All week, I’ve been bogged down by school, midterms, and on a lighter note, World Mastercard Fashion Week. I’m so happy to get to cover some shows for this blog, and snap pictures of the runway. While I believe the best part of fashion week happens inside the tents, there’s no denying that the circus happening outside of it is…
On Tuesday, I kicked off a week’s worth of shows at World Mastercard Fashion Week with one of my favourite Canadian designers, David Dixon. His collection was a celebration of women, with feminine silhouettes and an empowering soundtrack. The collection opened with a vintage video about a “woman’s place in the world”. Urging women to focus on being lovely and…
Yesterday, Pink Tartan kicked off World Mastercard Fashion Week in Toronto, with a fall collection inspired by the 1960s and Hitchcock blondes. I’m a huge fan of the label, and loved the collection’s use of colour, subtle print and ladylike shapes. Models wore long leather gloves and simple black pumps, adding to the glam aesthetic. All the girls also wore…
World Mastercard Fashion Week might have come and gone, but here’s what I wore everyday to catch the shows under the tents at David Pecault Square in Downtown Toronto. On the first day, I wore graphic pants and a peter pan collar from H&M, black ballet flats from Bloch, alligator sunnies from the Anna Dello Russo collection and a vintage…
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.…
