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Montreal Fashion Week: Andy Thê-Anh layers on the black for his fall collection

ANDY THÊ-ANH Fall 2010

Andy Thê-Anh’s “cocktail” show last summer at the Marché Bonsecours was a crowded, on-tip toes affair (thank goodness for platform boots). So his recent presentation for Fall 2010 in the airy atrium space of Excentris was a breath of fresh air. An intimate gathering of thirty or so of Montreal’s fashion editors and bloggers loaded up on appies from next door’s Café Méliès and giggled like little girls after a round (or two) of white wine spritzers.

A hometown prelude to the big production in Toronto at the very end of March, the Montreal-born Vietnamese designer greeted guests as they arrived and then proceeded to emcee his own show while slick-haired models strut out one by one. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Toronto fashion week schedule is up. (And they’ve got a new home)

Spring 2010 looks (from left) at the Lucian Matis, David Dixon and Joe Fresh Style shows. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Spring 2010 looks on the runway at (from left) Lucian Matis, David Dixon and Joe Fresh Style. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Toronto’s LG Fashion Week has found a new home. After living in tents at Nathan Phillips Square (a few short blocks from our office), then last season at King and Shaw, the show is moving to an indoor spot with 40-foot ceilings in nearby Liberty Village. FDCC prez Robin Kay told The Toronto Star that the runway will be inside the building, which will also have a tent erected outside.

The FDCC has also released a roughed in schedule with a start date of Sunday, March 28. (The shows close Thursday, April 1.) Read the rest of this entry »


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Toronto: Andy Thê-Anh Spring 2010

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Photography by Angela Y. Martin

This season, Andy Thê-Anh eschewed the runway for a more intimate, presentation-style show.  We slipped past the doormen into a dramatic room featuring wall-to-wall zebra patterned carpeting, oversized chandeliers dripping with crystals and benches upholstered in black faux fur.  The low-lying platform gave way to a parade of sophisticated day wear: stiff, silky, zippered dresses, slim tailored pants and tucked and pleated jackets.  Crisp white was a clever counterpoint to a palette of bright cerulean blue and a paler sky blue.  The quintet of flowing, champagne evening gowns that closed the show are sure to delight Thê-Anh’s loyal following.

Check out the gallery after the jump.

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Fashion » At the shows » Fashion » Montreal à la mode

Montreal Fashion Week highlights

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A look from Denis Gagnon's Spring 2010 collection on the runway at Montreal Fashion Week. Photography by Jimmy Hamelin

The Marché Bonsecours overflowed with Montreal’s fashion crowd who teetered in high-heels over St-Paul Street’s cobblestones to take in three days of Montreal Fashion Week.

On day one, Andy Thê-Anh’s “cocktail” presentation unraveled more like a schmoozy happy hour social than a spring and summer preview. Latecomers tiptoed to catch glimpses of the central stage that doubled as a mini-runway while P&G Beauty reps (in coral mini-togas) served skincare samples on trays like canapés. Known for his sophistication and architectural details, Thê-Anh’s show sparkled (even from a distance) with various shades and intensities of blue paired with neutral white and black.

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Backstage beauty: Andy Thê-Anh

ANDY THE-ANH Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

ANDY THE-ANH Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

It’s 6 o’clock on Wednesday evening and the scene backstage at Andy Thê-Anh is relatively calm. Working to a soundtrack of Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, the L’Oréal Paris team tends to the lead models as Thê-Anh watches closely.

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Toronto: Comrags, Andy Thê-Anh, Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh Style Fall 2009

COMRAGS Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

COMRAGS Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

Packed schedule on the LG roster with some of Toronto’s most well-known labels – Comrags, Andy Thê-Anh, Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh Style.  Time to rev up those fashion batteries and re-gloss those air-kissers…

Comrags [watch our interview] designers Joyce Gunhouse and Judy Cornish delivered a strong Fall 2009 collection.  And if the wool plaids, printed knits and florals didn’t wow you (as if they wouldn’t…) then surely the large bouquets presented to the designers by the Comrags’ kids during their runway bow would have touched your haute little heart.

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Slideshow: Andy Thê-Anh Fall 2009

ANDY THE-ANH Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

ANDY THE-ANH Fall 2009. Photography by Jess Baumung

Montreal designer Andy Thê-Anh does a party ready collection (complete with bejewelled leggings!).

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Toronto: Thien Le, Andy Thê-Anh, Joe Fresh Style

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By Sarah Casselman

Today at the tents people are talking about:

- The Toronto Star article about FDCC prez Robin Kay’s rather, er, foggy moment – Sore feet – The K-Swiss shoes in the Evan Biddel gift bag- Which after party to hit (The answer? Joe Fresh Style at Fashion House)

On with the shows…

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Toronto Fashion Week: Day three

Shown: GRETA CONSTANTINE Fall 2008. Photography by Sarah Casselman

The media lounge is starting to fill up with grumpy eds: Not enough food, the loo sitch is rather bleak, and the rain is starting to wreak havoc on blowouts and Bruno Frisonis.  Best accessories spotted at the tents: Everything-but-the-kitchen-sink patent totes, jewel-tone cocktail rings, fedoras, bright scarves and feather hairbands.  New must-have nail colour: Red.

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Day Three: Burning the midnight oil

FASHION arrived at the tents ready for a full (read: long) evening of spring shows. We arrive at our seats just as the lights dim and take our place in the front row beside The Toronto Star stylist (and FASHION’s fab friend) Derick Chetty.

Damzels in this Dress (left)

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