Montreal Fashion Week: By Thomas Spring 2013
MONTREAL, Sep 4, 2012/ — After being discovered by the creative directors of Trusst Club, Natasha Thomas launched the byThomas brand at Montreal Fashion Week in 2011. This season, she presented Collection no.5 a collaboration with British visual artist and designer, Jonathan Haydock. ”Driven by their mutual love for the fine arts and crafts, design and fashion,...
Montreal Fashion Week: Anastasia Lomonova Spring 2013
MONTREAL, Sep 4, 2012- This season, Lomonova made a strong fashion statement; she traveled to a place where the imaginary meets the past, presenting an aesthetic that evoke old chaman and mystic African tribes. Lomonova succeeded to build this magical universe; even if some silhouettes sometime missed intensity, most of it were very strong. The color palette was inspired...
DÉCOUVERTES AU GOLDEN MILE SQUARE
MONTRÉAL, 7 JUIN 2012- Au cœur du quartier «Golden Mile Square», le segment de la rue Sherbrooke Ouest, entre les rues Bishop et St-Mathieu, regorge de trésors. L’effervescence de ce quartier est d’ailleurs palpable depuis quelques temps déjà̀; de nouvelles boutiques ont été inaugurées et d’autres ont rafraîchie leur image, renouvelant ainsi...
MFW Day 3 : Abol Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2012- Starting her line in 2011, the Vancouver-designer Abol has as main concern to translate Surrealist paintings and nature into unique wearable art. Calling her line eco-friendly couture, all Abols pieces are one-of-a-kind, and are made mainly from raw organic wool and reclaimed silk. For this season, the designer presented gowns, corsets, jackets...
MFW Day 3: Ça va de soi Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 8th, 2012- For the next fall and winter season, Ça va de soi serves up an updated take on its savoir-faire, with new fabrics such as cashmere-merino-silk blends and cashmere-cotton and virgin wool mouliné effects, as well as intarsia prints, with surprising yet stylish colour blocks. With variations of cardigans, twin sets, leggings and curves...
MFW Day 4: UNTTLD, Anastasia Lomonova LYN
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 9th, 2012- After presenting solo runway shows last seasons, unttld and Anastasia lomonovs decided to team up, joined by newcomer Jocelyn Picard, the crochet virtuoso behind the label LYN, to present a collective show. Not only did they bring freshness on the catwalk, but also a new mentality. By pairing together, the trio wanted people to know there...
MFW Day 1: Marie Saint Pierre Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 6th, 2012- Starting with a short movie directed by the renown photographers Leda St-Jacques, Marie Saint Pierre explored a poetic world, where every garments exude fragility, abstraction and beauty. As the short-movie ended with the picture of a delicate child, the emotional tension was at its higher. Gradually, the models started to walk and...
MFW Day 1: Melissa Nepton Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 6th, 2012- This season Melissa Nepton presented a great collection that translated cozyness and comfort, featuring lots of leggings, heavy coats and great knits. We loved the contrast between softness and heaviness and how the designer wrappep her silhouettes in cozy and warm fabrics. Again, she brought back what she is known for such as great blouses...
MFW Day 2: Eve Gravel Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 7th, 2012- Last to head the runway that night, Eve Gravel presented her Fall-Winter streetwear collection in front of an excited audience. This season at Eve Gravel, think modern Navajos meeting Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with a twist of cool kids vibe, and you get the whole portrait of her Fall-Winter collection. Cozy and soft fabrics in earth...
MFW Day 2: Martin Lim Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 7th, 2012- One of the most awaited show of the week, the label Martin Lim presented their collection in front of an really excited audience. For Fall 2012, the duo got inspired by references to the sixties along with the influence of contemporary artists. Unfortunately, what could have lead to a great mix of structure and color blocking, left us with...
MFW Day 2: Annie 50 Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 7th, 2012- As easy as it sounds, we could describe Annie 50 label in one word: simplicity Easy styles, simple designs, at affordable price, good-looking models with fresh faces, all walking on great beat, think Coppola Marie Antoinette soundtrack. Even though, It was not new, nor so different from what the label is used to do, it felt fresh. In fact,...
