Month: April 2009

Advanced Corset Making Class

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Advanced Corset Making Class. Learn the art of corset making for less than the cost of a custom made corset! Thursday, May 28, 2009 – Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 6:30 PM- 9:30 PM This course covers all aspects of making a high quality corset from initial design, to pattern making, sewing and finishing. The classes focus on advanced techniques for building traditionally constructed custom corsets. At the end of the course you will have sewn your own corset made to fit your personal measurements. The style of corset being taught is a 19th century Victorian hourglass. The construction is medium to heavy making the end product appropriate for tight lacing, however, students can modify the information they take from the course to produce lighter garments. People interested in theatrical costumes, historical re-enactments, tight lacing and high fashion will all benefit from the material taught in this course. 8 week course 20 hours of instruction Classes are held Thursday nights from 6:30-9:30pm The total cost of the course is $375 GST = $393.75.   This …

I Love Rick Owens… A Lot!!!

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My obsession with Rick Owens, the man and the clothes, has driven me to make this post. There have been many Rick Owens interviews and videos on the internet in the last month. SHOWstudio created a Rick Owens Portrait. It’s a combination of video and images. It is lovely. Be sure to click the link to see the videos Providing an intimate portrait of Rick Owens in his own words and his own clothing, this filmic diptych, shot live during the action on set, explores Nick Knight’s monograph of an American fashion legend The images, also part of the portrait, are from Nick Knight’s editorial for Arena Homme Plus. The Showstudio site has more images, I’ve selected my favourites to post here. The top one is now tiled on my desktop. 🙂 There are some interviews online. Vice Magazine interviewed Rick for their fashion issue. Hint Fashion Magazine Blog had a video interview with Rick. And the Rules of Style: Rick Owens from Mens.style.com.

Butikofer Spring 2009 available at Fawn, Charlie and UPC

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The Butikofer Spring 2009 collection is now available at Fawn, UPC and Charlie in Toronto. The Butikofer label was established in 2007 and has been well received by both the Canadian fashion industry and media alike. Having received awards as the TFI [Toronto Fashion Incubator] New Label’s Competition Finalist and NOW Magazine Designer Grand Prize Winner Butikofer has become somewhat of a media darling. She has since then been featured in The Toronto Star, National Post, LouLou, Gloss magazine, Eye Weekly, NOW, the Metro, Canadian Teen Girl, Toronto Street Fashion, Rags and Mags, blog TO, Muted magazine and the Underground My favourite piece of the collection is the Snap Dress (pictured above). It comes in silk which is available at Fawn and stretch linen at UPC. Information about styles in the gallery. 1. Boyscout black, stretch linen and chino stretch linen. At Charlie and UPC. 2. Balance pant, raw black denim. At Fawn and UPC. 3 and 4. Snap dress in silk at Fawn. In stretch linen at UPC. 5. bomber dress, black stretch linen …

69 Vintage Buy the Pound Thursday Nite Craft-Raft

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69 Vintage Buy the Pound Thursday Nite Craft-Raft Tonight, April 9. 2009 Thursday Nite Craft-Raft and sail on down to 69 Buy the Pound for a nite of afghan-tastic crochet magic!!! Let the lovely Linda Varekamp introduce you to the wonderful world of crocheted afghan squares- beginners welcome – all for a good cause!!! The more squares YOU crochet, the bigger the afghan WE can make for charity. Class starts at 6:30pm and goes til 9:30pm at 1234 Bloor St. W and it’s FREE!!!

i want: A Charger from the Dots Collection by Mary Anne Davis

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On the weekend I visited the Dots exhibition by the ceramic artist Mary Anne Davis at Tinku Gallery. The exhibition runs from April 3rd – 30th, 2009. NY-based Mary Anne Davis is an accomplished ceramic artist whose work has shown in museums and galleries across the U.S. Her ceramic art has appeared in publications including Oprah Magazine, the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Elle Decor, and Metropolitan Home. You can download the exhibition catalogue for more information about Mary Anne. The gallery is run by a friend of mine from Twitter, Amrita. She also has a gallery blog called Tinkutales. I’ve seen a few exhibitions at her gallery and I enjoy her taste very much.

i want: Olympia Black Leather Sandals – Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent

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Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent Olympia Black Leather Sandals You wouldn’t know by the weather in Toronto but it’s Springtime and I’m getting sandals on the brain. I’m kinda over my gladiators. I barely wore them last year as I didn’t have the heart. There were too many bad knee-high gladiator boot sandal things going on and in horrible colour schemes too. I’m now looking for more interesting sandals to fill the void. This is where these Olympia Black Leather Sandals from Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent come in. You can purchase these sandals through the Canadian online retailer S|Sense. Shipping is free for Canada.