Syrain designer launches pop-up
Vancouver-based accessories designer Mona Sultan is hosting a pop-up designer fundraiser on Nov. 21, from 4 to 8pm at Eastwood Cycle Sanctuary, 154 Hastings, to raise funds towards the Syrian refugee crisis. The event, called From Vancouver with Love, will feature more than 25 local designers. Attendees can holiday shop in good conscious as proceeds from the event will be donated to the Karam Foundation, which helps refugees located in camps across the Middle East. The funds raised from the event will go towards a Back to School Program, which focuses on bringing the 2.8 million Syrian children back to school, and will also go towards sponsoring Syrian families in refugee camps located in Turkey ($100 a month provides a family with basic necessities such as food, shelter, and winter relief). Sultan is Syrian born and has family still living in Damascus. She has supported the crisis through online sales of her line the past few years, but as the crisis has escalated, she wanted to do more. Brands that have already generously committed to help with the sale include One of a Few, Melanie Auld, Reassembly, C4 with Susie Wall, Woodlot, Lloyd & Wolf, Leuie, Goodge Place, and Claudia Schulz.
Opening Ceremony pops-in
Nordstrom at Pacific Centre is celebrating the quirky, edgy world of Opening Ceremony with a “pop-in” that launched last week and runs through until Jan. 3. This month’s Pop-In shop offers up the brand’s style for men and women with options for little ones as well. Pieces from Opening Ceremony’s Resort 2016 collection, inspired by the suburbs and dog show culture, include picks like a reversible faux-fur coat, a suede leopard-patterned zip-front mini skirt, a laser-cut faux leather tunic, and classic varsity jackets. Part art display, part fashion experience, this is one collection that’s not to be missed.
Special day lingerie
Truvelle, a line for the modern bride from Gaby Bayona, has paired up with lingerie designer Mary Young to create a new six-piece collection of original lingerie available exclusively at the Gastown bridal shop. Canadian-made Mary Young is a lifestyle brand that allows freedom from restriction, as each garment is intended to move with one’s body, all while maintaining quality and style.
Stay warm in style
Tilley Endurables, the company behind the iconic canvas Tilley Hat, recently launched a new collection of lined, weather-repellent felt hats with soft knit tuckaway ear warmers in an array of styles, including fedoras, vintage cloche, and caps, of hats that are guaranteed for life. The 2015 Fall and Winter Tilley Hat and Cap Collection ranges in price from $82 to $109.
New at Much & Little
Mount Pleasant’s Much & Little recently held an in-store celebration of the launch of Vancouver’s Vestige, an emerging brand offering innovative clothes in premium fabrics from designer Aileen Lee. One of the highlights of the collection is the message in a bottle Tee’s with phrases embossed onto the side of the lower hem. The written word is important to Lee, an English Literature major who even weaves a story around fictional characters of her own creation for her her fall/winter collection.
