Last Saturday I had the ultimate privilege of being a guest at Fashion Wonderland, an event put on by Heels and Heart to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. The event was a huge success and co-founders Kristina McGill and Alanna Ramgoolam should be extremely proud of this accomplishment. The event was held at the Darling Foundry in Old Montreal, a beautiful exposed brick building- perfect for a wearable art fashion show! The show was full of surprises, one being that one of the models from the show walked the catwalk, and then played an electric harp for the latter half of the show. All the designers who participated did an excellent job and many of the designs were tremendously detailed.
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The Winners!!
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My favourite design (though it did not win, as judges were on whatever that caterpillar smokes) was by designer Jennifer Laboun- Rubenstein, titled “Who Are You”. This creation was modeled by Lydia Ochieng, and the dress was complimented by a beautiful piece of jewellery designed by Jennifer herself. To check out more of Jennifer’s intricate jewellery designs please visit her website WWW.JENLR.COM. The gorgeous creation reminded me little of Halston, and had a very seventies look to it.
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, Kristina will be running a 42 km marathon this weekend in Nova Scotia, with all proceeds raised going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Please join me in congratulating Kristina for her incredible support of this devastating disease. I hope you will all take the time to read more on Heels and Heart’s worthy cause and join me at their next event!
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"Who Are You"
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| Necklace by Jennifer Laoun- Rubenstein |
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| First Place Winner- Samantha Cutler "Wonderland" |
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| Photo taken by Susan Paige |
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| Co-founder of Heels and Heart Kristina McGill and I before the show |
P.S. my little Fashionistas: In Canada, there are over 90,000 people living with, or in remission from, a blood cancer. One diagnosis every 34 minutes, one lost battle every 72 minutes. While much has been accomplished in the fight against blood cancers, there is still much to do – and every minute counts.
Hello Fashé,
ReplyDeleteJust doing a bit of shameless self-Googling and stumbled upon this post, which I didn't see at the time of Fashion Wonderland.
Thank you so much for the kind words. It was an amazing event to be a part of.
It would be a pleasure to meet you outside the blogosphere sometime!
- Jennifer