April 2, 2012
Tara was Booked in EME
Ali was Booked in EME
Sydney was Booked in EME
Jason was Booked in EME
Natalia was Booked in EME
Bri was Booked in EME
Monday, 2 April 2012
Street Style
Ali was Booked in EME
Sydney was Booked in EME
Jason was Booked in EME
Natalia was Booked in EME
Bri was Booked in EME
Friday, 30 March 2012
Street Style
March 30, 2012
Yaw in EME
Zoey was Booked at Passeport on Bernard
Liam in EME
Rumnique in Fine Arts
Yaw in EME
Zoey was Booked at Passeport on Bernard
Liam in EME
Street Style
March 29, 2012 - AVP Student Leadership Banquet
Robyn was Booked at the Banquet
Allison was Booked with Tori at the Banquet
Simon was Booked at the Banquet
Jenn was Booked at the Banquet
Robyn was Booked at the Banquet
Allison was Booked with Tori at the Banquet
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Kayla
Kayla is Booked
As Karl Lagerfeld puts it, clothes do hang better on a 6-foot-tall model (perhaps that’s why they call it high fashion), but the stick-thin, towering models that walk the runways of Paris and Milan rarely resemble the body types of most people. Yet in covering campus style we see every day how regular people manage to look as amazing and fashionable in their own way as those on the runway do, and Kayla Mann is one of those people. Though she stands just five feet tall, I had never really noticed it before until she brought it to my attention when we interviewed her.
We had been wanting to do a style profile on Kayla Mann for a long time because of her mastery of monochromatic dressing and ability to wear both casual, urban looks along with slightly more preppy business attire (like in her second look) effortlessly. As a third-year Management student, a large portion of her wardrobe consists of dark neutral colours. Naturally, these colours make one look thin and tall. Dark neutral colours are simply more appropriate for Management students as they’re often required to wear business attire for presentations. Monochromatic colours and textured leathers are able to absorb light and recede into the background, rather than reflect light and stand out as bright colours do. Maybe this is the secret that makes us not notice Kayla's height. Kayla’s looks are heavily influenced by contemporary architecture, interior design and photography, which contributes to her overall clean-lined aesthetic. Simply put, not only does Kayla have an eye for elongating garments and patterns, but she knows how to wear clothing without wearing her; Kayla is always the one in control and never lets her clothing overpower her.
We had been wanting to do a style profile on Kayla Mann for a long time because of her mastery of monochromatic dressing and ability to wear both casual, urban looks along with slightly more preppy business attire (like in her second look) effortlessly. As a third-year Management student, a large portion of her wardrobe consists of dark neutral colours. Naturally, these colours make one look thin and tall. Dark neutral colours are simply more appropriate for Management students as they’re often required to wear business attire for presentations. Monochromatic colours and textured leathers are able to absorb light and recede into the background, rather than reflect light and stand out as bright colours do. Maybe this is the secret that makes us not notice Kayla's height. Kayla’s looks are heavily influenced by contemporary architecture, interior design and photography, which contributes to her overall clean-lined aesthetic. Simply put, not only does Kayla have an eye for elongating garments and patterns, but she knows how to wear clothing without wearing her; Kayla is always the one in control and never lets her clothing overpower her.
Originally from Penticton, Kayla is specializing in accounting within the Management faculty and aspires to pursue a career in the corporate side of commercial fashion. Post-grad, she would like to work in more of an administrative role, but still have input in terms of the creative direction of a fashion house in a major city like London or New York. She describes her personal casual style as quite diverse. She wears an array of brands such as Michael Kors, Alexander Wang, Aritzia and BCBG. A staple piece in Kayla’s wardrobe is J Brand jeans. However, her way of dressing has progressed over the years from a more casual, over-sized boarder-vibe to a higher-end, more sophisticated style today. As a well traveling individual, Kayla admits to being inspired by where she is in terms of her clothing choices. When she was in Europe all she wore was oxfords. Neither Kayla’s personality nor fashion choices are static by any means. Her style is multifaceted and ever-changing from city to city.
