10th Annual Fashion and Design Festival

The 10th annual Fashion and Design Festival kicks off today, Wednesday, August 4th to Saturday, August 7th from noon until midnight at Mcgill College Ave and the esplanade at Place Villa Marie in downtown Montreal. It's a great opportunity for Montreal fashionistas to experience some local fashion - all for free!

The celebration includes tons of local designers, Montreal Fashion Week highlights and major retailers like Forever XXI, Guess, StyleXchange and more!

Here's the schedule for all you fashion lovers that wish to attend!

Wednesday
12:15pm – Mode Sur L’Esplanade with Cuir Danier, Synamite and More. *
5pm – Nico Archambault kicks off Fahsion Musique
6pm – See highlights from Montreal Fashion Week, fall 2010 edition
8pm – Jacob hits the catwalk
8:30pm – Karv celebrates 1- years with a show and performance by the Pinup Saints.
9pm – Clin d’Oeil marks 30 years of style.
10pm – The big Montreal Loves Fashion event, with more than 60 local labels on the runway.

Thursday
12:15pm – Mode Sur L’Esplanade: Femme du Carriere, Laura, Cassis, Tristan. *
5pm-9pm – The shopping rally with Loulou magazine, in which retailers offer gift bags, cocktails, discounts and more.
5:30pm – Tights and leggings are on tap from Mondor.
From 6pm – Mall style from Place Montreal Trust, the Easton Centre and Complexe Les Ailes
8pm – Attik
10pm – TransCanada Runwau. Sophie Lanza styles 29 designers from across Canada.

Friday
12:15pm – Mode sure L’Esplanade: Reitmans, Le Chateau and more. *
7pm – The Bay struts its stuff.
8pm – Forever XXI takes to the catwalk for the first time in Montreal.
8:30pm – Foxy Jeans and Bauhaus.
9pm –Montreal Confidential, a show in which stylist Andrew McNally pays tribute to city club kids.
10pm – StyleXchange offer up Fashion Religion, for the converted and not.

Saturday
2pm – Academie des arts et du design. *
4pm – The stylings of students from Lasalle College. *
5pm – CEGEP Marie-Victorin design students on show. *
8pm – 69 Jeans
8:30pm – Le Chateau
9pm – Guess
9:30pm – Dom Rebel
10pm – I Love Sensation. The final blowout, orchestrated by Dick Walsh.

* Shows at Place Ville Marie plaza

Maybe we'll see you there!

For additional information check out http://www.festivalmodedesign.com/

Rockland Has an App for That!

Seems as though Rockland Shopping Centre is really keeping up with technology! And we are thankful for that. As of August 2nd, Rockland released a free application for the iPhone! This will make them the 1st ever shopping center in Quebec to have one. The new app will allow you, the shoppers, to find out about special and exclusive deals, stay on top of the latest Rockland-related news, receive updates on new collections and learn about their upcoming events, all with your phone! How fab is that? The new Rockland app will also allow you to search for certain brands, get info on store hours and even get directions to stores! Easy as pie.

So next time you want to hit up Rockland Shopping Centre, Montreal's leading fashion destination, make sure you have your app ready to go for convenient shopping and all your fashion needs!