Saturday, September 29, 2012

KAS Wear Collection Highlights @ Vancouver Fashion Week S/S 2013



The designer is from the African country of Uganda. This was his first visit to Canada. What an impressive debut! The audience was “wow-ed” with first three images which shows a model taking off her jacket, folding it inwards and slinging it over her shoulder like a purse. It was an elegant solution for warm afternoons and cool evenings.
http://www.sidewalkrunway.com/2012/09/kas-wear-collection-highlights-vancouver-fashion-week-ss-2013/

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Charles Kasozi’s (Uganda) Kas Wear Show


Mario Szabo
For those that attended Thursday night’s Charles Kasozi’s (Uganda) Kas Wear show during Vancouver Fashion Week, the charismatic designer shared an unexpected twist to office attire. With bold prints and customizable clothing, it seems as though the young man introduced upscale to bohemian chic, or vice versa. Inspiration was derived from the current economic situation in Uganda, which became apparent as business wear tended to be the majority of the collection. Nonetheless, beautiful African and Ugandan prints brought liveliness to the collection, which was anything but drab.
A few note-worthy pieces were showcased in the beginning of the show; right from the start we laid our eyes on the lovely model in a cream blazer and printed onsie. Halfway through, she started undressing to eventually hang the inversed coat on her shoulder. This ability may have been an alternative to coat-check. Another customizable piece was worn by a man, who zipped off a middle section to his army coat, turning it into a blazer-inspired top. This transformative collection was connected quite evidently with the outline of Africa on the left eye of each model, sometimes seen on a few pieces themselves.
Thank you to UJAMAAH for sponsoring Mr. Kasozi so that he may showcase his brilliant collection to the city of Vancouver. With such great talent around the world, it was an honour to attend this display of international creativity. For those that would like to see the entire collection, search Kas Wear on facebook.

http://www.vancouverlifestyles.com/fashion/seasonal-must-haves/charles-kasozi%E2%80%99s-uganda-kas-wear-show

Mario Szabo is a street style photographer in Vancouver. After completing 3 years in pre-medicine at the University of Victoria, Mario decided to change paths and venture into two of his life’s passions: photography and fashion. Merging the two, he created Victoria Fashion Scene to showcase the many fashions and personalities in the city. After his move over to Vancouver, he is looking forward to cultivating an exciting fashion hub for the community.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Vancouver Fashion Week: Kas Wear

Posted by Pointy Toe Shoe Crew on 09/22/2012 ·         


On the second day of Vancouver Fashion Week, there was one designer who stood out from the crowd, and that was Uganda’s Ras Kasozi. His Kas Wear line was the closing show on Thursday night; it was worth the wait. The self-taught designer grew up in Kampala and was inspired to design by his tailor mother and a copy of Vogue he obtained as a teenager. His collection was heavily influenced by his home country where people can’t always afford high-end fashions, something that inspired his transformable outwear (we’re talking reversible jackets and coats that fold up into chic purses). The collection was a hit with the VFW crowd, and I dare say Kasozi can count his first showing outside Africa as a resounding success.
As usual, biiiiig thanks to Peter Jensen for the amazing photos.







All images copyright Peter Jensen Photography.
Oh, by the way…Kasozi is represented in North America by The Five Agency. Click here for our interview with The Five Agency CEO Justin Voitic!
There’s just one more day of Vancouver Fashion Week to go, but we’ve got lots more to share with you!
Much love, Madison Blake