On Sunday, I made an impromptu brunch trip up to Shops at Don Mills after hearing about the Heart of Fashion pop-up shop, that was in support of North York General Hospital’s women’s mental health programs. Heart of Fashion was a fashion show/shopping event held at Shops at Don Mills on November 2. Some of […]
The last day (not counting Fashion Saturday – more on that in the Yays, Mehs and Nays coming later this week)! Hilary Macmillan: One of the few designers who actually included true spring/summer colours in the collection – lavenders and shiny pieces, combined with the blacks and whites seen at the vast majority of shows […]
DAY 3: Paria Shivani: The first of two shows presented by The Collections, this women’s line has a young flare. The orange/tomato red tops and bottoms as well as the gauzey overlay on many of the pieces. Many of the looks are fairly wearable for every day situations, while others are in the “in between” […]
Judging from the sophisticated, elegant looks, it’s hard to believe that Matthew Gallagher is still in his 20s. His sophomore season at World MasterCard Fashion Week, once again, this collection is not for the 20-something party girl. Inspired by the Italian Riviera, there was also a hint of Grace Kelly (Grace Kelly was hinted last […]
Pink Tartan: I have a love-hate relationship with this line, and have so for the past few seasons. I love LOOKING at the outfits, but they tend to be very heavy and don’t work well on shorter women with very small frames – most pieces are next to impossible to alter without changing the shape […]
Designing siblings Chloé and Parris Gordon have been gracing the tents of World MasterCard Fashion Week/LG Fashion Week for several seasons with their line, Chloé comme parris has rebranded. Their new line, called Beaufille (“handsome girl”) launched at World MasterCard Fashion Week yesterday, opening the Spring/Summer 2014 shows. The press release said that the upcoming […]
This year, Cashmere Bathroom Tissue celebrated a milestone. The tenth annual White Cashmere Collection was presented at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on September 25, an event in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. More than 20 Canadian designers, including Project Runway Canada alumni such as Lucian Matis, Carlie Wong and Sunny Fong […]
On Wednesday, I had the opportunity to visit The Suite at Kelly Claman’s studio in the King and Portland area. Courtesy of Gail McInnes’ The Stylist Box, the space is filled with clothing and accessories from various designers, all perfect for celebrities to pick out for the galas, premieres and press events during TIFF. Designers […]
Held last Wednesday, first with a preview dinner at Parts and Labour, followed by a more media-oriented event at the Hoxton, Toronto favourite, Greta Constantine, presented the Fall/Winter 2013 collection. The upcoming looks, which feature designing duo, Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill’s signature architectural works of art and more “standard” pieces with not only the […]
Have you ever wanted a dress named after a familiar street? If you live in Toronto, you got it. Address Apparel, which had its fall preview recently, is a Toronto-based dress line that really shows the love for our city (get it? A DRESS APPAREL and ADDRESS APPAREL??). Each dress style is named after a […]
