Toronto fashion week preview: The new designers on our radar

Toronto Fashion Week: Mackage Fall 2013Mackage is kicking their design game up a few notches, and as a long-time fan, it's very exciting to see. The label's Montreal-based designers, Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan, recently took Toronto Fashion Week by storm with their Fall 2013 runway collection. Atop a sleek black runway and...

Toronto Fashion Week: Soia & Kyo Fall 2012Canadian outerwear brand Soia & Kyo showed at Toronto Fashion Week for the very first time this season. The verdict? A resounding yes. Designer Ilan Elfassy's Fall 2012 collection delivered exactly what customers have come to rely on the brand for since its inception in 2004: fashionable yet...

Toronto Fashion Week: Pink Tartan Fall 2011In one of the hottest shows to hit the runways during Toronto Fashion Week, Canadian fashion darling Kimberly Newport-Mimran had everyone dreaming of fall with her Pink Tartan Fall 2011 runway show. Pink Tartan offered some chunky knits, a feather skirt, and chiffon and tulle pleated midi...

Day 5 of Toronto Fashion Week closes with shows by Joeffer Caoc, Rad Hourani & Dare To Wear Lovecom Montreal-raised, Paris-based designer Rad Hourani hit the Toronto Fashion Week stage on Friday evening to show his fall/winter 2012 collection - his first time showing in Canada. A short film served as the show's opener and celebrated Rad's five years in the fashion industry. The runway...

Jay Manuel Debuts Attitude for Sears at Toronto Fashion Week Who knew he designed too? He debuted his first womenswear collection, Attitude for Sears, recently at Toronto Fashion Week. Styled by June Ambrose, the collection comprised tailored pantsuits in flashy white, smart career ready separates in plum and teal, vibrant coats, pussy bow blouses,...

Toronto Fashion Week: Greta Constantine Spring 2012Designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong kicked off Toronto Fashion Week recently with their combined Greta Constantine / Ezra Constantine / PRIMER show. Always a crowd favourite, the city's fashion set was out in full force, as Canada's top editors, buyers and critics, as well as the...

World Mastercard Toronto Fashion Week Day 2 – Adrian Wu,Chloe Comme Parris,LundstromBy Melanie Kerr, writer Day two of World Mastercard Toronto Fashion Week was definitely busy, between being backstage interviewing Parris and Chloe Gordon of Chloe Comme Parris and catching every show, it was every fashion lover's dream. The day started off with Adrian Wu, it's hard to...

LG Toronto Fashion Week – Joeffer Caoc Spring 2012Leading Canadian fashion designer, Joeffer Caoc, combined his always sexy approach to fashion with sportswear this season. His colourful Spring 2012 collection at Toronto Fashion Week had something for everyone. Caoc took a bold approach by adding a splash of vibrant colour to his collection...

LG Toronto Fashion Week – Amanda Lew Kee Spring 2012 Amanda Lew Kee is definitely one Canadian designer to watch. See more from Toronto Fashion Week. Comments

LG Toronto Fashion Week – Marie Saint Pierre Spring 2012Canadian fashion designer and regular Real Style Network contributor, Marie Saint Pierre, showed pieces from her Spring/Summer 2012 collection in the Studio at Toronto Fashion week yesterday afternoon. It was a private showing and less chaotic than the busy tents. Six mannequins were arranged...

Toronto Fashion Week: Lucian Matis Fall 2011When it comes to Canadian designers, Lucian Matis is in a class of his own. Season after season, he brings his unique aesthetic and sense of fantasy to the Toronto Fashion Week runway and to his haute couture clients. His past shows have been some of my most memorable, so I made sure not to...

Toronto Fashion Week: Holt Renfrew Fall 2011Always the highlight of day one at Toronto Fashion Week, or LG Fashion Week as the official name goes, the Holt Renfrew show premiered a limited collection from a group of top Canadian fashion designers. The packed to the rafters show last night did not disapoint with lots of Canadian tv stars...

Toronto Fashion Week: Denis Gagnon Fall 2011Montreal designer Denis Gagnon kicked off day two at Toronto Fashion Week with his take on Fall 2011 marrying biker chic with Black Swan for an urban cool collection. This season Gagnon added some colour to his trademark dark fashions, but the staple leathers he does so well is still a...

Toronto Fashion Week: Comrags Fall 2011During their Fall 2011 Toronto Fashion Week show, Comrags shied away from over doing the major trends to show that clean lines and elegant separates can be just as fashion forward. The design duo showed modest cuts on wrap dresses with sleeves reaching the elbow in both scoop and boat neck...

Best Shows From Toronto Fashion Week - Toronto Fashion Week PicturesView Fullscreen With things finally winding down, post-Fashion Month, we figured it was time to take a look to our friends to the north, who have also just wrapped up World Mastercard Toronto Fashion Week. With emerging talent lighting up the runways, this city earns the right to boast that...

