Journaling Workshop | Conversations with Style & Self
Schedule
Sat Apr 26 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery | Toronto, ON

About this Event
Are you interested in exploring your inner world and your personal aesthetic? Curious about how to use journaling to cultivate deeper self-awareness and core confidence?
Join us for Conversations with Style & Self, a guided journaling workshop presented by .
We’ll use thought-provoking prompts to examine our personal narratives around style, confidence, and self-expression. The space will blend ritual, retail, and reflection, creating an atmosphere where creativity and introspection intertwine.
What to expect:
- Guided journaling exercises to deepen self-awareness and build core confidence
- Thoughtful prompts exploring your relationship with style and identity
- A welcoming, intimate environment designed to foster connection and insight
- The chance to engage with a new creative community.
After the workshop, you’re invited to explore the curated vintage +thrift Pop-Up, shop our limited-edition zine and journals, and enjoy snacks and beverages from Youthful Vengeance Cafe.
Come for the writing, stay for the community, and leave with a renewed sense of self and style.
Reserve your spot now! Limited to 10 participants for the Journaling Workshop.
GRAND RISKO Vintage +Thrift Pop-Up is on from 10am-6pm.
Entry to exclusively shop the pop-up is FREE.
Choose your pricing for the Journaling Workshop:
$20 - Includes:
1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal
The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)
$30 - Includes:
1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal
The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)
The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Printed Copy)
About the Facilitator:
Dianne B. Francavilla (she/her) is the creative mind behind GRAND RISKO, a curated vintage +thrift boutique and community, where style, confidence and self-expression collide. GRAND RISKO is Dianne's response to the overwhelming and often-superficial approach to fashion.
With a background in theatre, music and marketing plus a deep love for vintage and thrift, she's passionate about building a community where people can embrace their personal style with confidence and creativity.
Dianne is interested facilitating this workshop as a collective movement toward deeper authenticity, self-discovery, and the art of being seen.
About Grand Risko:
GRAND RISKO is a curated vintage + thrift online boutique and creative community. Part self-expression and part self-discovery, this is where style is reframed as a ritual for self-confidence.
Join us on April 26th at our first pop-up event to experience the GRAND RISKO ethos IRL. Discover our limited-edition zine, The CUT/PST Chronicle, crafted with vintage collage art and thought-provoking visuals. Plus, take part in our journaling workshop and shop the spring collection of GRAND RISKO curated thrift apparel and vintage goods.
*As our way of giving back, a portion of proceeds from Grand Risko sales on this day will be donated to the , supporting youth-led social good projects.
Agenda
🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Intros & Workshop Kick-off
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Journaling Workshop
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
Wrap Up & Group Reflection
🕑: 01:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Shop / Write / Hang (Optional)
Where is it happening?
Youthful Vengeance - Cafe & Gallery, 1110 Dundas Street West, Toronto, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 22.63 to CAD 33.28
