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SOPHIA CHANTAL BRINGS “THE JUNGLE FEVERESS” TO VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK
Fashion 6 min

SOPHIA CHANTAL BRINGS “THE JUNGLE FEVERESS” TO VANCOUVER FASHION WEEK

by Vand Magazine Editorial Team The Greek-American designer arrived at Vancouver Fashion Week FW26 with The Jungle Feveress, a collection that is messy, torn, stained, and unapologetically alive. Fresh from winning Best New Designer at Athens Fashion Week for The Reigning Balkan Princess, Chantal brought her signature “Balkan maximalism” across the Atlantic, proving that imperfection […]

AIM/AIMME AND KINTSUGI PHILOSOPHY AT VFW FW 2026
Fashion 6 min

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 […]

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 […]