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☆ Issue #19 – Summer 2023 Folio.YVR High Fashion & Couture

Demi-Couture Designer Stevie Crowne Takes Repurposing to Next Level

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJuly 7, 2023August 24, 2023

Over a decade ago, a young designer started making waves in the Vancouver fashion scene. Armed with a bag of thrifted garments, scissors, spray paint, glue, thread, needles and pins,...

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EcoLux☆Lifestyle: Negroni & Amarula Vegan: Two Summer Classics ‘Ready to Enjoy’

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJuly 27, 2022November 17, 2022

When the weather heats up, refreshing summer cocktails are the perfect way to stay cool. Some of our favourites are poured directly from a blender and others are shaken up...

☆ Issue #13 - Winter 2020/21

Folio.YVR ☆ Issue 13 ☆ Nick Cave vs. Fazioli Piano – A Modern Day Parable of Passion

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 22, 2022May 22, 2022

This story began with a simple question from Andrew and posted on The Red Hand Files and how it played out has become legendary in two diverse worlds of fans....

EcoLuxLifestyle: Fashion EcoLuxLifestyle: Shopping Sustainably EcoLuxLifestyle.co Magazine

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: Sustainable Denim: The Quest for Comfort, Fit & A Clean Conscience

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 14, 2022November 29, 2022

Do you feel that scoring a perfect pair of jeans is on par with the odds of winning the lottery? Why does it seem the quest for the perfect fit...

☆ Luxury Lifestyle Awards FoF ☆ Travel & Adventure

Folio.YVR Friends: Relax in Greece at the Award-winning More Meni Boutique Hotel

A partnership between Folio.YVR & Luxury Lifestyle AwardsApril 7, 2021April 14, 2021

Missing the energy of Mykonos and Santorini? The sweet kitty-cats of Lesbos? Or perhaps a sentimental stay in the eternally youthful Corfu? The announcement from the Greece Tourism Board that...

☆ Luxury Lifestyle Awards

Folio.YVR Friends: The Westin Siray Bay Captures Hearts in Phuket

A partnership between Folio.YVR & Luxury Lifestyle AwardsJanuary 5, 2021January 19, 2021

Thailand has long captured the hearts of the global traveller looking to sample its welcoming culture and unique natural environment. Offering an insight into the local lifestyle and surrounded by...

☆ Issue #10 - January Top 10

Folio.YVR 2019 / Top 10 Read: #3 Manuel Bernaschek: Lessons Learned & Living Well

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverFebruary 5, 2020April 20, 2020

Having the courage to build the best life for your family is something that Manuel Bernaschek holds in his heart. From humble beginnings, he is a man who has been...

☆ Issue #02 - May

Folio.YVR Issue #2: Christopher Bates: Canadian Designer

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 18, 2019

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...

☆ Issue #06 - September

Folio.YVR Issue #6: Manuel Bernaschek: Of Lessons Learned & Living Well

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 13, 2019

Having the courage to build the best life for your family is something that Manuel Bernaschek holds in his heart. From humble beginnings, he is a man who has been...

EcoLuxLifestyle: Fashion EcoLuxLifestyle.co Magazine

EcoLux☆Lifestyle: Bespoke Dreaming: Handcrafted Footwear Available in YVR

Guest ContributorDecember 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Amy Slosky is Italian shoemaking craftsmanship right here on the West Coast. Her made-to-order and limited ready-to-wear collections are crafted by hand from start to finish. Every pair of shoes...