In the heart of the city on a Saturday night, Landmark Empire Hotel shone like a diamond even more so than it already does, thanks to the glitzy and glamorous presence of Vancouver Fashion week 2010.As I uncomfortably walked in the venue half an hour late (parking was ridiculous to find), looking like I had put together my outfit from the second-hand store down the street compared to the stilettos and leg-bearing shiny dresses everywhere, I tried to contain my excitement..and worry.  I breathed a sigh of relief when someone told me his show hadn’t started yet.  And of course by “his”, I mean the one and only Drew Williams.If someone told you Drew was debuting his first ever women’s collection that night, you simply would not have believed them after watching his show, which revealed his upcoming fall/winter 2010 collection, for both the guys and the gals.All of his 12 pieces (5 menswear and 7 womenswear) looked so meticulously crafted from their initial designs to their execution in sewing technique. Every piece was done with perfection in mind. And perfection they were.The show witnessed an eerie, unprecedented feel with the models’ slow and heavy steps down the runway, as opposed to graceful and fierce struts.  This resulted in such a strong effect for Drew’s show, because it wasn’t about flowers or bunnies, or bright flamboyant colors or styles.  The models seemed to be zombified (is that a word?) with dark eye makeup and stepping in time to the music of the show, whose strong offbeat rhythms were also very fitting for the overall presentation.As for his actual collection, Drew utilized a lot of sandy beiges, deep maroons, and blacks as the dominance of his color palette of fabrics.  His female models wore beautiful dresses—not so much dramatic evening gowns as they were flirty yet sophisticated for a night on the town—and each piece had a touch of mystery to it. The solid colors sometimes were seen within an ombre print, giving off a very subtle yet effective contrast in color tones.  Many of the women’s dresses had draping, allowing the audience to focus on the way the fabric fell and pooled off the body.  The collection varied slightly, but held true to Drew’s style of original beauty and individuality.The final dress of the show was truly exquisite, and one that I looked to in awe: a lightweight white dress with a black sheer layer on top of it, with the drapes falling into a collection of feathers at the bottom of the dress, and under the sheer layer (Doing a terrible job at describing; refer to the photo). It reminded me of the elegance of a swan.   The piece was so unique looking that I’m sure it left such a strong and lasting impression on everyone at Vancouver Fashion Week that night.  And I’m sure it hadn’t even crossed their minds that this was the first time Drew Williams had stepped away from menswear, into designing and debuting his first ever women’s line of clothing. He sure did one hell of a job. Congratulations Drew!Written by EUDORA KOH