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Halifax: Old favourites come out for Atlantic Fashion Week’s designer showcase

Nadine LaRoche — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:00:30 +0000

Still exhausted from last Thursday’s Emerging Designer Showcase, an epic evening of 15 collections, a glance at my sparse program the following evening reminded me of the even-then thin second showcase we experienced last season at Atlantic Fashion Week. With some of our hard-hitters (namely Katrina Tuttle and Deux Fm) nabbing spots in, ahem, shall [...]

Halifax: Fresh faces and thriving favourites at Atlantic Fashion Week

Nadine LaRoche — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:05 +0000

On the heels of Wednesday’s jam-packed design-fest, the second night of Atlantic Fashion Week felt noticeably thin with only five collections. Regular show-stoppers Deux fm, Turbine and Katrina Tuttle (read about her show at LG Fashion Week) weren’t on the evening’s agenda—having other projects, from solo showcases to newborns, to tend to—and I darn well [...]

Halifax: East Coast designers take the runway in Montreal

Nadine LaRoche — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:05 +0000

Eating up the East Coast love is all well and good for our Atlantic Canadian designers, but who can say no to a little national exposure? Not Kim Munson, Anna Gilkerson and the Sunsets on the Eastside trio, who will have their designs walked down the runway at Montreal’s Festival Mode & Design (June 17 [...]

Halifax: Atlantic Fashion Week(end) part one

Nadine LaRoche — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:00:59 +0000

No need for asterisks or apologetic preambles: my city finally nailed down Fashion Week this season—or at least an abbreviated one—hitting a level of success that’s way off the small-town scale. Although last fall’s Atlantic Fashion Week (part one, part two) left many a gaped mouth in its wake, the event was not without its [...]