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Fashion rocks the stage at Wincey Mills last weekend
The Other Paris Fashion Week debuted this past weekend, on Sunday September 29th at The Paris Wincey Mills Co, as part of Ontario Culture Days 2024. It was supported, in part, by the County of Brant through funding provided for the Culture Days programs and produced by Prinx Lydia of Rebel & Royal, Kara Kalvapalle of KLK Paris and Rubyyy Jones of Big Cityyy Arts.
The Other Paris Fashion Week DEBUT SHOW was an event created to showcase fashion designers and curators in Paris and Brant Paris is known for being arty, but not so much for style and we wanted to change that perception and give locals and fashion enthusiasts some options for style and fashion available close to home!
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The event had over 100 guests in attendance, sitting and standing around a green runway, which was set up in the centre of the fall outdoor market at Wincey Mills The fashion show popped up between 12 PM and 2 PM. It was a grey and blustery day but as soon as the show kicked off at 1230 PM, the sun started shining on the designers, models, and the audience
Each designer had four to six models walking the runway and it was a really amazing selection of collections. The event kicked off with the bright and bold leisurewear of KLK Paris, bringing fun and feistiness with comfort and flexibility. KLK creator, a Paris Mom, designs and sews each of her gregarious garments
Next came the outrageous and flirtatious fashions of Ostentacious - Anna Naim is a lifelong resident of Paris who has shown her fashions all over the worldbringing fancy party fits for all hours of the day and night.
Vivienne Dacosta Designs followed and presented a chic and classic collection that was elevated with elegance, expertise and timeless silhouettes. Vivienne Dacosta is a fashionable force who has previously show at New York Fashion Week.
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Prinx Lydia, centre, surrounded by models in their fashions designed and made by them, in downtown Paris at Rebele & Royal; this fantastic preshow photo is by Sarah Evans.
Pictured left to right is Shar O'Neil, Hunter, Teagan, Prinx Lydia, Cory Bouillon, Jess Lee and Alison Fishburn
