FASHION Diaries

FASHION Diaries

FASHION Lovelies

Street style: Get in line

We love how classic nautical stripes look a bit tougher when you swap navy for black.  It still says spring, but with a slight edge. Dark, opaque hose and flat oxfords keep the short hemline tame, not trashy.

See the full look after the jump.

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Fashion News

Fashion news: Michael Kors’ big honours, a model diet with extra barbecue and Canadian jewels in Vogue

MICHAEL KORS Spring 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter

Michael Kors had ample reason to celebrate St. Patty’s Day on Wednesday, changing his Facebook status to,”Wow! What a St. Patricks Day!! Found out that I am receiving the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. Truly amazing! Also, Style.com named my Fall 2010 Collection one of the world’s top ten collections. Quite a day!!!” [Michael Kors Facebook.com]

Karl Lagerfeld has an interesting theory about porn’s effect on crime rates. He told Bruce LaBruce in Vice: “Frustration is the mother of crime, and so there would be much more crime without prostitutes and porn movies…[but] I personally only like high-class escorts. I don’t like sleeping with people I really love. I don’t want to sleep with them because sex cannot last, but affection can last forever. I think this is healthy. And for the way the rich live, this is possible. But the other world, I think they need porn.” [Vogue UK] Read the rest of this entry »


Daily Steal

The daily steal: Creamy body wash, $11

Photography by Nettika Berthelot

Call me cuckoo, but I don’t really like using lotion. Sure, I had more prune-ish days than most growing up in moisture-barren Calgary, but Bath & Body Works Cucumber Melon Creamy Body Wash ($11, bathandbodyworks.com) soothes my current Toronto dehydration. First, it’s a shower gel. Second, the creamy milk and oat proteins don’t go straight down the drain, rather, they condition my skin even after I’ve dried off. Third, if I don’t want to apply lotion I don’t have to. And fourth, because it does double-duty as a cleanser and hydrator, according to math-by-Adriana, I’m saving money.


At the shows

Toronto: Nada presents 3D fembots of the future (also, her fall collection)

Fashion on the silver screen is nothing new. Previewing a fall collection worn by fierce fembots from the future in mortal 3D combat, however, definitely felt fresh. Donning our 3D glasses (and munching on strawberry Twizzlers) we sat back and took in Nada’s Fall 2010 presentation, a video dubbed Future Fashion/Fashion Future.  Taking full advantage of a collection that hinged on female strength and visions of the future, the 7-minute movie took us through a video game-style martial arts match complete with swinging lead pipes and warriors outfitted in metallicized python-embossed leather pants, aggressive jumpsuits and tech-y coats. The only drawback? We didn’t get a great look at the collection. Featuring only special editorial pieces, the film seemed to center more on the magic of technology than the clothes. (There were brief glimpses of the collection in a rotating digital closet where the invisible game player could choose a beauty look, outfit and weaponry.)  The designer was coy on whether she would continue dabbling in cinematic feats for future collections, but I can’t help but speculate that these won’t be the last special effects we’ll see from Shepherd.

You can view the movie on nada3D.com, where there’s also info on ordering your own set of Nada 3D glasses.

Click on the images below to see stills from the video as well as looks from Nada’s Fall 2010 collection.


Culture

The Culture Club: The top 6 Toronto gallerists to know right now

Works by Brian Donnelly at the Show & Tell Gallery. Photography by Danielle Roach

Gallery owners to curate art for the walls of your dream home.

1. Daniel Faria, co-owner of the Clark & Faria Gallery (55 Mill Street Building #2, 416-703-1700, monteclarkgallery.com) in the Distillery District. He’s loveable and approachable, with a keen eye for curating rock star contemporary art and photography exhibits. Read the rest of this entry »


Fashion News

Fashion news: Alexander Wang up for a CFDA Award, André Leon Talley’s Top Model debut, Coco Rocha’s wedding invites

Photography by Peter Stigter

The 2010 CFDA Awards nominees were announced last night including heavy hitters such as Marc Jacobs and Alexander Wang for women designer of the year and up-and-comer’s like Alexis Bittar in the accessory designer category. Check out the full list here. [Style.com via Racked]

André Leon Talley made his television debut last night on the premiere of America’s Next Top Model introducing viewers to the word “dreckitude.” [The Cut] Read the rest of this entry »


Fashion

Video: Miss J does his best Tyra impression at the Holts celebrity runway walk-off


Miss J Alexander, runway coach on  America’s Next Top Model, put a group of Toronto media personalities through the catwalk wringer this past Saturday. As if strutting their stuff for Miss J in sky-high Jimmy Choos (well, the women at least) wasn’t enough to give contestants the jitters, they were also being critiqued by Elmer Olsen of Elmer Olsen Model Management, National Post columnist Shinan Govani and MTV’s Jessi Cruickshank. But feeding off the fast beats being spun by DJ Joel Dubin and the energy from a raucous crowd, the competition got fierce. However, as Miss J pointed out in his best Tyra voice, there can only be one winner, and that title went to Ciara Hunt, editor-in-chief of Hello! Canada. The runner-up was MTV’s Dan Levy, whose After Show co-host, Cruickshank, noted:  “It’s been a dream of mine, a lifelong dream of mine, to just be able to sit back and judge you.”


Fashion

The daily steal: Tube squeezer, $13

In spite of working my out my arms daily carrying my toddler, I still don’t seem to possess the strength to squash out every last drop of product from tubes of toothpaste, diaper cream or skincare. But this handy dandy little doohickey from Dr. Hauschka ($13, saffronrouge.com) does the trick, sparing you from wasting a single globule of goodness.


Fashion

Sarah Jessica Parker charms the crowd at The Bay

Photography by Tom Sandler/Courtesy of HBC

Flanked suited-up security guards, the entrance to the new Halston Heritage area at the Bay Queen Street was buzzing yesterday evening. Anxiously awaiting Sarah Jessica Parker, the new president and chief creative officer of Halston, were media types, socialites, designers (a dapper looking Wayne Clark was there), devoted Room shoppers and even political types, specifically the prime minister’s wife, Laureen Harper. Read the rest of this entry »


At the shows

Video: We catch the Louis Vuitton finale and get up close to Anna Piaggi

In the last of our Paris Fashion Week videos, Bernadette Morra heads to the Louis Vuitton show. Catch the runway finale, the Vuitton fans, Anna Piaggi’s LV blanket and a chat with Toronto couture fan Stacey Kimel.

See all our coverage from Paris Fashion Week


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