November Events list
Nov. 1-14 Dress For Success event at Wear Else (Park Royal, 4th Ave or Oakridge Stores). Bring in a gently worn holiday dress or pant suit and Wear Else will present you with a $50 Gift Card to spend on a new Holiday Look for yourself! On November 18th our 4th Ave location will host a special Holiday Styling Event for Dress for Success Alumni where they will have the opportunity to choose one of the beautiful holiday outfits.
Nov. 3-8 Vancouver Fashion Week at Now celebrating its ninth year Vancouver Fashion Week is a one-of-a-kind event that continuously brings together buyers, press, media, and innovative designers from around the world to celebrate creativity and originality in fashion since the beginning of the millennium. For schedule or ticket information (VIP, Day Pass or single show) please visit the website at www.vanfashionweek.com.
Nov. 5 Lady GaGa and Fashionspot.com Night at the Red Spot (398 Richards St.) From New York: Lady GaGa DJ/Producer DJ VH1 plus the editor of The FashionSpot.com Andrea Grant come together for a Lady Gaga Tribute with fashion shows,visuals & music New York Fashionweek style. 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Tickets - $15 - are available at www.clubzone.com.
Nov. 5 Paradox Fashion Show at the Villa Amato Ballroom (88 E. 1st Ave.) Produced by the graduating class of the Fashion Business and Creative Arts Program at John Casablancas, this event will include a fashion show, an awards ceremony, a silent auction and sales of the anniversary print edition of Vancovuer Fashion eZine. All net proceeds will go to "From Grief to Action". Doors open at 6:30. Tix are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For more information call (604)-688-0328.
Nov. 7 The Boobalicious-The Pink Playground Carnival at at Rocky Mountain Station (1775 Cottrell St.) This fundraiser to benefit Weekend To End Breast Cancer and Keep a Breast Foundation will be a full on spectacle of a show - a carnival for your senses - including DJ's, recording talent, burlesque acts and more. Both VIP tix and general admission are available. For more information visit the website at www.boobalicious.ca/event-vancouver.html.
Nov. 07, 14, 21, 28 Fashionista Brunch at JC Studios (46 W. 6th). Enjoy mimosas, and brunch, while models showcase the fall/winter 09 Jacqueline Conoir Collection and learn about the latest trends and complete looks for this season. 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. To reserve your time and date please e-mail info@jcstudio.ca or phone 604 688 5222 Nov. 11-15 Circle Craft Christmas Market at the Vancouver Convention Centre () In it's 36th year, this is Western Canada's largest craft market. Guests will find hundreds of Canadian and BC artisans presenting their wares. There'll be fabulous fashion, fine jewellery, clay work, metal, glass, and more. For information on hours and to purchase tickets please go to the website at www.circlecraft.net.
Nov. 14-15 Creative Finds Art and Fine Craft Marketplace at Sullivan (6306-152nd, White Rock). Come and shop from over 30 vendors selling their unique handmade local gifts. Sat. 9:30 - 5, Sun. 10 - 4. Admission - $1. For more information visit the website at www.creativefinds.ca.
Nov. 20 - 22 Make-It, The Handmade Revolution at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Dr.) Shop for one-of-a-kind handmade items from over 90 of Canada's hottest urban artisans and designers! Make It fuses indie shopping with music spun by top Vancouver DJs to create a dynamic, upbeat experience! $5 admission with the first 30 shoppers free. Silent auction and VFE magazine sales to benefit the Ronald MacDonald House BC. For hours and information visit the website at www.makeitproductions.com/vancouver.
Nov. 20-22 East Side Culture Crawl at various locations. This annual 3-day visual arts festival involves artists in their studios who work on the east side of Vancouver. With 63 locations and hundreds of artists opening their studios, it's an event not to be missed. For information on locations and artists to to the website at www.eastsideculturecrawl.com
Nov. 23-27 Jewellery Sale at Vancouver Community College (Hamilton and Dunsmuir). Students of Vancouver Community College Jewelry Art and Design Program will be offering their unique silver creations for sale in time for the holiday season. Catch the sale from 10:00am - 3:00pm. For more information phone 604-443-8571
Nov. 28 Fashion High's Green Christmas Market at the Cambrian Hall (215 E. 17th). The fourth annual Green Christmas Market is back. Green Christmas boasts a collection of local artists, designers and chefs. All of Green Christmas' vendors are 100% local and eco-friendly - recycled or sustainable. 11 a.m. To 5 p.m. Admission $2. For more information email info@fashionhigh.ca or check the website at www.greenchristmasmarket.blogspot.com.
Nov. 28-29 PortobelloWest Christmas Market at Rocky Mountaineer Station (1755 Cottrell St.). Find your style with original fashion and art. Meet over 110 local artists and designers and shop for one-of-a-kind fashion and art. Noon to 6 p.m. $2 admission (Children 12 and under free). Free parking/shuttle. Www.portobellowest.com.
