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Jacqueline Conoir Delivers

April 20th, 2010 | Published in Event Report

Words and photos by Maria.

Held at the warehouse-vast Pamela Masik studio, the Jacqueline Conoir Fall/Winter ’10 fashion show delighted an audience of fans, clients, and media this past Tuesday, April 13th. Designer RozeMerie Cuevas really knows how to put on a show, and the event itself mimicked her new collection in its commendable delivery: the expertise behind both was evident.

An energetic dance presentation from students at the Goh Ballet Academy started off the show, capturing the audience’s attention and guiding it smoothly to the feature of the evening. The familiar order of business-wear to casual to evening wear commenced with Cuevas’ signature tailored jackets and skirts. A more relaxed feel in the business department was seen in loose-fitting trousers that fit low on the hips, and whose quiet drapes followed the line of the body flatteringly.

Blouses and mini-dresses moved easily down the runway in flowing fabrics in purples, oranges, blacks and reds. City lights seemed to glimmer out of the silky fabrics, where the pattern blurred the structured lines of buildings in a cityscape. Pleating and gathering details on pants, skirts and jackets made each piece unique, and swooping necklines and backs of blouses added just enough sexiness, without leaving behind elegance.

To warm things up a bit, Cuevas introduced fur jackets and vests as well as long and slender scarves that trailed behind on the floor dramatically. She then reworked the LBD in a knit fabric with a Baroque-inspired design extending from the hemline and paired most of her skirts and dresses with opaque tights. A confidence and sophistication exuded from the whole of the collection, something that the Jacqueline Conoir line is well-known for.

Another thing the brand is well-known for is its evening dress collection, which can always be expected to be the finale of a JC show. This season, Cuevas really played around with her palette, one moment sending an all-black number down the runway, and the next a peach, flowery one. A personal favourite was a strapless maxi-dress, whose aqua green and violet fabric almost made it more Spring/Summer than Fall/Winter, were it not for the jet black choker with slender strips extending all the way down to the hemline that created a striking contrast.

From the thoroughly well-put together production to the peace sign designer RozeMerie Cuevas flashed onlookers during the finale, the Jacqueline Conoir Fall/Winter ’10 collection fashion show was an event to be remembered and hopefully mimicked by others of its kind in Vancouver.

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