The Shows Mark The Unofficial Start To Toronto Fashion WeekThe ShOws, sponsored by P&G Beauty & Grooming, is an new event marking the unofficial start of Toronto Fashion Week by bringing together a handful of talented Canadian designers to debut their collections. Held in the luxurious grand ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton Toronto the first night seemed...

Toronto Fashion Week: MARTIN LIM Fall 2012During last season's Toronto Fashion Week, the folks at Mercedes Benz Start Up generously handed over the reins to their Twitter account to me to live tweet the finale of their inaugural, nationwide fashion design competition. Well, I must've done a bang up job (read: refrained from tweeting...

Toronto Fashion Week: Joe Fresh Fall 2013Backstage before the Joe Fresh Fall 2013 presentation at Toronto Fashion Week last week, designer Joe Mimran complimented me on my shirt. It was no surprise that he liked it – it was his after all, a black and white graphic print silk blouse I recently acquired from my local Joe Fresh store....

Toronto Fashion Week: Day One Recap Blizzard outside, I was unable to attend the much anticipated opening night of Toronto Fashion Week last night; and it looked like quite a night! Here's the recap of TFW - Day One: MIZ by Izzy Camilleri MIZ by Izzy Camilleri, is the designers first collection under the label that's...

Ford Models Storm Toronto Fashion Week 2012TORONTO FASHION WEEK If you thought models got a break after the marathon that is New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks, you probably forgot about Toronto. The Canadian seat of finance and fine arts boasts an impressive designer lineup in its own right, from avant-gardist Jeremy...

Toronto Fashion Week Day 3 With Joe Fresh, Mackage & MoreKorhani Home Fall 2013 Time flies when you're spending your days watching fabulous runway shows at Toronto Fashion Week! I've already witnessed three days of Canadian fashion, but there's no time for slowing down, there are still two days ahead of me with amazing designers like Vawk, Lucian...

Toronto Fashion Week kicks off with shows from Holt Renfrew, Arthur Mendonca and Lala BerlinLG Toronto Fashion week has officially started. This week more than 40 designers and labels will be featured during the semi-annual fashion festival, which will mark its 25th season showcasing the spring/summer 2012 collections from Canada's best. The fashionable festival kicked off on...

Toronto Fashion Week: Day 4 & 5 Reminiscent of Valentino, it felt like we were watching the show in Paris, not downtown Toronto. That's it folks! Last night marked the end of Toronto Fashion Week featuring fall collections from designers all over Canada. Hope you enjoyed following the shows on EOF. Look forward to seeing...

A new name and title sponsor for Toronto Fashion Week Kay World MasterCard will also bring a little fashion week fun to everyday Torontonians through its retail program, Stylicity. By partnering with local businesses Stylicity provides consumers with unique experiences, designer events and discounts at some of the hottest restaurants, shops,...

Toronto Fashion Week: Greta Constantine Fall 2011One of the first to show during Toronto Fashion Week and just before the official launch of LG Fashion Week which starts today, the Greta Constantine show is always a highly anticipated event. The boys, as the designers Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong are affectionately known, always put on...

LG Toronto Fashion Week – Canadian Fashion Designer Arthur Mendonca Spring 2012As the first designer to show in the Toronto Fashion Week tents, Arthur Mendonca's Spring 2012 collection marked his return to the runway. The creative designer showed elegance in his sleek and sexy pieces that delighted the crowd, which included singer Fifi Dobson and model Stacy...

LG Toronto Fashion Week: The Mercedes-Benz Start Up 2011 National FinalIn association with the Fashion Design Council of Canada (FDCC), The Mercedes-Benz Start Up 2011 National Final had a full house at Toronto Fashion Week. The show kicked off with Global Production Director, Jarrad Clark, presenting this year's designer finalists: UNTTLD, Triarchy, Cassie Dee,...

Lucian Matis unofficially opens Toronto Fashion Week with a dramatic fall 2012 collectionLucian Matis unofficially opened Toronto Fashion Week on Monday night with a dramatic presentation of his "Nature's Art in Symmetry" fall/winter 2012 collection in the ballroom of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. This season the Romanian-born, Toronto-based fashion designer...

Toronto Fashion Week: Lucian Matis Spring 2012Lucian Matis' fashion shows are always a Toronto Fashion Week highlight for me. I've come to expect spectacular presentations and perfectly over-the-top designs from Matis, and his recent Spring 2012 runway show offered exactly that. The circus lighting from the Fall 2011 show was gone, but...

Toronto Fashion Week: Holt Renfrew Presents Fall 2012Smythe Fall 2012 Holt Renfrew's opening night runway show is always one of the most popular on the official Toronto Fashion Week calendar, and for good reason. A well-curated sneak peek into the latest collections of some of our favourite Canadian brands, this season's edition featured...