Local designers show diversity and strength at Vancouver Fashion Week

Local designers are in the spotlight again for Vancouver Fashion Week's fall showcase.

The event features20 separateshows throughout the week, including a kids eventon the weekend. All events are beingheldat the Chinese Cultural Centre.

Producer Jamal Abdourahman told Our Vancouver host Gloria Macarenko that the strength of Vancouver's local talent lies in the city's diversity.

Watch him in this mini-fashion show featuring three female designers, each with a different take on being a strong woman.

The designers areBaharehMemariam,RozeMerie CuevasofJAC by Jacqueline Conoir,andTaranjit (Taran) Cheema ofTKC Design.

Vancouver Fashion Weekruns Sept. 19to 25.