I was walking through the Eaton Centre H&M when I saw these Star Wars tshirts. If George Lucas didn’t make Parts 1 – 3 I would have bought both, however he has killed much of the love I had for the series.
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Women’s Spring 2010 Fashion Week Venues
Wallpaper has posted some images of the venues for the Spring 2010 collections.
From top: Louis Vuitton, Prada, Stella McCartney, Dior, Viktor & Rolf, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, John Galliano
Check out this video featuring the making of the Chanel venue from Wallpaper.com.
images: wallpaper.com
TEFW – Sculptz Spring 2010
Sculptz is a shapewear company that started in 1974 and still has a manufacturing base in the United States. They differentiate themselves from other companies with their use of bold colours and prints. They had a small show in the showroom at LG Fashion Week to preview their Spring 2010 collection.
TEFW – Katrina Tuttle Spring 2010
Katrina Tuttle is proud that she never when to fashion design school. I would say she might want to reconsider that statement as it looked like she could use a little help in the construction side of things. Towards the end of the collection my inklings about fit and construction of the line were confirmed. In the front row you get a better look at the clothing and their imperfections. One pretty grey skirt came down the runway with zipper side completely open. The finale dress was painful to watch. The model was holding it up from falling with the sides of her arms. It looked very unnatural and you could feel the model’s anxiety of keeping the dress up.
The collection was mostly a series of short cocktail dresses. I didn’t see any noticeable theme so it was a typical hodge podge of fabrics, silhouettes and garments. Katrina has a lot of potential. I saw her at FAT earlier in the year and I still stand by the unnecessary details comment I made back then. Things like the button on the back of a collar made no functional or design sense to me.
There were a couple dresses that stood out for me in Katrina’s collection. The yellow with folder fabric detail was a favourite.
The grey dress that used buttons for pinning fabric into a slightly ruffled detail was a great use of her signature button detail.
Katrina only started her line in 2007 and it’s only taken her two years to get to LG Fashion Week. She’s a young woman at 21 and I’ll be interested to see how her career progresses and matures.
TEFW – Attitude by Sears Spring 2010
This was the surprise collection of my time at LG Fashion Week. I really enjoyed what I saw. I had a little preview of Attitude before I left for India. I was impressed with the more fashionable direction they were moving the line in. This show at the tents blew me away with what they have in store for spring.
The colour palette was simple, black, white, gray, royal blue and dashes of coral. The collection was easy relaxed sportswear with ruffles, strong shoulders, one shoulder, stripes and polka dots details. Pegged pants, boyfriend blazers, shorts, biker jackets, tops and little black dresses were the key pieces of the fashion forward, 80s influenced collection. They even threw in a couple of jumpers that were pretty nice.
I’m a huge fan of the cropped pleated pant, the slouchy cardigans and blazers which had a slit detail in he back. Sears won the battle of the low priced brands for me that night. I was impressed with the collection and can’t wait for February so try this stuff on in the stores.
The show was well produced. I like the finale with the models wearing the great cropped pants and different black and white tshirts. The music was a lot of fun too.
Interesting developments in the line is that they have sizing that runs from 0 – 16 so that it’s available for a wide range of women. Price points are from $25 – $100. Attitude is a Canadian production using an internal design team.
TEFW – Jason Meyers Spring 2010
As I was reading the list sheet for Jason Meyers’ spring 2010 show I noticed a of couple things.
- He included suggested retail prices for all of his clothing.
- He’s launching an online store on November 1, 2009.
- How much taffeta was in this collection.
Taffeta is one of my most hated fabrics. It reminds me of bad formal dress from grade school. I hate the way it feels and it’s draping properties. It reminds me of Barbie honestly and you all know my relationship with her.
Jason’s collection was full of embellishments, some of which I didn’t see the value in. Too many ruffles of various sizes adorned clothing. I felt they distracted from the clothing and all I could remember were the ruffles. For example the first look has ruffles on both sides of the garment along with puff sleeves and a huge bow. Too many details which just lead to my confusion about the garment. When things weren’t being over-embellished they were very body conscious, 80s influenced, minimal and short.
