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AIM/AIMME AND KINTSUGI PHILOSOPHY AT VFW FW 2026
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AIM/AIMME AND KINTSUGI PHILOSOPHY AT VFW FW 2026

by Vand Magazine Editorial Team There is a Japanese art form called Kintsugi, the practice of repairing shattered ceramics with gold lacquer, transforming fractures into luminous seams. The broken object does not pretend it was never damaged. Instead, it declares: I have been broken, and I am more beautiful for it. This is the philosophy […]

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RICHARD WEI OPENS VFW FW 2026 WITH “CITY LIGHTS”
Fashion 5 min

RICHARD WEI OPENS VFW FW 2026 WITH “CITY LIGHTS”

by Vand Magazine Editorial Team Vancouver Fashion Week FW26 begins not with spectacle, but with precision. Richard Wei, the Canadian designer chosen to set the tone for the season, arrives with City Lights—a collection that refuses the expected narrative of “Canadian fashion” and instead offers something far more complex: a study of duality, luminosity, and […]