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Friday, April 02, 2010
Rudsak's FW10 collection, Fly High, was indeed aviator-inspired complete with goggles, caps, and military-style jackets with leather detailing. Voluminous ribbed knit hoods draped over the head, and feather earmuffs enhanced a quilted down coat. The contrast of luxurious fur collars on kid-like puffy coats and fur lining on Elmer Fudd earflap hats made the collection practical yet aspirational.
Style solutions for the harsh Canadian winter, looks eschewed trends preferring to embrace timeless and classic simplicity.
photo by: George Pimentel
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Friday, April 02, 2010
At LG Fashion Week, Comrags brought a vintage feel to its loose fitting collection of oversized sweaters and unstructured skirts in mainly neutral shades of black and grey with the rare hit of rust. Models wore tan combat boots rather than heels making the looks a little bit country. From plaid wool sheath dresses, to flowy wool overcoats, quilted skirts, and some tie-dyed tops, Comrags ignored the trend with looks that would fit in at any time past or present, but not for work or evening. No big shoulders or tight pencil skirts, these outfits evoked the spirit of Betty Jackson, a designer who refuses to dress up and wants to be comfortable at all times.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
Andy The-Anh's FW10 showcase opened with a commercial for Rinowa, the German luggage company, a collaboration which saw male models swinging suitcases down the runway. It is one way to help a designer bear the cost of hosting a runway show. Black and white dominated this romantic, feminine and serious collection styled with hair sleek and side-parted and make-up dark and dramatic. Waists were belted in royal blue, a pop of colour which appeared again for evening in silk satin with tulle underlay and gunmetal contrast. Geometric folds on dresses, side draping on above-the-knee skirts, black silk riding pants with deep side pockets were paired with unstructured jackets adorned with ruffles and zippered up rather than buttoned down. Wearable, chic and sophisticated.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
Lucian Matis decided on a Paris Moulin Rouge theme for FW10 at LG Fashion Week. Big backcombed hair was topped off with gigantic black bows and dresses of black and gunmetal silk satin, chiffon and tulle were worn with three-quarter length black leather leggings and statement baubles around the neck. Some of the ochre-hued silkscreened fabrics that were present last season re-appeared and the requisite shoulders were accentuated with epaulets and in one case gigantic billowy capped sleeves. Some wallpaper-inspired textures showed up in the collection which would be described as more dramatic than saleable.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
Pink Tartan, the simple and wearable label by Kimberley Newport-Mimran, vamped it up with black leather aviator caps and faux-fur epaulets completing looks on black body-hugging dresses. A Bishop-sleeved leather number evoked interest as did a white oxford shirt with diamante-studded collar. One fire engine red dress emerged among the sea of neutrals (mainly black and white). Sparkly aviator caps marked the transition to evening with heavy faux-fur skirts in black and grey along with white wool sweaters. Shoulders were accentuated with studs, fur and cable knit.
Image courtesy of Nikki Ormerod Photography
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- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
Attitude, a brand by Sears department store, showcased here at LG Fashion Week for a second season with a collection that was absolutely on-trend and saleable with nearly every look for day encompassing the 1940s typing pool esthetic. Neutrals dominated, including a wool camel coat (belted at the waist of course), black and grey knee-length pencil skirts, peplum detail on form-fitting blazers (with shoulder pads--a trend which harkens back to the 40s when women began doing men's jobs in war time), and shawl-collared cardi-wraps left open and cinched with skinny belts. Textures intermingled like ladylike lace mocknecks underneath tweed blazers. For evening, looks loosened up with flowing black satin pants and gauzy chiffon tops left wide open to expose simple and sultry black bras.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Connecting with one's ancestry is the theme of Saniya Khan's FW10 collection, she who emigrated to Canada from Pakistan in 1999. Her show was indeed Eastern-inspired with batik prints and embroideries on tunic style tops and tons of velvet draped lovingly over models. White Pom poms finished the hemline on a black velvet a-line skirt and leopard prints abounded on chiffon. Not as wearable as we are used to seeing at LGFW and will appeal to those women who want to keep in touch with or dabble in Eastern influences. Luxurious with boudoir elements, loose in a sexy way, as though the models had been upstairs to "slip into something more comfortable".
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Evan Biddell's show opened with a quirky 20s style "old" movie by Joe Fuda. The show was all fashion-forward, however, from the first look--an avocado green pleather jacket with huge epaulets (think tulip leaves turned upside down). The hoods were present, as were fringes and bold, cartoonish prints on tight dresses and leggings. Pleather pants matched with black fringe on top had the effect of slashed garbage bags. These looks bring the fun back into fashion and are wearable only for brave risk-takers, like the designer himself. Biddell continued the futuristic trend from last season, and models seemed somewhat androgynous, with bare faces and simple ponytails. A tiger-stripe print jacket wth huge hood and shoulders was reminiscent of Where The Wild Things Are.
