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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/pink-tartan-2-1659.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 02 Apr 2011 18:02:53 +0000 Fashion Featured Black Swan Kimberley Newport-Mimran Marisa Berenson Pink Tartan http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1659
A very Black Swan collection.
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Kimberley Newport-Mimran, the mind behind the coveted Pink Tartan label drew inspiration from 70’s supermodel Marisa Berenson for the Fall/Winter 2011 collection, calling it “couturitarian”.
But with ballerina-like models in such contrasting outfits, it is hard not to equate the collection to the Black Swan . The beautiful below-the-knee tulle skirt and white ostrich feather skirt contrasted in a good versus evil kind of way with the all-black form fitted suit and military-inspired black coat with high turtle neckline and gold buttons.
Either way, the collection is, quite simply, fabulous.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/joe-fresh-style-1652.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:54:55 +0000 Fashion Featured Canadian fashion designers Derek Blasberg Joe Fresh Joseph Mimran http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1652
Seventies style and global expansion: a look at fall 2011.
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Fashion tycoon Joseph Mimran’s design crew did it again. Blasting back to the seventies with turtlenecks, colour blocking, wide leg trousers, and an overwhelming selection of mini skirts, it’s almost hard to believe that this is the cheap and cheerful wonder mixed between housewares and bulk food.
Striking combinations of kelly green, cobalt blue, honey mustard, and the namesake Joe orange came down the runway in brilliantly styled combinations of knee length dresses, neoprene overcoats, minis, and classic shirts styled with gold, gold, and more gold. Even the fashion elite will be looking for those laceless gold oxfords!
Highly adorned with beads, fringes, feathers, and appliques, these mini skirts were impressive. Certainly not what you would expect from a simple budget label like Joe Fresh, giving pause over how much they will really cost come fall 2011. Surely, not $29.99?!
Those with a keen eye will be jumping on the items that aesthetically speaking looked like they belong on a Jil Sanders runway. We’re pretty sure that nothing actually fell off of a turnip truck and accidentally landed on the Joe Fresh catwalk, but you never know.
Interestingly enough, what was talked about even more than the collection were the New York writers brought in to sit in the front row, including well-known fashion writer and New York Times best-selling author, Derek Blasberg. If that doesn’t say US expansion, I don’t know what does. Rumor has it Joe Fresh Style will be opening a stand-alone store on Fifth Avenue this fall.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/juma%e2%80%99s-kaleidoscope-1631.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:17:30 +0000 Fashion Featured Alia Juma Canadian fashion designers Fall/Winter 2011 Jamil Juma Juma Kaleidoscope LG Fashion Week http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1631
Where hippie grunge meets the psychedelic 70’s.
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Brightly coloured sphere and rhombus shapes exploded onto the runway of LG Fashion Week as sibling design duo Alia and Jamil Juma presented their Fall/Winter 2011 Kaleidoscope collection.
Parading a plethora of prints, the collection included breezy tunics, pleated pants, tailored jackets, full-piece jumpers, and, most noticeably, a body-hugging dress affixed with a cloak-like hood in an undeniably acid tripping print.
With mainstay blacks and androgynous underpinnings, the most succinct way to describe the collection is hippie grunge colliding into the psychedelic 70’s. Overall, it was another successful collection for the Canadian designers who are slowly but surely taking the fashion world by storm.
Find out more about Juma at www.jumastudio.com
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/knotty-by-nature-1625.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:10:42 +0000 Fashion Coumon Julie Robinson necklaces http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1625
Knotted silk necklaces by Coumon.
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Brooklyn brand Coumon, designed by Julie Robinson, is a line of vogue fabric knotted necklaces. In short, we love! Shop online at http://www.etsy.com/shop/coumon .
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/or-by-angela-chen-1620.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:03:45 +0000 Fashion Angela Chen LG Fashion Week Orange Spring 2011 Vancouver fashion designers http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1620
Feminine, earthy and romantic!
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Feminine, earthy, and romantic! Vancouver fashion designer Angela Chen studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York before launching her collection, Orange by Angela Chen, in 2007. Just off the LG Fashion Week runway, the Spring 2011 collection is the most defined one yet.
Inspired by the romantic movie, The Blue Lagoon, the shades of light blue, dove grey, white, and black flowing dresses are perfect for a warm breeze on a Tahitian beach (or just about anywhere).
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/pink-tartan-1615.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:57:25 +0000 Fashion Kim Newport-Mimran Pink Tartan Spring 2011 http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1615
Seventies disco is back, baby!
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It’s not a question of lust or love. We can’t say love any louder! Neon yellow, pink, and blue spun into jumpers and loose silhouettes reminiscent of seventies disco. Bravo Kim Newport-Mimran! Pink Tartan’s spring collection is bright, fresh, and well worth a wear.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/line-1608.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:52:20 +0000 Fashion Jennifer Wells John Muscat LG Fashion Week Line Spring 2011 http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1608
Pretty draping and dresses.
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Spotted on celebrities like Tori Spelling, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Garner, the label Line is making a name for itself. John Muscat and Jennifer Wells, the creative forces behind the Parisian brand, recently showed off their Spring 2011 collection at Toronto’s LG Fashion Week.
I loved the barely there tops mixed with the neutral palette and some of the pretty draping and dresses but wasn’t fond of the actual knits. It reminded me of something my grandma might have knit up. Not exactly my cup of tea.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/bustle-colour-1602.html Nicole Stewart Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:46:59 +0000 Fashion Bustle LG Fashion Week Ruth Promislow Shawna Hewson Toronto designers http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1602
Rainbow bright for menswear: pass or fail?
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Former Bay Street lawyers Shawna Hewson and Ruth Promislow turned in their litigious lives in 2002 to start Bustle (bustleclothing.com) and we’ve had our eyes on them ever since.
Showing on the first night of LG Fashion Week in Toronto, it was clear that rock was on the runway with a collection fusing Mad Men with prints and pastels. The dress shirts rocked – lots of unusual prints, stripes, checks, and light colours like pink and powder blue.
Not on our favourite list was the boxy shape of some of the blazers and the over styling of excessively busy prints, even if they were in the same colour scheme – sometimes less is more.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/holt-renfrew-1594.html Nicole Stewart Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:26:50 +0000 Fashion Denis Gagnon Holt Renfrew Jeremy Laing LG Fashion Week Lida Baday Pink Tartan Smythe Wayne Clark http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1594
Spring collections at LG Fashion Week.
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Holt Renfrew was represented at LG Fashion Week, featuring Canadian designers like Jeremy Laing, Lida Baday, Smythe, Pink Tartan, Denis Gagnon, and Wayne Clark.
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http://www.glossmag.ca/fashion/africa-at-the-ago-1582.html Nicole Stewart Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:20:17 +0000 Fashion Projec Runway Sunny Fong Toro Safari Toronto designers Vawk http://www.glossmag.ca/?p=1582
Sunny Fong presents his Spring 2011 VAWK collection.
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For the third time, former Project Runway winner Sunny Fong presented his latest VAWK collection ( vawkcollection.ca ) at the Art Gallery of Ontario on October 18, 2010. It’s undeniably a great fit for him — artistic, expressive, and architecturally jaw-dropping.
Entitled Toro Safari , the collection blends cultural cues from Spain and Africa in a highly textural collection. Real models, like 50 year-old real estate agent Helen Mara, graced the runway with oversized earrings, camel coloured attire, cargo pockets, embossed crocodile jackets, animal prints, and sizzling eveningwear that would be fun to flamenco in.
Overall, it looks like Bond Girl is going to the jungle and we approve!
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