A few months ago my good buddy Kim Cathers of kdon asked a few of her best girls to participate in a fashion/lifestyle installation for Guilt & Co’s weekly ‘Brick and Mortar’ show. There’s something forever memorable that happens when you mix a group of close girlfriends who have way too much fun together with a few glasses of wine and amazing clothes – and Kim decided to try and project this magical scenario on stage rather than go with a boring old fashion show.
kdon’s lifestyle installation pieces – her friends
Terri Potratz and Kim Cathers, stylist extraordinare
We were transformed into mod foxes thanks to Halstyn makeup:
Once on stage, there was no script to guide us. The plot was, we’re at one of our houses, getting ready and goofing off as we usually do. Updating on boys, laughing over text messages, helping one another find that perfect outfit while simultaneously fighting over who gets to borrow what accessories that night.
We each had a few changes throughout the show (many of which took place on stage as we fussed over scarves, accessories, and shoes), which lasted about 1o or so minutes total. It was great fun – with a finale that saw us all come out in the same dress and have a walk-off to see who gets to wear it out that night. I settled my score on stage with RPS. But true to our style, there were no losers in the end.
This was an amazing night that allowed 5 ‘normal’ girls to celebrate friendship and style, friendship in style. Had Kim not come up with this excellent idea, we surely would have embarrassed her with awkward model imitations down a runway, but this new concept of an installation really brings personality and fun into otherwise boring events. Thanks for letting us be a part of it Kimmy.
All of these amazing photographs are credited to Heather McConnell.
AN EVENING with Kim Cathers and Leigh Righton
My dear friend Kim Cathers has been busting her chops putting this amazing event together, and it’s shaping up to be one helluva night. Fashion show, drinks, music, and photography, with proceeds going towards victims of the flood in Pakistan via the Canadian Red Cross.
Kim has transformed a nice big studio in the Dominion building to accommodate herself and another fashion designer with work rooms, adjoined by an open retail space that will showcase their work plus that of a featured designer. Tonight is the (surprise!) announcement that larry. will be the inaugural featured designer in this innovative retail/work space, so come by and check out a selection of pieces from my collection in addition to photos by Leigh Righton, and pieces from Kim’s new kdon line.
The fashion show is styled by Kim, so will of course be amazing – this girl’s got style, people.
See you there!
drawers full of letter blocks to choose from at W2
Last week, I enjoyed two days of printmaking with the heritage flatbed letterpress at W2 with Shallom Johnson, who schooled me on how to play with word/font/size arrangements. I had some scribbles and poetry that I wrote during my design process for larry. this year, and I wanted to include some prints with the lobird road collection opening at grace-gallery.
inking the letters
Choosing your letter size and font is a daunting task – it’s very difficult to decide where to begin. My only advice is to just start somewhere…begin to lay it out, and do test prints until you find an arrangement you like. All of the letters need to be magnet-locked onto the metal flatbed, and doing this without shifting the letters out of place can be challenging.
ink, but not too much ink
day two, project 2
checking the print
series 1, click to enlarge
I will most certainly be frequenting the letterpress as often as I can – a great idea for making personal cards, and I may even print off a run of hang tags for the larry. collection this year. The process is both creatively challenging and calming. The letterpress studio is volunteer-led and artist-run, and will most likely be accessible to the public via a sliding scale fee in order to keep it accessible to the community. If you’re interested in learning more about using the letterpress, I highly recommend trying out one of the workshops – check their Facebook page for upcoming events.
Published by Terri on November 1, 2010
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larry. designs: lobird road collection presentation
Been working hard on putting this show together, and I’m so very excited for this Saturday. My current larry. designs collection will be presented, a capsule collection of jewelry pieces that I have been working on with Zula Designs will be on display, and Bienvenido Cruz (who shot our lookbook and did our promotional videos) will be putting up some photo and video works. Previous season pieces will also be available for sale so come check that out too.
Published by Terri on October 18, 2010
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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.
cheryl davies, crystal holland, terri potratz
The first annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week came to a close last weekend, and I was lucky enough to attend the BC Craft Beer Tasting gala at the Edgewater Casino. This beer week was a celebration of small batch breweries that craft preservative-free beer right here in BC, and numerous sold-out events were held throughout Vancouver at popular hop slinging joints.
me and my brother Jeff Potratz (R) getting silly with beer expert Colin Jack (L)
Some familiar favourites were present at this gala event: Tin Whistle, Phillips, Tree Brewing, Red Truck Beer, R&B, Storm Brewing, and so on. Dead Frog launched a Pepper Lime Lager that was an absolute hit – if you see this beer, I highly recommend you snap it up off the shelves while you can.
Next up is the Canada Cup of Beer on July 9/10 at Thunderbird Stadium. I’ve also attended this event a couple years in a row and it is not to be missed. It’s like a massive treasure hunt, but for beer instead of gold or candy.
