Montreal-based electronic record label Fur Trade Recordings will officially launch with a party at Laika (4040 St Laurent) on Tuesday, August 17th from 5pm to 9pm. Meet label founders, preview upcoming releases, and check out the first release by the Mole, “From Villeneuve to Damerow,” out August 18.

Incidentally, this event has given me my fashion inspiration for fall. Steel yourself against the cold in fur caps, jauntily draped Hudson’s Bay blankets, ceintures de flèches, snowshoes & paddle accessories. Bye-bye, Mile End lumberjack…Hello, St-Henri fur-trader!