Media Release

VCC fashion to hit the runway at Vancouver Fashion Week 2022

VCC fashion student Eldrich Lucero's feature design from their collection 'Red Light District'

VANCOUVER – Twelve students from Vancouver Community College's (VCC) fashion program will be showing their designs at an in-person runway show on Thursday, April 7 at 5 p.m. as part of Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) Fall/Winter 2022. The student grad showcase is the culmination of two years’ hard work in VCC’s intensive, hands-on Fashion Design and Production diploma program.  

To prepare for the show, each student explored their creative inspiration through the technical skills they learned at VCC. The result are 12 unique collections that range from lingerie to bridal to outerwear to fiber art and everything in between. Some of the themes and inspiration found in the collections include Cyberfest, Red Light District, and Futures Rewritten.

"This isn’t the first time the students are showcasing their talent to the world," says VCC Fashion Program Coordinator Andrea Korens. Throughout the first year of the program, students create products under the label "Colure" that are carried at boutiques around the city. After only six weeks in school, their first item, usually a tote bag, shows up for sale in a local boutique.

"Being on the runway, though, is different," says Andrea. "It showcases the more than 135 hours the students have spent designing, drafting and constructing a collection that is an expression of themselves. It’s their moment to shine and to showcase all they have learned at VCC."  

Year after year, VCC fashion students continue to thoroughly impress the industry and inspire the public at Vancovuer Fashion Week.

Meet VCC’s student designers: www.vcc.ca/fashionshow

 

About VCC Fashion  

For over 30 years, VCC fashion programs have remained the best in B.C. VCC’s Fashion Design and Production diploma prepares students for the real-world fashion industry by mimicking a fast-paced production process while teaching fundamental skills. Self-directed garment creation allows students to hone in on their craft and personal sartorial interests. VCC's Fashion Design and Production certificate is the only part-time fashion design program in Canada. Emphasis is placed on technical skills, creativity, and industry timelines. VCC's Fashion Merchandising Associate certificate is a one-year program that prepares students for the real-world fashion business through hands-on experience, fashion fundamentals, and theory. Non-credit fashion courses let students test the waters, upgrade, and develop required elements for design portfolios. VCC Fashion offers a supportive space for our students to innovate, create and develop.   

 

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Media can contact:
 
Danielle Libonati 
Marketing Communications Officer 
Vancouver Community College 
dlibonati@vcc.ca   
604.871.7531  

Sarah Murray  
Fashion Program Coordinator, Recruiting and Industry Relations 
Vancouver Community College 
smurray@vcc.ca