Currently living in Kelowna, like a lot of people we interview Kayla often feels overdressed for school, but she doesn’t let this phase her. We love that she doesn’t dress to impress anyone, rather Kayla dresses the way she does for herself. One of the main reasons she has always been interested in fashion is because of her parents. Blogs such as Highsnobette and Style by Kling have also inspired her way of dressing. We're interested in how students decide what they’re going to wear on a given day to school, and Kayla told us that sometimes it takes her two minutes to decide and other days she’ll think about it first the night before. Similarly to myself, the weather is not a crucial factor in what Kayla will wear on a given day (even though it probably should be living in Kelowna). Instead, what she does is wear multiple layers so that the weather doesn’t constrain her.
As a Management student who is also interested in fashion, Booked wanted to get Kayla’s perspective on what she thinks of major fashion houses like Jeremy Scott, Alexander McQueen and Versace doing collaborations with more mainstream (or "fast-fashion") brands like Adidas, Puma and H&M. In Kayla’s opinion, she recognizes both positives and negatives with these collaborations. For example, she thinks celebrity endorsements and high fashion/mainstream brand collaborations allow companies to economically thrive and give people access to clothing which they would normally be unable to afford. At the same time, she thinks it takes away from the luxury and prestige of some of the more highly esteemed brands like Versace and McQueen when they produce less high-quality clothing for the masses. Based on our interview with Kayla and her self-assured sense of style, we’re certain she’ll succeed in her goal of working in a creative/administrative position with a fashion house in the future.
-Liam
Rejoice Fashion Show
(All photos by: Nothing But Jason)
Strutting comfortably in high-heeled shoes is an obstacle in itself.
The task becomes even more daunting when wearing Indian saris or
African-inspired gowns while walking down a 50-foot runway in front of 150
pairs of eyes. Booked attended the
Rejoice cultural fashion show last night at UBC-Okanagan. Having just returned back
from New York Fashion Week yesterday, it was a cool feeling seeing what I
experienced out of the country back at school in Kelowna. Upon entering the venue, there was an
overwhelming sense of pride and camaraderie both backstage and during the
show. This made for an awesome
event along with the exquisite traditional clothing students wore in addition
to Dare To Wear Love dresses from Toronto Fashion Week.
Model Carmen Dolinsky was wearing clothes representing Germany even
though she is of Swedish decent. Having
described her own casual style as “hippy-esque”, it was interesting recognizing
how a student’s style can be multifaceted in the way that their personality,
individual way of dressing and cultural heritage came together to make a unique
look. Carmen believes this event was a good demonstration of how multicultural
the UBC-O campus is becoming.
Hosts Emmy Chahal and Mariam Hazhir explained how the event was truly
about people from different cultures coming together to not only celebrate
their own heritage, but to embrace their fellow students’ cultures as
well. For example model Dialla
Kawar, a student of Arabic decent, wore Indian clothing while model Kofi
Mireku, a student who was raised in New Castle wore clothing from his motherland
Ghana. It was the common goal of recognizing
campus diversity and wanting to support the Stephen
Lewis Foundations to help people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa that brought
everyone together.
-Liam
I (Yaw) have always wondered what it would be like to live
Liam's life. Now for those who don't know Liam, he is the epitome of what it
means to be Booked. He is our one and only in-house model. Now for the rest of
the Booked team, we occasionally look to Liam for pointers on how to pose or take
a solid picture in our concept shoots.
Yesterday, I asked Liam to show me how to walk as I got to be part of a
multicultural charity fashion show that showcased individuality, diversity and
passionate students at UBC-Okanagan. The show showcased regions and cultures
such as the First Nations of Westbank, Germany, South America, India and my
motherland Ghana. Every garment
was exquisite and beautifully made.
I felt like every piece of clothing that came down the runway yesterday
had a history, familial story, tradition behind it, or a type of sentimental
significance. While I was sitting
backstage waiting for the show to begin, I could attest to every model being
nervous but it was a happy sort of nervous. Between all of the organizers and
models, there was a common goal to have a great show and have those seats in
the audience filled up. Thanks to Liam’s runway walking tips I think I did
fairly well. Overall, we had a
great show and it was an incredibly amazing feeling witnessing our UBC-Okanagan
community-at-large come out to support multiculturalism, diversity and student
creativity. Take a look below at
some of the photos the Booked team snapped backstage and of the show
yesterday.
