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Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana found guilty of tax evasion

By | June 19th, 2013 | 12:00 pm

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Dolce Gabbana guilty of tax evasion

Photography by Peter Stigter

The highly anticipated verdict is in for the Dolce & Gabbana case tax evasion case. After a three hour jury meeting held today the judgment has been finally delivered, guilty. Ouch. Much speculation is being raised over the consequences that the decision will have on the designers’ Spring 2014 fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. Orange suits on the runway?

The Italian designers were charged with tax evasion and sentenced one year and eight months in prison, WWD reports. Dominico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have fervently denied the accusations since the beginning, are expected to appeal the decision. Today’s ruling is the first of three legal proceedings, which will determine the final verdict of for case. Whether jail time is actually in the works for the designers and the members of their team is therefore yet to be determined.
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Tom Ford’s Fall 2013 Ad Campaign is out and it is fierce

By | June 18th, 2013 | 12:00 pm

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Tom Ford Fall 2013 Ad Campaign

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Though summer is just right around the corner, Fall 2013 ad campaigns are slowly rolling in.

Photographed in London by the designer himself, Tom Ford’s Fall 2013 women’s campaign images have just hit the web and we can only think of one word to describe it all: fierce.

Reflecting the collection’s multi-ethnic prints, the campaign features Korean model Soo Joo, Polish model Zuzanna Bijoch as well as Gemma Refoufi and our very own Herieth Paul. Against a clean white background, the pop art collection really, well, pops.
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News your wallet can use: Club Monaco announces an upcoming shoe collection

By | June 17th, 2013 | 3:30 pm

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Club Monaco Shoe Collection

Photography courtesy of Club Monaco

Toronto original Club Monaco has announced plans to launch its first-ever shoe collection due this August. Our opinion? It’s about time!

As serious fans of the sophisticated retailer, we couldn’t be more excited for the line which promises 25 Italian-made styles which will come in everything from snakeskin to pony hair. In terms of design, think pointed-toe flats, smoking slippers and pumps in neutral solids, exotic prints and metallics. We’re sure the collection will go perfectly with the renowned brand’s polished and classic separates.

The company, who has tweeted excitement over the announcement saying it “couldn’t be happier,” is already planning ahead for next spring.

The relatively wallet friendly price range of $198 to $395 puts the shoes in the same price category as Sarah Jessica Parker’s impending footwear line for Manolo Blahnik.

Club Monaco has teased us with a sneak peak of some of the soon-to-be-available footwear. To see the rest, we’ll have to wait till August when the shoes will hit the shelves at Club Monaco’s Bloor Street location in Toronto as well as a selection of their New York locations. And if these locations are out of the way, not to worry, the entire collection will be available online.

Rick Owens is designing shoes for Adidas so he has something stylish to work out in

By | June 13th, 2013 | 1:00 pm

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Rick Owens Adidas

Photography by Peter Stigter

Earlier this year, Paris based designer Rick Owens decided to take up running, only to realize he didn’t have cool enough footwear to complement his cardio ambitions. “What shoes am I going to wear running?’ I can’t wear my big chunky basketball shoes — I’d look like a dinosaur running through the Tuileries.” Quelle horreur! His design instincts told him to take matters into his own hands. A quick call to Adidas was made and voila: Rick Owens for Adidas.

Announced yesterday on WWD, the new sneaker line will include six styles for men and four for women. There will be leather, suede and other Rick Owens signatures including a colour palette of black, grey and maybe a teeny splash of colour.
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The comprehensive John Galliano update: From Charlie Rose to Vanity Fair, we chart the course of his impending comeback

By | June 13th, 2013 | 12:30 pm

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John Galliano Charlie Rose

John Galliano is back on the map after a two-year hiatus. The Gibraltar-born British fashion designer, who not so long ago held the reins to one of the biggest fashion houses in the industry, has been the subject of much dispute since his 2011 firing from Dior. Galliano spottings over the past couple of years have been scarce, leaving questions about a possible comeback unanswered. With a new Vanity Fair interview on the stands and a televised one just released online, Galliano seems to be straying from the low profile he’s been keeping contributing to suspicions of a rebound on the horizon. From internships at his designer pal’s atelier to facing blackout drinking, were taking a look at recent developments in John Galliano’s slow but sure return.

