The studio was transformed into a garden for the first show of the day. Sarah Stevenson’s namesake line was presented with light French music playing in the background and with models in a collection that is full of lady-like floral dresses (mostly in creams, though there was also one which was dominated by a green) and as well as separates . Many of them were either holding teacups or teapots, emphasizing on the garden party theme. This collection, unlike many others presented so far this week, really did have a spring and summer feel. There are too many favourites to just pick one, but one piece of criticism are the skinny ankle length pants – what will it look like on people who are not extremely tall?
Baby Steinberg:
This collection was definitely art, rather than a functional wardrobe. Baby’s collection, called Salvage, is eco-focused, with unique pieces made from materials such as cell phone cases, coffee filtres as well as dental masks, bags, gum and plants. There were at least two items, however, which were almost-accidents – wardrobe malfunctions, so to speak as it almost slipped off the model. Her pieces are unique and one-of-a-kind and definitely leave an impression. And an impression it did. The most unique piece was the finale. The gown, called “The Robin” is green with a long train and made out of a variety of different flowers. In fact, it was the dress seen in the Fashion Design Council of Canada’s promotional material for Fashion Week.
Remember when Banana Republic sold explorer-style clothing? Well, this is what Klaxon Howl is now. This (mostly) men’s wear line has many military-inspired pieces, filled with blues, golds and khakis. With denims, shorts as well as button-downs, this collection has pieces that will appeal to most men and is versatile, good for either casual offices or weekends at the cottage. For guys interested in simplistic, casual vintage, this has a lot of what they’re looking for. One interesting note was the use of a female model for two of its pieces, despite being primarily a men’s line.
This Project Runway Canada alumnus did not have a full runway show at LG Fashion Week this season. Instead, he utilized the “studio space” featuring some of his collection on mannequins and showing a video of his recent runway show held at another location. The pieces shown on the mannequins were all black-dominated, making the outfits pop from the white runway and walls. Inspired by folkloric battlefields, his collection, called “Kingdom” featured many pieces with armour-like elements. While the presentation using a more alternative method was interesting, it would have been nice to see the full runway show at LG Fashion Week.
With pieces only in blacks, whites and some greys, this collection did not have a “happy, summery feel” to it. While many of the pieces definitely would add some style to any woman’s basics collection, there really needs to have more “pop.” Perhaps the Lauren should have collaborated with a jewellery designer to create eye-popping pieces which would could compliment the collection. Despite the lack of colour, however, there are some pieces in the collection which are a little different, such as the hooded cape or geometrically shaped jackets. However, it isn’t something that one has not seen before.
Pale colours as well as summer blacks and patterns are part of this Project Runway Canada alumnus’ Spring/Summer collection. The collection is ultra-feminine, beautiful dresses which would work well for both semi-casual dinner at a nice patio or for brunch with the girls on a weekend. Most of the dresses would also work well on many different body types. However, the separates are a different story. Some of the pants had very high waists, but seemed low in the crotch area, which wouldn’t be that great for many – why would you want pants where the legs start in the thighs?
