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Fashion

Spring’s best shoes, bags and jewellery in our Accessories Guide

Photography: Bag and shoe by Carlo Mendoza; Jewellery by Christopher Stevenson

Accessories have been big catwalk news for the past few seasons. Think of the giant statement necklaces introduced two years ago, or last fall’s over-the-knee boots. One of this spring’s most talked-about pieces was a pair of alien-like shoes from Alexander McQueen–though to eyes that hadn’t seen them in a while, the season’s clutch of clogs seems just as outrageous. We’re putting the spotlight on spring’s best extras with our debut Accessories Guide. We?ve got a lineup of clutches, clogs and crystal-clear jewellery, plus we talk to industry insiders about fresh trends, names to watch and more.


Beauty

Nailed it!: Spring’s best polishes

Photography: Nail polish by Nettika Berthelot; runway by Peter Stigter

Nail polish is big beauty news, with runway shades morphing into a season’s cult beauty must-have. This spring, pastel shades, cement hues and a few juicy colours are on our shopping list. Click the links below to see our favourites, plus some runway inspiration.

Spring’s top nail polishes

Spring 2010 runway report: Nails

Plus: Get more of the season’s best beauty in our Spring Beauty Guide or check out what the nail pros were up to backstage at the Fall 2010 shows at New York Fashion Week.


Beauty

Get the top hair and makeup trends in our Spring Beauty Guide!

Lipstick by Carlo Mendoza, nail polish by Nettika Berthelot, model by Peter Stigter

Spring’s bag of beauty tricks includes blazing orange lips, soft pastels and a parade of plaits. Dig into the top hair and makeup trends and check out our favourite spring nail polishes in our Spring Beauty Guide.


Fashion

Video: Talking Spring 2010 trends


Fashion director Susie Sheffman and acting editor-in-chief Bernadette Morra talk spring 2010 trends–pastels, dressy denim, scuba chic and more.


Fashion

Sporty scuba, dressy denim, clogs and more in our Spring 2010 Trends Guide

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The fashion world has a newfound lightness this spring with cascading ruffles, pretty pastels and sparkling embellishment. Underneath all this frothiness is an edge of military-inspired looks and sport chic.

See the season’s balancing act in our Spring 2010 Trends Guide.


Fashion

Editors’ picks: Our favourite spring shows

LANVIN Spring 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter

LANVIN Spring 2010. Photography by Peter Stigter

From the bold lips at Prada and the dresses at Dries, to the return of Phoebe Philo, our editors pick their personal favourites from the spring shows.

READ: Our favourite shows for Spring 2010

See more of the spring runway action in our SPRING 2010 PREVIEW: A look at the Spring 2010 runway action: The coolest after-parties, a new crop of Its, street style and more.

What were your favourite shows? Tell us in the comments!


Fashion

Birds of North America has us dreaming of summer dresses

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Birds of North America’s Spring 2010 collection reminds us of a lazy play day with its feminine ruffles, pleats and pockets perfect for a garden picnic. The fifth collection from designer Hayley Gibson boasts sweetheart pieces in hand me down–like faded fabrics with crisp tailoring and oversized buttons. Read the rest of this entry »


Fashion » At the shows

Wrapping up LG Fashion Week

Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Another Toronto Fashion Week is in the can and we took in tons of shows, went backstage, and tracked down the best street style.

Here’s what we saw:

We headed to Greta Constantine in the cavernous basement of a car dealership and scoped out menswear at Philip Sparks and Greta’s little brother, Ezra.

We travelled to French Polynesia at Sunny Fong’s Vawk show, David Dixon took us to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and Montreal’s Travis Taddeo saw the French Revolution through the lens of an ’80s gym class. Lucian Matis went to the circus with his Roman warrior princesses, Paul Hardy sprouted angel wings and Evan Biddell predicted what you’ll wear for the coming ecological crisis.

There was plenty of party gear this season: Jessica Biffi went to a rave, Jason Meyers partied in ’80s L.A., Andy Thê-Anh had cerulean and champagne wishes and Halifax’s Katrina Tuttle dreamt up garden frocks.

For pieces to work into our every day wardrobes we took in a parade of biker leathers at Rudsak, six stunningly simple dresses at Jessica Jensen, plenty of underwear (or was it outerwear?) at Joe Fresh Style and cool trenches and sporty sequins at Pink Tartan.

We grabbed our video camera to chat with Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill at Greta Constantine, Travis Taddeo, Nada Shepherd, Joe Fresh Style designer Joe Mimran and Vawk designer Sunny Fong.

We also took in some of the backstage action: Saw Jessica Biffi’s boxy raver-girl hair, got tips on creating beachy look at Joe Fresh, the loud mouth at Pink Tartan and the edgy frizz at Attitude by Sears.

See you next season!


Fashion » At the shows

Toronto: Jessica Biffi Spring 2010

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JESSICA BIFFI Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Jessica Biffi’s Spring 2010 show opened with a glow-in-the-dark spray paint dress that looked as though it was crafted from layered vertical blinds. The dress appeared again in peach, a strong point in a raver-inspired collection that seemed to be made up entirely of jumpsuits. (Okay, not entirely, but a third of it at least.) There were pastel knee-length jersey options, a gold micro-sequin onesie with blousy strapless top, a hot pink short suit that let the model’s breasts hang out (intentionally, I’m afraid), a low-cut pantsuit in a shiny zebra/leopard burn-out fabric that also showed up on a few dresses, and an acid green hooded shortie with pleating details–the best of the bunch. Pleats echoed the shingle effect of the first dress, appearing as a peplum bustier or a hot pink mini-skirt. The most beautiful example was a pleated teacup skirt with shimmering ivory tiers–its stiff, swinging movement glowed in an entirely different way.

Check out our gallery the jump.

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Fashion » At the shows

Toronto: Lucian Matis Spring 2010

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LUCIAN MATIS Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

A music box played a delicate, haunting tune fit for a twirling plastic ballerina and immediately the tone was set—circus-meets-Roman warrior princess—at Lucian Matis’ Spring 2010 show. With the models’ heads encased in stud-embellished gear, an eerie ambience of bondage was piled on top of a feminine colour palette of soft blush pink, cream, and slate. The collection remained cohesive while juggling textures (sequins, mesh, and satin) and asymmetrical cuts for a raw feminine appeal. Our favourite details? The metal armour-inspired necklaces and pink netting that played peekaboo from skirt hemlines. Save for a couple printed fabrics that were borderline tacky, Matis’ finely-draped gowns were executed in the most elegant manner.

Check out our gallery after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »


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