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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Jason Sarai: Style by Sarai & SARAI Bespoke

Founded by Creative Director and CEO Jason Sarai in 2014, SARAI Bespoke is a boutique lifestyle brand that creates luxury custom garments, renowned lifestyle collaborations, and exclusive soirées for a discerning global clientele. SARAI Bespoke’s sartorial vision effortlessly combines old-world craftsmanship with a distinct modern sensibility to produce clothing that stands the test of time....

PORTFOLIO.YVR, Volume 1 | Issue 2

van cleef & arpels, toronto, helen siwak, folioyvr, luxury, high jewellery, luxury magazine, ecoluxury

December 14, 2023

Van Cleef & Arpels Launches Canadian Flagship in Toronto

French luxury jewellery company Van Cleef & Arpels has launched its newest boutique in Canada on Bloor Street in Toronto. The boutique showcases iconic and new creations, including ones from the timeless Snowflake collection, alongside recent Perlée and Alhambra pieces. Unique to this new address is an Art Deco-inspired façade. Initially designed in 1935 for Van...

☆ Issue #21 - Oct/Nov 2023

sonia mangat, charles zuckermann, etalk, helen siwak, folioyvr, vancouver, bc, yvr

July 7, 2023

Catching Up with Media Personality Sonia Mangat in Toronto

Following her strong values and positive approach, television and lifestyle personality Sonia Mangat lives life to the fullest every day. She leverages her sizable digital platform to highlight several causes near her heart, to share workplace behind-the-scenes moments, and offer a peak into her longstanding passion for flower arranging through her beautiful ‘side hustle’ Fleurs...

☆ Issue #19 – Summer 2023

cashmere collection, jay manuel, justin wu, jason matlo, alex yu, helen siwak, vancouver, bc

January 13, 2023

Cashmere Collection: Jay Manuel Ushers in New Designs

International fashion star Jay Manuel presented 12 top Canadian designers and their Vision of a Future Without Cancer to kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month as part of the 19th Annual Cashmere Collection. With a theme – Celestial Awakening: A Celebration of Strength, Hope, and Compassion – at The Symes in Toronto. Twelve brilliantly talented designers...

☆ Issue #16 - Holiday Edition

westbank, ian gillespie, vintage, haute couture, mcqueen, chanel, ysl, folioyvr, helen siwak, fairmont pacific rim, vancouver, bc, vancity,yvr

October 18, 2022

Ian Gillespie, Westbank Corp: The Genesis of a Haute Couture Collection ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

A few years ago, an interest in fashion grew into a collection that in a few years’ time I hope will at the very least, be regarded as interesting and well put together. It has also led to the second most frequently asked question I get; (The first being what is your favourite building) what...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

bryan adams, wuxly, james yurichuk, vegan outerwear, canadian icon, toronto, vancouver, folioyvr, vancity, yvr, helen siwak

October 16, 2022

Wuxly x Bryan Adams: The BAD Collection Limited Edition ☆ Folio.YVR Issue 15

Sustainable proudly Canadian outerwear brand Wuxly is collaborating with vegan Canadian music icon Bryan Adams. Loved for its animal-free, fashion-forward outerwear, Wuxly’s latest limited edition collection garners even more adoration among music enthusiasts. This month, the sustainable brand announced the launch of its collaboration with unabashedly vegan Canadian rocker, Bryan Adams. “I’m so proud to...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

sonia beeksma, helen siwak, mona butler, folioyvr, ecoluxluv, toronto, vancouver, vancity, yvr, bc

October 24, 2020

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Sonia Beeksma, Mass Media Darling

Early in 2020, Vancouver early morning media darling Sonia Beeksma shifted gears from the laid-back west coast to the bustling east coast by joining the award-winning CTV etalk team. A career leap forward and at the same time backwards, having started her media career interning in The Six. But now, with a decade of experience...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020

beefeater, pink gin, gerald glavota, spirits, gin, helen siwak, folioyvr, ecoluxluv, vancouver, bc, vancity, 604, luxury lifestyle

September 8, 2020

Folio.YVR Friends: Beefeater Colours Cocktails Pink this Season

Beefeater is the top gin brand in the world, but that does not stop it from looking at world trends in drinking and leisure to address consumer demand for gin. Gin has a rich history, and Beefeater’s Master Distiller Desmond Payne, MBE, brings both tradition and innovation to Beefeater, the gin category and the way people drink...

FoF ☆ Culinary, Wine, Spirits, Folio.YVR Friends

vacheron constantin, alberni street, luxury zone, helen siwak, folioyvr, ecoluxluv, vancouver, bc, vancity, yvr

December 20, 2019

Folio.YVR Issue #3: Maison Vacheron Constantin Launches in YVR

At the pinnacle of high horology and understated elegance, the Maison Vacheron Constantin creates timepieces with unique technical and aesthetic signatures and an extremely high level of finishing touches. The luxury Swiss timepiece Maison, with over two hundred and sixty years of heritage, launched its first Western Canada boutique on prestigious Alberni Street in Vancouver’s...

☆ Issue #03 - June