Stunning scarves evoke 1970s poolside glamour
Vancouver designer Mona Sultan offers nostalgic thoughts of tropical getaways and 1970s sun-kissed glamour with her spring/summer scarf collection. The collection was inspired by photographer Slim Aarons’ glamorous vintage poolside shots. Sultan uses her own photographs of palm trees, tropical plants, and swimming pools. The photos were then superimposed and blown up, fused with collage techniques and free hand brush strokes, to finish with a touch of edge. The scarves are printed on satin silk in vibrant colours. Sultan launched her namesake brand of luxury scarves in Vancouver in 2012.
Catch MOV fashion exhibit before it ends
This is the last week to catch the exhibition From Rationing to Ravishing: The Transformation of Women’s Clothing in the 1940s and 1950s. The show chronicles jumpsuits to evening gowns, featuring rare examples of haute couture and Vancouver-made clothing and accessories that reflect how the Second World War changed society. Get there quick – the show runs until Sunday, March 8 at the Museum of Vancouver at 1100 Chestnut St.
Check out KPU fashion grads
Kwantlen Polytechnic University is hosting a grad fashion show on Thursday, April 9 at the River Rock Show Theatre in Richmond. The 2015 fashion show celebrates BC's emerging designers and the culmination of their four years of study. The 2015 graduating class will showcase their final collections on the runway with more than 1,500 guests expected to attend the event.
Nordstrom manager used to be a stock boy
Nordstrom Pacific Centre recently announced the hiring of manger Chris Wanlass, who started out 23 years ago as a stock boy in Salt Lake City. Wanlass is an example of what the company calls its strong promote-from-within philosophy. He was a department manager in Atlanta when the company opened its first store in the US South in 1997, became an assistant buyer in Seattle two years later and would become store manager at four locations over the past decade, before being asked to head up the Pacific Centre store. Wanlass and his partner Tom say they’re excited to move with their five-year-old twin boys to Yaletown.
Motherhood on the runway at Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana celebrated motherhood on the runway in Milan last week with a fall/winter 2015 show called Viva la mamma. In the playful display three models carried their children and one model walked pregnant with her second child. The inspiration for the collection came from the designers’ relationships with their own mothers. Dolce & Gabbana is available at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver.
