A fantastically talented friend of mine made a short film earlier this year, and it’s been accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival (very big deal).
“Sad Bear” trailer from Liz Van Allen Cairns on Vimeo.
You should all write letters to Hollywood asking them to make her and everyone involved in this film huge stars, because they’ll do amazing things, I promise.
In other unrelated news, I am off to Europe for 3 weeks so the blog likely won’t be updated until late September. Sayonara!
Fashion’s Night Out at The Bravern
This is a sponsored post for all the readers in Washington: win a trip for two to New York for Fashion’s Night Out, one of the biggest fashion events in the world. Fashion shows and parties will occur simultaneously all over the world September 10-12, and shopping destinations like The Bravern are organizing plenty of events to entertain over the entire weekend. But NYC is the epicenter of all the action, and if you’re 21 or over and reside in Washington, you can enter to win with a simple click here. Entries accepted until August 29.
If you’re not in Washington, be sure to check out the Fashion’s Night Out website for events in your area.
Take one of Vancouver’s top stylists, Deanna Palkowski, add a serve-yourself ice cream sundae bar, throw in some clothes and jewelery and you’ve got yourself one helluva good time. New Fall arrivals have made their way into the store – check out the Oliver & Lilly’s blog for a sneak peek at what you’ll find. Lots of great basics that have just enough class and elegance to be extremely versatile foundation pieces for your wardrobe.
Tomorrow night! Thursday August 12 at 1520 W 13th between 6:30-9:30.
One big mondo event as we lead up to the Fall: we’re extending an open invite to friends/family/the internets to come by the grace-gallery on August 14 to see the new larry. pieces in person, try them on, and place your orders for Fall at a 20% off retail discount! Past season pieces will be available for sale at 40% off retail.
I’ll also be hawking massive amounts of clothes, shoes, bags, accessories at garage-sale prices on the other side of the gallery. So many of my favourite pieces that I literally do not have room for in my closet anymore, so they have to go to new homes. Mostly womenswear (obviously) – shoes sized 8-9, clothing in the small range.
We’ll have snacks and a bar, of course. It’s how we do.
August 14
grace-gallery: 1898 Main St.
12-8PM
Published by Terri on August 5, 2010
in News.
Two local designers will be setting up temporary shop in Gastown soon… Mono is launching the Monoshop: Provisional on August 5th, while lily & jae is shacking up in One of a Few beginning August 26.
monoshop: provisional
Mono’s on the right track with the notion to take the pop-up shop concept on the road, with plans to travel to Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, and eventually Europe, selling the latest collections and projects by designer Heather Martin.
lily & jae pop-up shop in one of a few
lily & jae will be sharing space with One of a Few starting late August and kicking things off with a fantastic launch event – not only will you find lily + jae items in this shop, but also vintage pieces hand picked by designer Judith Feller.
Pop-up shops are the word.
Vancouver Olympics: the Lost & Found Sale
Now this is a sale worth blogging about: imagine the treasure trove of lost goods left over from the manic weeks of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It’s great to see that the proceeds will be going to a worthy cause – the Network of Inner City Community Services Society, so families and children in the Strathcona, Downtown East Side, and Grandview Woodlands will receive additional support.
The sale began today and will continue to Saturday, July 31. I will definitely be checking this out tomorrow – probably a good opportunity to stock up on an extra cell phone (I seem to lose my Blackberry every 3 months), a camera, and who knows what else they’ll have – but it sounds like the selection will be all across the board, even in terms of clothing.
875 E Hastings, just West of Campbell St. 11am-6pm. Cash only.
