The people at PARK know how to party. Or at the very least, they know how to put one on.

PARK recently hosted a Fashion Industry Mixer, which was well attended and featured some incredible art work. The mixer was hosted at the Gerry Thomas Gallery in Calgary, Alberta. Sophia Models International and Conglomerate - Canada's Fashion Week Magazine also helped in hosting the event.

If you haven't heard of PARK, it stands for "Promoting Artists, Redefining Kulture." PARK is a network organized by a group of young Calgarian artists to promote and support fellow emerging artists in the community. They are taking an active role in helping shape the culture in urban Calgary. 

PARK's mandate is to create opportunities for developing artists to share their art and make a profit.

(In this photo: Kara Chomistek, Maeghan Archibald, Jen Hux, Jesse Yardley)
Photography courtesy of Eric Au

I love jeans. I have dozens of pairs of jeans. Piles and piles of them in fact. But my next pair are going to be so sweet! That's because I have discovered Sugar Cane.

According to the Sugar Cane website, the jeans are made from - you guessed it - sugar cane. For many years, Sugar Cane Jeans were a ferociously guarded Japanese secret but today the brand is attracting global attention.

If you are looking for a pair of truly vintage Japanese selvage jeans then these are the true originals.

Like any brand these days, there are websites and Facebook pages for fans of the product. If you'd like to learn more about these sweet jeans, check out:

Sugar Cane on Facebook

Sugar Cane Jeans Website

MR Magazine Reviews Canada Fashion Blogs
If you’ve ever searched for fashion blogs on-line you’ve probably found hundreds (thousands?). It would be ludicrous to even attempt to review them all here, so we’re going to show you some Canadian Fashion Blogs we found interesting.

Our journey starts on the west coast and takes us across the country. We don’t claim to include all Canadian fashion bloggers (East Coast Canada bloggers come forward!), so if you have one to recommend, please leave a comment along with link(s) to your favorite blog(s).

A Haute Mess: A Fashion Blog & Personal Style Diary
ahautemess.blogspot.com
This blogger is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and is busy building a career in the fashion industry. She covers a range of fashion topics and various -istas in her blog. Her writing is interesting and witty. Make sure to take a look at her April 20 post showcasing the Christian Louboutin Fall Winter 2010-2011 campaign. It’ll delight the shoe lovers, the marketers and the photographers! You can also find her at facebook.com/AHauteMess

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