Meet Jason Pillay, Vancouver’s most fierce stylist
At 24, stylist Jason Pillay has placed his mark in the Vancouver fashion industry, but much like any teenager graduating high school, he was…
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Generational trends determine the subject of tattoos
Photo Credit: Sascha Kohlmann[/caption] Tattoos have evolved extensively over generations. Older generations expect tattoos to be simple black-ink tattoos while tattoos in modern society…
Tattoos: A story waiting to be told
Gone are the days that tattoos were reserved for gangsters, pirates, criminals and other socially unsavoury characters. Now they can be seen on business…
Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Hands-on learning
Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Fashion Program is seen as one of B.C.’s most reputable, hands-on fashion programs, running since the 1970s. “You can’t just talk…
Vancouver Fashion Week – 12 strong years
On Oct. 15, I sat down with Vancouver Fashion Week’s creator Jamal Abdourahman and Fashion Director Kim Krempien. Both Abdourahman and Krempien are unlikely…
Vancouver: battling fashion weeks
Vancouver isn’t known globally as a fashion city like New York, London and Paris are. The city has its own sense of fashion and…
Myriam Laroche – Fashion shows for a cause
Myriam Laroche, from Quebec City, has had a hand in the fashion industry for many years, doing anything and everything she could. After moving…
Prairie style hits Vancouver runways
This season at Vancouver Fashion Week, Sept. 17-21, there were many emerging designers who made their mark on Vancouver’s fashion scene. Each designer took…
Making your name in Vancouver’s fashion industry
Courtney Schott is a 20-year-old Maple Ridge native, making her way into the Vancouver fashion industry. This well-traveled young woman has planted herself right…