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Montreal Fashion Week: The top hits from day three including CIN Tailleur, Ça va de soi, and Abol

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Photography by DNV Photography

Day three was a lull in the Montreal Fashion Week storm. Fashion mavens, it appeared, were saving their most spectacular looks for day four’s finale. Today was a time for investment shopping.

Since I met Cinthya Chalifoux, the scissor whiz behind CIN Tailleur, I’ve enjoyed her feminine approach to made-to-measure. Having learned her trade from an old-school Montreal master tailor Roger Paquin, she’s been carving out a nice little niche for herself, crafting quality, fitted clothing. The short-but-sweet collection she presented in the cocktail lounge totalled about a dozen looks (for both men and women), all of them showcasing a suave English-countryside sophistication in tweed and cashmere, but amped up with black over-the-knee platform boots—for the women, that is.
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Montreal Fashion Week: The dispatch from day two including Martin Lim, Eve Gravel, and more!

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Photography by Jimmy Hamelin

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How to survive Montreal Fashion Week? A roll of Mentos; it’s like breath-freshening gum that you can swallow. And breathe! I don’t mean simply inhale, but breathe in the moment. Season after season as I watch the evolution of designers maturing with each collection, I feel like I’m learning and growing too.
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Montreal Fashion Week: The shows kick off with an androgynous ode at Marie Saint Pierre, an Andrej Pejic–inspired runway appearance at DUY and more

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I started Montreal Fashion Week with a major misstep; I missed the Tavãn & Mitto show. But Dressed to Kill’s EIC, Stéphane Le Duc, raved about T&M’s expert cuts and the luxurious repositioning of the brand—also how they’re going to sell exclusively from their boutique. It’s an interesting move that seems in line with the city’s growing niche market of quality and made-to-measure garments. As for the clothes, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

Hours before, I had received an early-bird Tweet from stylist Cary Tauben that he’d be styling DUY’s runway. “Get ready for a couture show,” he wrote, dropping a few crumbs about a “surprise.” Indeed, Duy Nguyen delivered a very haute-lifting experience. The Parisienne Madame focus was clear; the rich urban palette was solid. The “surprise” was Tauben himself, who—in an obvious Andrej Pejic–inspired move—strut his bare, model-esque legs beneath a fur-collared coat down the stage to rippling applause.
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Montreal shop notes: Norwegian Wood

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Montreal shop notes: Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood top $95 and bottom $65. Photography by Carlo Mendoza.

Artsy underground designer Angie Johnson of Norwegian Wood (norwegianwoodonline.com) recently added lingerie to her clothing and accessories mix. This limited-edition collection maximizes glamour while keeping prices under $100. Read more »


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Montreal shop notes: Magasin Général Bruxe

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Photography: store by Jane Heller, pendant by Carlo Mendoza.

Photography: store by Jane Heller, pendant by Carlo Mendoza.

Skaters–turned–design aficionados Oli and Mer Van Roost, who are also twin brothers, bring their laid-back street sensibility to their store, Magasin Général Bruxe (5662 Sherbrooke St. W., 514-932-9802, bruxedesign.com). The boutique, in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (a quiet ’hood slowly rising in its hip factor), features a mix of urban clothes, their popular Bruxe bags and their new line of handmade pendants, Tiny Little Chairs (from $90). The mini collection pays homage to mid-century modern designs, such as the silver Zig Zag chair (shown, $95) by Dutch architect Gerrit T. Rietveld, the Nelson bench and the Eames lounger-plus-ottoman. Read more »


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Q&A: 5 minutes with Thomas Tait

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Q&A: 5 minutes with Thomas Tait

Photography: Tait by David Yeo; runway by Jenna Marie Wakani.

Before completing a Master of Arts in womenswear at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, this Canadian-born U.K. expat cut his design chops at Montreal’s LaSalle College. Now Thomas Tait (thomastait.com) is a ready-to-wear whiz kid on the international fashion scene, churning out strong, tailored pieces in mostly soft silhouettes.

What was the most valuable thing you learned at LaSalle?
“How to make clothes. I had no idea how technical the course would be. I was literally scared of the sewing machine for quite a while.”
 
Your graduate project was a beautiful exploration of human angles: collarbones, hip bones, shoulders.
“There was definitely an elaboration on silhouette in my Fall 2011 collection. It was insanely hard to do, but I loved it in the end.” Read more »


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5 minutes with Marie Saint Pierre

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Marie Saint Pierre

Photography; left, Marie Saint Pierre for Reitmans, $85 by Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com); right, Marie Saint Pierre by Jane Heller.

Montreal’s Queen of Fashion has a one-of-a-kind style that’s recognizable from coast to coast. Since starting her eponymous collection nearly 25 years ago, Marie Saint Pierre (mariesaintpierre.com) has opened two boutiques and caught the attention of countless fashion lovers. Here, she talks about her latest project: a holiday capsule collection for Reitmans, the tried-and-true Canadian retailer. Read more »


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The 24-karat treatment

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The 24-karat treatment

Carlo Mendoza (styling by Breanna Gow for judyinc.com)

The holistic Gold Leaf Luxurious Treatment facial ($270) at Montreal’s Dr. Hauschka Spa (1444 Sherbrooke St. W., 514-286-1444, spadrhauschka.com) is a blissful two-hour escape. The 24-karat nutrients in the treatment’s Gold Cosmetica leaves (sourced from Germany) are now available for home use. Prices are determined according to market value; currently, a package of 12 is $75. Read more »


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