Journal

Erik Ellington and Vaz Rajan of Human Recreational Services

Interview

​ HRS in Coversation with Roden Gray Erik Ellington is one of the most prolific skateboarders of all time. His pro career blossomed him into the co-founding Supra, Deathwish, and Baker. Erik debu...

A Conversation With Space Available

Interview

Multidisciplinary creative Daniel Mitchell has taken our waste and transformed it into shirts, incense holders, turntable cases and even furniture. He designs with a circular approach, this means ...

Conversations: Andrew and Yuri of Lite Year

Interview

Conversations: Andrew and Yuri of Lite Year We recently spoke to our latest shop addition Lite Year, a multi-city consulting agency, showroom and now label between coasts to talk about memories a...

Locals: Michael Robbins of Annalena, Their There and Hundy

Interview

Michael Robbins is the Executive chef and owner of Vancouver restaurants Annalena, Their There and Hundy. A native of Vancouver, Mike started off his culinary career as a chef de cuisine at Glowbal...

Locals: Kim Tran of DD MAU

Interview

Kim Tran is the owner and voice for Vancouver favourites, DD MAU Yaletown and DD MAU Chinatown. She opened the inaugural location with her brother Kon in 2012 and later a larger, event-ready Chinat...

Conversations: Samuel Ross of A-Cold-Wall*

Interview

Samuel Ross is the designer and founder of A-Cold-Wall*, a British fashion house that experiments with technical fabrics and industrial form to create modern representations of working-class codes ...

Conversations: Goodfight

Interview

Goodfight is a Los Angeles based label led by four friends: Caleb Lin, CEO Christina Chou, creative director Julia Chu, and designer Calvin Nguyen. Goodfight differentiates itself through a compas...

Conversations: Jerry Lorenzo of Fear of God

Interview

We sat down with Jerry Lorenzo, the founder and designer of Fear of God, in our continued check-in with designer friends also under social isolation. We spoke about Jerry’s distinct approach to des...

Conversations: Matthew Williams of 1017 ALYX 9SM

Interview

We recently got on the phone with Matthew Williams to get his take on design and working through the pandemic. Matthew has headed 1017 ALYX 9SM since it’s initial womenswear launch in 2015, a few y...

Less, but better - Emily Oberg

Interview

Read on to discover Emily Oberg’s thoughts on her brand Sporty and Rich, influencer culture, LA and Paris to bags of airport candy.

Locals | Antosh Cimoszko

Interview

"I think the main point of continuity in my work revolves around photographing people close to me, and whatever they get up to. I really rely on them."

Goodfight - New Kids On The Block

Interview

"If in ten years someone that worked for us leaves us, and goes on to do something bigger and better and carries on our values and DNA, then that is success."

Shooting the Shirt with Cobra S.C.

Interview

We believe that authenticity is a bi-product of working intuitively. During the design process, we are consciously focused on the architectural elements and details of each individual piece. 

Eiichiro Homma/Nanamica

Interview

"I think the foundation is an appreciation of classic and basic styles and an emphasis on proper fit. From there, one thing I look for how something I create fits into their lives not only in the p...

Luke Meier/OAMC

Interview

"Luxury clothing is just that - luxury. We should all remember to keep priorities in line. If we can afford luxury, give to those who can't."

Tom Daly/District Vision

Interview

"After some time and a number of life changing events, we shifted our focus into the intersection of sports and wellbeing, which is where we sit right now with District Vision. We enjoy having the ...

Astrid Andersen

Interview

"I’m very focused on my generation and how its changing dress codes, potentially forever. It’s a very powerful movement where gender demands equality through comfort. I’m very focussed in this elem...

Locals | Garret "GMAN" Louie | Pt. II

Interview

Since 1990, Garret Louie aka GMAN has been marketing and promoting some of the best parties in Vancouver. The story all began when he picked up the streetwear clothing line, Freshjive, after a ...

Locals | Garret "GMAN" Louie

Interview

Since 1990, Garret Louie aka GMAN has been marketing and promoting some of the best parties in Vancouver. The story all began when he picked up the streetwear clothing line, Freshjive, after a ...

