Lead singer of Canadian rock band Crash Karma, Edwin Ghazal, was spotted recently crooning to audiences in a JUZD black Tech tee. Featured on Montreal’s leading music channel MusiquePlus, Crash Karma Performed their top ten Canadian rock single “Fight” to fans last month.

Composed of leaders of the Canadian music industry – Edwin Ghazal of I Mother Earth, Mike Turner of Our Lady Peace, Jeff Burrows of The Tea Party, and Amir Epstein of Zygote – Crash Karma formed in 2008 and held their first live concert in June 2009. Their self-titled album was released this past March with singles making the top ten in playlists across the country.

More information on Crash Karma can be found on their official website, http://www.crashkarma.com

For exclusive video on the performance, please visit: http://www.musiqueplus.com/l-univers-musiqueplus/videos/crash-karma

Last week, a press conference was held regarding the new line of Canada Basketball tees where The Score managed to catch up with a few of the representatives to get their thoughts on the shirts. Well received, the shirts are bound to be a hit with not only the public, but also the team!

For “The Score” coverage, it can be found here: http://video.thescore.com/watch/branded-the-release-of-the-canadian-basketball-clothing-collection

In anticipation of Toronto’s LG Fashion Week, CANOE has been showcasing the designers from this week’s event on their website. And without a doubt, JUZD’s Jing Liu was definitely not forgotten about when CANOE ran its feature on Gotstyle Menswear’s “Made in Canada” show, which will take place at the tail-end of fashion week on the 23rd at 6PM.

Original article: http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Style/2009/10/15/11417061-sun.html

Gotstyle’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection

By Heather Toskan, Sun Media

Oct 15, 2009

Toronto menswear retailer Gotstyle is showcasing the designs of several Canadian designers and their companies during their runway show.

Featured designers include Jing Liu of JUZD, Christopher Bates of Ultra Menswear and the Christopher Bates brand, and Gregory Allen of the Gregory Allen brand.

Allen has more on the runway for spring than the limited edition shirt collection that he has become known for.

“My spring 2010 collection will transition from a men’s shirt only limited edition collection to include classic Gregory Allen shirts, bow ties, ties, perforated leather shorts and pants,” says designer Gregory Allen.

The Christopher Bates collection is inspired by a romantic notion.

“My latest collection for spring 2010 is titled Romeos. I was inspired by my time living and studying in Ital y for a theme that is a modern reinterpretation of today’s man as Shakespeare’s doomed lover,” says designer Christopher Bates.

Designer Jing Liu of Judz will also communicate his designs with a theme.

“My theme is Daemons in the Garden, which celebrates the dichotomies of society that lie beneath us, the tranquility of garden and the beast that lurks within it,” says designer Jing Liu of JUZD. The Chinese native is known for creating unique graphics on bamboo material.

Featured several days ago on Green Diary, an online blog that focuses on eco-friendly products and lifestyles, JUZD leads the pack in using bamboo as a sustainable fabric. In addition to discussing the exclusivity of the line and its urban style, Green Diary also does a comparison between cotton and bamboo to better inform its readers on making this great fabric choice!

Original article: http://www.greendiary.com/entry/juzds-bamboo-streetwear-heralds-a-new-era-of-eco-fashion/

Desh | Jul 10 2009

Bamboo is gaining wider acceptance in the green bloc, especially among the fashion mongers. Since the designers have slowly started using bamboo fabric in many of their upcoming collections, the fashion industry is getting more environmentally friendly than ever before. One such design house, JUZD, does a commendable job in establishing high quality bamboo as the newest inclusion to its street wear range of apparel. Each JUZD shirt is made from the highest quality bamboo fabric and is custom knitted. Hence, what it offers are highly anti-bacterial, hypoallergenic, biodegradable and breathable outfits.

After the jump, we have a video clip featuring Jing Liu, lead designer and owner of JUZD, as he explains the concept of this new and hip fashion line. There’s an image gallery too:

How’s bamboo better than cotton?

When compared to cotton, bamboo is definitely better. You need not to keep bamboos soaked in pesticides to maintain its natural growth. In addition to this, bamboo fabrics are much softer. Bamboo fiber dries much faster, has excellent color absorption and is wrinkle-resistant also. Moreover, bamboo biodegrades fully without causing any sort of pollution. It is beyond a doubt a prudent option to go for bamboo clothes rather than sticking to the cotton ones

While “it seems like the whole world is going organic,” it really does seem that JUZD is catching on, and making a great online presence! Recently featured on the front page of SoJones (formerly urb1.com), a popular online magazine that strives to keep up with the fast paced world of urban and hip hop fashion, one finds complete coverage of the JUZD brand – its starts, lead designer, the line itself, as well as several celebrities that are donning the brand.

Original Article: http://www.sojones.com/news/1314-go-green-with-the-planets-first-bamboo-streetwear-juzd/

Go Green With The Planet’s First Bamboo Streetwear: JUZD

Article written by: SoJones Asmara
Posted on: July 9, 2009

It seems like the whole world is going organic, and the streetwear world is no different. However, not every streetwear brand uses organic bamboo fabrics as the main material for their collection. Jing Liu, chief designer of JUZD streetwear succeeded in making the brand “The Planet’s First Bamboo Designer Label”. Founded in 2007, the label thrives under Jing Liu’s directions and keeps the innovative spirit, mixing the art, power, creative and organic energy in its products.

