Kwantlen alum Askarian makes her mark during fashion week
November 10, 2008 by Jessica Rolli
Models applaud designer Pouneh Askarian at the end of her Vancouver Fashion Week show. Below: two of Askarian
Kwantlen alumni Pouneh Askarian emerged from the just-concluded Vancouver Fashion Week as one of the stand-out designers.
After attending Kwantlen, Tehran-born Askarian moved to London and graduated from University of the Arts London in 2006. She presented her graduation collection, which was inspired by Persian art.
Her latest collection seemed more influenced by Greek goddess Athena, as the models floated down the wooden runway with barely-there makeup and headbands tied around loosely-curled hair.
Askarian used flowing silk and chiffon fabrics in solid, neutral colours to create clothes that, according to her, “value the delicacy of the feminine shape.â€
Highlighting the set was a group of loose dresses tied at the waist.
Vancouver Fashion Week ran from Nov. 4-9, with the shows taking place at a woodwork shop on Dunlevy and East Codova, and after-parties scattered throughout the city, from Granville to Gastown.
In its 15th season, VFW attracted fashionistas from Vancouver and from such as cities as Toronto and Los Angeles.
   
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