a cup of vogue

Eco Fashion Week- Guest Blogger Amy Kulcheski

2011-10-08T17:32:00.003-07:00

Day 1 of fashion shows: I arrived at the Storyeum building in Gastown, the location looked so chic and had so much culture. I proceeded to check in, get my wrist band and I headed backstage. After walking through the building to get back stage I landed directly in front of the runway, it looked great! Suddenly I started getting more and more excited!

Backstage has a life of its own, pure chaos. Models were getting makeup applied, getting their hair styled, and working with designers to get clothing fitted. People were sitting, standing and running around. There was tons of media snapping pictures, which was a little uncomfortable because we were all running around half naked most of the time. Although, you begin to get accustom to it and barely notice them. My show did not start until 7 pm so I had time to talk with some of the other models and get acquainted. The Real Housewives of Vancouver were filming a segment backstage. The ladies stood out like a shiny bling encrusted sore thumb! I was originally walking for a jeans wear company called Second Denim Co. but after too many models arriving I got placed in a very dramatic show titled Unlokk, designed by Eason Wang (the show went wonderfully). During my fittings for Eason, Jeff Garner approached me and said he would love to include me in his model line-up. Jeff’s show was the finale, everyone was talking about how he was going to top last season and close Eco Fashion Week. I was really looking forward to being included in his show, Prophetik.

Day 2 of fashion show: After going home the night before and doing a little research on Jeff Garner, I learned that he had dressed Colin Firth’s wife for the 2011 Emmy awards, Colin was nominated for The Kings Speech. He has shown his collections in Paris and London, he has been photographed with the super famous Khloe Kardashian and has done work with the band Kings of Leon. Very impressive!

We did two run-through’s, each taking about 30-40 minutes. Jeff had the most models and he is known to be theatrical with his shows so it was necessary to practice as much as possible. After run-through’s I did my fittings for him and learned that I did not just have 1 look but 3! This is a good thing. Then it was back to hair and makeup for Shefelt, my first show of the night. I opened the show for this designer and had 3 looks as well. The pace for Shefelt was really slow, hair and makeup was very elegant and the garments were constructed beautifully. Her designs were generally dresses and all the outfits were made out of felt.

After hours and hours of waiting, the finale had arrived. The looks had a country vibe but were very elegant. Jeff’s inspiration for his collection is his hometown of Tennessee. The hair and makeup was dramatic! Everyone was excited. The singer performed her live melody and exited the runway. The music started, lights dimmed and it was show time! I watched the first model begin to walk. I was second so I had time to get nervous. My first walk went well and my nerves disappeared, so the second and third just followed. Overall the show went great, none of the models tripped and the media seemed to love it. After the show we had to go straight to the media wall for an interview with Fashion Television. After FT, several pictures were taken and two more interviews were conducted. This was definitely the event of Eco Fashion Week and worth the wait. I am so happy to have been a part of it! Until next season everyone…..

2011-10-04T22:54:00.001-07:00

2011-10-04T22:43:00.000-07:00

holiday 2010.

2010-08-17T12:03:00.002-07:00

these are some pretty botched photos that i attempted to take of my grad collection- photography is clearly not my thing. but they are good enough! hehe i am trying to get a photo shoot organized for my portfolio, but that isnt going so well so far! hah i need some serious ideas. anyone?? anyone???

inks

2010-06-03T18:45:00.002-07:00

here comes the sun

2010-05-15T19:35:00.002-07:00

the weather has been fantastic lately, ive tried to take advantage of it as much as possible as the rain loves to hit vancouver hard at all times of the year. i spent the day riding a cruiser around stanley park yesterday and it was amazing, the weather was perfect and the beach was so inviting. i cannot wait to do it again!

around town

2010-05-09T17:53:00.001-07:00

last semester, ready to roll

2010-04-12T20:19:00.004-07:00

so i've decided to try to get back into this blogging thing. it is my last semester of school and i need something to let off some steam!.. and to give myself a reason to spend more time surfing the inter-web. lately, i have been totally and completely obsessed with HGTV shows! i can not help it, most of the shows are so inviting. i am mostly into house hunters, property virgins, and sarah's house!!! (which is by far my favourite) below are some photos from the first house that she flipped in her first season of the show. i can not wait until i have the opportunity to own my own house and make it my own. i have also been spending far too much time on the ikea website looking at beautiful modern kitchens. .. one day!

