Wednesday, March 30, 2011

WCFW Day 6: The Collections

My friend Daniel and I   dress - Kensie from Etzio, tights - Zara, boots - Spring  belt - Zellers

Another fabulous night of fashion! I don't want Western Canada Fashion Week to end! I'll think I'll go through withdrawl when it does. Here are some photos from Tuesday night and highlights from the collections that were shown that day.

Stylish Edmontonians Miranda Lorentz and Brittany Gora
The gorgeous Stacy and Rowena from A Pleasury Of ... getting ready to blog throughout the show

Day 6 of WCFW opened with Highgrade Clothing's presentation of Japanese Fashion Designer Yohji Yamamoto's Y-3 S/S 2011 ready-to-wear collection.  His line was sharp, chic and sporty. The cute shorts and tees we saw on the runway had me yearning for warmer weather. (Or at least for the snow to melt!)

Lisa Marie Sciroli's S/S 2011 "Charmed" collection featured colorful, fun and flirty dresses and skirts. I love how she used real women as her models and showed off their beautiful curves with her feminine and wearable clothing. Pssst! That's blogger Kastles in the middle strutting the runway. She rocked it!

Talented Designer Genette Salgado's F/W 2011 exquisite dress collection titled "Baby, Whatcha Gonna Do With Your Life?" literally took the audience's breath away. You could hear people gasping in their seats (including mine) as her statuesque models strutted down the runway one by one in her elegantly detailed and carefully crafted impeccable designs. It was my favorite collection of the night and I didn't want her show to end! I have a feeling Genette is going to take the Canadian fashion industry by storm! She's a rising star you'll definitely want to keep your eye on. To read my interview with this up-and-coming designer click here.

The always-theatrical Rebecka Pichoch showed off her latest collection called "Secrets." The majority of the models wore masks covering their mouths and at the end of the show Rebecka herself came on stage in what appeared to be a gas mask which I didn't quite understand. But my favorite piece from her showcase was the funky and sleek Lady Ga Ga'esque black dress you see above, right.

Tressa Heckbert was the last designer of the night to show off her collection  for her contemporary "Sessa" clothing line which caters to both men and women. We saw earthy colored fabrics, lots of drapery, a little bit of layering, crisp, clean lines and Frida Kahlo-like uni-brows on all of the models. Overall it was an impressive show and I look forward to seeing what Tressa comes up with for her next collection!

Me with Designer Genette Salgado







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13 comments:

Courtney Erin said...

Great coverage as usual - and how chic do you look? Very!

xoxo ~ Courtney
http://sartorialsidelines.blogspot.com

Mrs. Julius said...

that looks like fun..I've always wanted to go to a fashion show. and you of course look great as always. :)

Veronika Novotny said...

ahh, looks so fabulous! I'm loving Genette Salgado's collection, adore the simplicity, it' so beautiful. And you look lovely, your dress is fab. xx veronika

mj said...

looks like a fun night.

NaomiDee said...

you look gorgeous in those photos and im loving all your fw posts. looks like you had a lot of fun! :)

Tracy D said...

Love that you don't have to spend fortune on clothes to look great & fashionable!

Tamera said...

Marie you're taking such kick ass photos! I love these posts! Looks like you're having a great time...can't wait to hear all about it!
Tamera xo FMAH
Tamera's Take

J. said...

Marie-you look lovely in red! I love the red dress!
I LOVE Genette Salgado's collection-Especially the dress that is cream on top and brown on the bottom-with white jewels on the bodice.
Great pics as always!
Enjoy your last nights of Fashion week!
:) J.

aliciafashionista said...

Gennette's line is gorgeous, I'm in love with that studded bustier and white maxi skirt! Looks like a super fun night xo

Kim Axani said...

MARIE, you look so in your element here; surrounded with beautiful art and so much talent. I've loved this mini series. Thanks for it!
Have a good weekend, doll.

this free bird said...

i'm glad to see you're still alive AND that you took a nap. marie these pics are RAD!

xo,
c

stylefrontier said...

such a fun wvent!
i love Tressa Heckbert's collection the most

i love your blog as well
i am your new follower
will be glad if you can follow back :)

xoxo
little miss fhenny

MY REPUBLIC OF FASHION said...

That Kensie dress is great, Marie. I am loving Genette Salgado's collection. A lot. :)SArahD

 
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