Jason Wu for Target in Toronto: My Loot

As mentioned in the other post, shoppers were only allowed to purchase three items at the Jason Wu for Target pop-up on Thursday.  I took in six pieces to try, including dresses (three), a skirt and two tops and ended up buying one dress and two tops.  Two of the dresses I wanted to buy […]

NADA Liquidation Sale! (Continues July 12 and 14)

It’s always sad to hear fashion designers closing down, and Nada Shepherd’s NADA is no exception.  The designer and past winner of the Toronto Fashion Incubator’s New Labels competition is winding her operations with a liquidation sale of not just her remaining stock, but fabric, notations and even office supplies.  However, the vast majority of […]

Dark, Shiny and Plain for Vivienne Tam’s Fall/Winter 2011 Collection

Cynthia Cheng Mintz While many designers are emphasizing colour for Fall/Winter 2011, Vivienne Tam decided to stick with what traditionally works best – plain darks.  Her show opened with a dark runway, with the first few models wearing dark colours such as greys/blacks, especially for pants and skirts.  Tops were a little more varied, with some […]