Dec. 12-13 PortobelloWest Christmas Market at Rocky Mountaineer Station (1755 Cottrell St.). Find your style with original fashion and art. Meet over 110 local artists and designers and shop for one-of-a-kind fashion and art. Noon to 6 p.m. $2 admission (Children 12 and under free). Free parking/shuttle. Www.portobellowest.com.
Dec. 17 Gift of Design at The Vancouver Club (915 W. Hastings). Providing a night of elegance, glamour, and a hint of surprises with DJ and door prizes. The fashion show will consist of one-of-a-kind garments by young and upcoming designers: Caitlin Butcher, Emily Spence, Laura Tanner, Marriki Schlifer, Tessa Hewlett, Monika Buttjes - third year fashion degree students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. The evenings proceeds will go to benefit the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau. For tickets or information please contact giftofdesignvancouver@gmail.com.
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OCTOBER EVENTS COVERED
Obakki Spring Preview Event
by Lisa Wong
Photography by Peter Jensen
Fall is just starting to settle in, but at Obakki on the evening of Thursday October 29 all eyes were focused on spring. The Gastown shop was packed with guests mingling, sipping on drinks, and browsing the fall/winter collection before the show began. The show itself was an intimate but well-organized affair. Rows of white chairs with black goodie bags on them lined the runway for the lucky handful of VIP guests; for everyone else it was standing room only. Obakki's spring/summer 2010 collection is bound to please the fans of its "minimalist, classic with a contemporary edge" aesthetic. Standout pieces included a boyfriend blazer with patterned rolled cuffs, high-waisted dress shorts with front pleats, and one-shoulder cocktail dresses with flattering ruching down the front and sides. The show was greeted with applause from the audience, most of whom stayed and continued to celebrate as the evening progressed.
Art Institute Grad Show
by Marilyn Wilson
Photography by Peter Jensen
This stunning show titled Global Gallery featured the collections of 45 graduates from the Art Institute's fashion design program. The production by Vladimir Markovich combined stunning graphic projections (including a tribal pattern on the runway with stage smoke driftly over it) and strong music selections. Separated into 5 designer groupings, the interludes were filled by talented dancers from the Arts Umbrella whose first tribal themed number truly brought the house down. Collections covered a wide range: lingerie, party, casual, bridal, couture, theatre and business. It is very hard to pick a few designers to mention when so many talented students were showcased. Nicole Lorden's peacock dress, Kamila Gougain Poblette's retro stewardess look, Jana Sophia's cream coloured couture gown and Emily Molenda's party dress collection are but a small sampling from the many worthy of mention. Award winners, selected by an elite judging panel that included Jaqueline Kirby, RozeMerie Cuevas and Sarah Murray, are as follows: Yvonne Xie - most outstanding designer collection, Kimberley Der - most excellently executed collection and Renuca Kumar - most marketable collection. Please check the AI website for information regarding Fashion Design student, Ingrid Bergstrom-Kendrick, grand prize winner of the Humane Society of the United States' fifth annual Cool vs. Cruel Fashion Design Competition in New York City.
Events Write Up
by Marilyn Wilson
Wanny Tang held a launch for her Spring 2010 at Salari. A minimalist at heart - she managed to incorporate prints, gold-toned garments and shoes into the mix and still stay true to her roots. The collection was divided into 4 sections and Tang built an intricate story line into each. First was the Royale collection where the royalty came to see what was happening in an unstable world. Next were the Flow and the Fusion collections where they saw the people were lost and unsure. The Air collection was where new ideas were brought in to save the world and finally the Green collection was where new life was created. The garments followed the theme well and were elegantly simple with great proportions. One great detail I loved was the garments created from fabric with a leaf pattern paired with shoes sporting the same pattern. If you haven't checked out Wanny Tang before, now is the time.
Christopher Bates for Ultra showcased his Spring 2010 "The Romeos" collection at the Opus. With pink champagne and canapés, this packed event was abuzz with excitement. And what can be more exciting than male models walking through the crowd and posing in European influenced men's wear. Bates has a keen eye for design and always includes an amazing selection of fabrics in his collection. This season he incorporated Italian leather, metallic and waxed linen, lamb suede, Portuguese shirting and bull and waxed denim into the line. My favourite was his use of tone-on-tone embroidery to embellish several garments. There was both a Italian Nubick leather blazer and a Desperado dress shirt that sported an embroidered scorpion detail. My only regret was the press of the enthusiastic crowd as we all tried to get a closer look.
Pret-a-Pour Tea This was the 4th annual incarnation of this popular High Tea and High Fashion fund raiser benefiting the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Produced by Tammy Preast and Sharon Chan-Knight of Ask A Woman Enterprises, the event was hosted by Tamara Taggart of CTV and had a "Mad Hatter" theme. The participants joined in enthusiastically by wearing hats that ranged from high fashion, to vintage, to homemade and the top 3 received prizes. The day was full as everyone bid on a large silent auction, nibbled on delicacies, sipped tea and bubbly, purchased "Roas Boas" and watched a tea-room style fashion show that featured Lela Designs, Wear Else, Blush Occasions and Obakki. If you haven't had a chance to attend this sell-out event, look to purchase your ticket early next year as it's one not to be missed.
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