DESIGNER BRANDS AND BOUTIQUES including Max Mara, Bluebird and Gianni Maanaki will showcase fall fashions on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the 2013 Luxury & Supercar Weekend at VanDusen Botanical Garden. For details and a full schedule, visit luxurysupercar.com/eventinformation.
SATURDAY SHOWCASE A wide array of local artisans offer up their unique spin on jewelry, art, and fashion at the Portobello West Fall Market. Explore vendors and more on Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Creekside Community Centre in Vancouver's Olympic Village. The day will be filled with live music to tune into, decadent treats courtesy of the food trucks, and locally crafted wares. For more information on events and vendors, visit portobellowest.com.
VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK will present the spring-summer 2014 season at Oakridge Centre Sept. 16-21. The event aims to combine Vancouver's fashion talent with global influence and artistry. For tickets and event details, visit vanfashionweek.com.
MALENE GROTRIAN DESIGN presents Full Circle, a fashion event in support of Ovcare, British Columbia's Ovarian Cancer Research team, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Montauk Gallery, 228 Abbott St. in Gastown. The designer will present her fall-winter 2013 collection, Collage. Tickets at malenegrotrian.com. Tax receipt available.
ART, VINTAGE PIECES & JEWELRY will be on offer at a special sale on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Seymour United Church, 1200 Parkgate Ave. (off Mount Seymour Parkway). Details about the volunteerrun thrift shop can be found at mtseymourunited. com.
NORTH SHORE NEEDLE ARTS GUILD meets the second Thursday of the month and offers instruction in embroidery and beading at St. Martin's Anglican Church hall in North Vancouver. 604-922-4032.
Compiled by Layne Christensen Fashion File is a weekly column. Priority is given to North Shore events and organizations. If your business or charity is planning an event, send your info as early as possible to [email protected].
