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Vancouver Fashion Week Moves to Art Gallery Plaza

After nearly 17 years located in the Chinatown district, Vancouver Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019 runway shows where staged in a large white tent on the Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza downtown much like Paris, London & Milan fashion capitals of the world. Out front of the main entrance was the…

Oakridge Centre Fashions at the Luxury Supercar Weekend

Oakridge Centre presented two daily fashion shows featuring the newest autumn / winter looks at the Luxury & Supercar Weekend September 8th and 9th at VanDusen Botanical Garden. The first show, titled “All in a Day”, showcased casual attire for both men and women and was followed by a second…

Luxury & Supercar Weekend: Concours and Fashion

The Luxury & Supercar Weekend held on the grounds of VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver on September 8th & 9th, has demonstrated yet again that it is the premier luxury and exotic automobile event in Canada. Featuring over $250M of the most luxurious and collectible automobiles, the event includes the…

Fanny Packs: Dads Ahead of the Fashion Curve

The fanny pack, once the mocked accessory of the ugly tourist, has been given a modern luxury makeover, making fans of fashion influencers and their followers alike. For the past two years, European designer runway collections have been taking their inspiration from 80s fashion. Remember those white tube socks worn…

Streamlined Luxury and the Shape of Speed

For a taste of what the privileged set drove in the interwar years, Portland Art Museum’s exhibition Shape of Speed: Streamlined Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1930 – 1942 is a must-see. The exhibition, which runs until September 16th, explores how science, art and fashion have influenced luxury automotive design. Today, the…

Rose Gold Trend Defines Luxury Fashion

Little did I realize eight years ago when I acquired a rose gold and stainless steel Swiss watch, that I was witnessing the beginning of a trend that now defines luxury fashion. Like many fashion trends, rose gold first appeared on the European runways. In 2012, designers like Roberto Cavalli…

Upscale Exploration on Windstar’s Alaska Cruises

Windstar Cruises’ 212-passenger yacht Star Legend returns to Vancouver this season, offering true luxury to vacationers seeking to experience firsthand the beauty of British Columbia and Alaska’s remote wilderness. Upon boarding, guests are greeted by their gracious Captain Ned Tutton. As she measures only 440 ft long – only slightly…

Dream Come True for Vancouver Writer Terri-Lyne Gedanitz

Terri-Lyne Gedanitz, a talented Vancouver based writer who loves visual storytelling, has released her very first book, a series of short stories called The Dream Writer. Originally conceived as a as a screenplay, The Dream Writer is written as an allegory for an unfulfilled life. Gedanitz deftly tells the story…

Lillooet: Where Jade is more valuable than Gold

“When they found gold they found wealth, when they found jade they found a piece of heaven.” – Ancient Chinese Proverb One of my most cherished childhood memories was when my mother gave me a platinum necklace with a small translucent reddish-brown jade carving of a sword that she had…

Top 10 Looks: Vancouver Fashion Week FW 2018

Top 10 looks of Vancouver Fashion Week offers a taste of what is happening for fall winter 2018. Style Drama reviews the fashion designer collections at Vancouver Fashion Week to bring you the latest inspirational luxury fashion looks. Above: Minestilo at 2018 Vancouver Fashion Week | Photo by Arun Nevader/Getty…