I’m still keeping my eye on eveningwear. This Notte by Marchesa cobalt stunner is made of silk chiffon. Marchesa is available at Holt Renfrew and Hugo Nicholson in Toronto but I’m not sure if both stores carry Notte by Marchesa also. Net-a-Porter has it online. images: net-a-porter.com
Ohne Titel designers, Flora Gill and Alexa Adams were inspired by Apollo era space suits for fall winter 2011 – 2012. I was really interested in the chunky sweaters and all those zippers. The pants weren’t the best shape for me. I really wanted to like them. Check out the full Ohne Titel Fall Winter 2011 – 2012 fashion show. images: vogue.com
I attended some exhibits during Toronto Design Week from January 24-30, 2011. Toronto Design Week culminates with the Interior Design Show but many local designers showcase their exhibits at this time. It’s taken me some time to get my photos all together and organized. There is a lot of sorting, tagging, cataloging and purging of photos going on. It’s often a nightmare task I hate performing. It feels hella good when it’s done though. SUNG Outdoor held a special media preview for bloggers during Toronto Design Week. Bloggers got a chance to see the currently SUNG Outdoor collection and the special IDS11 Blackwatch collection. The limited edition SUNG Outdoor Blackwatch collection is different due to the colour scheme of black, blue and green. It was only available for purchase at IDS11 this year. Designer Alfred Sung and Saul Mimran, President of the Mimran Group were on hand to talk. See all my photos from the SUNG Outdoor preview.
I like the images from the Miu Miu Spring Summer 2011 ad campaign shot by Mert & Marcus. Glad to see Sasha P back in the Prada SpA ad world again. The collection looks so much better in these ads. I’m kinda liking it now. images: fashiongonerouge
Another beautiful collection from the mind of Jeremy Laing for fall winter 2011 – 2012. I tell you every season that I love you work because it’s true. You are marvelous and the improvement season to season is a joy to watch. In this video, Jeremy talks about the inspiration for the fall winter 2011 – 2012 collection Here is a video of the presentation in New York images: eastnews.ru
This NADA Nuff dress has two things I’m looking for this summer: Maxi length and colour blocking. You can get NADA Nuff at the NADA store in the Bayview Village Shops, 2901 Bayview Avenue, Toronto images: courtesy of NADA
I love this drapey silk chiffon top by Complexgeometries. Light enough to wear in the summer with a tank and leggings or shorts. images: complexgeometries.com
I attended some exhibits during Toronto Design Week from January 24-30, 2011. Toronto Design Week culminates with the Interior Design Show but many local designers showcase their exhibits at this time. It’s taken me some time to get my photos all together and organized. There is a lot of sorting, tagging, cataloging and purging of photos going on. It’s often a nightmare task I hate performing. It feels hella good when it’s done though. MADE at Home is the new Radiant Dark in a way. Julie Nicholson and Shaun Moore have moved on from that project to new pastures with the MADE at Home show. I loved the presentation of this show because it felt so familiar. Turns out, I’ve attended creative exhibitions at this apartment on Dundas West before. This was the former apartment of Siya Chen, who is an artist and held installations in her home. There is an accelerating culture of craftsmanship and creative labour which lives here. Julie Nicholson and Shaun Moore of MADE will introduce 28 new Canadian designs highlighting …
I attended some exhibits during Toronto Design Week from January 24-30, 2011. Toronto Design Week culminates with the Interior Design Show but many local designers showcase their exhibits at this time. It’s taken me some time to get my photos all together and organized. There is a lot of sorting, tagging, cataloging and purging of photos going on. It’s often a nightmare task I hate performing. It feels hella good when it’s done though. Capacity is a group design show that had it’s debut during Toronto Design Week. What is your capacity to understand? To withstand? To produce? To learn? To love? Is your cup half full or is it half empty? How much of who you are is what you collect? Is infinity possible? Ten of Toronto’s top industrial, graphic, textile and product designers– Maiwenn Castellan, Joy Charbonneau, Michelle Ivankovic, Arounna Khounnoraj, Erin McCutcheon, Katherine Morley, Nathalie Nahas, Ayla Newhouse, Ange-line Tetrault, and Kirsten White– grapple with the concept of ‘CAPACITY’ and how it applies to who we are and what we do.(s0urce) There …
Chao-Hsien Kuo, half of the design duo of CHAO & EERO saw my United Nude Spring Summer 2011 post on facebook. She then emailed me to let me know about their collection as she thought the aesthetic fit the kinds of things that catch my eye and end up on I want – I got. She was absolutely right. Chao & Eero Jewel is an independent Finnish jewelry design brand created in 2005 by a husband and wife team, Eero Hintsanen and Chao-Hsien Kuo. Both Chao and Eero are Finnish Master Goldsmiths with background of design education. The company is based in Lahti, a small city surrounded by forests and lakes. All the products are made and hand-finished with care and attention to the details in their studio in Lahti. I normally not one for heart shaped jewellery but CHAO & EERO makes the overdone and lame heart motive very, very cool. It’s different and a bit edgy. The smiley face ring is just brilliant. CHAO & EERO can be found at Enflux in Vancouver, …
