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

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. The Brutalist space, created by Japanese designer Tadao Ando in 2000, was beautifully transformed into an intense otherworldly environment. As the event unfolded, Mr. Armani,...

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

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 denim and military jackets at a hawkers market in the centre of his hometown. The awareness of the ‘Made in Italy’ label was still in...

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Loewe ‘Baskets’ Exhibition at Salon del Mobile.Milan Captivates

The stone-lined streets of the Quadrilatero d’Oro jostled with rushes of people – all trying to get by those stopping to smoke a cigarette or chat, others in the street dodging scooters and pedicabs. Each in search of the next ‘must-visit’ location as dictated in the Fuorisalone 2019 Guide – which happened to contain 1,350...

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: Florence’s Antico Setificio Fiorentino Atelier Creates Luxury

Beyond the iron gate at Via Bartolini n° 4, under the shadow of abundant wisteria, the Antico Setificio Fiorentino produces the finest silk fabric in Italy, perhaps in the world. As our town car departs, the Director of Communications for Stefano Ricci begins to graciously weave the incredible and fascinating history of this business. We...

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

GOLDEN GOOSE Behold the delicious Golden Goose. Conceived and crafted by Andrew Fletcher, Operations & Creative Beverage Director of private members club Dea Fortuna. A gorgeous cocktail topped with edible flowers and flakes of gold, and served in a slender coupette to our VIP guests at the Stefano Ricci boutique in Vancouver’s ‘Luxury Zone.’ With...

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

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, and vintage Playboy magazine spreads, resulting in a perfect storm of culture, chaos, and appropriation. In his youth, Dixon was an experimental electronic musician who...

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Folio.YVR Issue #2: Christopher Bates | Confident Canadian

It all started with a ‘kiss on a collar’ that solidified the name ‘Christopher Bates’ into the Canadian consciousness. This cheeky design catapulted Bates from novice to expert and launched a business that consistently delivers sophisticated yet edgy men’s wear in the highest quality Italian fabrics. Bates visited Vancouver in April for back-to-back meetings and...

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

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’ that had everyone stoked, that was until New York singer-songwriter Baby Yors swooped in with his Canadian debut. PAPER Magazine calls Baby Yors ‘the rising queer Latin...

Folio.YVR Issue #1: Thierry Mugler: Couturissime Exhibition Launches

On March 2nd, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) launched one of the most exciting fashion events in Canadian history. The Thierry Mugler: Couturissime Exhibition follows a subtle campaign of exposure that culminated in Cardi B wearing multiple archive Mugler couture pieces at the 2019 Grammys. (Read Turnabout’s coverage here!) The exhibition was initiated, produced, and...

Folio.YVR Issue #1: Design Rockstar Tom Dixon & Big Fat American Tour

British designer Tom Dixon’s FAT American Tour rolled into Vancouver, ahead of its performance, with a potential full house. 700 confirmed. Fashioned after a rock ‘n’ roll tour motoring from coast-to-coast, FAT is unveiling key pieces from Dixon’s 2019 collection in a prequel to the official launch at Salone del Mobile.Milano in April. Supporting act,...

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

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

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Loewe ‘Baskets’ Exhibition at Salon del Mobile.Milan Captivates

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Florence’s Antico Setificio Fiorentino Atelier Creates Luxury

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

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

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Christopher Bates | Confident Canadian

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

Folio.YVR Issue #1: Thierry Mugler: Couturissime Exhibition Launches

Folio.YVR Issue #1: Design Rockstar Tom Dixon & Big Fat American Tour

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