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UNSERTEN RETURNS WITH FLARE TO VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 2023
UNSERTEN Unserten returns to Vancouver fashion Week after it's tour de force showing at VFW F/W 22. I anticipated a great show from this Japanese design collective that won my heart with its last show. UNSERTEN is a Tokyo-based, avant-garde elegant menswear & unisex fashion brand founded in 2020. UNSERTEN is inspired by the feeling...Continue reading→
KU; A NEO PUNK DENIM EXPLOSION VFW S/S 2023
KU designed by AKIKO HOSOI The brand KU comes to the runway of Vancouver fashion from Japan. VFW has a tradition of engaging with international fashion labels. This is the first appearance of KU at VFW. KU is a label that works with sustainable, recycled, and repurposed denim. In 2013, it started with consignment sales...Continue reading→
ATELIER AREIELLE ; ROMANCE FOR THE CYNICS AT VFW 2023
ATELIER ARIELLE Atelier Arielle presented " Romance For the Cynics" on Oct. 20th at Vancouver Fashion Week(VFW). Designer Ariel Han brings her premiere collection from New York to Vancouver. This is Ariel's thesis collection from The Parsons School of Design in New York City. I write this review armed with little biographical details or information...Continue reading→
KOME CLOTHING; ARTISTRY SHINES AT VFW S/S 2023
KOME CLOTHING As I sit down to write reviews in the days just after Vancouver Fashion Week, I reflect on what I've just seen. It's an intense four days. I contemplate what I want to express about what I've seen and witnessed. Sometimes it takes a few days to process. Often as I think about...Continue reading→
STREET STYLE AT VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 2023
STREET STYLE STREET STYLE STREET STYLE STREETSTYLE STREET STYLE Is Street Style what the fashionistas are wearing? While we were all looking towards the runways, something fabulous evolved Street style. With your ass firmly planted in the front row and your eyes intently fixed on the catwalk, the best look of the night may be sitting...Continue reading→
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 2023 ; MY PREVIEW
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK S/S 2023 Vancouver Fashion Week S/S 2023 will take place at David Lam Hall , Oct 20 to 23rd 2022. Vancouver Fashion Week's biannual show's are a highlight of this blog and the fashion scene in Vancouver. Since its conception in 2001, Vancouver Fashion Week has been dedicated to cultivating the success...Continue reading→
EVAN CLAYTON’S THEATRICAL FASHION THRILLS AUDIENCE
Evan Clayton blew the roof off the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday, September 24, with his first show in several years. INFERNO is a fashion show based on Dante's Inferno. I arrived almost an hour before showtime; the crowd was gathering. The fashion-starved throngs had pulled out all the stops. The eclectic style of the patrons added...Continue reading→
THE MULLET, HAIR WE GO AGAIN
The mullet is back. I found through my years of studying fashion history and as a fashion critic and blogger that hair trends are a huge part of fashion. From the powered wigs of the French Revolution to the flowing extensions of today, our locks make fashion statements just like our clothes. Trends are a...Continue reading→
COCKTAIL ATTIRE DRESS CODE; WHAT DO I WEAR?
COCKTAIL ATTIRE WHAT DO I WEAR ? I have an invite here, and the dress code says cocktail attire. (There are many different dress codes usually associated with a wedding, I have written about dress codes before.) To me, that seems slightly vague or maybe even old-fashioned. I suppose they may mean a cocktail dress for...Continue reading→
MET GALA 2022, GILDED GLAMOUR
The theme for the Met Gala 2022 is Gilded Glamour. I am a huge fan of glamour and finding it may not always be easy. Seeking an injection of glamour and beauty I watched live the red(beige) carpet of the Met Gala 2022, here's my take ! THE MET GALA 2022 a brief history The...Continue reading→