A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…

While most of the photos from the final show can be found on our group page on Facebook we wanted to do a little post thanking the blog Gusto by M&A for featuring photos of the show! Ali F, one of the co-founders of the blog, was kind enough to come to the show and take some fabulous pictures of the models and dancers, so without further ado, here are some of the beautiful pictures!

For all of the images, click over to Ali’s blog here.

Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Nour opening the scene for TK's collection - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

One of the models showing off designs by TK - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Showing off an amazing dress by Anastasia Lomonova - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

A powerful dance scene features Cristina in the white dress - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Models for the Preloved collection - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Strutting her stuff in Anomal Couture - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Some of the models for TK's collection after the show - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

Part of the AMAZING team that put this show together! - Courtesy of Ali F Photography

For any photo requests, please email publicrelations@synesthasia.org and stay tuned because the show will soon be available to watch in full on video!

Love,

Your SynesthASIA Exec

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

We just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated in, and came out to, the SynesthASIA 2011 Charity Fashion Show, we could not have made the show what it was without you.  While exec is slowly recovering from the whirlwind that was SynesthASIA, we will be sure to keep you posted on when pictures/the DVD will be available, there are already some behind the scenes pictures posted in our facebook group that you can see here.

Sneak peek of the photos to come - Courtesy of Eric Bindman Photography www.fatherlyfilms.com

We are also tallying up the total amount everyone has worked so hard to raise for the Abhilasha Project, so check back soon for that information!

Thanks again everyone, it was an amazing show!

Love,

Your SynesthASIA Exec

 

OH. MY. GOD. ITS. HERE.

That’s right. The day you’ve all been waiting for is finally here.  The SynesthASIA 2011 Charity Fashion Show takes place TONIGHT!  If you already have your ticket, good for you, you knew what was up and were smart enough to know what the hottest, chicest, most fabulous event of the year was – OUR SHOW. For those of you who are ‘maybe’ attending on facebook, or have not fully committed because you are not sure what your friends are doing tonight – BUY A TICKET BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO IS ANYONE IS GOING TO BE AT THIS SHOW!

And on that note, YOUR ABSOLUTE LAST POSSIBLE CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS IS TODAY IN BRONFMAN FROM 11AM-4PM.  After that, you’re out of luck until the door, and we can’t guarantee that there will be many tickets available at the door, SO GET THEM IN ADVANCE!

For any further ticket issues, please call Teresa, our VP Promotions for McGill who will be manning the ticket table in Bronfman ALL DAY today.  So be nice and go visit her! If you buy a ticket, it will make her day

See you at the show!

Love,

Your SynesthASIA Exec

Featured Designers: Valérie Dumaine

Valérie Dumaine has been in the Montreal fashion scene for more than twelve years now, and we are so happy to have such an established designer take part in our show.  She began her career in Montreal after she graduated from LaSalle College, traveled to Europe (Germany in particular) to work for another few years, and is now back and creating more waves than ever with her collections in Montreal.  Unwilling to reveal any photos of the clothes appearing in tonight’s show, the only way to get a glimpse of these most recent works of fashion art will be to buy a ticket and come see them in person!

 

Spotlight on Valérie Dumaine in the Winter 2010-2011 edition of LOULOU

Featured Designers: Of Rags

Hailing from Ghana by way of New York City, Of Rags is sustainable fashion at its coolest.  A fair trade fashion cooperation for sustainable community development, Of Rags donates 40% of their profits directly to public health and education initiatives.

The company, which employs on demand 10 seamstresses at the Buduburam Liberian Refugee Camp, has plans to consistently employ the seamstresses at Fair Trade living wages.

A lovely line from their website is the following quote: “It’s not poverty reduction, rather wealth creation.” This message resonates strongly with us, which is why we are SO pleased to feature Of Rags in our show this year.

Featured Designers: Preloved

What’s not to love about Preloved? Famous for giving life and style to vintage, reclaimed fabrics, Preloved is a staple in the Canadian, and now international [with their new boutique in Sydney, Australia] fashion scene, and we are so excited to have the line in our show again.

From Preloved’s website:

“Preloved creates one of a kind clothing from reclaimed vintage fabrics. Our passion is design and our philosophy is sustainability. Attention to fit, comfort and style has been our driving force.”

Preloved fans are in good company. Devotees of Preloved include models, actors and musicians such as Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Angela Lindvall, Hillary Duff, Maria Menounos, Anne Hathaway, Christine Horne, Kate Hudson and Daria Werbowy.

If Preloved isn’t a line for feel-good fashion, we’re not sure what is.  Combining sustainability with style, now that’s something we can get behind

Featured Designers: Anastasia Lomonova

This designer knows how to make a practical mini dress.  Wait what? Is there such a thing? Well Anastasia Lomonova has perfected the art of constructing mini dresses that are both fabulously sexy and wonderfully wearable, and that’s as good a definition for practical as I’ve ever heard

F/W Collection 2010

 

F/W Collection 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anastasia Lomonova began her self-titled line when she was 22, a few years after studying briefly at Ryerson University.  Four years later, Lomonova is well-known in the Montreal fashion scene, and we CAN’T WAIT to see the pieces she will be showcasing in our show.

F/W Collection 2010

SynesthASIA 2011 Tickets. Hotter than David Beckham.

Any reason to include a naked picture of Beckham is a good reason.

FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE SHOW. Enough said. We are selling tickets all week so make sure you find a table or an exec and BUY THOSE TICKETS! Tickets are flying so we make no guarantees that we will have any left over for sale at the door, i.e.  GET THEM IN ADVANCE!  It’s the smart thing to do people.

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WHEN & WHERE TO BUY TICKETS:

MCGILL

Tuesday, January 25th; 11-4PM in McConnell Engineering hallway, 1st floor

Wednesday, January 26th; 11-4PM in Bronfman Lobby

Thursday, January 27th; 11-4PM in Bronfman Lobby

CONCORDIA, HALL BUILDING (2nd floor)

Tuesday, January 25th; 10-4PM

Wednesday, January 26th; 10-6PM

Email synesthasiamontreal@gmail.com with any questions or further requests!

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

A big THANK YOU to the Montreal Mirror for doing a preview of our show!  Last week Chris Barry spoke with VP Public Relations Sophie Tremblay about SynesthASIA and our upcoming charity fashion show.  Check out the article, which came out Thursday, January 20th, titled “Hot threads for good,” here, and see it up close and personal below!

On page 6 of The Mirror! (Thursday, January 20th)

Featured Designers: Anomal Couture

Sonia Leclaire is the woman behind the fabulous line Anomal Couture. Beginning in 2004, Leclaire has created a strong, fierce line of clothing for women who like classic, detailed design with an edge.

Leclaire’s F/W 2011 blends old school Victorian class, domineering black leather and a rockstar sensibility into a strong, sensual collection for the woman who isn’t afraid to show off her figure or say what’s on her mind.

Most recently, Anomal Couture was featured in the December issue of Z!NK, as seen below.  This is a line that you definitely want to keep you eye on, and we are SO excited to be able to feature Anomal Couture in our 2011 show! Check out Anomal Couture’s website for more details and pictures.

Photo Pascale Therien. Stylisme Sarah Laroche. Boléro Anomal Couture