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| Media Party, Fashion Forward, & NBFW runway show |
What a week! I'm not going to lie, I'm exhausted. Between trying to adjust to my new schedule & flying out the door each evening to events, I'm so glad my Saturday consists of a latte from my favorite barista & a red velvet cupcake from our new local bakery! It is also Canadian Thanksgiving weekend so I have 4 delicious days off with nothing much to do!!
As I enjoyed my coffee & cupcake this morning I pondered today's post.
After attending the Fashion Event last night I wondered what approach i should take in covering the event. There was some fabulous fashion, some baffling decisions & some obvious hard work, but as a Plus Size blogger I wanted to offer my perspective. My intention was to focus specifically on the plus size pieces, accessories & overall general tone of the affair, since it was my first fashion week. I asked about plus size long before the event & was told specifically there would be plus size representation, in models, clothing & with at least one local designer - exciting!!!
Unfortunately the 'plus size' component seemed to have disappeared by the time the event came to fruition. There were no plus size fashions, designers or models*. Although I was glad to be included in the event & have my opinion valued, I'm left wondering, as a blogger, what do I say?
What I can say is this, we have some amazing local talent & contributions to the fashion world!
Our stylists work hard & come up with stunning looks.
Our local designers have vision & talent.
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| Chainmaille Obsession by Andrea Cyr |
Our shops have amazing product & staff.
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| Runway look from Walsh Luggage |
And our local bloggers support their community & fashion! Check out my fellow bloggers & their different takes on the events of the week;
- Barb of barbbarbbarb
- Leigh-Ellen from LittleWaterlily, Big Pond
- Melissa of Sigh..gush..gasp
- Chelsea, our Maritime Shopaholic
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| With blogger, Chelsea |
I was really enjoying all the opportunities I had to dress up this week! This outfit was put together of simple affordable components but I was so happy with how it all came together. The dress is several years old from Reitman's, top from Old Navy, shoes came from Payless & I layered several necklaces. Oh, the clutch was a score at Winner's, from XOXO.
Overall I had a fun night out, with lots of great company & saw so many beautiful, fashionable things. Do I wish that my plus size community had of had representation? Absolutely - but there is always the spring collections, right?
*there was a plus size model in the hair competition, but not in the runway show
What a shame, considering there is a large plus-size community in this city. I would have appreciated some representation and some fashion ideas for us bigger gals. Oh well, maybe next time. One can hope.
ReplyDeleteP.S. All of your looks are so fab!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is a shame that there was no size representation at the event, but as I think on it, besides the box stores SJ/NB has very little to offer us either. I think that due to poor organization & communication the few boutiques I know didn't choose to participate. I hope that we can see some more varity on the runway next time though...
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