-Yaw
Amanda in Saudi Arabian clothing and Susie in the Carnival of Barranquilla of Colombia
Kofi in Ghanaian and Larissa in Egyptian attire
Karim in Egyptian and Satinder in Indian clothing
Payton in Regalia Westbank First Nation and Sandeep in Indian attire
Kofi and Claire in Dare To Wear Love from Toronto Fashion Week
Neetu in Dare To Wear Love, Dialla in Indian and Elise in Dare To Wear Love
Susie in the Carnival of Barranquilla of Colombia
Anna in Dare To Wear Love from Toronto Fashion Week
Elise in Dare To Wear Love from Toronto Fashion Week
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Concept Post
Amazing Greys
This is Part 1 of our concept post on wearing neutrals. We didn't really plan to do all grey for this shoot but it turned out all of us had a grey coat on for it sooo...
We wanted to find an orchard for our final photo shoot of the day but ended up at the hill overlooking Cedar Creek Park in the Mission, and the result is these rad photos by Thomas Bullock.
While Liam and Yaw can be pretty daring, Tori and I are huge fans of wearing grey and other neutrals. Neutral colours blend well with pretty much any skin tone and can tone down stark colours in an outfit. Grey in particular is one of the most underrated colours to wear. It isn't as overdone as black, brown, and navy, and is a much subtler blend than those colours. While black and white can be used to balance out colour, they are often bold and distinct, which causes the other colours to be made more stark in turn. Grey and charcoal, however, generally manage to both match and tone down most colours and patterns.
If you want to wear grey by itself, it's possible to mix varying shades and textures of it, as Tori has done here. Because of grey's versatility, she could add various other colour themes on top of the grey base and still have a great outfit. Picture her look with tobacco-brown ankle boots and a bag. Now with light blue jeans. Maybe there's some dark green gloves in there, that's alright too. (I feel like Bob Ross, telling people to put some happy little trees in their painting.)
I could go on forever, really, but the take-home message here is just to wear more grey in your life, simple as that. Moving on from grey in particular, the more general theme of this shoot was light, washed out neutrals. The beach on a cloudy day proved to be an ideal location to showcase these airy, soft shades. Admittedly, it can be harder to wear all light colours when you're at work or school than when you're in long grass frolicking with your friends, but it's still doable. We've deliberately overemphasized the soft shades of cream, oatmeal, ivory, grey, etc. here, but in real life we would do more like Yaw has and throw in some denim and some popping colours to balance out the lighter tones. It's also possible to add really distinct colours like neon with black or bright primary colours. Liam's also done a very wearable look here, with a graphic print, sharp black lines to break up the grey, and white pants that make the grey pieces darker and more substantial by contrast. Because of the neutrality of grey, they can pull off bold touches like suspenders, red kicks, fancy sunglasses, and graphic shirts without becoming too overwhelming.
Tori and I (Cam) have gone all-in with the washed-out look, but we've incorporated different shades and focused on presenting interesting proportions in our scarves and coats. As with the suspenders example, neutral colours enable you to be bolder in other aspects of dressing, so unconventional shapes and sizes will be easier to pull off in a neutral-based outfit. As well, grey and other neutrals like oatmeal and cream convey comfort. If someone sees you in all grey, with sweaters and scarves on, they'll know you're getting cozy. My sister and I have head-to-toe grey sweatsuits that we wear in times where extreme comfiness is necessary. But as you can see from these fancy pictures amongst wind-blown grasses and overlooking a lake, grey and neutrals can be an elegant, rather than slobby, form of comfort. Next time it's chilly out, have some grey pride and put on a sweater or two in weather-appropritate neutral/grey tones to look cool while being warm. If you need some inspiration, check out this song. Kayne does light neutrals perfectly in it.
-Cam
Grey is the staple colour in my wardrobe. I hate to wear colours that jump out at people, so grey seems like a natural fit. I have always been drawn to grey with light pink (probably because I spent a significant amount of time in a ballet studio). To me grey is an extremely feminine neutral, and because of this I always steer towards it rather than black, navy, or brown. I tend to steer away from wearing colour and because of this I prefer grey because colour doesn't seem as harsh with it. While I find grey to be feminine I also love men in grey, as it can also come off as really masculine (think Madmen style grey suits). The crisp-ness of grey wool with a freshly pressed white oxford shirt is about as professional as you can get, and a plain grey tee with nicely fitted jeans is both confident and casual.
In these pictures we have done cozy winter looks, grey also looks unreal when worn in warm weather. To me nothing is better than grey and white with a good tan. Obviously we all love us some grey, they are versatile, classic, and crisp yet can also be edgy and daring. In other words, grey is awesome - wear it!
