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VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 22- ARANKA JACOBA SCHEEPER CELEBRATES GENDER FLUIDITY
ARANKA JACOBA SCHEEPER Aranka Jacoba Scheeper showed her collection entitled 'Lone Flower’ on the opening night of Vancouver Fashion Week S/S 22. This young Danish designer shows her first runway collection here in Vancouver, having just graduated with a bachelors degree in fashion from the Scandinavian Academy of Fashion. "Lone Flower" was inspired by the...Continue reading→
PREVIEW OF DAY 2 AT VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 2022, OCT 23RD
PREVIEW OF DAY 2 AT VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK Here is my preview of day 2 at Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW). In this post I will feature Canadian designers. When I first attended VFW, I was impressed by the commitment of everyone involved. Certainly, this commitment is nowhere more evident than what comes down the runway....Continue reading→
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK PREVIEW S/S 2022-DAY 1 OCT 22ND
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK PREVIEW Certainly my anticipation is growing as we welcome Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) back to the live runway Oct 22-24. It seems like it has been a longtime since Vancouver's fashion community could view the live runway shows that have been a feature of Vancouver since 2001. VFW has not been idle...Continue reading→
MY LIST OF THE 15 MOST ICONIC FASHION DESIGNERS
Here is my list of the 15 most iconic fashion designers. Everybody loves lists. List posts are the most popular posts on the internet. Often the criteria to create the list is entirely the personal opinion of the writer. Therefore why should my list be any different. In fact my list my differ because it comes...Continue reading→
AY LELUM AT NYFW SHINES BRIGHT WITH GLAMOUROUS EVENING WEAR
AY LELUM AT NYFW GLOBAL FASHION COLLECTIVE Ay Lelum at NYFW was made possible by Global Fashion Collective. The Global Fashion Collective(GFC) is an extension sister company of Vancouver Fashion Week. GFC was launched in October 2017 by Vancouver Fashion Week CEO Jamal Abdourahman. GFC is a platform specializing in supporting creative designers by establishing their presence...Continue reading→
NYFW S/S 2022 FASHION SHOWS ARE BACK
NYFW S/S 2022 NYFW S/S 2022 is back with a full calendar of fashion shows. September always has a strange feeling for me. I'm sure for many of you. From a very young age, September symbolizes new beginnings. With the start of a new school year, (and later university ), September comes with great anticipation....Continue reading→
SUMMER DRESSES 2021 ARE ALL ABOUT VARIETY
WHAT’S HOT SUMMER DRESSES, SUMMER DRESSES, SUMMER DRESSES Summer dresses 2021 are the hottest items. Certainly the summer is well on it’s way. However with the current climate summer may well last into October and the time is now to take advantage some great summer dress classics. Whether you’re going to the pool, cottage or...Continue reading→
CRUELLA’S COSTUMES ARE THE STAR OF THIS FASHION FILM
Cruella's costumes truly have the starring role in the latest Disney spectacular. I love films. When one comes along that is a costume film, like Cruella is, I get excited. I settled in to watch the latest incarnation of Cruella with some trepidation. However, I was pleasantly surprised. As a costume designer myself, the dream...Continue reading→
About Me
Launched in 2015 "Dress the Part" jandrewspeaks.com is for all you fashion students, fashionista's and fashion lovers. If you love fashion and style you'll be right at home here.
"Who Am I"
Firstly and most importantly I am a lover of Fashion. As a confirmed mommy's boy I learned sewing from my home seamstress mother. From a very young age I loved to design create and explore the world of fashion and costume . I have a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, in Costume Design and Art History. After working as a theatrical costume designer , teacher and artist , I have recently dedicated myself to writing this blog .
I live in Vancouver , Canada with my partner Angelo. A great life begins with a purpose , my first priority is my partner and family and my second is meaningful work. In fact Dress The Part started with an idea to spread my love of fashion and sharing my expertise and knowledge. Hence this is my meaningful work.