14 DAY TRIAL // The Fashion Week hosted in Vancouver showed its audience that fashion and earth-friendly values can be delivered in the same package.
Even though the spectators didn't experience winter's frostbites, snow flakes and temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius this year, the environmental-friendly fashion show made the participants think about color, light and spring flowers, as the event proudly showcased the Spring / Summer 2012 Season.
From fun florals to gorgeous to outstanding swimwear manufactured from organic fabrics, the show succeeded in highlighting the most important trends of this moment, with a vintage twist. The event hosted a seminar led by Carly Srojsic from WGSN, who brought his contribution to the event's growing reputation.
Anna Kosturova's crochet shorts speak for themselves, while her silk and sequin adornments manage to bring a sexy touch to almost every item in her collection.
She demonstrated, once more, that being fashionable doesn't have to happen at the environment's expense. The audience adored her green embellishments, and appreciated her initiative even more after one of the models finished distributing yarn samples to the public.
It's a common believe that jeans are practical and boring at the same time. Second Denim proved the contrary to all the adepts of this theory.
Their show demonstrated that green fabrics can be used to create functional items which are extremely appealing at the same time. Their denim trench with an oversized hood and the maxi flower print dresses were certainly this collection's hits.
Jujube impressed on the catwalk after relying on eco-friendly yet luxurious fabrics. The message managed to reach out to the public. The designer did a good job while playing with scissors. His key-ideals “Love the Earth, Love People, Love Originality, Love Quality” captured the crowd's attention and the critics' respect and appreciation.
Sitka showed the public that Canadian main values in terms of style and eco-awareness are not buried. They value the potential of an active outdoor line of apparel by turning it into a flirty floral collection reflected in items which are both attractive and functional.
The designers behind this strategy did a great job showing the public how close fashion really is to nature.
For those of us who might think that eco-friendly fabrics have nothing in common with the real trends in fashion, Nicole Bridger delivered quite a show from a different angle.
She succeeded in demonstrating that her line called “Allowing Grace” can teach the lesson of style and true elegance mixed with a noticeable desire to increase the spectators' level of awareness towards environmental issues.
Jeff Garner’s most expected “Rebel Yell” show closed the curtains, allowing their spectators to walk away with the images of a perfect combination between spring flowers, great design, vintage elements and eco fabrics.