Twigg & Hottie – five year celebration (October 4, 2008)

Twigg & Hottie, a local boutique on Main Street, is having their five year celebration with a show of fall 2008 and a preview of We3 designs’ spring and summer styles. Doors open at 8pm, fashion show is at 9pm. As for the rest of the night, get ready for prizes, drinks dancing and live music. Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door. Call the store at 604.879.8595 to RSVP and purchase your tickets.

HOTBOX – Fashion Show (Friday September 26, 2008)

Hotbox Accessories (2560 Main Street) is having a Fall Fashion Show on Friday September 26, 2008 from 6pm to 11pm. As the press release states:

It’s time to lace up those boxing gloves! Hotbox Accessories is hosting a “Hot Boxer Fashion Show” where ladies and gents will be duking it out in the season’s latest accessories!

Drop by for a visit for “sucker punch sangria” and great discounts! And best of all, admission is free!

OAKRIDGE Fall 2008 Fashion Show – Review

Oakridge Fashion Show Runway

Photographs by Grace Lau Photography.

The Oakridge Centre Fall 2008 Fashion Show “Front Row” (presented with FASHION Magazine) started off with an hour of mingling with hor d’oeuvres catered by The Lazy Gourmet.

Shortly after 8pm, Susie Wall from CTV’s “eTalk Daily” gave a brief introduction of the runway show and praised the charitable efforts of Oakridge Centre – with refreshments and raffle ticket prizes in support of Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. And great prizes they were, as the Oakridge retail community collaborated in the name of charity: from a “priceless” Trevor Linden Signed Canuck Jersey to gift cards from Marciano, Hugo Boss and Aritzia (to name a few).

Susie Wall

As the models posed in trios before disappearing backstage at the end of their catwalk strut, the crowd truly had an opportunity to digest the trends of the upcoming season. According to my observations, from trench coats and jackets to winter dresses and dress shirts, solid hues of dark colors dominated the runway – in both men’s and women’s wear. It was the subtle details which set the pieces apart from each other – the speckles on a formal jacket from Aritzia or the thin stripes on a Jacob dress shirt.

Hugo Boss

These darks colors are a sign of summer truly being over…until a trio of models wearing Swimco Swimwear appeared on the runway! If you are intending to take a tropical vacation this season, you can take your pick of two-piece swimwear, in red or yellow and splashed with tasteful polka dots or a plain white bikini paired with a wide-brim straw hat. Another colorful surprise came from Tru Drama with silky handkerchief inspired tops and dresses.

Tru Drama

Accessories were also duly noted in the fashion show. I spotted Matt and Nat bags from the Japanese Paper collection, showcasing the selection available from Valise at Oakridge Centre. From Tie Rack, brightly colored pashminas were used to contrast the dominating dark clothing colors. Similarly, pastel patterned leggings by Aritzia added a splash of feminine colors. In terms of jewelry, Blue Ruby displayed gold filigree earrings with a matching pendant necklace.

Aritzia

In light of all these classic clothing pieces and fashion accessories for the working-age crowd, don’t worry – the kids weren’t left out or left behind. As three children, representing Gymboree and Please Mum and clothed in colorful stripes, scampered onto the runway, waving with childlike innocence, cheers of encouragement were heard from the crowd.

All in all, I felt that the pieces chosen for the runway were extremely representative of the featured store’s collection. Several times throughout the fashion show, I could point out exactly which retail outlet the clothing was from: “That’s so classic – it must be from Banana Republic“ or “The casual skater look is very Quiksilver“.

Now I have a sudden urge to go shopping – and for good reason! For those of you who attended the show, don’t forget to redeem your $10 Oakridge voucher, found in your giftbag. Other discounts and goodies included a lipstick from MAC Cosmetics (and a complimentary booking for a makeover), redeemable product samples from H2O, $25 to RK, and more!

ARITZIA – Wilfred Clothing gets its own website!

I love Wilfred Clothing! – my favorite in-house brand at Aritzia, aimed between women ages 23 to 35, which debuted in February 2006. I am super excited that it got its own website and I wanted to share the link with the rest of Vancouver: www.wilfred.com. Their current layout features styles and clothing items from Fall 2008. From my observations – lots of dark colors and layering pieces. Enjoy!

While you’re clicking around…why not join the Modern Mix Vancouver Facebook Group!

Matt & Nat – Fall 2008 Collection

A while back, I posted an entry on Modern Mix Vancouver about the Matt & Nat schoolbag contest. Now that it has been a month and the 10 winners have been chosen (not me), all of the runner-ups were offered a consolation prize of 50% off selected Matt & Nat bags in the new Fall 2008 Collection! I have until September 30th to decide whether I want to take them up on this offer. These are the styles and colors I can choose from with their regular price

Portishead $220

Moz $250

Ando $230

Kali $210

Jorja Lg $250

BEBE – Fall Collection Introduction (Thursday August 21)

What styles are we expecting to see this upcoming autumn 2008 season at Bebe? Sexy reds and sophisticated plaids! Check out Bebe Metrotown (4700 Kingsway) on Thursday, August 21st between 10am and 9pm for an introduction to their fall collection and recieve 15% off everything that’s regular price!