Examples of greys/neutrals in and around fashion shows:
This is Part 1 of our concept post on wearing neutrals. We didn't really plan to do all grey for this shoot but it turned out all of us had a grey coat on for it sooo...
We wanted to find an orchard for our final photo shoot of the day but ended up at the hill overlooking Cedar Creek Park in the Mission, and the result is these rad photos by Thomas Bullock.
While Liam and Yaw can be pretty daring, Tori and I are huge fans of wearing grey and other neutrals. Neutral colours blend well with pretty much any skin tone and can tone down stark colours in an outfit. Grey in particular is one of the most underrated colours to wear. It isn't as overdone as black, brown, and navy, and is a much subtler blend than those colours. While black and white can be used to balance out colour, they are often bold and distinct, which causes the other colours to be made more stark in turn. Grey and charcoal, however, generally manage to both match and tone down most colours and patterns.
(Photo credit: Thomas Bullock)
If you want to wear grey by itself, it's possible to mix varying shades and textures of it, as Tori has done here. Because of grey's versatility, she could add various other colour themes on top of the grey base and still have a great outfit. Picture her look with tobacco-brown ankle boots and a bag. Now with light blue jeans. Maybe there's some dark green gloves in there, that's alright too. (I feel like Bob Ross, telling people to put some happy little trees in their painting.)
I could go on forever, really, but the take-home message here is just to wear more grey in your life, simple as that. Moving on from grey in particular, the more general theme of this shoot was light, washed out neutrals. The beach on a cloudy day proved to be an ideal location to showcase these airy, soft shades. Admittedly, it can be harder to wear all light colours when you're at work or school than when you're in long grass frolicking with your friends, but it's still doable. We've deliberately overemphasized the soft shades of cream, oatmeal, ivory, grey, etc. here, but in real life we would do more like Yaw has and throw in some denim and some popping colours to balance out the lighter tones. It's also possible to add really distinct colours like neon with black or bright primary colours. Liam's also done a very wearable look here, with a graphic print, sharp black lines to break up the grey, and white pants that make the grey pieces darker and more substantial by contrast. Because of the neutrality of grey, they can pull off bold touches like suspenders, red kicks, fancy sunglasses, and graphic shirts without becoming too overwhelming.
(Photo credit: Thomas Bullock)
Tori and I (Cam) have gone all-in with the washed-out look, but we've incorporated different shades and focused on presenting interesting proportions in our scarves and coats. As with the suspenders example, neutral colours enable you to be bolder in other aspects of dressing, so unconventional shapes and sizes will be easier to pull off in a neutral-based outfit. As well, grey and other neutrals like oatmeal and cream convey comfort. If someone sees you in all grey, with sweaters and scarves on, they'll know you're getting cozy. My sister and I have head-to-toe grey sweatsuits that we wear in times where extreme comfiness is necessary. But as you can see from these fancy pictures amongst wind-blown grasses and overlooking a lake, grey and neutrals can be an elegant, rather than slobby, form of comfort. Next time it's chilly out, have some grey pride and put on a sweater or two in weather-appropritate neutral/grey tones to look cool while being warm. If you need some inspiration, check out this song. Kayne does light neutrals perfectly in it.
-Cam
(Photo credit: Thomas Bullock)
Grey is the staple colour in my wardrobe. I hate to wear colours that jump out at people, so grey seems like a natural fit. I have always been drawn to grey with light pink (probably because I spent a significant amount of time in a ballet studio). To me grey is an extremely feminine neutral, and because of this I always steer towards it rather than black, navy, or brown. I tend to steer away from wearing colour and because of this I prefer grey because colour doesn't seem as harsh with it. While I find grey to be feminine I also love men in grey, as it can also come off as really masculine (think Madmen style grey suits). The crisp-ness of grey wool with a freshly pressed white oxford shirt is about as professional as you can get, and a plain grey tee with nicely fitted jeans is both confident and casual.
In these pictures we have done cozy winter looks, grey also looks unreal when worn in warm weather. To me nothing is better than grey and white with a good tan. Obviously we all love us some grey, they are versatile, classic, and crisp yet can also be edgy and daring. In other words, grey is awesome - wear it!