Locals: Yardbird HK - Lindsay Jang

Interview

Yardbird is a modern izakaya style restaurant in Hong Kong that represents more than just the food and drink they serve. Founded by Canadians Lindsay Jang and Matt Abergel, the restaurant creates ...

Locals | Ryan Willms - Inventory Magazine

Interview

Since the beginning Inventory has been a learning experience. In the world of menswear, where authenticity, heritage brands, and trends have become number one, Inventory has emerged as a core lea...

Locals | Lyndon Cormack - Herschel Supply & Co.

Interview

Founded in 2009 by brothers Lyndon and Jamie Cormack, Herschel Supply Co. has quickly risen to the top of the lifestyle accessories market, with little signs of slowing down. We sat down with co-...

Locals | Ken Tsui

Interview

Event coordinator, filmmaker, podcast host, and yes even a librarian, Ken Tsui can't seem to sit still. Ken has hosted events such as "Black Lodge", which reimagined the famed diner from Twin Peak...

Locals | Jean-Claude LeBlanc

Interview

One doesn’t usually associate high design with rural Saskatchewan, but Jean Claude LeBlanc has never been one to fall into stereotypes. Having moved to Vancouver in the 90’s the serial entrepreneu...

Locals | Falken Reynolds

Interview

We've known Chad Falkenberg and Kelly Reynolds for a while now and we think they're great. Chad and Kelly are the brains behind Falken Reynolds Interiors, a client-forward interior design studio b...

2021 Holiday Gift Guide

Editorial

​ 2021 Holiday Gift Guide With the holiday season in full swing we’ve decided to add to your gift shopping experience. Our team has created a Holiday Gift Guide series based on some of our favou...

In Rhythm With Patrick Metcalfe

Editorial

​ In Rhythm With Patrick Metcalfe When we met up with Patrick Metcalfe at Minoru Park, he was coming straight from his morning training session. The day before, the Richmond native didn’t get bac...

OAMC & Roden Gray Liner

Editorial

​ OAMC & Roden Gray Liner For this exclusive liner, we decided to visit and shoot on set at a park that’s close to home for Luke – Whytecliff. Continuing the exploration of the cyanotype grap...

Curves By Sean Brown

Editorial

​ Curves By Sean Brown  Curves is the brainchild of multidisciplinary artist Sean Brown. The brand introduces elements of music, art, and global cultures through various home goods. Through his w...

After The Happy Hour

Editorial

​ After The Happy Hour  The happy hour, a transition from the procedures of daily work life to the early phases of night. Submerged in nostalgic soundtracks and rooms painted with blinding lights...

In Rhythm with Nancy Lee

Editorial

​ In Rhythm with Nancy Lee  We follow Nancy Lee, as she takes us through her process as an interdisciplinary media artist and the importance of connection through community. In Rhythm is a projec...

AW20 Lookbook - Keep Your Circle Fly

Editorial

Being cooped up at home has been unavoidable lately, but self-care and looking good is still an important way to stay confident in confinement.

Roden Gray Presents: A Night at Studio 8

Editorial

Roden Gray Presents: A Night at Studio 8 In one of our first creative meetings this year, we went through a brainstorming exercise to decide what we thought Spring Summer meant to all of us. As c...

Roden Gray Presents: Today's Youth Tomorrow's Leaders

Editorial

Today’s Youth Tomorrow’s Leaders The crest of this year has fallen, and with autumn’s steady approach we find ourselves remembering its last warm breath. For this challenging new decade, we lo...

Fifteen - Love

Editorial

Everyday is a victory.

Roden Gray Autumn '19 Editorial

Editorial

The true life of autumn is alluring and filled with inspiration, you just need to find it.

Barena Venezia - ARCHIVIO 1993

Editorial

Earlier this season, the RG team boarded a plane and travelled to Barena’s home in Mirano, Italy - a stone’s throw away from Venice. It was in Mirano that we discovered the strong similarities betw...

Dog Day Afternoon

Editorial

September is waiting, but it can wait a little longer. 

Catching Or Falling

Editorial

Though strangers beforehand, these two found an instant connection on set that can’t be forced digitally.

