On November 4th, I had the wonderful opportunity of showing my collection at Vancouver Fashion Week. It was a crash course in casting models, doing fittings, selecting hair & makeup and styling. There were a lot of things that the Academy of Art University fashion school covered during my graduate show that I got to experience and learn for myself at Vancouver Fashion Week. Luckily everything ran smoothly with the help of my team who traveled from California and the VFW team, Jamal Abdourahman and Paradise Kafri.

I was in Vancouver for a week preparing for the show and also managed to squeeze in a mini vacation with my team. I spent my first day in Vancouver hunting for shoes and exploring Vancouver.

Most of the shopping day was spent on Robson Street. A street packed with shops, cafes and five Starbucks.

One of my favorite neighborhood is Gastown. The historic neighborhood had such special feel with its Victorian buildings and cobblestone streets contrasted by modern furniture stores and architecture firms.

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Peter Loc Tan Nguyen, May 2011 B.F.A. Fashion Design and Knitwear alumni, will be showing his senior collection as part of Vancouver Fashion Week. Peter is currently studying abroad at Studio Berçot in Paris, but is making a special trip back to North America for VFW.

When designing his collection, Peter found inspiration in blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity, adapting men’s tailoring concepts to women’s wear. The mixture of hard angles, soft curves, and delicate fabrics made for a stunning collection. Peter’s fashion show will be held on Thursday, November 3 at 8:50 PM at Masik Studio in Vancouver.

Good luck Peter – we wish you all the best!

Peter Nguyen’s Senior Collection

For more information and to buy tickets to Vancouver Fashion Week, click here.

To read an article on Peter, in The Province’s “Designer of the Day” column, click here.