cocktail party is the time to tell us all the information they know rather than catch a good vibe with laughter and funny observations. That's when your eyes glaze over and you start hearing snippets of the conversation next to you, you start nodding and saying uh-huh without really knowing the true meaning of uh-huh. Then you might insert some comment just to prove you've been listening and what will happen? They will tell you that you are wrong!
The corridors are full of brainiacs who want into the party but don't realize they've been silently banned not because they KNOW TOO MUCH but because they've got bad timing. Parties are not the arena to show how smart you are to a girl or tell a guy he's wrong about the minutiae concerning the history of Hip Hop. Parties are for raising everybody's awareness for sure--but it's their awareness in humanity, feelings and the unspoken vibrations of the universe that get locked in after what scientists often refer to as 'Shared Experience.' All too often brainiac's "Shared Experience" involves having read the same comic book or geology dictionary. But there's a better way.
Rather than prove how smart you are, you can now just show just how smart you look. "Easier said then done," says the brainiac. Not true. Check out our man Alex here: totally sharp and not a word coming out of his mouth, yet we know, deep down in his heart lies a voice with all the answers in the universe. No conversation necessary: this Blue and White Gingham Forty-Five Alex brought to us from Brooklyn tells us every thing we need to know. Bored listening to this rant? Alex will wash the glaze from your eyes.

RUE RACHEL IN MONTREAL BECOMES DE FACTO GINGHAM HIGHWAY:

Gingham on Rachel in Montreal. It's always a big party at Lunch time for Gingham Getters.

MORE STREET ACTION:

On his way to another party where he will listen attentively to those attracted to his Gingham, keeping things light and fun.

RACHEL IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED STREETS IN MONTREAL FOR STYLE:

The Lumber Jane look is doing the rounds again in Montreal.

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Brendan's Got Gingham Bermuda-Style!

19th September, 2001 (Montreal) We are nearing the equinox, which means it's time to profile somebody who is equal parts day, equal parts night. Meet Brendan, standing on the dock in the bare of night in his Gingham. By day he works hard to keep this country running. By night he works hard to keep the party alive. Known for his easy laid-back attitude, Brendan has found the perfect fit for this persona in a Dark and Light Grey Docksider often called a "Dark and Stormy" or "Bermuda Style" by old-school Gingham collectors owing to the interplay between white and darker shades. Talking of shades, Brendan wears his at night just to remind you of how hard he works in the daytime. Thanks Brendan, you are inspiring all of us to accept more social invitations and still get up in the morning the next day. In our Gingham.

Quick Throwback to August's 2011 Chicago Gingham Festival:

Morning in Millenium Park shows the first sign of the Gingham uprising.

Chicago-Style Gingham on the Miracle Mile:

Wrigley's and Gingham go hand in hand.

Spot the Leader:

To walk the Miracle Mile in Gingham: the quintessential Chicago experience.

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STREETS OF MONTREAL WARMING UP FOR GINGY-HAM SUMMER

Drop-shadow Gingham is being peddled as the Genuine Article to unsuspecting Newbies.

Hip to hip-sisters but are they Hip to the Gingham?

15th September, 2011 (Montreal) We are halfway through the month so it's time to show off Montreal Street Style to the world. We promise we still have lots of personal profiles to bring you, we're just waiting for the releases to come through. For now, lets contemplate the mid month as the shadows lengthen and the weather changes. Autumn and Spring are all about transition and metamorphosis. Accept that things will change, they always say. It's true, learning to let go and move forward and carry on are the hallmarks of the path to wisdom, but  is it necessarily the case that all things must change?
For instance take the fact there will always be a Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, something which the fashion industry won't let you forget. Yet in amongst all the hoopla of promoting one trend over another over the course of a cycle, no matter what you do to it, you cannot change Gingham. As soon as you adulterate the pattern with a pinstripe or drop-shadow it becomes plaid. As soon as you start adding marmalade it becomes tartan. Which means, like others in recovery, we must also accept the things we cannot change.
It is for this reason how Gingham has become a symbol of elemental purity, aspirational comfort and a basic standard of common sense. Notice how it can also be worn in all four seasons. Plus ça change... but not Gingham.

HERE'S HOW IT'S DONE: On the March with the Montreal Gingham Liberation Front

Got Gingham, and even has the bag strap that's now so in.

Raining champion of Gingham Street Style:

Gingham makes umbrellas superfluous.

You won't find this down the Army Surplus:

Is it a tree? Is it a bench? Gingham is perfect camouflage.

 Red backpack adds to innovative ensemble:

Hats are back in circulation. Gingham has always been.

ANOTHER STYLISH WOMAN WITH GUY DRESSED LIKE A SKATEBOARDER:

If your Gingham has pinstripes or drop-shadows, being gorgeous might just save you.

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CHAPEAU--GUILLAUME GOT GINGHAM IN JAPAN!

Fact: Gingham tells important people that you are working harder. Across all fields, Gingham will boost margins.

11th September, 2011 (Montreal) Let's celebrate Forgiveness Day with a special appearance from Guillaume sporting what in Britain they refer to as a Cloth Cap (see here) while North Americans prefer to call it a Flat Cap. Whatever, our man Guillaume scored this Working Class Wonder of Fine Hatch Gingham in Japan, where the sun rises first and the ethic is 'Let's get to work!' So what better way to encapsulate the working man than what Guillaume has happening here--a salute to the good old times when your lady knew you'd been staying out of trouble what with being tied down to the job all day and your bow-tie still looking the same way as it did when you left in the morning. What's a hard working stiff going to do to lighten the load? What just about any intelligent, artful man of the world would do--he'd be like Guillaume here and fetch himself some Gingham. Fortunately, you don't have to go all the way to Japan to look for a job and thankfully due to modern conveniences, you can get your Gingham within a half mile of the house you are currently living in. Thanks Guillaume, you've taken us back in time and across the world to Japan today, but that's the magic when you got Gingham.


YANNICK MINCES NO WORDS:

"Listen, I'm busy working here. But do whatcha gotta do... Yeah, yeah, I know, it's Gingham."

 The Streets of Montreal filled with Gingham:

Why did the Gingham cross the road? To get to work on more Gingham, obviously.

And in the Parks...

It ain't a picnic if you ain't Got Gingham. Perhaps they're working, anyway.

 And Back on the Streets Again:

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