I love my city

2010-02-23T23:28:00.002-08:00

i have been lucky enough to be granted with over two weeks off to enjoy and embrace the olympic spirit ongoing in vancouver right now. i feel very fortunate to live through this and despite some negativity associated with vancouver 2010, everyone throughout the city is in high spirits. some pictures below are from the past two weeks or so out and about. there are so many events, free shows, and culture that is present that it is hard to pass up. getting back into school will be difficult for sure although i am looking forward to the semi final mens ice hockey game on friday that i am lucky enough to go to, i can't wait.

Sandy Cove Inn

2010-01-17T14:51:00.003-08:00

its been so long since i've updated, i thought i would share some photos from this sweet little inn on the oregon coast, the whole inn was themed, each room was very different. i was luck enough to see 4 or 5 different rooms before choosing my favourite. this one was 1940s themed with some beautiful decor, other rooms included a garden theme, games theme etc.

Round One

2009-10-27T21:35:00.002-07:00

OK! These are my first renderings of my collection, I am not certain about anything yet, although I did draft the pattern for the mustard dress. There are lots of changes to be made but this is how it is looking thus far. I made a sample page of fabric swatches. I want to use a majority of natural fibres ex. silk and wool. Preferable 100% but you can't always get what you want.

50s in the City

2009-10-19T23:08:00.002-07:00

OK, SO.. been back at school for a month now, already down to the wire about grad collection designs. Two days to figure it out! Last week I made a storyboard about my inspiration. I love classic styles and my favourite decade is the 50s and the New Look silhouette. With that said I decided to go for 50s fashion icons meets present day New York City fashion. I believe it will be a cocktail line. We will see how this all turns out.. Will try to post more often, about more interesting things! I need to get my life on track!

miniature coffe!

2009-09-08T17:50:00.001-07:00

Versailles and the Louvre

2009-09-04T15:51:00.002-07:00

Here are some more pictures! I have been starting to think about school and getting ready to get back into the swing of things and I am not impressed! I need to start thinking about what I want to design for my graduation collection and at this point I have no idea! The colourful shirt I am wearing was from TopShop, my only purchase in London, I couldn't stand the tremendous crowds! The middle picture is overlooking the Seine at sunset and the bottom two are from Versailles. It was the hottest day ever and we just about died an hour after these photos were taken! Hope everyone had a marvelous summer. Last week I went down to the states to get some shopping done and picked up some cute dresses from F21 for such low prices!

Gustave and the Champs Elyseeeee!

2009-08-27T09:13:00.001-07:00

I just got home 2 days ago from my trip to Europe! I am so jet lagged I can't function and for the three people that might read this, here are some pictures from my first day in Paris! I loved it there and can't wait to see the rest of the world. I will post about my findings soon! xo

Big Bows!

2009-03-10T20:57:00.004-07:00

Some more hairbands from today!

Using the same fabrics I used to make the smaller bows, i tripled the size and made much larger bows! I think they turned out pretty good, small enough to be wearable, but large enough to make a statement? What do you think? Let me know if anyone is interested in them!

First Shot at Adobe

2009-03-08T22:02:00.003-07:00

This is my first real shot at adobe illustrator. To be honest I had no clue what I was doing but I think it turned out ok. It was so stressful trying to get it done when my computer doesnt like illegal software! After about 4 installations later I finally was able to finish it! I went for a nautical spring theme. Didn't want to get too complicated on the designs for a first shot. What do you think?