I did like the shorts and slim pants that used a wrinkle free linen like poly material. I would prefer real linen but I can appreciate the idea of a wrinkle free version. However, the pants and shorts were pretty tight so I can’t really see an opportunity for wrinkles to form. I didn’t like some of the shoulder detailing used but I thought the tucks in the purple bolero were an interesting detail.
I felt there was no theme running thought the collection to tie it all together. I thought Katharine Hepburn inspired the collection since the fashion show opened with a clip from one of her movies. If there was a connection, I didn’t see it in the clothing. I did see a couple of looks based off of current season Jil Sander. They were very distinct pieces when they came out in March. I thought this was an improvement on his Project Runway Canada venture which I saw last season. A move from taffeta would make me even more happy.
Ask a Geek: Plus sized clothing in Toronto – Updated October 25, 2009
Sometimes readers ask me questions. If they are of value to all my readers I post them online. If you have a question, please feel free to submit it using the contact form. I’ll definitely do my best to answer it.
I want – I got commentor Liana wrote in the post Revlon Warehouse Sale:
Hi everyone…
Does anyone know where I can get nice plus-sized clothing for myself here in Toronto? I’ve tried the usual haunts (Cotton Ginny, Pennigton’s, etc) but affordable too. I know in the U.S of A, they have lot’s of stuff cheap, but I don’t have a car and no one to take me there.
This isn’t a topic I’m very knowledgeable in but I have looked up some of the plus sized boutiques in Toronto. I can’t guarantee it will be cheap like the states but the price probably would work out to be the same if you factor in gas, accommodation, car rental, etc.
Toronto Life has a small article called Living Large which features shops in the city at various price points.
Gusty Dame is primarily an online shop, but you can arrange to try on items if you live in the GTA.
Voluptuous Clothing has 5 locations across the GTA including Dufferin Mall in Toronto.
Maximum Women has 2 locations, one in Toronto and one in Woodbridge
Update: October 25, 2009 – Lola and Gigi 92A Carrier Drive, Etobicoke. Showroom by appointment only but has online shopping. – I’ve had many people recommend this shop.
Update: October 25, 2009 –Curvaceous Styles – Two locations in Brampton
Update: October 25, 2009 – Commesse, 412 Roncesvalles Ave. (at Howard Park Ave.)
Update: October 25, 2009 – The Answer, 2715 Yonge St
Update: October 25, 2009 – One Eleven Yorkville, 111 Yorkville Ave.
Update: October 25, 2009 – Hopefully these stores will take you off the beaten path. Check out these plus sized clothing store listings at FASHION Magazine.
Fashion Week Soundtracks Spring 2010
Balenciaga Spring 2010
Agendainc.com is back and they are posting their Fashion Week Soundtracks PDF once more. The first draft of Spring 2010 is out. Look for it to be updated again to include the Paris collections. Go forth and find out the name of that song.
TEFW – Rita Liefhebber Spring 2010
I was already home and ready to start writing when I got a message that I should head down to The Black Hoof to see Rita Liefhebber collection. I put some some relaxed clothing and my Final Fashion Dr. Martens and headed out. I was so glad I did but pissed I forgot my camera. I had to use my blackberry.
The presentation was in the back room in the restaurant. There were a steady stream of people when I arrived. I learned the kitchen was making appetizers. I was in heaven as the food at The Black Hoof is amazing, a meat eater’s paradise.
Finally, I made my way inside the white room. Two rows of models lined two walls. They each were wearing a different look from the collection. It was very well done. I loved the colour palette of grey, black and punches of seafoam. There were a lot of pieces I would wear from the collection including the black dress with triangle panels.
This was an unexpected treat of fashion week, a definite highlight.
TEFW – Andy The Anh Spring 2010
It was no way to view a show. There were hundreds of us packed into the Showroom at LG Fashion Week. We were here to see Andy The Anh. I wasn’t sure how anyone was going to see anything, it was packed like sardines. People were angry. I was angry.
I saw a little bit of the show. Some things looked pretty nice. It was very body con with a colour palette of blue, black, grey and white.
The showroom as a venue for a show wasn’t optimal for Andy The Anh. It would have been nice with a much smaller guest list or a static presentation.