Yola Couture RTW and Fabulous Give-Away!

Feminine and sweet yet modern and edgy is what best describes Yola Couture's very first venture into Ready-to-Wear collection. Its nothing that you would expect from a haute couture line that produces such masterpieces of colours and silhouettes fit for parades in prestigious runways, it is more and it is absolutely wearable!

Following the tremendous success of her 2010 Fall Collection, which showcased the signature feature of the Yola design: the unique application of quirky and anything but boring embellishments like her hand embroidered appliques, the unexpected touch of lace or the un-traditional take on classic hemlines: comes her Mini Ready-to-Wear collection, the Lexie!

These figure enhancing skirts are all made in dupioni silk and are all lined with cotton, 100% in the case of Caramel and a combination of 65% cotton and 35% polyester for the Raspberry and Licorice. Dupioni silk is a shimmering fabric that is creating by weaving silk threads of two different colours into a weave that seems to change colours as the silk moves in different lights. This luxurious fabric has advantages over certain types of silks as it tends to crease very well, giving the skirts its crisp and formal appearance and its ability to resist wrinkles helps guarantees the enhanced usability of the finished fabric.

The Raspberry and the Licorice feature a beautifully-cut hem a few inches above the knee and have modular pockets on the front with scalloped edges. The Caramel has a slightly shorter hem and though it has no pockets, it has the elegance of two strips of lace going down the front of the skirt. These sharply tailored skirts all feature a visible black front zipper and 2-inch black elastic waistband with "faux" snaps. 

Lexie - Licorice

Lexie - Raspberry

Lexie - Caramel

"The inspiration behind these skirts was to offer something luxurious like silk, with an edgy sexy vibe. The idea is that these skirts are still classy without being boring. In keeping with my desire to create versatile fashion, I feel that a Lexie skirt could be part of an edgy business look, a quirky dinner party look, a Friday night on the town look, the list is really endless. It's not something that you buy for a specific event and can never wear again since it really can transition from one life event to the next!" 

- Yolande Deschenes, Founder and Designer, Yola Couture

The Lexies are available in sizes 2-14.

I know I've had you on edge about a very exciting collaboration between Twenty York Street and Yola Couture so without further ado, I am thrilled to announce this incredible give-away! Yola Couture would like to give one of Twenty York's fabulous readers, The Callie:

The Callie

This perfectly constructed dress is form fitting yet comfortable which, leaves your body room  to breathe rather than restrict movement. This absolutely versatile piece is made of 97% polyester and 3% spandex and can be dressed up or down:

"Aside from being one of my favorite pieces, I chose this dress for the give away because I think it's a pretty good representation of Yola Couture. Something that I think really sets Yola Couture apart from other clothing brands are the little added details like the ruffle off-center on the front of this dress, it is this kind of "flair" for which people recognize a Yola Couture dress. I wish many crazy fun parties, romantic dates and fun nights out with the girls for Callie and the woman who will get to wear her!"

To enter, please do the following mandatory entries:
* Be a friend, share some love and follow Twenty York Street. 
* Please visit Yola Couture and leave her a message of your favourite piece from her collection. 


For extra entries, please:

* Tweet or announce the Callie on Facebook. (1 entry)
* Blog about this special Yola Couture Give-away! (2 entries)
* Spread the love and place Yola's Callie on your sidebar! (3 entries)

Please leave a comment to let me know which of these you've done. I am very excited about this give-away (I know I want to win it myself!) and I can't wait to see y'all join in on the fun!

Photos Courtesy of: Christine Leblanc and Marc Lavoie Photography.