Fashion

Mona Consignment store owner Deanne Young by the loungewear racks. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

B.C. consignment store sees surge in people dumping COVID-19 clothing

Many no longer wear the leisure wear they purchased during the pandemic, so they consign it

 

Annika Van Vliet poses on the stairs at the Hotel Bristol? (Lisa Van Vliet photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. teen model shines on Paris runway

Fashion-week experience one of true inclusion: mom

 

FILE - Designer Olivier Rousteing accepts applause after the conclusion of the Balmain Fall/Winter 2023-2024 ready-to-wear collection presented Wednesday, March 1, 2023 in Paris. Balmain artistic director Olivier Rousteing says robbers have made off with more than 50 pieces of the new collection that his Paris house intends to show at Fashion Week later this month. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, file)

Designer says robbers stole 50 items from upcoming Paris Fashion Week show

Group allegedly hijacked delivery driver, made off with clothes

 

South Surrey teen Annika Van Vliet caught the eyes of modelling scouts a year ago. On Sept. 9, her photo will be on display in the Big Apple, then she’ll head to the Paris Fashion Week runway. (La Belle Magazine/Yvonne Hanson Photography photo)

B.C. teen model headed for Paris runway, Times Square jumbotron

Annika Van Vliet, 15, is also ambassador for Down Syndrome Resource Foundation

South Surrey teen Annika Van Vliet caught the eyes of modelling scouts a year ago. On Sept. 9, her photo will be on display in the Big Apple, then she’ll head to the Paris Fashion Week runway. (La Belle Magazine/Yvonne Hanson Photography photo)
One-year-old Olive Mattioli walks the runway with her dog Mia, dressed in a luxurious top, at the dog fashion show hosted by Polson Artisan Market in Polson Park Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Canine Couture: Dog fashion show a highlight of Vernon market

Several dogs strutted their stuff at Polson Artisan Market Friday night

One-year-old Olive Mattioli walks the runway with her dog Mia, dressed in a luxurious top, at the dog fashion show hosted by Polson Artisan Market in Polson Park Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Dance fashion photography by Darren Hull

Fluidity

Fashion flows from form to form

  • Aug 9, 2023
Dance fashion photography by Darren Hull
Stephanie Brown portrait - Lia Crowe photograph

Life, style etc. with Stephanie Brown

Lise Brown Cosmetics partner offers a boutique experience

  • Jul 7, 2023
Stephanie Brown portrait - Lia Crowe photograph
Designer Pharrell Williams accepts applause at the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Pharrell fuses entertainment and fashion for confident Louis Vuitton menswear debut

Unveiling a new chapter in its illustrious history, Louis Vuitton made an…

Designer Pharrell Williams accepts applause at the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Jaclyn Roberston portrait by Lia Crowe photography

Life and style with Jaclyn Robertson

Passionate about slow and conscious living

  • Jun 14, 2023
Jaclyn Roberston portrait by Lia Crowe photography
Plato’s Closet in Kelowna officially opened its doors on June 8, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

New buy-and-sell store adds to Kelowna couple’s thrift store legacy

Plato’s Closet is located on Baron Road next to Once Upon a Child

  • Jun 8, 2023
Plato’s Closet in Kelowna officially opened its doors on June 8, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Fashion at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. Lia Crowe photography

Take Flight

Fashion meets history at the British Columbia Aviation Museum

  • May 31, 2023
Fashion at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. Lia Crowe photography
March 16, 2023 - Shelley Clarke for Boulevard Style feature. Don Denton photo

Life & Style with Shelley Clarke

Good style is all about attention to detail

  • May 15, 2023
March 16, 2023 - Shelley Clarke for Boulevard Style feature. Don Denton photo
Rebecca Burrows, portrait photography by Lia Crowe

Secrets and Lives with Rebecca Burrows

Realizing a lifelong dream

  • May 5, 2023
Rebecca Burrows, portrait photography by Lia Crowe
Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Met Gala: Rihanna, Jared Leto as Choupette, Kim K. in pearls

Rihanna shut down the Met Gala carpet Monday encased in white camellias…

Rihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Pamela Anderson is releasing her new swimsuit collection on May 4. (Frankies Bikinis)

Pamela Anderson releasing swimsuit line including iconic Baywatch-inspired one-piece

Vancouver Island celebrity partnering with Frankies Bikinis

Pamela Anderson is releasing her new swimsuit collection on May 4. (Frankies Bikinis)
AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File

It’s Met Gala time again – here’s what we know so far

Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan…

AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo

Life and Style with Brianne Mactier

Positive energy is powerful

  • Apr 12, 2023
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo
Lady Gaga was captured carrying a Kilner Goods bag from an Okanagan designer while on the set of Joker 2. (La Maison Gaga/Instagram)

No Joke: Lady Gaga sports Okanagan designer’s one-of-a-kind leather bag

Nicole Loewen thought is was a joke when told Lady Gaga is carrying her design

  • Mar 31, 2023
Lady Gaga was captured carrying a Kilner Goods bag from an Okanagan designer while on the set of Joker 2. (La Maison Gaga/Instagram)
Lady Gaga was captured carrying a Kilner Goods bag from an Okanagan designer while on the set of Joker 2. (La Maison Gaga/Instagram)

No Joke: Lady Gaga sports Okanagan designer’s one-of-a-kind leather bag

Nicole Loewen thought is was a joke when told Lady Gaga is carrying her design

  • Mar 31, 2023
Lady Gaga was captured carrying a Kilner Goods bag from an Okanagan designer while on the set of Joker 2. (La Maison Gaga/Instagram)
Pink fashion . Photography by Darren Hull

Pretty in pink…and a little blue

Single colour dominates the fashion runways

  • Mar 15, 2023
Pink fashion . Photography by Darren Hull