Vancouver Eco Fashion Week organizer, Myriam Laroche, in the centre, with models from the show. Photo by Antonio LaFauci.
On Friday night I went to the Eco Fashion Forward party, which is the preview party for Vancouver Eco Fashion Week set to take place in Vancouver in April. I wasn’t expecting much, but in fact the event was quite nice. It took place in the Vancouver Public Library, which is a very beautiful building, and the crowd was fantastic.
The downside to the event was the fashion show itself, whose production included the models standing on balconies, dancing. You could see them change, which was sort of interesting, but the problem was that we didn’t get to see the clothes very well. I am totally against gimmicks when it comes to fashion shows, and with the models so high up, we couldn’t properly appreciate the clothes.
This was the view from where we were standing, which was pretty poor. I like to get a feel for the clothes, not see them five metres away. Photo by Antonio LaFauci.
I went downstairs to see the clothes afterwards, since I didn’t get a chance to look at them properly during the show. and there were some very beautiful pieces. I especially likes the Nixxi jersey, which I plan on covering on my blog in the next few weeks.
To be honest, I had pretty low expectations for the event, considering the disaster that is Vancouver Fashion Week, but this was an extremely well-produced, professional event and there were also some great clothes. Great news for the Vancouver fashion industry, and something to look forward to in April.
