All Things Beautiful
The Levi’s® brand launched its first ever global collection during New York Fashion Week at SoHo’s landmark Mercer 82 event space. During the event – a hybrid between custom-made vignettes featuring pinnacle products from the line and a runway show – the Levi’s® brand showcased the key looks from its Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Celebrity fans [...]
Pushing the boundaries of sartorial tailoring, the SIMON SPURR Autumn/Winter 2012 collection continues to elaborate on the theme of British modernism. Inspired by the men in Robert Frank’s photographs of London, the collection is rooted in the dignified and elegant style of the early 20th century. Historic and military influences serve as undertones in the [...]
Kanye West will return to Paris Fashion Week this season with his eponymous collection, his spokesman at the Karla Otto agency said. The singer-turned-designer will show at 9.30 p.m. on March 6 on the sidelines of the official calendar established by the Chambre Syndicale, French fashion’s governing body, but the venue has yet to be [...]
Written by Steven Carver // During the second day at The Shows, there was a palpable buzz within the walls of The Ritz Carlton’s ballroom because the designers showing are Jean-Pierre Braganza and Todd Lynn. Two men with edgier attitudes, and both stars in their own way. Jean-Pierre Braganza might not be as famous as [...]
Written by: Steven Carver // With the proliferation of offsite shows popping up from season to season, it’s inevitable there would be some shoptalk as to who would produce the best ones. After reviewing the shows at The Shows, all I can say is its competitors have a tough act to follow. Founded by Paola [...]
Written By: Steven Carver // It was a wet night, with an intense downpour that felt like it would wipe away most of the city. Thankfully, the water wasn’t a deterrent for fervent fashion followers from trekking to 99 Sudbury to watch the spring/summer Lucian Matis show. Being a showman, Matis designed his latest collection [...]
Written by: Steven Carver It’s another season for Toronto fashion week(s), and another series of shows to attend. Whether at the tents or offsite, there will be plenty of things to see. The first of the rogue presentations – held off the official LGFW schedule – was the eagerly anticipated Greta Constantine show. And anticipated [...]
What do you get when you mix the look of Frank Sinatra with the attitude of Johnny Rotten? The answer is : new collection of Costume National. Rebel tailoring at it’s best. Ennio Capasa is mesmerized by experimental techniques. He dispensed with stitched seams in favor of heat-sealed bonding, and sliced and diced clothes together. [...]
To inaugurate its second century, Ermenegildo Zegna looked East, to China, the market that is likely to dominate the company’s future. And, in concert with such a prospect, the presentation was a high-tech green-screen extravaganza, orchestrated by James Lima, a visual consultant on Avatar. Tim Blanks
