Kim Newport-Mimran brought the romance and girlish innocence of the sixties to Pink Tartan’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection. Models wore mini top hat chapeaux and cropped bustiers, be-fitting their full circle skirts. It was an homage to the jitterbugging babes, Brigitte Bardot and even Sally Draper. The collection featured an array of fabrics, and I loved the thickness of this pearlescent…
Toronto Fashion week kicked off tonight with three shows from haute retailer Holt Renfrew, Pink Tartan and Pavoni. There isn’t much to say for the Holt Renfrew show. The department store is celebrating 175 years, but overlooked the opportunity to showcase vintage collections or a style narrative, and opted to hawk a compilation of high-end designers stocked in their store.…
Anna Karenina is a story that’s been told many times before. Leo Tolstoy’s Russian romance has been translated into many different languages, and translated onto the big screen with many leading ladies in the title role, including Vivien Leigh and Greta Garbo. The latest incarnation, directed by Joe Wright and starring Keira Knightley as the love-torn leading lady and Jude Law as…
Versailles. The stomping grounds of Kings, Queens and of course, couture. Karl Lagerfeld unveiled his 2013 Chanel Cruise collection yesterday, and it was a spectacle fit for the Royal Court. There was no doubt some 18th Century inspiration. The frilly décolletage and tiered lace sleeves seem to echo Marie Antoinette… but the bottom seems to suggest a take on 18th…
H&M’s latest collab with Marni is due in stores next week, but some pieces can already be bought online on H&M’s US website. I’m not crazy about the dresses in this collection. I love the prints, but the shapes are too billowy and large. They’re a bit on the muu muu side (see above), and could benefit from more tailoring…
