International designers, models and up-and-comers in the fashion industry will descend on Vancouver next week for one of the biggest fashion events in North America.
Vancouver Fashion Week runs Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 and will feature more than 100 runway shows highlighting the hottest trends for spring/summer 2016.
"We're pleased to be bringing so many international designers to Vancouver Fashion Week," said Jamal Abdourahman, producer and founder of VFW, in a press release. "We have grown this event into a large-scale fashion celebration that so many people want to be a part of. We're also celebrating and elevating local designers, who have always been such an important part of fashion week."
The action takes place at Chinatown's Chinese Cultural Centre, located at 50 E. Pender St., Vancouver.
North Vancouver-based jeweller Sinem Akin is among the 115 participating designers and will be showing her Mediterranean-inspired Wanna Collection.
Other featured designers include Tommy Chong; 15-year-old Project Runway winner Tieler James; Shravan Kumar, who uses eco-friendly, unconventional materials; and Vancouver's Alex S. Yu, who will be showing his collection, The Expired Daydream, which was inspired by the 1994 film, Chungking Express, by Wong Kar Wai.
For tickets and schedule of events, visit vanfashionweek.com.
