Category Archives: Fashion

KRUHX: Provoking Honesty

Boyhood Uniformity presents “KRUHX: Provoking Honesty”, a short documentary interview on KRUHX and the amazing creative chemistry behind their inspiring editorials. KRUHX shows us that fashion goes beyond trends – it is an art and an expression of inspiration. KRUHX was gracious enough to give us behind-the-scenes access to their Bleach photo shoot. To check out the images from the editorial go to kruhx.com.

This was our first documentary interview ever, and it was full of trials and errors. So feel free to give us feedback as we have plenty of room to grow and learn. We’re going to be honest, it was a lot of work, way more than photo shoots, but that’s likely due to noob skills and software. The result is exactly how I envisioned it – everything was worth it. Videos are definitely very expensive and requires a lot of time, but I would never regret getting involved with this. The whole process of creating this documentary was very long, and experimental; I was learning a lot as I went along. I have learned way more than I ever expected and now I watch movies with a new perspective ie. I pay way more attention to lighting and sound. It’s always challenging to push yourself into something entirely new, but the knowledge and experience you gain from it is worth it. I have bonded and built a deeper relationship with KRUHX because the interview calls for them to open up and for me to intentionally listen. It really requires both sides to open up and it is so amazing to hear the words that are shared during an interview. Be sure to follow KRUHX on their journey for creativity, because there is no doubt of their talent.

www.KRUHX.com

Style Nine to Five: Connecting Fashionistas with Dream Jobs


We were recently featured in a blog post by Style Nine to Five about Alberta bloggers! Aww Yeah! Style Nine to Five is everything about fashion from blogging to advice, news to networking, but their main focus is being a fashion employment provider.

Our favorite thing about them is that they offer opportunities for everything and everyone in fashion; whether it’s for big fashion retailers like Aritzia or Hugo Boss, or the little boutiques – they are connecting everyone in the fashion community. This is especially critical for the local and independent creatives who do not have the resources or capabilities to look for qualified workers. Style Nine to Five broadens the networks and provides opportunities for those who may not realize how to get connected with the Fashion community.

At Boyhood Uniformity, we will support anything that supports the little guys!

If you’re looking for a job in fashion, be sure to check out: www.StyleNinetoFive.com

To see our feature check it out by clicking here.

The Girl With the Pattern Tattoo

Brook Fung, the creative mind behind Peeko Apparel, is a regular staple of Market Collective – she’s become synonymous with the Market Collective brand. In a small fashion community like Calgary, her brand is really easy to distinguish – turbans, piercings, and tattoos – noting that all of these come in plurals.  That being said, she’s a creative soul on her own. She explores form, fabric, and the combination of patterns.

According to her Etsy, Peeko Apparel is “Upcycled Apparel Eco Conscious Clothing”. Peeko Apparel is entirely designed and created by Brook herself, and she’s making herself known in Calgary.

CUBIST – Gold Brass Geometric Cubes and Square Necklace is our favorite Peeko Apparel accessory.

Image courtesy of Peeko Apparel’s Etsy Shop

Image courtesy of Peeko Apparel’s Etsy Shop

To see her creative work in person go to Market Collective!

To view her online store click here.

To view a previous article on Peeko Apparel by Calgary Fashion click here.



Vancouver Fashion Week Fall 2011

Vancouver Fashion Week


For Vancouver Fashion Week, we sent our buddy Jojo over, which was a great experience for her considering she’s never been to any type of fashion event before. Vancouver Fashion Week has built itself to be one of Canada’s best fashion weeks with a large international representation of fashion designers and media coverage.  Jojo was only able to go for one night, but the show was packed full of designers. The designers for the night were emerging and established Canadian designers. According to www.vanfashionweek.com the designers for the night are: Andrea Hilbrecht, Wilber Tellez, Brittany Wacher (all three are from LaSalle College), Liuba Palanciuc, Melissa Squire, Queenie Luo, Sarah Runnalls, Pouneh Askarian, Tanya Min Jee Ellis, Mackenzie Sam, Elen Danielle, and Story of a Girl and Blushing Designs by Shelley Klassen.

We’ll have to let you know more specifics later, but Jojo is in Hong Kong currently on an adventure. When she returns, we’ll add the designers who correspond to our pictures. Below are our favorite outfits from Vancouver Fashion Week:

The picture below is blurry, but I really enjoy the colours and fabric used in the outfits.


As we’ve grown into the fashion community the biggest shocker I learned was that the community is surprisingly welcome and friendly. I’ve rarely experienced snobbery or elitism, as often stereotyped with fashion, but the Vancouver and Calgary fashion communities have been amazingly supportive and encouraging.  It’s funny that the rare occurrences of snobbery have been from individuals who aren’t proactive in the fashion community (their only involvement is by attending events and trying to look cool). To all individuals who are searching how to get involved in the rapidly growing fashion community of Vancouver or Calgary: be friendly, encouraging, and honest! It’ll take you very far, and the community is very open to newcomers and people searching how to get involved.

Faby Martin and Video Interviews

Faby Martin:

If you’ve ever been to a Calgary fashion event you’ve probably seen Faby’s work, she has photographed for Calgary Fashion, Alberta Fashion Week, PARK SHOW, and Conglomerate Magazine. She is an amazingly open, honest, and real artist who focuses on exploring innocence, fragility, and movement through photography. She makes a point of staying away from wedding photography in order to maintain her artistic integrity and she definitely isn’t snobby, if that’s what you’re thinking. Make sure you check out her site by clicking here. Her work has a real authenticity to it – a truthful curiousity and appreciation for natural beauty (she prefers the organic movements of ordinary humans rather than experienced models).

Anyways, I just glorified her for a paragraph because we have a video documentary coming up shortly on the beauty of her work, so stay tuned.

I think we forgot to mention that we’re starting to explore video interviews and it all began thanks to KRUHX. So yes, we have two videos coming up shortly, KRUHX and Faby Martin.

Below are Boyhood’s favorite shots by Faby (all pictures are from www.FabyMartin.com):