Canadian Art and Fashion Awards - Cocktail Party in Vancouver

The invitation came in brilliant red, an important missive, for sure! It turned out to be for an exciting event on the evening of September 23; a cocktail party to celebrate the up and coming Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards (CAFA) coming up, January 31, in Toronto! So pleased to see "outstanding achievement and emerging Canadian talent in Fashion Design "recognized and celebrated". Joe Mimran (Joe Fresh) was awarded, last year, for being an icon of Canadian Style and is also the Chair of CAFA.  Jeanne Beker received the 2014 Vanguard Award, Jeremy Laing was awarded for his Womens Wear Collections and Travis Taddeo for his Mens Wear. There are at least 12 awards in total and honorees will receive theirs at the Fairmont Royal York, Toronto.

This was an evening, then, to learn more about CAFA and to meet members of our own fashion and design community. Held at the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel, in downtown Vancouver, we had lots of opportunity to meet and greet and to share the wonderful refreshments, catered by the hotel, and to have photos taken at 'the wall' because of course, in the middle of Vancouver Fashion Week, VIFF, Design Week, Open Doors and so much more, we're now in the habit of dressing for the occasion.

So thanks sponsors, and especially to Sephora for the little black gift bags! Thanks to the organizers, and to Vicky Milner, for that stunning invite, welcomers and to the gracious staff of the Fairmont. We will be going from one Fairmont to the next as we watch the January 2015, very well deserved awards, coming right up!

Special thanks to Sonia K., photographer and partner in all things fashion!

Dressed up to celebrate creative

minds and achievements: Sue left and 

Samantha far right (BWSS My Sister's Closet),

Me and Sonia the photographer

Ruiz Y Laza, Donna Kuczynski, Me and Samantha (My Sister's Closet)

At the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel for the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards

Oysters, Sushi and a gorgeous array of delicious catered by the Fairmont Pacific.

Such a lovely welcome to the event!

Sponsors for the CAFA Awards - thanks to Sephora for the little gift bag!