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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Alan Anderson | Jewels by Alan [PHOTOS]

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverSeptember 1, 2023September 3, 2024

Celebrated designer Alan Anderson has launched an elegant and sophisticated atelier in the historic 1891 Edward Blake House on Jarvis Street, one of Toronto's last Gilded Age mansions. The Alan...

☆ Issue #15 - F/W 2022

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

Guest ContributorOctober 18, 2022October 19, 2022

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...

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LXR Launches Pre-Loved Vintage Luxury Handbag Rentals

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMay 8, 2022September 3, 2024

LXR, Canada’s premier socially-responsible omnichannel retailer of pre-loved vintage luxury handbags and accessories, is proud to announce the launch of their Rental Program. The largest rental program of pre-loved luxury...

☆ Issue #12 - October 2020 FoF ☆ Travel & Adventure

Folio.YVR Issue #12: Eldorado Resort: A Legacy of comfort

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverNovember 13, 2020March 10, 2025

As serene and gorgeous as much of the Okanagan Lake waterfront may be, it is still unmistakably modern, as so much of Kelowna's development has come in recent decades. This...

☆ Issue #11 - February 2020

FolioYVR Issue #11: Cameron Silver, Legendary Vintage Curator

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverMarch 3, 2020April 20, 2020

It was 2012, and a Schiaparelli blowfish walking stick made the Met Gala arrivals come standstill. Wearing a Nicole Miller ‘Ticket Print’ suit, vintage fashion purveyor Cameron Silver broke the...

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Folio.YVR Friends: Jean-Paul Gaultier Closes Haute Couture Runway with Canada’s Fashion Santa

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJanuary 25, 2020January 25, 2020

Last week, legendary French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier announced that his upcoming haute couture runway would be his last. Shocked fans and the industry insiders went into a tailspin of disbelief....

☆ Issue #08/09 - Nov/Dec

Folio.YVR Issue #8/9: Cate Brown: Recycled Fashion & Reimagined Luxury

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 14, 2019September 12, 2024

You may never have met Coco Chanel, but now you can sit next to her. That is the tagline favoured by Cate Brown, an interior designer and founder of her...