Wondering what Melissa will be giving the guys on her good list for Christmas? How about what her favourites gifts to receive are? The Winter edition of Canadian Business features some of Canada’s top tastemakers sharing what they’ll be giving and hoping to receive this year.
To find out what other top Canadian influencers are giving for Christmas, this edition of Canadian Business is on newsstands now!
If you didn’t get a chance to come to our first two Ladies Night shopping events, tomorrow night is our final one! Last week, one lucky shopper won a Moose Knuckles parka.
Look at all those Gotstyle bags under their tree! She did quite the damage last week. Her husband is going to have the best Christmas ever.
Enjoy your Christmas, and all of your Gotstyle goodies!
Donations will be given to The Daily Bread Food Bank. One ballot per non-perishable food item, so bring as many items as possible and better your chances to win!
A winner will be drawn this Wednesday, December 14, so drop by before then with your donation. And just because we love you so much, we’ll start a second contest this Thursday for the same suit! Second suit will be drawn the following Wednesday, December 21st.
Can you believe it’s already time to start planning another New Year’s Eve? If you haven’t made plans already, Toronto’s Thompson Hotel is throwing a NYE Party. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to celebrate with style and bring some glamour into your life, this is where you want to bring in the new year.
The party starts at 9:00 PM and runs until 3:00 AM,
Tickets can be purchased online at www.thompsonnye.com, the first 250 regular tickets sold will go for $85, after that the price will increase to $150. All-access tickets are also being sold for $200. Included in the ticket price is access to the Lobby Bar, 1812, and the Wellington Room, guests will be served hors d’oeuvres, given party favours, and a glass of champagne.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the fastest growing sport in the world but it also has the worst reputation when it comes style. As you may have noticed, Gotstyle is trying to buck the trend. Taking cues from fellow mixed martial athletes like Georges St. Pierre (who still wears his custom Gotstyle ensemble), more fighters are eschewing the tacky promotional t-shirts and instead are suiting up for press and public appearances. Yesterday in Toronto, Melissa and the team dressed three very different fighters ahead of UFC 140 here in Toronto: Frank Mir, Jon Jones, and Mark Hominick.
The fact that three unique athletes all chose to wear suits rather than casual gear for their appearance on TSN’s Off the Record shows a change of thought and a more professional approach to the sport. The NBA enforces a dress code and many players now employ stylists to compete with each other on a bespoke suit level. Hockey players are taught since major junior leagues to wear a suit before and after games and NFL players like Mark Sanchez and Tom Brady serve as spokesmodels for high end menswear brands. Perhaps it’s time for the UFC to ask more of their athletes and elevate the image of the sport. T-shirts and shorts may be the easy way out, but nothing celebrates and highlights diverse body types quite like a well-tailored suit.
Let’s take a look at all three gentlemen out of logo tees and jeans and now adorned in their new Gotstyle duds.
Frank Mir (above) is a veteran fighter with ten years experience, both in the ring with the UFC as well as a color commentator for the WEC. The 6’3 heavyweight found a black Gotstyle Private Label suit and white shirt to show off his 260lb frame; the classic style of the suit will never go out of style. Mir’s polished, professional look is finished with a Ted Baker tie and Amanda Christensen pocket square.
Local fighter Mark Hominick (right) will be a part of the UFC 140 card this weekend in Toronto. It’s a small change for the MMA journeyman from London, Ontario to go from gym gear to a custom suit fitting before a television taping. Hominick stands at only 5’8 and 148 pounds so a Paul Betenly large size range helped him find a charcoal grey suit that not only fits him well, but he can wear it to almost any occasion. Hominick’s ensemble is finished with a Gotstyle Private Label shirt, Ted Baker tie, and Amanda Christensen pocket square.
You can find these suave and sophisticated looks as well as similar styles in-store at Gotstyle now. Be sure to watch these well-dressed fighters on TSN’s Off the Record tonight at 5:00PM EST and keep an eye out for them out and about in Toronto.
Megan Ann Wilson is a Toronto-based stylist and writer. She can usually be found shopping for NBA players, interviewing designers, designing custom items or hosting video segments. You can find her blog dedicated to aesthetics and athletics at meganannwilson.com and follow her on Twitter as @shegotgame.
Melissa and Armando spent yesterday afternoon with UFC fighters; Mark Hominick, Jon Jones, and Frank Mir. The three are in Toronto this weekend for UFC 140, and they turned to Gotstyle for tailored suits for their media conferences.
Check out the article and video here, or read the article in today’s Star.
We fit Mir (who’s a 6’3″, 230lb. heavyweight) in a Not Your Father’s Suit black suit, in a size 48 (!). Watch the video to see the suit and tell us what you think.
