Portobello West Fashion and Art Market is a monthly event held at the new Creekside Community Recreation Centre located at the Athlete Olympic Village, False Creek of Vancouver. The shows features local artists with handcrafted fashion arts and accessories that are “designed in Vancouver”. My client Magda Garbacz, of Piknic Designs is a talented young artist and budding entrepreneur. She has a booth at Portobello West, which gave me an excuse for an outing this beautiful Saturday morning.

I have never been to the Athlete’s Village, which makes this a pleasurable outing. After a leisurely Saturday breakfast with my husband, we visited the show. Women would love this show as it has many inspiring and original handcrafted accessories.

Above photo shows Magda Garbacz at her booth

I used to carry big purses to work, and continue to carry these big purses around on the weekends. Now, I own one of Magda’s “light” shoulder clutch bag for non-working days. I must say it is quite a liberating experience not to lug a big purse around. The bag I purchased has a red color similar to the one shown on the photo below. Surprisingly, I was able to fit a pair of reading glasses, a small wallet with a credit card, some business cards and a few paper bills.

I also like her bigger shoulder bags which have handsketched and silk screened designs. They look unique and trendy, and feature bright colors. These shoulder bags will look really sharp with an all black outfit.

Portobello West is now open from 11am to 5pm on the last Sunday of every month (except its two day March, November and December Markets open 11am – 5pm on both Saturday and Sunday). Worth a visit, as it has a lot of bling, retro designs, vintage inspired designs and much more……

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