-Tori
Protip: Wearing grey can come off as boring or safe (especially
according to Rachel Zoe) but it can also look perfectly clean and chic. When
wearing greys try to add in something unexpected. Don't let your greys be
boring. Adding in a colour or an unexpected silhouette is a great way
to do this.
Protip: Wearing multiple shades of grey comes off as rich and well
layered. But not all greys go together, be aware of undertones and texture.
Mixing dark and light greys is the best way to do this, as well as making sure
that you add in interest with texture (like a knit or a wool).
Examples of greys/neutrals in and around fashion shows:
Sunday, 25 March 2012
The Find
Hunter Boots
COSTCO HAS HUNTER BOOTS! I'm not sure if the rest of the world will be as excited about this as I was. Yesterday one of my best friends told me that if rumours are true we could be proud owners of Hunter Boots for a mere $89.99 (instead of, say, $130-150, which they often retail for) - so naturally today I forced my mom to take me, and to my delight the rumours were very correct! These boots have been rising in popularity steadily for the past few years, and this is one trend I can fully get behind. Unlike the Ugg trend, Hunter boots are stylish and reasonable (and actually work as boots). The grips are great for rainy and icy conditions, and with all of the accessories that are made specifically for them (like the adorable cable knit inserts complete with logo) they can be made appropriate for every cold weather condition. I suggest that you all RUN to Costco to pick up a pair before everyone else finds out!! When I was there we grabbed 4 pairs; I got mine in green and my mom and two best friends got black.
-Tori
Vancouver Fashion Week
Vancouver Fashion Week - Day 2 (Friday March 23)
Fashion Week was an eye-opening experience; we saw beautiful people with goals and ambitions not just for the clothes they were about to see on the runway, but for art in general. Day two at Fashion Week I couldn't help but see people expressing themselves - not only the designers, but our fellow bloggers as well as the media and the people that came to appreciate all the hard work presented in each collection. No one held back in wardrobe choices on Friday night, there was a general feeling that we were all there to take in the collections and the designers did not disappoint in the slightest.
The Booked team was so excited for day two, after a day of shopping and a photo shoot of a great friend we put our game faces on and watched five impeccable shows. Every design was brilliant, hand crafted and showed the designers interest.
When the show began there was a murmur in the crowd until the first model hit the stage, then it was quiet for about ten seconds - all you could hear was the music that had been chosen for the show, the model owned the stage and everyone became hypnotized by her beauty, but after those ten seconds the work begins. Sara and Tori picked up their camera and began to snap away, Cam penciled in thoughts while we both critiqued the design until the model got to the front of the runway. She posed either giving a smile, a smirk, or dead eyes - either way the sound of one hundred cameras went off and all you hear are flashes. The model then picked up her head turned around, giving her viewers the full design. One thing I learned from fashion week is that a piece is not done if it's not expressed from head to toe: every designer looked to decorate their model from the tip of her head to her feet.
After the shows we finally worked up the courage to introduce ourselves to the people whose style we had been admiring for the past two days, and discuss the show and our ventures. Clothing has always been a means of expression for me, a way to get out my shell, and every person that we got a picture of seemed to express themselves in a way that gave a glimpse of who they really are. If they were spunky, if they were an artist, or even if they just came to support a friend their particular look gave us a peek into who they are.
-Yaw
When the show began there was a murmur in the crowd until the first model hit the stage, then it was quiet for about ten seconds - all you could hear was the music that had been chosen for the show, the model owned the stage and everyone became hypnotized by her beauty, but after those ten seconds the work begins. Sara and Tori picked up their camera and began to snap away, Cam penciled in thoughts while we both critiqued the design until the model got to the front of the runway. She posed either giving a smile, a smirk, or dead eyes - either way the sound of one hundred cameras went off and all you hear are flashes. The model then picked up her head turned around, giving her viewers the full design. One thing I learned from fashion week is that a piece is not done if it's not expressed from head to toe: every designer looked to decorate their model from the tip of her head to her feet.
After the shows we finally worked up the courage to introduce ourselves to the people whose style we had been admiring for the past two days, and discuss the show and our ventures. Clothing has always been a means of expression for me, a way to get out my shell, and every person that we got a picture of seemed to express themselves in a way that gave a glimpse of who they really are. If they were spunky, if they were an artist, or even if they just came to support a friend their particular look gave us a peek into who they are.
-Yaw
Viranlly and Richard
Megan and Clarissa
Sara
Yaw
Tori
Cam
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