FASHION FACEOFF
THIS FATHER’S DAY, give dear dad or grandpa a style piece from a Canadian legend who has an exclusive partnership with Sears Canada with the No. 99 Wayne Gretzky Collection. The collection made its runway debut at Toronto Fashion Week last October, with The Great One himself front row. True to his humble, relaxed but always cool style, he did not take a bow.
No. 99 is one of the most iconic personal brands in Canada – and sports, period. And, while Gretzky is not known as a fashionista, the aspirational achievement of sports glory has always translated well into style.
He became enough of a cultural touchstone off the ice that he was immortalized in a Warhol. And if that isn’t chic enough, when he’s not at his winery in Niagara, his wife Janet documents via her Instagram ac- count, their idyllic family-centric California lifestyle.
The line’s easy-going look and feel translates into staples such as polo shirts, khaki pants, check patterned shirts, soft blazers and leather like the jacket worn here by Wayne. Though classic, it’s savvy enough for the guy who wants modern clothes that can take him from casual Fridays at the office to the golf course or the cottage and are also easy to pack and travel with. They also cross generations. As Gretzky said, his sons often raid the boxes of merchandise when it arrives at his house.
Score another one for No. 99. — Derick Chetty
On the eve of his 75th birthday, Bob Dylan finds himself firmly entrenched in the American Songbook phase of his career – when an artist, unburdened by original material, declares, “What the heck, let’s sing some Irving Berlin.” It’s not necessarily a bad phase – in fact, Rod Stewart squeezed five albums out of it. Here, Dylan follows up his 2015 Sinatrainspired album (which included a Berlin classic) with the similarly styled coupled with a tour alongside Mavis Staples, 76. Meanwhile, Eric Clapton, 71, covers Dylan and others on his latest disc pop pioneer Cyndi Lauper, 62, goes country with her new covers album
and Paul McCartney collects his post-Beatles classics on the retrospective But, hey, if you’re looking for check out Paul Simon’s which delivers the folk-meetselectronic dance sound you didn’t know you wanted. And speaking of things you didn’t know you wanted: The Monkees are back with a new album,
and a tour to celebrate their 50th (yes, 50th!) anniversary. But don’t fret – they aren’t covering Irving Berlin just yet.