Vancouver Fashion Week 2011 Fall/Winter SHANGHAI VOGUE! Helen Lee, Jenny Ji & China Beauty

From Shanghai With Love…and Fashion. I’ll just call it Shanghai Vogue. The Fall/Winter season of the Vancouver Fashion Week 2011 FW2011 featured a number of Chinese designers from Shanghai – China Beauty, Open Black by Helen Lee and La Vie by Jenny Ji. These three are well-known names in Chinese fashion scene and now they are here in Vancouver and delighted many who had come to catch the final night of the VFW FW 2011 show on April 17, 2011.

China Beauty featured models moving around with flowing shawls of traditional oriental designs. Not surprisingly, Jenny Ji displayed her La Vie collection of elegant wedding dresses often decorated with Swarovski items. Helen Lee broke new ground for herself with her latest Open Black collection that reflected a modern sensibility that her home country has experienced in recent times.

VIDEO – Shanghai Vogue at VFW Fall/Winter 2011

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Vancouver Fashion Week 2011 Fall/Winter EVA CHEN LIBERTÉ! LEATHER Collection

Internationally-known fashion designer Eva Chen has established herself as one of the premier Vancouver designers for one-of-a-kind haute couture. Every time Eva announces a new collection, many fashion-watchers eagerly await. Her latest Liberté (French: Liberty) Leather Collection offers a unique cutting and style that once again reflected a distinctiveness which Eva Chen Couture is famous for – edgy, fashionable and yet very comfortable to be in it. Just like many of the same qualities that a high-end auto often strives for. It is no surprise that Eva Chen Couture is presented by Brian Jessel Autohaus.

Liberté! Set yourself free in Eva Chen’s newest collection of exquisitely tailored leatherwear that combines the best craftsmanship of Europe, Asia and North America.

VIDEO – Eva Chen LIBERTÉ! LEATHER Collection @ VFW FW 2011

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Vancouver Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 VFW FW 2011 OPENING STUNNER! Lace Embrace Atelier Corsets Raised Temperature

Vancouver Fashion Week VFW Fall/Winter 2011 (FW 2011) collection opened with some very impressive display of local clothing-design talents. One of the highlights of the evening featured on opening day (April 13, 2011) catwalk runway was Lace Embrace Atelier. Canadian designer Melanie Talkington started the company after graduating from Kwantlen Polytechnics University in 1997 and later worked in Los Angels, California to craft wardrobe and corsets for pin up and burlesque models Dita Von Tesse, Cathie Jung etc. and in the Warner Bros Hollywood movie production of Sucker Punch. Lace Embrace Atelier is still based in Vancouver Canada. The other designers at VFW FW 2011 first night runway included the exquisite work of Vancouver designers Patricia Fieldwalker and Valerio Moda and from Spain, Rosalita McGee.

VIDEO – Lace Embrace Atelier Corsets @ VFW FW 2011 Opening

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