Vancouver Fashion Week will be returning for its 25th consecutive season next month to launch the Fall/Winter 2015 collections from designers across the globe and Canada's most exciting talent.
From Monday 16th to Sunday 22nd March, Vancouver Fashion Week will return to its downtown venue at Queen Elizabeth Plaza. The Opening Gala, on Monday 16th March, will kickstart the week of seven days of showcase events, presenting the creative talents of over 30 designers from all over the world.
Amongst the top returning designers is Noe Bernacelli, whose Peruvian international style and beauty has been greatly received in Vancouver.
He will be joined by Shravan Kumar whose motto, 'Fashion is religion, than mere profession', inspired his unconventional designs and use of textiles. Also on the lineup is Hong Kong designer Hong Kiyoung. Kiyoung is widely recognized for his luxury streetwear, which experiments silhouettes and colorful prints.
Every season, Vancouver Fashion Week continues to push its boundaries and strives to attract new and emerging designers from across the world. This season it welcomes Chinese designer ILOVECHOC who mixes cute cartoon designs with luxury fabrics. Korean company JUKOjulie who has been greatly welcomed into the New York fashion scene and designer Paloma Sanchez who has been recognized as one of the 30 best jewelry designers in the world ('Unique Book; The Best Jewelry Designers'.)
VFW also continues to support the city's homegrown talent with the return of local designers Connally McDougall, Grandi's Atelier and Sara Armstrong. All three designers are local to Vancouver and are inspired by the city.
Sara Armstrong said, "I am excited to be returning for FW15 at Vancouver Fashion Week. The team are a great group of creative minds and they are amazing to work with. They are setting the pace for up and coming Canadian fashion designers supporting them with an international market. It is the best fashion event in western Canada and I cannot wait for the Opening Gala." |
