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Fashion

NYFW news: Pigskin at Alexander Wang, Tim Gunn speaks out on LiLo, we are jealous of Tavi, and more

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Are you ready for some football? Alexander Wang mixed sweatshirt fleece and caramel leather for a pigskin-inspired spring collection.

Jason Wu went crazy with pattern and colour, but the show somehow still seemed refined. Cathy Horyn thought it was all a bit precious. [Style.com, NYTimes]

A video “prequel” to Gareth Pugh’s Spring 2010 collection, which reveals the line’s inspiration, debuted last night on showstudio.com. It’s suitably bizarre. [Showstudio] Read more »


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Toronto: The coolest apartment in town

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Vintage Comme des Garçons (left) and Y-3 from Apt. 909.

Vintage Comme des Garçons (left) and Y-3 from Apt. 909.

Apt. 909 (909 Dundas St. W., 416-916-7599, apt909.blogspot.com), coincidentally also my apartment number, is a cozy vintage stop with an extensive archive of designer vintage that ranges from Louboutin, Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier and YSL to the more eclectic gems from Comme des Garçons and Yohji Yamamoto. With ephemera casually scattered about in shop amidst antique decor, each piece is tagged like an artifact with handwritten descriptions by owners Elizabeth Gondek and Ria Jones. Read more »


Fashion » At the shows

Paris: Lanvin, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake and Pierre Hardy Fall 2009

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LANVIN Fall 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter

LANVIN Fall 2009. Photography by Peter Stigter

Day two starts not with a bang, but with a “meh” at the Issey Miyake show. Designer Dai Fujiwara collaborated with karate masters to develop flexible fabrics for his latest offerings and the “katas” that the rent-a-karate-masters performed almost stole the show.

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