If you’re heading to the West Coast Women’s Show next month, be sure to check out some New West businesses.
The Pirate + The Gypsy and the Vancouver Fashion Truck are among the businesses attending the 18th annual West Coast Women’s Show at the Tradex in Abbotsford. The show, being held Oct. 12 to 14, includes entertainment, seminars on women’s empowerment and motivation and shopping.
The Pirate + the Gypsy, featuring jewelry by owner, designer and maker Paula Godden, will be among the vendors at the show. Having suffered from severe metal allergies, she didn’t wear jewelry – until she started making her own from quality metals and ethically sourced natural precious stones.
“While I have been making jewelry for over 10 years now, it wasn’t until all my children had moved out of our home that I chose to switch gears and make my true passion, jewelry making, my life’s work,” she said in a press release. “The Pirate + the Gypsy officially turned three year old in July this year, and I have to say I’ve never been so happy in the work that I do. What started out as simple rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings forged in my home studio has grown into custom designing wedding bands and engagement rings, custom personalized anniversary and birthday gifts, helping people take their sentimental old and unworn jewelry and creating new and cherished pieces that fit their style, as well as designing entire collections that will create new memories for their owners that they can pass on to their loved ones eventually.”
Meghan Currie will also be attending the show with her Vancouver Fashion Truck, a women’s clothing and accessories shop on wheels. A former dental hygienist, Currie launched the Vancouver Fashion Truck in 2017 – a trendy mobile boutique that seeks to combine the boho-chic vibe of California with the practical and casual Vancouver vibe.
“The idea of a pop-up was intriguing, but I wanted to be more than an online store that would pop up a few times a year. I wanted to be more of a permanent pop-up,” she said in a press release. After visiting local festivals and fairs. I decided to put my business on wheels so I could move around and pop up easily. Vancouver Fashion Trucks was borne.”
For details and ticket info, go to www.westcoastwomen.net.
