"We Can" attend the America Votes event @ Bloor Cinema

I'm still in hot pursuit of a dress to celebrate Barack Obama winning the US election (fingers crossed.) But for now the venue will most likely be a favorite landmark of mine...The Bloor Cinema. Check it out

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Day Five of Toronto Fashion Week

This is basically the last day of fashion week. All that's offered tomorrow are the kudos to designers and the LG Fashion Fusion Closing Night Gala with a random performance from Maroon 5.
Today's Line-up includes:

Fanshawe College

Janet Hill capsule debut

eugenia

Nada Yousif

mellinda-mae harlington

Lucian Matis

Afshin Feiz

Denis Gagnon

Tonight is the mecca of all nights to party. Prepare for crowds and shoes that will go the distance.
2 for 1 at Ultra with the Lucian Matis after party and Rudsak runway show
Century Room-Don't feed the models
Tryst- Denis Gagnon after party

Wednesday's Reviews: Toronto Fashion Week

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Why doesn’t Andy The-Anh get more attention? He consistently impresses me with his awe-inspiring garments that should be adored internationally. A few trends set to emerge more this Spring are beige (again!), high necklines, jeweled detailing, two-tone dresses and draping. Although beige seems to be the new white, The-Anh was not afraid to use bold colours.
Thien Le presented a very polished, traditional Spring collection Wednesday night. Pretty, loosely form fit dresses with full skirts and large varieties of colour and prints dominated the runway. Although European style high-waited, full-leg pants were offered as an alternative.
Evan Biddell is now free from the challenge driven television show, Project Runway, which launch him into the Canadian spotlight. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing. This collection lacks a cohesive point of view. His mostly street wear collection still evokes the ideas of a fresh and innovative designer. Yet hopefully he learns to set some boundaries.
Jason Meyers played with blue and yellow satin but not in an Easter Sunday-type of way. V. sexy and playful but not the most creative show.
Carlie Wong had some very pretty pieces. I may or may not have said “ooooh” out loud.
Zoran Dobric’s collection was kind of …..depressing. I know economic right now it’s depressing but a runway show shouldn’t be.
On the other hand, Playdead Cult & Damzel’s in this dress looked like the most entertaining show of the day and the clothes reflected the fun and lively nature of the models. Joe Fresh- Meh, you get what you pay for.

Day four and Toronto wants more...Fashion

Image: www.g-sus.com from G sus Women's apparel

Fashion week is in full force at Nathan Phillip Square. Today's featured collections for Spring 2009 include:

League of Lovers & Thieves

BODYBAG by Jude

Evan & Dean

Morales

RUDSAK

gsus sindustries

Buffalo David Bitton

Lots of parties to choose from tonight--

Chevah is hosting the G'sus after party

Atelier is hosting the Morales after party

Ultra is having a Calvin Klein runway show. I'm pretty sure it's intimate apparel.

And last but not least Century Room has a event going " So Street it's Chic" featuring Cartel Clothing.

Reviews from last night are coming soon. One last comment, Robin Kay recently apologized for her incoherent, tipsy speech she made on Monday. What started as something kind of funny and gossipy, that made me wish I was there, has turn into this whole opinion battlefield. It was 9-10 p.m. when she made that speech on the opening night of fashion week. My question is who wasn't drunk?

Image: www.g-sus.com

Day Three--L'Oreal Toronto Fashion Week

The third day of fashion week is when things start to heat up. Some of the most exciting Canadian talent is on display tonight, including my fav Andy The'Anh!

Today's line up:

Carlie Wong

Zoran Dobric

Playdead Cult & Damzels in this dress

Evan Biddell

Thien Le

Andy The'Anh

Joe Fresh Style

Excitement! The best places to party tonight are Ultra Supper Club where Guess will be doing a little runway show featuring Caridee English aka America's next top model winner. What happend to Canada's next top model winners? Sure internationally they would inevitably fade into the background...but did they land a runway gig in their own country....hmm research is needed.
Also Evan Biddell, winner of Project Runway and masterful designer, will be having his runway after party at The Burroughes Building at Queen/ Bathurst. Live performances by the Golden Girls and Tuxedo Mask....I'm intrigued.
Last night, Fashion Show regulars David Dixon and Joeffer Caoc showcased their Spring 2009 collections.
David Dixon had some hits and some misses. I actually like the choice of colour used in many of the garments, which was a orange-red. Bright, Bold and very spring...but not a typical choice. I adore the look of the knee length-bubble skirts. Many classic shapes for cocktail hour or sophisticated office wear. Although, the navy with white flowers print was hideous and the wide-leg capri are pretty unforgivable.
Joeffer Caoc decided to avoid colour and went for his normal white and black palate with the exception of beige (which by the way I declared my new neutral.) Very clean and classic collection , however it was all a little too old for me and the models looked awkward wearing clothes meant for a older demographic.
I have to say hurrah for personally when it came to Nada Spring 2009 collection. Although a lot of white was used throughout the collection, plaids, purple, gold and texture illuminated the runway against a lively orange backdrop.

