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ECOLUX☆LIFESTYLE: ‘Run Against Plastic’ Aims to Bring Pollution Awareness

Guest ContributorJanuary 28, 2020

Committing to being a runner can be a daunting task. Just the thought of going around the neighbourhood can be overwhelming. Now imagine running across Canada, from coast to coast!...

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Folio.YVR Issue #3: Creations in Silver: Visiting the Stefano Ricci Atelier

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJune 23, 2019December 18, 2019

No matter how many of the stately Stefano Ricci boutiques around the world you may visit on your travels, it is a given that upon entering, your breath will be...

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Folio.YVR Issue #3: Stefania Volpi: The Creative Genius Behind AltaModa Italia

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJune 5, 2019December 14, 2019

AltaModa Italia is defined by the glamorous, luxurious, and wonderfully eclectic pieces created in Southern Italy by expert artisan craftspersons at the behest of founders Stefani and Riccardo Volpi. Since...

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: Armani Casa Launches 2019 Collection

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 7, 2019January 10, 2020

On a brisk April evening, less than 24-hours before the official launch of Salone del Mobile, legendary design icon Giorgio Armani presented his 2019 Armani/Casa collection in the spectacular Armani/Teatro....

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: Angelo Caroli is Italy’s King of Vintage

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 7, 2019August 5, 2020

Everyone in business has to start somewhere. For a teenage Angelo Caroli in the mid-1970s, it was offering styling advice on a local radio station which led selling secondhand American...

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: An Evening with Dea Fortuna at Ultra-Luxury Stefano Ricci

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 7, 2019December 26, 2019

GOLDEN GOOSE Behold the delicious Golden Goose. Conceived and crafted by Andrew Fletcher, Operations & Creative Beverage Director of private members club Dea Fortuna. [caption id="attachment_3384" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Golden Goose...

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: Andy Dixon x Versace Home x Sasha Bikoff

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 7, 2019December 25, 2019

Andy Dixon is a Canadian fine-artist based in sunny Los Angeles, whose works question the inherent value in coveted luxury. He is particularly fond of Flemish still-life, Versace silk shirts,...

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Folio.YVR Issue #1: Baby Yors Elevates Leisure Center Anniversary Event

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 30, 2019December 18, 2019

Retail fashion concept store Leisure Center celebrated its one year anniversary with an exclusive party at its 22,000-square-foot space in Yaletown. Admittedly, it was the 'Up to 70% Off Sale'...

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Folio.YVR Issue #1: Maharajahs’ Express: India’s Luxury Train Adventure

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 30, 2019December 14, 2019

Enjoying resurgence in popularity, excursion travel by luxury train is on everyone’s radar this year. Far from intimidating, travel by train offers the traveler a fresh angle to view the passing world....

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Folio.YVR Issue #1: Christine Hutter & Moritz Grossman

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 30, 2019December 14, 2019

It was in 1986, just after having earned a Bachelor's degree, when Christine Hutter first discovered the beauty of mechanical timekeeping instruments. As she started her apprenticeship with master watchmaker...