String Magazine http://stringmagazine.ca Vancouver's online fashion culture magazine. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://stringmagazine.ca/http://stringmagazine.ca/images/logo-144.jpgString MagazineStringMagazinehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.comAdd to Any Feed Reader On Film: Growing City + sustainable fashion http://stringmagazine.ca/on-film-growing-city-sustainable-fashion/ http://stringmagazine.ca/on-film-growing-city-sustainable-fashion/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:04:31 +0000 editor http://stringmagazine.ca/?p=1115 On Film: Growing City + sustainable fashion
A photo shoot with Lisa von Sturmer and Andrew Sutherland of Growing City features local green fashion designers while sending out the message of their innovative company.

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Su-Hui Chu, designer of one of the newest and most exciting new lines in Vancouver, Ella Peru, takes us inside her studio for a closer look at her craft.

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Somewhere in the air a window opens. Life and sound quietly awaken.

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Spring beauty trends come in fabulous shades.

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What better way to celebrate the Olympics than with a little friendly competition? Top Vancouver designers make the call while design students go face to face.

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BYOB at John Casablancas brings us another edition of photos by students in the hair, makeup, and fashion programs.

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Words and photos by Maria. Anna is in the kitchen peeking into the oven. It smells like something is baking in there and that something is sweet. “I’m baking pies for everyone!” she exclaims. “Do you want to try some? They’re almost ready.” The smell is enticing, but what I’m more interested in is what’s a-bakin’ [...]

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Words by Kathy Nguyen. It has always been a thrill for me to walk into a retail space and admire all the things that are beautifully designed, well crafted, and are beyond the line of exceptional quality. Holt Renfrew is the home to the world’s most famous luxury brands and I was incredibly glad to be [...]

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A blanket illuminates once-whispered colours.

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Blast off with bold shapes and colours for some amazing geometric-inspired looks.

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The beauty of darkness embodied.

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Who knew that wrapping tissue could not just be pretty, but also absolutely exquisite?

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Model Cassandra Tighe has her sights set on high places of the industry, and she is already well on her way.

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Words by Brooke Takhar. Above photo by Andrea Warner. Last Tuesday night if you happened to hear a girly roar out over the city, it was most likely the pretty partygoers attending the Kitty Card’s Holiday Soiree down in Yaletown. Tucked into one of the chicest high rises, the room we gathered in was gorgeous and [...]

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Sisters Tawnya and Tara Busch set off on a mission to make the modelling industry more ethnically diverse starting with their own agency.

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