Rain rain go away come again some other day! I watched anxiously as the team from the Montreal Fashion & Design Festival set up for the big event which was held this past Wednesday through Saturday. It seemed to be raining every day as they were working hard to set the stage and I couldn’t bear that this 10th anniversary edition be rained out!
Overall it was great (rain wasn’t so bad)! The festival was bigger than ever with activities set up on McGill College from de Maisonneuve all the way to Cathcart as well as on Place Ville-Marie. There were 2 runways and a really cool VIP stage. I walked about Friday evening and enjoyed some of the music, fashion, design and cool booths set up for our viewing pleasure.
The Festival’s website shares a lot of very cool information about the festival as well as the activities that where held so I won’t bore you with my interpretations of it but I will share with you just a few pics that I managed to snag while it was still light outside. Thank God for my impromptu Blackberry camera phone!
Fashion & Design Festival Boxes: Branded boxes decorate the streets and substitute for seating arrangement
Fashion Photography: Cool fashion pics on display
VIP Stage: The VIP stage pays hommage to the 10 years of awesome fashion and design
Cool Graffiti Design: If done correctly, graffiti can be art...and how cool is that?
Downtown Festival: Just being in downton Montreal is amazing, having free festivals there is such a great bonus!
Lasalle College Fashion Display: Lasalle College exhibits some of their own!
Oh and one last thing: Fashion is all about looking good and feeling good and nothing is more appealing that being comfortable with who you are. That’s why I was very impressed that representatives for the Quebec Charter for a Healthy and Diverse Body Image were present, sharing information and getting people involved. Check out their website and if you support the initiative, sign the Charter! The more people get involved, the sooner we can start changing society’s twig like vision of beauty.
Cheerio!
Maggie Richardson
Findsalonspa.com Blogger
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