After an extremely long trip down Highway 3 (the Coquhalla was closed due to concern for avalanches) we made it to Vancouver at 9:00 - just in time to miss all of Wednesday's shows. So today we were even more excited to head down to the Chinese Cultural Center to see an amazing showcase of Canadian tallent.
Yaw, and our friend Sara that came with us, are staying in Yaletown and I'm staying at Kits beach, so after a few wardrobe changes I hoped on the bus to meet them so we could all head there together. Excited couldn't even really describe what we all were feeling right before we left. When we got off the bus and waited for my iPhone to tell us where to go we almost walked right past the Chinese Cultural Center, where Fashion Week is held. If it wasn't for Sara spotting an unusually fabulous bright turquoise blazer we probably would have walked right past. When we walked into the building there was a sign that said 'Media Pass Sign In', we all looked at each other a little embarrassed as we realized that that was us. We got our passes and got to forego the line, and as we walked in the usher told us that we would be seated in the second row - a much closer view than any of us anticipated. After we sat down we all sat in silence as we took in our surroundings, which we later discussed as a mix of amazingly fabulous fashionistas mixed with people who had not ounce of style.
Just being in a space with so much creativity and passion was amazing. We were so inspired when we left the show that all we could do was talk about how create new outlets for our creativity, and how thankful we are to have people to share that aspect of our lives with.
We will be posting more about specific shows and the outstanding style that we saw at the shows in the next week... but we wanted to give a quick update of how amazing the past few hours were!
-Tori
Vancouver Fashion Week… WOW. When Booked got invited to Fashion Week we all were flushed with different emotions. At first we were excited, then we were nervous, then back to excited again. We pondered if we belonged, and only after we got our passes and sat in our seats, did we feel situated. Fashion week is like no other. We asked ourselves what sort of clothes do we wear. Are we supposed to dress up or have an ease to our look? After Sara got used to her height and Tori brought swag to her look did we realize that fashion week is not like any place we’ve ever been. It’s the only place you can come wearing outlandish colors and mask it with a blazer, bow ties to fur, stylish jeans to gowns. Fashion Week can also be the very casual everyday street-style we love that is also accepted.
When we sat down I felt very over my head, but also humbled to be there. My night got better when I got to sit beside this amazing woman from Sudan. This adorable, shy lady named Sadia gave me a glimpse into her life when she told me about her daughter whom she adored. Her name was Susan Puno, and her mother came to see her model at one of the shows. She told me about what it meant for her to come to see her, how much she loved all her children, her beliefs on education, and how Africa can be sufficient with the use of education. I agreed and couldn’t stop smiling, but the moment I truly knew I had to tell the readers about her was when she got a call from her daughter after her show. When the mother saw her waving, she blew her a kiss and her daughter caught it and put it directly to her heart. This made me think of how fashion week is about more than the clothes; it is about a dream. A dream to be happy and love every moment we are given. So from Booked, we love this dream.
-Yaw
(Susan Puno for Leigh Rose - Photo from Vancouver Fashion Week)
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