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Be your own model and fashion designer. You can have your cake and eat it too! That’s how Vancouver area models and fasionistas have fun.

At the Empress Spring Fashion Soirée 2012, a group of models, beauty pageant contestants and friends gathered together and enjoyed an evening of show-off your own fashion and style on runway, music and good food at the 0755 Restaurant & Lounge in Richmond, BC on April 19, 2012.

The evening’s activities was hosted by Lingli Kong, a Vancouver TV personality and a founder of Empress Communications. Increasingly, this westcoast Canadian city is having more and more of this type of events that can attract a diversity audience from different communities for people who are seeking entertainment, fashion, music, style and glamour and audience participation.

Each year, Vancouver-based Empress Communications organizes the World Music Fashion Festival (http://wmff.ca/about) and tours China with an ensemble cast of international models and fashion designers to put up catwalk runway shows in different Chinese cities. In 2011, its inaugural year, the WMFF 2011 visited Shanghai, Dalian, Chengdu, Neijing and Hangzhou during August and September.

VIDEO – Empress Spring Fashion Soirée 2012
[Video by Ray Van Eng, V21 Media.]

0755 Restaurant & Lounge, 3779 Sexsmith Road, Richmond BC.

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Dear Vancouver 21 Readers,

I have arrived in Shanghai China yesterday (Aug 26, 2011) travelling with the 2011 World Music Fashion Festival (WMFF). We shall visit 5 cities in China. First stop is Shanghai and will stay here until the end of August and then we shall fly up north to Dalian and onto other cities.

Organized by Empress Media of Vancouver, WMFF comes to China to put on a music and fashion festival to introduce to the Chinese audience an international cast of musicians and fashion designers. Two musical acts will perform here – Isis Salam and Behind Sapphire. Designers includes Canada`s own Evan Biddell, Fala Chien and Paul Hardy. U.S. fashion line Juma and Arido and from Korea Kyuin Chae are also featured.

As access to YOUTUBE is not possible from my hotel. I shall likely be able to post photos and stories and save the videos for later when I get back to Vancouver in a month`s time.

Please be patient with me and most importantly, I like to take this opprtunity to thank all of you very much for the support in the past which was very much appreciated but rarely got the chance to say it.

Take care everyone and we`ll meet each other online soon.

Best,

Ray Van Eng
Publisher-Reporter

Empress Media of Vancouver is ready to launch its 2011 World Music Fashion Festival in China with a selected group of 6 international fashion designers and 20 models from Canada, U.S. and Asia and will visit Shanghai, Dalian and 3 other cities in China. The designers are Evan Biddell, Fala Chien, Paul Hardy, Kyuin Chae, Juma and Arido Jewelry. Also performing alongside the fashion catwalk are two musical groups – Isis Salam and Behind Sapphire. The entourage is scheduled to arrive in Shanghai on Aug 27, 2011 and put up a music and fashion show in different cities around China until Sep 26.

VIDEO – 2011WMFF – See You in China!

[Fashion Video produced by Ray Van Eng / V21 Media. Video contains clips provided by individual fashion designers. Music by Isis Salam - Avenue.]
Empress Communications, 566 Beatty Street, Vancouver BC

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The 2011 World Music Fashion Festival is going to China with a selected group of international designers from Canada, USA, Europe and Asia. They are Evan Biddell, Fala Chien, Kyuin Chae, Paul Hardy, Juma & Arido Jewelry. First stop is Shanghai, then onto Dalian, Hefei, Chengdu and Hangzhou, China. The music and fashion festival features musical bands Isis Salam and Behind Sapphire. The festival is a mix of concerts and fashion catwalks in a theatre setting often combined with a trade show exhibit for the fashion and clothing industry. The festivities in China will begin from late August to September of 2011. Please visit 2011 World Music Fashion Festival for details.

VIDEO – WMFF Designers Ready For China

[Video Producer: Ray Van Eng / V21 Media. Video contains footage provided by various fashion designers. Music by Behind Sapphire – Oh My, What A Fine Day.]
Empress Communications, 566 Beatty Street, Vancouver BC

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A team organized by Empress Communications in Vancouver is preparing to depart to China and will arrive in Shanghai to put on a fashion and music festival from Aug 28-Sep. 26, 2011. The 2011 World Music Fashion Festival tour will visit five Chinese cities including Shanghai, Dalian, Hefei, Chengdu and Hangzhou. The one-month long event will showcase two musical acts – Isis Salam and Behind Sapphire and six International fashion designers from U.S., Canada and France – Fala Chien, Paul Hardy, Arido Jewelry, Kyuin Chae, Evan Biddell and Juma. 20 models will join the tour for the catwalk as well. The show combines a runway fashion show and a live music concert. Each show will be no more than 120 minutes in length, performed at a theatre setting and will be widely covered by local media in each city to reach an audience of millions. The 2011 World Music Fashion Festival tour is the first of its kind in China and is aimed at introducing to the Chinese audience, concert-goers and fashionistas and the public a selection of worldwide fashion designers and musicians without having the Chinese traveling abroad. Photos from this fashion model were taken in available light and are candid portraits. The model shoot took place in Vancouver on Aug 13, 2011.

[Photos by Ray Van Eng http://www.vancouver21.com]



















































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