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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.

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Fashion » At the shows » Beauty

Backstage beauty: Jessica Biffi

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Backstage at Jessica Biffi Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

We head backstage to capture preparations for Jessica Biffi’s raver girl collection for Spring 2010.

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Fashion » At the shows » FASHION Lovelies

LG Fashion Week street style: Day five

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Check out our street style shots from the final day of Toronto’s LG Fashion Week.


Fashion » At the shows

Toronto: Rudsak Spring 2010

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Photography by Angela Y. Martin

If you’re on the hunt for a biker jacket, city tote or belted dress (and you have a love affair with leather), look no further than Montreal label Rudsak. Designer Evik Asatoorian’s spring 2010 collection for the brand was heavy on the aforementioned pieces, ranging in shades of mushroom, bone and vanilla. But amidst all of these neutrals came a knockout chili-pepper red dress (in leather, bien sur) and a rich purple foldover clutch. Rudsak’s success lies in its’ simplicity. Think pared-down classic pieces that have been reworked – ruched coat dresses, techno-fabric trench coats and leather dresses with pintucked fronts. FASHION’s final thought: Sometimes less is more.

See a gallery of looks after the jump.

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Fashion » At the shows

Video: Nada Spring 2010

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Fashion » At the shows

Toronto: Evan Biddell Spring 2010

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EVAN BIDDELL Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

We’ve been thinking for a while now that in very short order were all going to be hooked into the hive mind with thin white wires, so the jewellery at Evan Biddell’s spring show was fairly apropos. Glittering robotic breastplates featured LG’s Chocolate phone, its screen glowing with the Biddell’s logo. (Hey, at least we didn’t spot any “Addicted to Biddell” T-shirts.)

Clothing wise, there was plenty of Biddell’s now signature cowls sprouting from tight tops and draped jersey drop-crotch jumpsuits, which, at their best, were indistinguishable from dresses. A grey piece had a skintight rubbery tank top that gave way to soft fabric that swirled beautifully around the body. Piecey, colour-block jackets were well-crafted and worth second look. A pair of preposterous pleated pants that extended from the body in scrunchy blue semi-circles were forgotten when a neon-coral dress with a deep V-neck came billowing out for the finale.

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Fashion » At the shows » FASHION Lovelies

LG Fashion Week street style: Day four

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Photography by Angela Y. Martin

Check out our gallery of off-the-runway looks from day four of LG Fashion Week.


Fashion » At the shows

LG Fashion Week: Thursday’s best look

EVAN BIDDELL Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

EVAN BIDDELL Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

The closer at Evan Biddell’s post-apocalyptic show grabbed us with it’s brilliant coral-orange hue, but the way the fabric folded and billowed around the model–a protective cape in a stormy world–held us to the last glimpse.

See all of FASHION’s coverage of LG Fashion Week.


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