SOUNDS OF SUMMER: SS19

Editorial

Get in the car, put on your favourite playlist and drive to the nearest pool. 

President's x Roden Gray SS19 Capsule

Editorial

Feeling the sea breeze through soft cottons to the wool blends against mountain terrain experience on the weekend

OAMC SPRING/SUMMER 2019

Editorial

We are all crew, rather than passengers on 'Spaceship Earth'.   

Enfants Riches Déprimés Printemps Été '19

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with guest collection appearance from Dries van Noten and Goodfight.

The Sweetest Taboo

Editorial

Here's one, to many more for the ladies : )

OAMC FALL/WINTER 2018

Editorial

Comfort is always sought after but never realized in quite the same way...

Spring Cleaning - The Office Fridge Edition

Editorial

Check out our favourite pick of spring sneakers fresh outta the box, alongside some of the not-so fresh things we found in our office.

Better Things to Do

Editorial

Get outside, take a break, drink water, enjoy yourself! While you're at it, take a peek at our newest editorial featuring SS18 pieces from Dries van Noten, Mr. Completely, and more below.

Shape The Future - OAMC SS18

Editorial

It is truly up to the individual, the collective of individuals, to create significant and lasting change. #onealwaysmoreconscious #peopleforpeace

School's Out - Spring Summer '18

Editorial

What's good y'all! We've been getting quite a few new arrivals here, including some new brands this season so we thought it was only right to share a lookbook. We tried to capture the aesthetics o...

Calm, Cool, Collected

Editorial

Shop elevated essentials from new and favourite brands this Spring season with clean lines and versatile graphics. Look for utility and value in summer fabrics and styles. Luxury basketball s...

Roden Gray x Lululemon

Editorial

Proudly announcing a collaboration with Lululemon, one of Canada’s leading technical clothing retailers. 

Play Forever

Editorial

2017 was a year of change, for better or worse. Increased connectivity and social media usage meant that while people were much more likely to engage in collective movement, it was also easier to...

Seeing Sounds, Fall Winter 2017

Editorial

Sitting here in this white padded room, imagining I'm a meteor flying out through the distant space. How does tiny speckle earth destroy tomorrow, so capable of so many things, why make life tak...

It's About Time, Fall/Winter 2017

Editorial

1 - Outer: Dries van Noten, Tee: Facetasm, Bottom: Dries van Noten, Footwear: OAMC 2 - Hoodie: Raf Simons, Shirt: Dries van Noten, Bottom: Astrid Anderson 3 - Outer: Sacai Tee: ALYX, Foot...

Dries van Noten, Spring/Summer 2017

Editorial

One of our most anticipated collections of the summer recently arrived in store. Dries Van Noten has been recognized as a creative force for over three decades in the world of men’s fashion. His ...

Chinatown Feels, Spring/Summer 2017

Editorial

For our first editorial this Spring Summer 2017, we’ve decided to make a tribute to Chinatown and its cultural aspect. The Vancouver community has attracted intense interest from developers, pitti...

Satisfy, Spring/Summer 2017

Editorial

Satisfy is a brand born from a highly-functional aesthetic fused with a selection of modern day design ideals and material solutions. 

OAMC, Spring/Summer 2017

Editorial

If the realization of a permanent state of isolation occurs, how does our viewpoint change? In the end, what is morally acceptable in desperate conditions?

RODEN GRAY | RICHMOND CENTRE

News

RG Insights: Hank Willis Thomas

News

​ RG Insights: Hank Willis Thomas Hank Willis Thomas is a Brooklyn-based conceptual artist, known for his visual depictions addressing issues of African-American identity in popular culture. His ...

RG Insights: Nicholas Daley

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​ RG Insights: Nicholas Daley  Something different is happening in fashion, and the man pushing that change forward is none other than Nicholas Daley. Meet the founder behind the label merging mu...

RG Insights: Naive Art

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​ RG Insights: Naive Art  This year, our friends at Song for the Mute released a Spring-Summer collection featuring the surrealist artworks of designer, Lyna Ty’s partner, Karim Galoul. Celebrati...

