CAPITAL FASHION WEEK

Aime Luxury’s runway show at the inaugural CFW.

I was delighted to be invited to take part in the first-ever CFW event in Canada's capital to support the Ottawa Cancer Society. It was an honour to be selected to show alongside top Canadian designers such as David Dixon and Marie Saint-Pierre! I'll post the video soon, so check back in the new year. Look who came to support the show - Project Runway Canada's Stacey McKenzie!

A special thank you to Ron White who sponsored the beautiful footwear. It was a great partnership as we both design pieces for the same woman who want to be stylish yet comfortable at the same time! Check out his boutiques at the Manulife Centre, Sherway, Yonge/Eglinton, Oakville, Bayview Village and online at www.ronwhite.ca!

GUEST SPEAKER AT HOLTS

It was my honour to be the guest speaker for Ryerson's School of Fashion Awards hosted by Holts tonight. The reception in the mezzanine followed by the awards presentations on the second floor was buzzing with fresh, talented students from my Alma Mater. I hope my little speech gives hope to the soon-to-be grads that they too can start their own line! Otherwise, I'll have to recruit them to join the Aime team. :)

FASHION TAKES ACTION'S GREEN GALA

It was a pleasure to take part in Fashion Takes Action's Green Gala in Toronto's historic Distillery district. This year's theme was "Midnight in the Garden" where Fashion Television host Mary Kitchen is seen modeling Aime! She loved the dress so much that I gave it to her. She is also wearing my corsage Samsung Cleo cellphone wristlet that was auctioned off. The audience texted in to vote the best accessory where I initially tied with Evan Biddell of Project Runway fame. 

The Fashion Television cameras came by the studio the day earlier to film a segment. It'll air in the new year, so be on the look out! Thanks Kelly Drennan (FTA Founder) and Sarah Jay (stylist extraordinaire) for asking me to participate at this wonderful event to support Environmental Defense.

It was a glamourous evening which proves that you can be environmentally conscious, socially aware, and still be luxurious and fashionable at the same time which is my goal for Aime! Currently, I only use all-natural fibres that is biodegradable; however, after this fabulous event, I have decided to also use sustainable fibres such as bamboo and lyocell in my upcoming collection. 

Canadian designers in the front row admiring each other's designs (Thien Le, Jason Meyers, Zoran Dobric, Damzels in this Dress, myself, and Carrie Hayes.) On the other side of the runway: Nada Yousif, Thieves, Evan Bidell.

Top: The VIP bar

Bottom: The Green Gala bar

Photo credit: Dominic Chan

THE BEAUTIFUL MINDS GALA

Love others: Aime donates $1376 from the pre-sale of the first capsule collection to Hong Fook Mental Health Association at The Beautiful Minds Gala tonight. This program provides space for mental health consumers to connect, and it promotes healthy living options through mutual learning and support. 

I personally lost a dear friend to depression, so this was a worthy cause close to my heart.