Come visit us today at The Eastside Flea - May Market “Mother’s Day Weekend”! We’ll have vintage and retro housewares, clothing, and a selection of Mitmunk printed leggings, t-shirts, and baby onesies. Lots of treasures at great prices so you won’t have to spend loads to go home with something wonderful. 9:00 am - 3:30 pm at The Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac, two blocks east of Commercial Drive.
There’s no rule saying that business meetings must be held indoors in a stuffy office, especially when the lovely weather beckons us outside, right? The two of us spent a delightful morning at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver this morning discussing Mitmunk’s long-term plans, all the while enjoying the sunshine, wildlife sightings, and delicious offerings at the Ambleside Farmers’ Market.
Why have we never heard of Coconama chocolates by La Chocolaterie before?! The flavours we sampled were to die for. Green Tea, Dark Chocolate, Milk Tea, Mango, Earl Grey, and Lemon Basil were all delectable and smooth, and the pretty pastel colours added visual appeal. In the end, Wayne settled for Rich Coffee, and I, ever curious, chose the Coconama Salad, which pairs purple yam, kale, tomato, and avocado with a mild chocolate flavour.
We went on to sample savoury vegan, gluten-free spreads from Pâté Pastiche, vegan confectionaries from Life Bites, and many other baked goods, snacks, and condiment vendors as we enjoyed freshly brewed coffee from the market. We can’t wait for an opportunity to seek out these artisanal food companies again.
It’s not just the perspective making the child look a mere sixth of the size of this juvenile elephant seal; the seal was quite in impressive size, certainly far larger than the harbour seals we often see around Vancouver. The visiting marine mammal has chosen Ambleside Beach as the site of a seasonal moult, a month-long process during which old skin and hair are shed to make way for the growth of a healthy new coat.
After getting splashed by the incoming tide, which we observed for about 45 minutes, the seal apparently had enough and began humping up the beach, frequently stopping, turning, flipping sand, and vocalizing. Wayne took this last photo, which makes it look like we were quite close, but we respected the space and remained on the other side of the fence erected by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to ensure minimal interference by people.
As we ended our stroll, we saw an eagle flying overhead with a crow that Wayne steadfastly alleges to have bitten the eagle’s tail mid-flight before alighting on a conifer. I can’t corroborate that claim, but, reflecting on the wonderful day we had, we can both agree that there is much to appreciate all around us.
As promised, you can now buy the green version of the Armour + Chainmail leggings by Mitmunk on Etsy! We’ll also be releasing a small run of the red Armour leggings soon.
(Source: papertissue)
Sale items in our Etsy shop! A bunch of printed leggings at reduced prices, including seconds of these Parisienne tights that have a printing flaw. Someone’s already snapped up the size Small here, but sizes M - 2XL are still available online. A great buy for a fun Mitmunk design if you don’t mind the faint striping that occurred during printing.
Photo: GrindDown Photography
Model: Gabrielle Danielle Leblanc
MUA/Hair/Styling: Nightshade Beauty
Children’s leggings are on sale in our Etsy shop, including the Jester and Marbled Ink print.
It’s usually girls who get photographed wearing leggings, but don’t let that stop anyone who likes leggings from wearing them, whether or not they identify as a girl! The eldest of our boys finds Mitmunk leggings so comfortable that he often sleeps in them. Really. He’s got a pair of Jester ones, and another with a robot design that we’ll soon be releasing.
Vancouver folks can also get these from Little Earth Children’s Store on Commercial Drive.
Photo: Mark Korytowski, Film2Frame
Models: Dezi Desire and Helena
MUA/Hair/Styling: Nightshade Beauty
Oops: we held up the line a bit at the post office today. On the upside, 25 pairs of Mitmunk leggings and a couple of t-shirts are en route to their new owners.
We made a pattern for size 3XL leggings. (It’s about time, too!) Customers looking for Mitmunk tights in larger sizes will be able to find them in our Etsy shop soon.
Our printed Anatomical leggings. A Mitmunk classic! Thanks for sharing, lizuka. These are available in our Etsy shop.
Aww, this is our talented artistic collaborator friend Dezi and her daughter Helena! Nice post on how the costume came about.
My daughter Helena as Delirium and myself as Death from Sandman at Vancouver Fan Expo!
I’ve cosplayed for years, so my daughter has grown up seeing me in all kinds of costumes, but outside of Halloween stuff hadn’t taken much interest in dressing up herself so I never pushed the idea of cosplaying on her. Some of her favorite books in her collection are the little endless books about Deliriums adventures, she’s even shown them off at show and tell at school. So I’d been talking to her about this upcoming con I was going to and working at and she excitedly asked me if she could dress up as Delirium and have me go with her as Death. I was beyond excited at her request and quickly whipped these costumes up for us! Was so fun having her along with me and she really loved coming with me to a con for the first time. It was also awesome having her be the one who wanted to do the costume as she was in character the whole time introducing herself as Delirium and singing about her fishy balloon, even had her stuffed dog “Maribelle” cosplay with her as Barnabas.
You have no idea how happy this makes me.
