Richard Kidd is purging stock and samples from their old Gastown store location at their studio this weekend – tons of clothes for men and women, by the Richard Kidd label and also Stella McCartney, Ksubi, Acne, Jean Shop, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, YMC, Form, Good Art, Twentyfour, plus fragrance by Comme des Garcons. You’ll find t-shirts, jeans, accessories, footwear, ties, and a slew of other great unique pieces, most of which are at least 30-50% off retail.
405 Railway, #203
12-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Cash only
Fashion High is fundraising and hosting a Clothes Line Sale this Saturday [April 26] only. Everything is under $15 and you’ll find samples from Peel, boxes of leather goods, and plenty of consignment clothes and accessories “from Vancouver’s most fashionable closets.”
Capers, 1675 Robson
11am-3pm
Image: Noot Seear wearing Richard Kidd at Be Bare 2007 Fashion Auction.
Flaming Angels Boutique opens tonight for a full 3-day launch celebration at The Fall. The store will offer clothing for men and women, custom corsetry, gifts for children, home decor and accessories – all with a “distinctive and sinfully enticing” quality for Vancouver’s alternative style lovers. Flaming Angels designer Miriam Melanson has been producing edgy but fun designs since 2000, and is teaming up with Carola Goetze to open this retail location.
Shopping, fashion, dancing, entertainment and “non-stop mischief for three days and two nights” begins today at 9pm at The Fall (644 Seymour), and don’t miss the fashion show at 10pm.
Vancouver Fashion Week photos and some coverage are coming up over the weekend, sorry for the delay! I’ll be keeping it short and sweet for easy digestion.
Anna Sui showed her abbreviated Fall 2008 collection at Vancouver Fashion Week on Friday night, and the vibrant colours and intricate patterns blew me away. I noted heavy, fringed boots, blooming neck brooches, and Native American influenced beading and detailing. I loved the colour combination on this ruched, printed dress with the contrasting front panel, and fringe was literally peeking out all over the place, from boots to garments. While I appreciated the energetic nature of the styling on the runway and the mix-matching of intense colours and polarizing prints, I could only take Anna Sui in bits and pieces as ready-to-wear items. But take I would.
The Stone Angel has been on my radar since the Vancouver International Film Festival and Whistler Film Festival, and sadly I missed all opportunities to see it. There was a ton of buzz around it during those festivals; film industry insiders were gushing about Ellen Burstyn’s amazing performance, and also noting arrival of then-unknown actress Ellen Page, who now has an Academy Award nomination under her belt for her role in Juno. The VIFF guide called The Stone Angel the “sex, drugs and rock’n'roll version of a Canadian-literature classic,” as the film was based on the novel by Margaret Laurence and features “humour and great sex scenes…the emotions are electric and the pace is relentless.”
I heard about the 50 Book Challenge a while back, and have been scouring for great books to add to my shelf. I haven’t yet read Margaret Laurence’s novel The Stone Angel – it’s considered a Canadian classic, published in the ’60s and regarded as an accurate representation of prairie life for women. Laurence focuses in on the unequivocal pride of Hagar, and the narrative dips between this aging woman’s past and present as she contemplates her life before she dies.
The Stone Angel finally premieres in Vancouver (also Victoria, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg) on May 9, and that date is definitely marked on my calendar. That gives me about 2 weeks to read the book!
I just checked in at The Ongoing Project blog and found out about this fantastic exhibit which opens tonight from 7-9pm. The Movers and Shapers show was started by Cause + Affect as a response to the lack of public attention to Canadian design work, and showcases the top artists (established and emerging) in architecture, interior, graphic, product, furniture, fashion, and interactive design. The 2008 exhibit will feature artists from the previous two shows in 2004 and 2007 – many of those emerging designers have since skyrocketed to international acclaim, which is a great testament to the importance of featuring such works in a public forum.
When I arrived at the salon I had extremely dry, frizzy and bleached hair with roots that would make a tree jealous…I had recently gone supremely blonde and wanted to tone the colour down a bit. I also requested a challenging cut: cute short boy hair, a bob, or a 60’s inspired bowl. This would be no easy task, but I was in good hands.
Hair stylist Kelly Phillips-LeBlanc has managed to strike that very fine balance the desires of her clients and sound hair design. She’s brutally honest, but in a good way – which makes it easy for you to consider your viable options. As any good stylist will do, Kelly considers all the important factors before taking the scissors to your mane: your personality, your style vision, and your hair future. I tried my best to explain what I was after, and Kelly understood exactly what I wanted and went at it.