Images: http://www.wireimages.com/ Left to right: David Dixon Spring 2009, Joeffer Caoc Spring 2009, Nada Spring 2009

Day Two of Fashion Week in Toronto

Today's shows include:

Diesel Kid,

Jason Meyers,

Karamea,

Aqua di Lara,

NADA,

Joeffer Caoc,

Bustle,

David Dixon

The hottest event in town will most likely be at Brant House tonight where Elmer Olsen and his flee of uber skinny models will be strutting Betsey Johnson's Spring/Summer 2009 collection. The runway/party will be celebrating Betsey's 30 years in fashion. She's such a inspiration! Cheers to her!

Recap from last night-- Legendary Canadian designer Alfred Sung kicked things off with bridal wear.
Mango collaborator Monica Cruz was in town promoting her line. Spanish influences and lots of dresses dominated the show. I dig this look of a cozy sweater/jacket with a evening dress.
Best of the night happens to be Pink Tartan who followed the trend of Mad Men/early sixties inspired garments. I think these looks will start to translate into the masses soon enough.

Images: www.wireimage.com Left-Mango Spring 2009, Right- Pink Tartan Spring 2009

What to wear when Obama wins?

It has been hard to concentrate on anything else other than politics as of late with two important elections on the forefront in North America. The Canadian election is over with a less favorable outcome, but at least not a majority, and one more to go on November 4. The world is waiting with bated breath for the most exciting and groundbreaking election to conclude. Its clear Obama is the favorite and should be the next president on the United States. Everyone from Anna Wintour to Colin Powell has endorsed Obama and he has popped up everywhere from inspiration rap songs, Madonna concerts and Paris runways (see above). Not to be overly-confident with recent polls, but I have supported him from early on and truly believe he will win. So the only thing to do now is celebrate. Hence, what to wear when Obama wins?
Front-runners, so far, are: Betsey Johnston, BCBG, Bebe and French Connections.
To fit the mood, I want something inspirational and festive. Something that says…woo!
The search is on…

Dress 1- French Connections, Dress 2 -Betsey, Dress 3 -Bebe -- All maybes.
I think I need more colour?
Images: www.nymag.com, French Connections, Betsey Johnson, Bebe

L'Oreal Fashion Week officially starts today!

The 16th Annual L'Oreal Fashion Week in Toronto kicks off today at 2pm.

Today's shows include:

Alfred Sung,

Desperately Different by Katya Revenko,

Pink Tartan,

Mango

Mango's after party is taking place at The Spice Route on King Street.

Happy Fashion Week everyone!!!

Image: Andy The'anh, www.daylife.com

McQueen reigns at Paris Fashion Week

Fashion is lovely but Alexander McQueen is divine. His collections continuously proved to be inspirational, endlessly imaginative and stunning divine. I could not get enough of his fall collection drenched in the season must-have black and bright rich Indian fabrics with regal Indian shapes. When I hear that the story behind the collection was about a girl who lived in a tree and became a Indian princess--I fell in love. It became less about fashion and incredible tailoring, and more into a part of conceptual art.

This collection titled 'Nature V. Man' is a stunning visual experience with a social conscious environment of stuffed animals, a reminder that if the abuse continues more and more animals face extinction. Very timing considering recent news about African elephants and many other mammals dwindling in population. Other influences include Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the industrial revolution. It was exciting to see all the colors, manic prints and jeweled fabrics used, after many Spring shows went for more muted shades. The silhouettes were extravagantly structured as per McQueen's usual, yet what was refreshing is that he was one of few to create beautiful, hourglass shapes. Women want to look good and have a shape. This is definately achieved in this collection.

Using many natural fibres, including leather, silk jacquard, satin organza, jersey and transparent tulle, McQueen garments were versatile yet wearable and one of the most universally appealing.

Side note: I totally dig the bunny suit McQueen wears to close the show. Also all the models hair was styled similar to Keria Knightly on the cover of September's Vogue. I don't think it will translate....but I call it 'wet head.'