This weekend marks the first (possibly annual) Vancouver Fashion Showcase. To celebrate Erika Renfrew picked her favourite pieces from a few of the 30 participating boutiques. She’s made her list so you can check it twice… 1. Ishara Save a little and splurge a little, the holidays are about give and take. This studded Rebecca Minkoff bag [...]
“I’m entrepreneurial in nature,” says Vancouver Fashion Showcase founder Florence Leung when I met up with her at the Diamond a few weeks ago. She said she’d been working since 7:00 am that morning, wasn’t going to stop until well after we finished our chat, and yet she was as chipper as ever. That’s got to be because she has a [...]
This is a big year for me. Why? Because I’m finally going to ditch the over-the-top cheesy, tinsel-y, multi-coloured decorations that have been the hallmark of my holiday decor in years past (party tip: bring your tacky inflatable lawn ornaments indoors if you want to kick your house party up a notch. Take my word [...]
By Erika Renfrew There is something about a rainy Vancouver day that makes me crave an afternoon looking at beautiful things. Lucky me, this weekend I got to do just that. Jacqueline Conoir boutique hosted a Style Scene shopping event complete with sneak-peek fashion show for F/W, trend details and lots of lovely to look at. [...]
Holiday parties, people! I can’t get enough of them. This week, the team from Vitamin Daily, Anya from I’m the It Girl and my very blue self hosted a party at Banana Republic on Robson. And I just have to tell you how much I love these things. Not only because I get to talk leopard print and [...]
By Erika Renfrew Ever been coal mining? Didn’t think so. Ever smeared dirt on your face and strutted around in fabulous clothing while holding a mining pick? I can tell you who has. I had the pleasure of attending John Casablancas Institute’s Obsidian fashion show. Celebrating the graduating class of Fashion Business and Creative Arts, students put [...]
What would Audrey carry? You know, if she were around today…and having breakfast at Tiffany’s with Tiffany leather design directors John Truex and Richard Lambertson, I’m the It Girl’s Anya Georgijevic, Demi Couture’s Victoria Potter, West Coast Style’s Mana Mansour et al. Would it be this Tiffany blue leather handbag? Perhaps. “We wanted it to complement Tiffany jewelry with the spherical shapes [...]
By Erika Renfrew Just because the days are turning dreary, doesn’t mean your wardrobe has to scream winter blues. FORME Fashion’s evening of music, art and fashion was full of life, colour and a whole lot of sparkle. Every corner of Vancouver’s Ayden Gallery celebrated design. In a gathering of Indian culture, we were welcomed by [...]
A sponsored post. I love holiday season! The sequins, the red lipstick, the big cozy coats, and of course the holiday parties. I’ll be hosting one at Banana Republic alongside Vitamin Daily Editor-in-Chief Sarah Bancroft and I’m the It Girl’s Anya Georgijevic. And we’d love to see you there! Join us Wednesday, November 23 5:00 [...]
In The Anthology’s Bookmark column we explore some of the most inspiring places on the wild, wild web. It might be far from spring in North America. But guess where the warm, sunny days are getting longer instead of shorter? Australia! Which is where sisters Elizabeth and Isabella, the creative minds behind Spell & The Gypsy, live. Reading their blog is [...]
