Vancouver Fashion Week is a highly anticipated 6-day industry event. This season features the dynamic latest collections from local and international designers. VFW is a testament to the global allure of fashion and ignites an atmosphere that makes it the epitome of style. As a spectacle of diversity, creative expression, and innovation, it celebrates the transformative power of fashion and is committed to bringing together guests from all over to position Vancouver as a premier destination for fashion enthusiasts worldwide.
Through the unveiling of immerse fashion showcases, VFW is an event you do not want to miss. If you still need tickets, purchasing options to secure your spot are available here.
Now let’s get into the second day looks.
FEATURED DESIGNERS
COLORFUL BOUTIQUE MORE
Coming from Japan, COLORFUL BOUTIQUE MORE is combining “Colorful, Retro, Pop” with traditional Kimono textile. They believe that fashion is an assertion of just enjoying your own style. The theme of this collection is “Magic of Color” and shows a vibrant essence. With bright patterns, the collection featured makes a serious statement.
The designer, Modoka More, established her brand as a 60s/70s vintage shop in 2009. She also has her kimono dressing teaching certification and is an antique kimono collector, which she incorporates into her designs. A major passion of hers is making antique kimonos more globally accessible. By using ethnic costumes as fashion, they hope to bring smiles to everyone.
AVA GRUFT
This Vancouver-born brand is pushing the boundaries of clothing through a juxtaposition of delicate fabrication and industrial elements. It is an alternative perspective on womenswear that redefines what femininity means.
Ava Gruft’s debut collection for the modern woman includes silks, wool, and leather that create a subversive world. Focusing on contempoarary silhouettes, the garments sculpt the body with flowering lines and exaggerated shapes. The uniqueness cannot be understated, from spray painting lace onto silk charmeuse or applying garter belts to tailored suits. This designer gains inspiration for her clothing from working in a lingerie factory, where she first saw the potential in discarded decals.
BAHAR KIANPOUR
The “Forgotten Poet” collection is presented by Vancouver-based fashion designer, BAHAR KIANPOUR. Their elegant clothing exudes a sense of whimsicality that transports wearers to a dreamy world. Flowing fabrics and intricate detailing help to capture the imagination of all who encounter their work. It embodies a delicate balance between light and dark.
Through the intentional use of props on the runway catwalk, like umbrellas and teddy bears, the collection is able to portray a true fairytale to the audience. For the designer, fashion becomes a means of storytelling.
LUCE WEAR
Offering cool and exclusive outfit sets, LUCE WEAR, is a premium brand that prepares wearers for any situation. The “A La Casse” collection showcased a variety of trendy and unique looks that make use of upcycled materials, crumpled wool, silk, silver velvet, and tweed. Motifs inspired by the work were also printed on some of the looks.The outfits are meticulously handcrafted with the finest deadstocks from the most prestigious fashion houses.
Additionally, there is a major utilization of organic fabrics, including French terry, for the brand’s iconic tracksuits.
This collection is from a ready-to-wear streetwear French brand created in 2022 by Luce Tardit. She claims inspiration from a photograph reminding her of childhood memories that translate into the aesthetic of cars piled up and crushed in a junkyard of clothes.
Bright red, blue and silver are the main colours used to demonstrate her universe.
BIBACLOTHIER
Designer Mutairu Abibat catches eyes with their custom-made haute couture. BIBACLOTHIER comes to Vancouver Fashion Week from Kamloops in British Columbia. The “Diverfigure” collection is female clothing for every woman, especially those who want to show off their figures. It is inspired by every independent and hard-working woman that is trying to be the best version of themselves.
Colours like green, brown, red and pink multicoloured fabrics are seen throughout the showcase. The fabrics include mikado, silk, and customized balik brocade.
They also premake everyday wears for buyers.
SASHEZEINO
Local brands are setting the stage as Vancouver-based brand SASHEZEINO caters to the bold and artistic individual through their designs. The concept atelier and fashion studio values responsibly made fashion in small batches. They venture beyond the conventional fast-fashion paradigm. Some of the pieces include special and heartfelt details like hand embroideries that feel like wearable art.
Sadaf Zeinoddini created the “Aracoe” collection to display for this season with redefining luxury fashion in mind. This is done through the melding of traditional artistry and modern aesthetics, all while ensuring a minimal harmful footprint on the planet and its living creatures.
It is functional fashion meets a commitment to sustainable luxury.
The stunning looks mainly focus on effortless fashion pieces that encapsulate the perfect balance between comfort and style.
SMOULDY
This latest collection from SMOULDY is extremely vintage-inspired. It celebrates a fusion of 60s and 80s inspirations that embody fun and fashion. This fresh take on classic styles is for the new generation.
A lot of the designs are made using scrap fabric and the brand has a commitment to sustainability. The collection cleverly repurposes marine textile industry waste, feature vinyl and faux leather sewn together in a patchwork style.
The designer, Stephanie Mould, is based out of Vancouver and ensures every piece is unique for each individual.
MACU MACU
The “Nature Pop” collection by MACU MACU is an ode to scenic areas rich in nature. This designer lives in a house surrounded by the largest lake in Japan. Both creatures and flowers decorate the powerful greenery around her. She finds this gives her tremendous inspiration to express natural flows and patterns that gives the same impression.
Her goal with this showcase is to create dresses that make you feel happy just by wearing them and not caring what others think as today is each person’s own happiness.
Erica Kumahora is the designer and she taught herself how to sew from an early age. Her talent has translated into meaningful garments.
The custom-made costumes feature vibrant colours and eye-catching tulle fabrics.
