Fabricated SSN3 Fashion Show
(All photos by: Binzento)

YYC’s third season Fabricated fashion show happened past
Friday night at the Currie Barracks. The night showcased looks by
stylists and designer pieces by Artist
Group, Lionette, Kendra Jo, Broken Doll, E.G. Forge
and NRT.
Although the venue was located in
a somewhat remote area, I did enjoy that. The trunk show inside the gallery was
great, because I got to meet new designers and fashion vendors that I haven’t
seen before in any of the fashion events I’ve been to. I was especially fond of
Jesse Murphy’s denim jeans and his
intricate leather-work, as well as Ashley
Nadalin’s handmade wooden jewelries. Some of the fashion photography work
by Jessica Pechet was exhibited in
the gallery and throughout the venue. They were amazing and inspiring –
definitely one of the highlights of Fabricated. I bumped into Broken Doll Clothing's Leah Bohnet, who's a high school friend of mine - was happy to catch up since high school.


The host of the evening was local
stylist BR Pirri (Happy Birthday BR). As much as how I thought the Fabricated team did a good job in organizing
and executing this event, I found the actual show was more of a ”party hub”
than fashion. The crowd was quite rowdy, and I even saw a group of people got
up to the exit during the runway show to grab another martini. Being
uninterested in fashion is one thing, but given the effort and time their host
had spent to produce a show this mass, I wished some of the audience would show
a little respect. It was indeed a strange night – that’s for sure. As the
girls wore lace material garments by Lionette,
I heard people from the back criticizing some of the models on the runway – they were saying things like “OMG she is
too skinny”, “Oh yeaa, she’s kinda
cute”, and even “That’s disgusting”.
Having been to a few shows outside this city, and internationally it was
definitely a first sort of shocking fashion show experience even for Calgary.
It also reminded me once again that, even though a small group of us are, the
general local crowd is still not ready for a breakthrough fashion scene. Several guests who appreciate the
essence of runway came up to me and asked: “Did you feel like it was a sporting
event?” – I answered: “I saw people dancing to the runway music at the back…”






I went back to look at what the
goal of this “fashion event” was. Fabricated was suppose to help build a bridge
between aspiring fashion designs and potential buyers/merchandizers. I really
do hope that the designers who worked hard to showcase their collections get
the attention they deserved, and not just doing it for the sake of putting a
show for a “party”. I wasn’t very thrilled with the overall quality of the
collections, but I do appreciate the consistency of each line. The models were
generally good – I never doubt I Model’s
models and everyone in YYC would agree they do have some of the best in
this city, especially male models. Blo
Dry Bar also did an awesome job on
the models’ hair styles. My overall favourite collection of the night was Eric
Goodwin’s E.G. Forge – I was
very pleased to see the high quality rusted-vibe jackets, fossil inspired
coats, and leather goods crafted by Eric Goodwin himself. Very well executed.
Cat’s Eye vintage also got few interested pieces as well.
I could see a potential in Fabricated, afterall it was a sold out
show. The question is: “Is Calgary ready for high fashion?” Just based on what
I saw, the answer is “maybe not”. If a rowdy party is what it takes to get
people to buy tickets to a runway show that celebrates local designers’ work
and talents, perhaps I should wait for one that’s not. Afterall, we have to be
honest to ourselves – was it a “good” runway show? Or was it a good “party”?











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the show was amazing, but yes i know some people were there just to be there not to actually enjoy the fashion.
ReplyDeletegreat show! The male models were gorgeous and strong. It did however feel like a party with all the hooting and hollering from the back rows.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that the audience did not truly appreciates high-fashion the way it was intended. It was so bad, that even the host had to say something about keeping it "respectful". The constant waves of people standing up and walking out to get drinks in the middle of the runway was another low point.
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