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Fashion Design
Founded in 1913 with a reputation for crafting impeccable suits for celebrities, Modernize Tailors is a Vancouver institution located in the heart of Chinatown. When legendary owner Bill Wong passed in April 2017, the shop was handed over to his intern, Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design program graduate Mia Wu. Now, Mia continues the legacy of Modernize, creating high quality garments. Her mission? To turn Modernize to the leading tailoring house in Vancouver and across Canada.
Global Makeup
Mimi Choi has achieved the kind of #celebritystatus that needs no introduction.
Fashion
We are on opposite ends of our daylight. As the sun makes its morning spill into the streets of Vancouver, in Hong Kong it is already past one a.m. the next day.
Esthetics
Sally Sue, Sales and Operations Manager at Soluzione Spa Products, has earned the right to talk about chasing dreams.
It’s a long way from Vancouver to Milan, but it’s a journey Timothy Hung is very familiar with.
Pro Hair Grad Freddy Sim’s Creativity Dazzles for Contessas and Clients
Michelle Dubois: Medical Esthetician at Vancouver's Pacific Derm
Design Grads Redefine the City's Fashion Scene with Cutting-Edge Collections
Makeup illusionist Mimi Choi stuns with her inventive creations!
Makeup Artist Meredith Lacosse makes London her new creative location
Stacey Paskall: Queen of Avant Garde Hair
Bradley Fairall scored internship alongside Fashion photographer Mario Testino.
Spa owner Doug Janczyn, the man behind Western Canada’s only male-oriented spa.
Vancouver Studio and Film Nail Artist Vanessa Stern
Jashper Paras is Over the Moon at B-Bombshell Salon
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