RG Insights: READYMADE

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​ RG Insights: READYMADE  In 2013, designer Yuta Hosokawa started an experimental creative project called READYMADE with an overarching ethos of “world peace.” Using upcycled military garments in...

RG: Lunar New Year

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Roden Gray: Lunar New Year 2021 Wishing good fortune to all this Lunar New Year! Community is our driving force, it is and always has been the core of Roden Gray — this year we decided to highl...

RG Insights: BYREDO

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RG Insights: BYREDO Ben Gorham was born in Sweden to an Indian mother and a Canadian father. Raised solely by his mother, Gorham would eventually relocate to Toronto where he developed a deep l...

RG Insights: South2 West8

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RG Insights: South2 West8 Kaname Nagoaka founded South2 West8 in Sapporo, Japan in 2002, originally releasing his first collection of fly-fishing focused clothing in 2003. The brand’s output is l...

RG Insights: Jerry Lorenzo

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RG Insights: Jerry Lorenzo Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Jr. was born in 1977 to MLB player, coach and manager Jerry Manuel in Sacramento, California. He grew up in LA’s suburbs listening to grunge and hi...

RG Insights: Daido Moriyama

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RG Insights: Daido Moriyama Daido Hiromichi Moriyama was born in Ikeda-shi, a city in Japan’s Osakan Prefecture, in 1938. After studying graphic design and photography under scenic photographer T...

RG Community: Holiday Gift Guide

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RG Community: Holiday Gift Guide We rounded up all of our best gift ideas in five episodes to help you save time and make this year’s shopping run a breeze. Check out our Holiday Gift Guide below...

RG Community: Sock Drive

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JOURNAL NEW ARRIVALS SALE RG Community: Sock Drive...

Pauline's Picks

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Hi, this is Pauline. Pauline is a store OG and one of our most talented team members! You might have seen some of her illustrations at Roden Gray, but she’s also an amazing musician and upcoming st...

Geordan's Picks

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Hi, this is Geordan. Geordan is an aspiring designer and our newest edition to the Roden Gray store team. Geordan’s eclectic taste and enthusiasm for fashion brings a contagious energy that inspire...

Black Lives Matter: RG Community Artist Submissions

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Black Lives Matter: RG Community Artist Submissions Since we announced our tee initiative on June 4th, we received an overwhelming show of support from artists in our local community who were wil...

Black Lives Matter: Where and How You Can Contribute

News

This week has been the culmination of an incredibly tense ongoing political situation between the American state and its Black community. A situation that has boiled over as systemic and outward ex...

Maike's Picks

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Maike just wrapped up his last week with RG so we asked him to show us his favourites so far this season. Thanks for your all your dedication and that charming smile of yours, Maike, we'll see you ...

Chuck's Picks

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Chuck's Picks This week’s edition of Staff Picks is with our main man Chuck, the heaviest hitter at the store. Look out for him at the gym working out before or after his big meals at Linh Café! S...

Nick's Picks

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We sit down with our beloved Nick and get some insight on product he's been into.

Gray Radio Playlist #5

Playlist

We gathered a couple tracks from each team member for Playlist #5. Tune in, move and relax to some of our favourite sounds.

Gray Radio Playlist #4 - Social Listening

Playlist

We posted a collaborative playlist on Spotify in a social listening experiment to get you, our community, to share what you’ve been listening to this quarantine. We also wanted to share some of our...

Gray Radio Playlist #3 - Seeing Sounds

Playlist

Gray Radio Playlist #3 - Seeing Sounds "Soundbites from runways, showrooms, and after hours in Florence, London, and Paris." Gray Radio is a platform that encourages engagement for people from di...

Gray Radio Playlist #2 - Abundance

Playlist

 Gray Radio Playlist #2 - Abundance "The weight of a new year surrounds us. We are constantly drawn to change, searching for balance between our thoughts and feelings." Gray Radio is a platform t...

Gray Radio Playlist #1 - Fleeting Light

Playlist

 Gray Radio Playlist #1 - Fleeting Light"As the cold rears it's head and the sun takes refuge we quickly search for the warmth of another bygone season. In turn, these seasons mark the passing of...