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Prada’s Menswear Fall 2013 ads star buzzy actor trio Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw and Ezra Miller

By | June 11th, 2013 | 1:10 pm

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Prada Menswear Fall 2013 Ads Christoph Waltz

Photography David Sims for Prada

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Leave it to Prada to always find the cool. Following its much praised menswear ads and runway show starring Gary Oldman, Garett Hedlund, Willem Dafoe and Jamie Bell last fall, the brand has captured three of this year’s buzziest actors in its latest campaign for Fall 2013. The ads star Christoph Waltz, the two-time Tarantino Oscar winner (most recently for his comically twisted role as Dr. King Shultz in Django Unchained), Ben Whishaw, a rising British actor, and Ezra Miller, the baby-faced breakout star of Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Shot by photographer David Sims in London, the New Wave-inspired shots are said to introduce a “duality of wit and style at the heart of the modern man’s attitude to dressing.” Each of the three actors capture aspects of Prada’s Fall 2013 collection—Waltz the elegance, Whishaw the carefree alt charm and Miller, the youthful burst.
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Isabel Marant is announced as H&M’s latest designer collaboration

By | June 11th, 2013 | 7:55 am

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H&M has announced its latest collaboration for Fall 2013 and it’s with none other than with the hugely popular Parisian cool girl label, Isabel Marant. Fans of the label’s pricey wares will no doubt be thrilled.

The Isabel Marant for H&M collection will be available worldwide on November 14th, 2013, which is just over five months away by our count. The collection will feature clothing and accessories for women as well as Marant’s first ever collection for men. And while H&M has yet to release sketches or sneak peeks of the collection, we can only imagine it will include several nods to the designer’s signature rock ‘n’ roll meets boho aesthetic.

“I am flattered by this collaboration. H&M works with the best designers, and this invitation is an exciting honour,” said Marant via H&M press release. “I aim at creating something real—something women want to wear in their everyday lives, with a certain carefree style. I think this is very Parisian: you dress up, but don’t pay too much attention to it, and you still look sexy.”

Though the Isabel Marant DNA is intrinsically linked to effortlessness, we expect the upcoming H&M collection to be anything but understated. Stay tuned for more details as this story develops.

Jason Wu named artistic director of Boss womenswear

By | June 10th, 2013 | 11:57 am

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Jason Wu for Boss womenswear

Photography by Peter Stigter

Jason Wu is adding another womenswear label to his “to-do” list. That’s right: as well as his position at the helm of his own label, Wu has just been named the artistic director of Boss Womenswear. The new double act puts Wu in the ranks of other multi-label designers such as Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs.

Wu, who immigrated to Vancouver from Taiwan at age 9 and received his formal fashion training at Parsons in NYC, hit the jackpot when first lady Michelle Obama wore one of his gowns to the Inaugural Ball in 2009. Since then he’s had many celebrated showings at New York Fashion Week and also collaborated on a quick-to-sell-out collection for Target.

Hugo Boss CEO Claus Dietrich Lahrs has commented on Wu’s new position saying that he hopes he will “generate a powerful and creative statement for Boss Womenswear.” The designer has delivered a statement of his own saying that he has “long been a fan of Hugo Boss’s vast tradition and lineage in extraordinary tailoring”. He continued in saying that he plans “to develop a strong, feminine womenswear collection that reciprocates the brand’s authority in menswear.” With such a great track record despite his mere 30 years of age, were excited to see what this young designer has in store for us next!

Wu’s first Boss womenswear collection will be presented for Pre-Fall 2014.

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