Pacific Centre announces new stores
Pacific Centre shopping mall announced the new retailers that will be moving into its 44,000-square-foot retail expansion, scheduled to open in early summer. The stores will be accessible via a new entrance at Robson and Granville, and Pacific Centre will then extend from Pender Street to Robson Street. The retail outlets are: B2, BOSS Store, Kate Spade, Microsoft, PANDORA, Rockport, Ted Baker London, TUMI, and Weekend Max Mara.
Portobello West market opens
Portobello West is launching its market with more than 50 vendors this month. “Our vendors all design their products locally. But local doesn't always mean Vancouver. We have a new fashion vendor, Wilde and Sparrow, that are from Parksville,” Shalu Duggal, co-market manager, said in a media release. The market launches on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 from 11am to 5pm at the Creekside Community Centre. Admission is $2. For more information and to view a list of participating vendors, visit www.portobellowest.com.
Refashion turns old clothes into new styles
Refashion Vancouver is holding a community shopping extravaganza – a place to sell unworn clothes, shop for new styles, and glam up with free services such as manicures and makeovers at the Yaletown Roundhouse Exhibition Hall on April 18, from 10am to 5pm for shoppers and 9am to 6pm for sellers.
Dress Local at Vancouver Fashion Week
Check out some of the city’s best designers of Vancouver Fashion Week at LocoBC Dress Local Show, which will feature fall collections from Allison Wonderland, Eliza Faulkner, Aniimiism, and Sofia. “We wanted to find the best BC women's wear designers for the runway,” Amy Robinson, co-executive director of LocoBC, said in a media release. “With these four designers, we feel we have achieved our goal.” LocoBC’s Dress Local show happens in the VFW tents at Queen Elizabeth Plaza on Friday, March 20, starting at 5:15pm.
