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Toronto: Pink Tartan Spring 2010

Posted October 22nd, 2009 | 12:46 pm | By Sarah Casselman | 2 Comments

PINK TARTAN Spring 2010

After last season’s combat boot clad models stomped down the Pink Tartan runway, we wondered if PT really stood for Pretty Tough. This season, it seems that designer Kimberley Newport-Mimran decided to take a turn in another direction: back to the ’80s. But rather than looking like just another runway rewind, PT’s spring 2010 collection delivered on the fresh factor. Bold shoulder pads and sequin-sprayed vests, cropped jackets and dresses drove home the opulent ’80s theme, while the spandex workout gear and anorak jackets lent a “Let’s Get Physical” feel. It was all very Sporty Spice and it worked, big time. Mixed in amongst all of this shimmer and shine were the tried and true PT touches: exposed zippers, nautical stripes, wide-leg sailor trousers and classic button-down shirts (which played the role of a sexy dress this time around). Trenches morphed from cropped to maxi to coat dress in a range of go-with-everything hues like light grey,
midnight blue and tan. FASHION’s final thought: When can we get our hands on this hot collection?

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Toronto: Holts’ opening party shows off top Canadian talent

Posted October 20th, 2009 | 2:02 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | 1 Comment

A group of Canadian designers presented a handful of looks from their spring collections at last night's Holt Renfrew media cocktail party. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Last night, Toronto’s fashion crowd gathered for the first official party of LG Fashion Week: the Holt Renfrew Media Cocktail. The bash is always a hot ticket, and in recent seasons, Holts has offered up a mini runway show to showcase the Canadian talent they’re featuring in their World Design Lab. This season, the group was, what the company’s VP of fashion direction, Barbara Atkin, referred to as “our own group of seven.” The presentation was a chance to take a peek at looks from designers who show in other cities, as with Jeremy Laing and Denis Gagnon, or who don’t do shows at all, as is the case with Mikhael Kale, Lida Baday and Smythe. Kale’s pieces were a space-age pastiche of skins, prints and fringe, while Baday showed a trio of simple, well-crafted pieces in black and white. And we never get tired of seeing what Denis Gagnon can do with leather. Also on the ticket were a handful of looks from Greta Constantine, who showed their full collection last week, and Pink Tartan, who’s up tomorrow night.

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Daria, Stam and Erdem go up to the Bay’s Room

Posted October 16th, 2009 | 3:53 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | No Comments

Photography by George Pimentel

The Bay opened the doors of their transformed home of high fashion, The Room, on Wednesday night for a party at their Queen Street location in Toronto. Models Daria Werbowy and Jessica Stam, designers Erdem, Jeremy Laing, Kimberley Newport-Mimran, Lida Baday (it goes on), socials Stacy Kimel and Victoria Webster all packed the massive third floor space to check out one of the most highly-anticipated retail unveiling in recent memory. Read the rest of this entry »

Parties and Celebrities » The Fashionable Life

The West Side

Posted May 11th, 2009 | 4:00 pm | By Michelle Bilodeau | 1 Comment

Joe Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran; Amanda Brugel and Kristin Booth. Photography by Tom Sandler

Since moving to the ‘hood just over 6 months ago, this fashionable girl has been loving the fashionable events that take place on this side of Yonge Street. Even more so this week with soirees on back-to-back nights. Tuesday we were headed to the recently opened Jezebel on the hip Ossington strip where Joe Fresh and Rethink Breast Cancer were launching the latest incarnation of the cute bullseye tee. Read the rest of this entry »

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Toronto: Holt Renfrew Media Cocktail

Posted March 18th, 2009 | 3:19 pm | By Jennifer Campbell | No Comments

A model wears a design by Greta Constantine at the Holt Renfrew media cocktail. Photography by Jess Baumung

On Monday night, Holt Renfrew hosted their media/VIP cocktail party, always the kickoff to Toronto Fashion Week. The gotta-get-an-invite party has long been held in the first floor handbag section, but this season, they moved the festivities up to the new third-floor contemporary space. The other change was a mini runway presentation featuring five Canadian labels: Mikhael Kale, Philip Sparks, Greta Constantine, Jeremy Laing and Denis Gagnon. Check out all of our party snaps!