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

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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As the weather was so nice today I decided to go for a walk and get some fresh air. It's kind of a Canadian thing that when winter loosens its grip, people pour out onto the streets and soak up the sun. Invariably the combination of fresh air, sun and exercise puts my brain into overdrive. I tend to do my best thinking while walking.

I live downtown Calgary. I love the energy of having people around and lots of places one can walk to. There's plenty of unique shops and restaurants all along 17th Avenue, 4th Street and recently 1st Street too. As summer arrives it's great people watching! If you're a photographer, this makes for ample opportunities to shoot candid shots of the many unique faces that grace our city. That said, most candids are taken from afar. But as I was walking down 4th street I realized what I needed was a good excuse to stop people along the street so that I could take a posed photo. A street portrait.

It occurred to me that beautiful people everywhere might be willing to pose for a photo if there was an easy way they could later see the photo. I decided that I'd print up some business cards with the slogan "Beautiful is Everywhere" and have a link back to a Model Republic group pool where I'd post all the photos. If a person wanted a high resolution digital file, they could then contact me and I'd send it to them via email.

So I've decided to give it a go! Of course, if anyone else is interested in the idea and wants to join in the fun, let me know. I'm more than willing to print off a nice sized run of cards and give them to other photogs that might want to do some street shooting this spring/summer.