With seasonal change comes the need and the desire to look for fashion change as a way to acknowledge and enjoy nature’s new appearance. A recent fashion show organized by Canada fashion magazine Flare, and benefitting Dress for Success® Vancouver, did just that: Find a way to celebrate the natural transformation of our surroundings by transforming ourselves.
And what better way to enjoy new trends than to cheer with an innovative Cointreau cocktail, shaken with ice, and served in a martini glass?
Seven Cointreau Cocktail Recipes for Seven Fashion Trends
Seven new recipes were paired with the seven most stylish looks for Fall 2011, and were attributed to Vancouver (Canada) trendy lounges where you can discover them. No need for disappointment, should you be interested in these recipes, and more, they are all available on the Cointreau website.
1. Colour and a Cosmopolitan at Four Seasons Hotel
- Head to toe in bold colours
- Cointreau/vodka/cranberry juice/lime juice
- At Yew/791 West Georgia Street
2. Menswear and a Lavender Sidecar in Chinatown
- The new LBT (little black tux)
- St-Rémy brandy/Cointreau/lavender syrup/lemon juice
- At Keefer Bar: 135 Keefer Street
3. Prints and a Pisco Punch #2 in Gastown
- Mixed, matched, clashed,and patched notice-me prints
- Pisco Capel/Cointreau/fresh pineapple/fresh orange and lime juice, pineapple syrup, gingerbeer, old fashioned bitters
- At Boneta Restaurant: 12 Water Street
4. Coats and a Chicago Cocktail on Granville Street
- Cocoon-shaped and capes
- Rémy Martin VSOP/Cointreau/Angostura Bitters/Prosecco
- At Granville Room: 957 Granville Street
5. Embellishment and The New Frangled in Kitsilano
- Feathers, fur, fringe and ruffles
- Fig infused Rémy Martin VS/apricot liqueur/fresh orange/soda
- At Abigail’s Party: 1685 Yew street
6. Snakeskin and Maita’i in Gastown
- Leopard print taken over by the snakeskin
- Cointreau/rum/orgeat syrup/fresh lime
- At Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar: 601 Cordova street
7. Naughty vs. Nice and the White Lady at Canada Place
- Lace, corset belts and patent leathers
- Cointreau/gin/fresh lemon juice/egg white
- At Fairmont Pacific Rim: 1038 Canada Place
Discover more Cocktails on Cointreau Website
Drink responsibly as you enjoy the 150-year old liquor made from sweet and bitter orange. The base for many mouth-watering cocktails, it is mixed with another premium alcohol such as whisky (as in the Silent Third), tequila, Cognac, and those mentioned above. Furthermore, if you see pink, it is a Cointreaupolitan with orange zest, the seductive feminine version of the Cosmopolitan. And, indeed, Cointreau cocktails have a flair for fashion:
“For me, Cointreau is a quintessentially French brand, a product which transcends fashions and trends. I love its delicate taste contrasting with its strong personality." Dita Von Teese
Cointreau: A Hospitalilty Sponsor at the Canadian Charity Event
The French brand joined forces with Oakridge Centre and participating retailers, Flare magazine, raffle prize donors and volunteers. The funds raised benefitted Dress Success® Vancouver, “a registered Canadian Charity that helps low and no income women to transition into the workforce by providing professional attire.”
Sources
- Cointreau
- Dress for Success
- Flare Magazine
Marie-Claude Arnott - Marie-Claude Arnott writes about topics that interest her, from experience and with passion.