A Canadian immigrant, Jing Liu grew up in Guang Zhou, China, and had fond memories of the bamboo trees which became the inspiration for his JUZD designs. Thinking he was not too good in computer programming, Jing Liu decided to start a clothing line without any background in art or fashion. In 2008, Holt Renfrew, a leading luxury Canadian retailer picked up JUZD and the brand started to get exposures.

Aside taking inspirations -and meterials- from the bamboo, each shirt in the collection is inspired by the JUZD legend of 1898 with an emphasis on individuality and personal expression and as the brand’s philosophy says, you become your alpha persona. JUZD’s philosophy is that the brand aims to lead the movement of bringing art back to clothing design in a wearable and fashionable way. Jing Liu makes sure that each design is limited to few as 35 shirts in any given size to maintain their exclusivity.

JUZD, the environmentally-conscious brand, uses bamboo as opposed to cotton, because unlike cotton crops, the growing and harvesting of bamboo as a matter of fact improve the soil and ecosystem. If you think bamboo fabric is coarse, it’s different with JUZD’s bamboo fabric as their fabric is custom-milled, designed and cut.

The brand is already the it thing among Canadian celebs and is now making its way into the hearts of Hollywood’s darlings such as Estelle and Fergie. JUZD even showed off their newest collection at Fergie’s birthday bash back in March 2009. Jing Liu stated:

“I am so honored to have been invited to be a part of Fergie’s Birthday Bash. She’s such an empowering figure plus she’s got great style and is a real trendsetter.”

Get JUZD right now with these JUZD bamboo-fabric clothings, prices around CA$101 or about US$88.  Visit www.juzd.com to get more JUZD.

Even though Toronto was bogged down in rain this past summer, Cosmo TV was getting ready to sizzle with its search for the next female rockstar. Previewing the excitement to come in the fall, Cosmo TV ran a television spot showing off the busy streets of a metropolitan, as well as the perfect rockstar outfit – jeans and sunglasses paired with a JUZD Original shirt!

Sponsored by YouTube, Nikon, Pantene, and CoverGirl, Cosmopolitan StarLaunch™ was a great hit with over 500 online submissions. Among these great submissions was Mieka Pauley who won a $10 000 cash prize, a three-track demo, and a chance to open at an NYC concert headlined by Natasha Bedingfield!

On Thursday March 12th 2009 Chris Bosh was on CTV News at 6, a celebrity fill in for the retiring Dave Devall. On the show Chris did the weather and gave out the JUZD Big 25 shirt which is a ticket into his private birthday party on Sunday March 22 2009.

Go to 4:20 to see the JUZD Big 25 shirt

Soon going for its fifth year, the Tastemakers Lounge at TIFF never fails to please its guests. This past year’s (2008) theme was “Ohhh Canada!,” which was an homage to all Canadian accomplishments in the film industry. Of the twenty companies that were selected to introduce the latest trends in clothing and interior design, JUZD was one that caught the eye of Canada’s premier trend spotting lifestyle guide, Sweetspot.ca.

Original article: http://www.sweetspot.ca/national/tiff_2008/4839/swag_spotting_juzd_tees/

Swag Spotting: JUZD Tees

Tuesday, Sep 09, 2008

WHAT: JUZD T-shirt
WHERE: Tastemakers Lounge
BUY IT: www.juzd.com/shop/ ($100) and now at Holt Renfrew

Yes, we’ve seen a lot of T-shirts (heck, we wear a lot of T-shirts), so when this one made us stop for a second look, we knew we had stumbled onto something great. The awesome red print superimposed on a sparkly gunmetal damask gets attention without resorting to cheeky slogans. And once we got it on, our attention was all on the crazy softness (but still thick and structured) feel on our skin. Thank the bamboo (and all of the high tech reasons) and the attention to design detail. Sure, a screen printed comic cover on the inside of our tee isn’t necessary…but it is amazing

Welcoming revelers, well-wishers, and local celebrities (including members of the Toronto Raptors, and MTV host Nicole Holness), into Toronto’s Tryst nightclub, Creamworld Magazine celebrated the launch of its ’09 winter issue. Ensuring that everyone had a great time, Famous, the Flow 93.5 personality who became a YouTube sensation with his President Too video, took to the stage as the night’s host. And to top off the fun evening, numerous giftbags with goodies from Creamworld‘s supporters, including JUZD Streetwear, were given out.

While Creamworld Magazine has plenty to celebrate, so does JUZD! With a full-page advertisement in the magazine’s upcoming issue, the team (including all the models), along with two lucky fans, celebrated their hard work and success in the VIP lounge!

Ed Hardy models show off the latest collection of swimwear

Lead Designer, Jing Liu, shows off his latest JUZD shirt

Holding the new issue of Creamworld Magazine, Jing Liu, lead designer of JUZD, is proud to be at the party!

Lead designer, Jing Liu, celebrates with JUZD models

JUZD model, Deniz Reno, shows off the full-page advertisement of JUZD found in Creamworld Magazine

JUZD Models having a great time!

Forecasting Toronto as having awesome fashion sense for the next year, Nalini Sharma shows off her JUZD shirt.

Sharma, a Ryerson alumnus, is known for her frequent appearances on CityNews at 6, CityNews Tonight, Toronto International Film Festivals‘ 2008 feature: Red Carpet Tonight, as well as on CP24.