I wholeheartedly believe that competition makes people better at what they do. It takes is them out of their safe zone and pushes them further than they would have alone. The results often take form in better quality and creativity. Competition is important.
Generation next is Western Canada’s most stylish new designer competition and fashion show. [...]
If you’ve been to one of our markets, you already know that the jewelry we have at PW is exquisite! The designers are so talented in finding what beads work with what and what color it looks best in. Those vendors are definitely the ones where I spend most of my time at. Just to get you all excited about our market on Sunday, I figured what better way to start the party than to bedazzle you with a blog featuring some one of a kind jewelry by some amazing designers!
I hope you all have been enjoying the wonderful weather outside because I sure have! I’ve managed to go to the beach twice this week and for some strange reason, I am still very very pale. I’ll probably be making a lot more trips down to English Bay, especially with the fireworks right around corner. So I thought hey, why not dedicate this blog to the beach!
Sweating much? I know I am. This humidity sure came out of nowhere, last week I was wearing an over-sized SWEATER, skinny jeans, and ballet flats can you believe it? I think today I wore less than half of what I was wearing last week, ridiculous! But hey, I’m not complaining. There’s nothing like trekking up a mountain to SFU in the sun, ice cap in hand, with a flower in my hair! But I know what you’re thinking, how the heck do we work within this lovely but hot weather to look great but feel great too. Two tricks of the trade: Eco-friendly fabrics and mineral makeup.
When my friends and I passed by the Kukubee stall, we were all instantly attracted into stopping and taking a look at what they had. It was filled with fun images pasted into various items such as bags and zipper pouches. One of Kukubee’s images looked so much like our mutual friend that my friend [...]
Elika designs instills elements of nature, Japanese design and contemporary architecture. It’s modern take on fashion combined with the perfectly crafted details each piece has, any girl would stand out wearing these clothes. The draping, especially, is definitely a WOW factor and one of my favorite things about this line. I’m just so happy that I get to be the one who gets to talk about them!
Tamara Lee, a local Vancouver artist, began her journey at a very young age with a toy camera. After taking various photography classes in high school, Langara College and Focal Point, Tamara developed her own process that enabled her to mold her craft into something beautiful and eye watering.
I have never seen jewellery like this before. It’s unrefined, unique, and absolutely raw. It’s so raw that there is a sense that it was pulled from the earth and it naturally moulded itself over a molten forge. It doesn’t have the refined beauty that most jewellery embodies. Instead it has something so intriguing just [...]
It is sometimes in the simplicity that creates the greatest impact, which can definitely be said for the stunning designs of Papaya Blue. Handcrafted locally by designer Marni Fernandes, it is clear that she puts her heart and soul into every piece created. I love her work with silver and gold, using soft shapes and beautiful semi-precious stones…
There are certain things that make you recall a point in time of your life or allow you to remember something you’ve forgotten long ago. It’s like a fitting in a lost puzzle piece of an incomplete past. The patterns of Noei’s fabrics triggered something that made me recall a faded memory of a slow [...]
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