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- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Pat McDonagh loves women! A celebration of femininity that started with floor-length Russian-inspired overcoats in black and red complete with giant fez and mohair boots, and moved on to majorette-style jackets and leather pants. Padded shoulders kept with the trend, as well as wide belts cinching the smallest part of the waist. Hair was sleek with a sexy “bump-it”. Outerwear came complete with legwarmers and heavy cable scarves and an Amelia Earhart aviator jacket appeared with classic earflap hat. For evening, the veteran designer presented soft white dresses: an eyelet sheath, wool shift, and a suit that would do Chanel proud. Besides a few editorial pieces, the collection was eminently wearable.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Inspired by memories and photographs of his grandmother, Wesley Badanjak’s FW10 collection, “Behind the Gates”, was based in neutrals with hits of purple, hot pink, and red. A purple silk satin shirt stood out as did a fuschia tunic-length cable knit sweater dress. Most looks were body-conscious and unbelted, eschewing the trend to tie at the waist, and accented by fur cuffs and collars. Ruching throughout and gathering at the backs of dresses made sure garments stayed as tight to the body as possible. An off-shoulder printed silk dress with chiffon collar was lovely. Gorgeous silk-screened satin in a red floral pattern was like paint on canvas.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Croatian-born Dobric's literary-inspired showcase opened to the sound of clicking keys and a backdrop of scattered typewritten pages. The women showed off 40s hairstyles and necklaces of giant gold paperclips draped around the men's necks. Printed silk dresses in hues of peacock plumes and gold leaf were cinched at the waist with skinny belts. The show bore a sexual tension in which the women seemed to be chased by the men. The slow pace of the music sped up at the end with a driving drum beat which upped the drama and romance quotient. Certain trends were incorporated including formless collars on jackets and narrow trousers.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Orange by Angela Chen, the Vancouver designer's debut collection, was almost exclusively black and white with a splash of navy. Eminently wearable elegant simplicity on-trend with side drape on short skirts and skinny trousers, shapeless collars, and sheer gauzy tops. Feminine and floaty at times, the theme seemed to be city vs. country, black vs. white. An ivory halter dress with a beachy feel immediately followed by a stark, strapless black cocktail dress. New York vs. Vancouver.
- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Just as people flock to London to see the fringe shows where sky-high platform combat boots and blue Mohawks are the norm, so do they descend upon Tokyo to see the street-influenced club attire. Gut’s Dynamite Cabaret was about as mainstream madness as you were going to get this season. Coats made of patches, camouflage parkas, lace tights, shredded t-shirts, shredded furs for that matter. All encompassing what one can assume is how designers Cabaret Aki and Jackal Kuzu look at real fashion right now.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tight fur collars, drop-waists and hair shaped like a ram, Somarta’s collection was that of a Shakespearean fantasy; however upon closer inspection, the lace tights, monkey skull bags and thigh-high lace up boots were just accents to a beautiful collection of cozy double-breasted jackets, and cocoon shaped sweater dresses. We could have done without the armor-like peplums but Tamae Hirokawa wanted to solidify the vision and if that meant nomadic warrior, then maybe in some odd way the breast-plates fit…
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Red, Fringe, Silk, Fur, Intensity. It was an homage to the sex-symbol… the siren at G.V.G.V. today. The designer Mug said the inspiration came from the film Mulholland Drive, which was evident in the red lips and hair combed over the eye but the drastic difference in garments from the tailored neutrals with an envelope neckline to the red leather bustier all the way over to a ruched cocktail dress made us think more of the main character and strength in women than one specific film in general.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
An urban landscape with pops of light and color seemed to be the theme at Matohu’s show. Rich in texture and strong in horizontal gradients of color, the collection almost had a prismatic effect. It was beautiful to see the horizontals come into play in leggings and at the waist-line of dresses. The finishing touch of the tonal headwraps acted like beacons to the theme.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
If Wuthering Heights were to take place right now, Hideaki Sakaguchi’s The Dress and Co. Fall 2010 would be a spot on wardrobe for Catherine. Long haunting ruffles, teasing garter printed tights. But there were plenty of menswear references in there as well. Tweed vests, drop-crotch capris, blazers with crests, cravats around the neck. This masculine/feminine play had a lot of equestrian references throughout and some great outerwear (the leather jacket over the petticoats was a favorite).
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Amongst the new participants of Tokyo Fashion Week Shida Tatsuya aided in bringing a re-found energy to the collections. There were traces of many things, Westwood draping, Victorian Era ruffles, Demeulemeester layers, nomadic textures but the collection was all it’s own. A stand-out look was the red-tipped, bright pink poncho paired with a fur neck ring and voluminous black skirt. It added a sense of humor and youth to the neutral collection.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tailoring with easy urbane details is what Entoptic designers Wataru Matsumoto and Kenta Kakinuma sent down their Fall 2010 runway. Gauntlet gloves, skinny pants that tied at the ankle, collarbone cut outs and when the collection switched to knitwear, there were a lot of bell shapes seen throughout the sleeves and hips.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The urban wandered equipped with parkas and mufflers the Factotum Fall 2010 collection was sensible in terms of pieces. The cargo jackets, quilted over coats and vests were all perfect items that real men would wear. The layered scarves were the best way to sport the elongated layers trend… but the ruddy faced models with brain squeezing headbands was so distracting, it was hard to look at the clothing.
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