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The Front Row to After-Party: A Night at Oakridge Park [PHOTOS]

Here is a closer look at The Front Row at Oakridge Park, including a peek inside the VIP Pre-Show and Post-Show receptions. The Vancouver evening transformed the North Atrium into a gleaming runway for vintage luxury, new-season collections, and a headline performance by John Legend. Canadian-raised fashion editor and stylist Joe Zee, who leads The Style Office, hosted the presentation for a sold-out room of 612 guests. Many of them earned their seats through Shop Your Way to the Front Row by shopping at more than 40 participating boutiques.

The show, titled Fashion Through the Ages, paid tribute to the runway presentations once staged at the former Oakridge Centre. Stylist and fashion director Zeina Esmail curated a century of silhouettes, from Jazz Age beaded fringe and postwar couture to Space Age metallics and sculpted power shoulders, with archival pieces from Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, and others. The finale brought new-season looks from Brunello Cucinelli, Harry Rosen, Max Mara, and Valentino, all for sale in the boutiques steps from the runway.

Legend then sat down at the piano for an intimate set and led the entire room in an All of Me singalong. Afterward, he raised a toast at the after-party at Time Out Market Vancouver. The Front Row returns in 2027 with a fresh theme.

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Thank you to Oakridge Park for providing the photography for this story.

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Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle Observer: Helen Siwak is the founder of EcoLuxLuv Communications & Marketing Inc and publisher of Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine and PORTFOLIOY.YVR Business & Entrepreneurs Magazine. She is a prolific content creator, consultant, and marketing and media strategist within the ecoluxury and luxury lifestyle niches. Helen is the west coast correspondent to Canada’s top-read business magazine Retail-Insider, holds a vast freelance portfolio, and is an EIC for Hire. Connect with her here: [email protected].