LG Fashion Week Day 5: Denis Gagnon Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 24, 2011- Last but not least, Denis Gagnon closed the fashion marathon of LG Fashion Week this past Friday. Not only did he presented us an enjoyable show, but also an incredible and beautifull collection. Litterally called Denise au jardin, the collection featured beautifull models dressed for tea time. Fresh as roses, the models were litterally flowing...
LG Fashion Week Day 5: David Dixon Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 23, 2011- One of the most awaited collection of the week, David Dixon presented his Spring 2012 collection in front of an impatient and excited audience. Opening with a statuesque black beauty wearing a pale yellow gown, the designer had the big challenge to empower the eclectic style of Malcom Macleren musical genre, his inspiration for the season. As...
LG Fashion Week Day 5: Baby Steinberg Spring 2012
TORONTO,OCTOBER 21th, 2011- Using salvaged materials to craft some interesting designs, Baby Steinberg’s work has an underlying philosophy; “What we throw away is not always garbage.” The collection must be seen as a piece of (modern) art. Using a wide range of reprocessed materials and fabrics, the artist get inspired by plastic bags, coffee filters or surgical...
LG Fashion Week Day 5: Anu Raina Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 21th, 2011- For her second collection as part of the official schedule of LG Fashion Week, Anu Raina presented playful and colorful prints. Named Murano, the spring 2012 collection of Anu Raina was inspired by coloured glass chandeliers; prints and garments were a simple play on light and colour. With short dresses and peter pan collars, maxi skirts...
LG Fashion Week Day 5: Adrian Wu Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 21th, 2011- Known for his use of upholstery and unconventional design around the female silhouette Adrian Wu, a yound man just turned designer, presented his collection as the opening show of the last day of Toronto Fashion week. The shape of the silhouettes were surprising, and the experimentation seemed, at first, interesting. Giant, yet fragile models...
LG Fashion Week Day 3: Sid Neigum Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 20th, 2011- Sid Neigum is a Canada-born, New York based designer whose brand’s raison dêtre is to challenge convention and question tradition. This season made no exception, Neigum explored the japanese and samurai esthetic, always keeping up with his avant-garde and dark signature. Reinterpreting key pieces and details of the samuraï attire like...
LG Fashion Week Day 4 : Krane Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 21, 2011- Ken Chow, a graduated student from F.I.T.s menswear program, started his label Krane in 2004. This Toronto native entered the mens market with a reinterpretation of old classics and vi tage uniforms. This season, thrue to his youthful vision of menswear, he presented a very strong and raw collection, in which we could definetaly felt his industrial...
LG Fashion Week Beauty Day 3: LABEL Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 19th, 2011- It was hard to find the word to define this collection called The Deep Unknow, not that it was uninteresting, it was just, as its name said it, unknow. Therefore, I turned into their website to put the right words on my thaughts. Designers Shawna Robinson and Natalie Sydoruk have been collaborating since 2009. [...] What emerged was clothing...
LG Fashion Week Beauty Day 4: Sarah Stevenson Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 20th, 2011- The presentation of the Spring 2012 collection by the designer Sarah Stevenson was just an amazing ode to Spring. Just as an Impressionism painter could have done, Sarah portrayed the ethereal and delicate beauty of spring, playing with colors and lights resulting in a unreal yet natural patterns. As a tribute to the fleeting imagery of springtime...
LG Fashion Week Day 3: Joe Fresh Style Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 19th, 2011- Yesterday was the biggest night at LG Fashion Week. Preceded by Pink TarTan, the Joe Fresh show was THE show not to miss, the one everyone was waiting for. Always trendsetting, the Joe Fresh collection generally featured great music, great clothes and great models. This time made no exception. In a neon pallette of citrus, orange. tangerine...
LG Fashion Week Beauty Day 3: Marie Saint Pierre Spring 2012
TORONTO, OCTOBER 19th, 2011- True to herself Marie Saint Pierre knows how to reinvent herself season after season. Even though, she is using the same shapes and techniques, it still looked completely new. The whole collection looked luminous, light, just completely Marie Saint Pierre. She has this talent to bring emotions out of us, while just looking at her garments....
