Fashion week is officially here! We kicked off this season with Canadian label, Obakki. Obakki is known to Vancouverites as pure modern, classic, laidback, and angular. The most recent fashion show for the design house can be described no differently. And the best part about each piece, it can be worn on its own, or paired with another to make a statement.
The show took place at the Midtown Loft and Terrace- a perfect spot for the event as it is almost a blank canvas; a place ideal for dressing up with beautiful models and modern duds. The picturesque white draping on the windows almost matched the fantastic draping done on the dresses where they just hung perfectly and effortlessly on the models’ bodies. On the contrary, some of the other pieces were much more rigid with sharp hemlines and angular necklines, yet these too still hung perfectly. Most of the colors used in this collection were neutrals: bronze, silver, white, black, maroon, and Jade. The fabrics were consistent with the simplicity of it all as well: leather pants and cotton, jersey-blends, silk and mohair dresses and tops. The shoes used were classic (think the perfect pump or ankle-bootie) whereas the bold bangles and jagged necklaces exuded the ethnic presence of it all.
The most moving part about the entire performance however, was the slide show before the catwalk. Founder and Creative Director, Treana Peake, showed clips of her travels through the Sudan and, throughout the video, explained what it was like to experience that culture with the beautiful colors, people, and passion. She explained that her goal behind the collection came from her need to tell the story of these people and their culture. Her fantastically ethno-chic designs definitely told a story of modern simplism with a punch here and there.
Guests were greeted throughout the night with champagne and the music was filled with laidback beats. All in all it was a great performance!
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