Meet the designers for Fall/Winter 2010/11
- Label: Andy The-Anh.
Designer: Andy The-Anh.
Style: Modern-day glamour with a nod to the past.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: Spring Summer 2010, Fall/Winter 2009/2010, and Fall/Winter 2008/2009.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m.
- Label: Coccolily.
Designer: Naana Tennachie Yankey.
Style: Cute dresses with a hint of vamp for a night on the town.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Montreal Fashion Week 2010.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 3 p.m.
- Label: Jessica Biffi for Addition Elle and Bold Biffi for MXM.
Designer: Jessica Biffi.
Style: Fun and colourful garments with a fit that can work for every woman.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 5:30 p.m.
- Label: Lucian Matis.
Designer: Lucian Matis.
Style: Whimsical collections rooted in serious design elements.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Fall/Winter 2008/2009.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 5 p.m.
- Label: IZMA.
Designers: Izzy Camilleri and Adrian Mainella.
Style: Transformative pieces constructed from leather and fur.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Sunday, March 28 at 8 p.m.
- Label: Bustle.
Designers: Shawn Hewson and Ruth Promislow.
Style: Stylish, sporty menswear with a hint of cheekiness.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: Spring/Summer 2009/2010, Fall/Winter 2009/2010, and Spring/Summer 2008/2009.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 9:30 p.m.
- Label: Shelli Oh.
Designer: Shelli Oh.
Style: Feminine strength meets the macabre.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 2 p.m.
- Label: Jules Power.
Designer: Jules Power.
Style: Disheveled sexiness and self-assured comfort.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Monday, March 29 at 5 p.m.
- Label: Evan Biddell.
Designers: Evan Biddell
Style: Fascinating, larger-than-life dresses and a studious, innovative approach to clothes.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: Spring/Summer 2010.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 9 p.m.
- Label: Rudsak.
Designers: Evik Asatoorian
Style: Sleek outerwear for urbanites.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Spring/Summer 2010.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 6 p.m.
- Label: Orange.
Designer: Angela Chen.
Style: The future of minimalism.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 3 p.m.
- Collection: The Heart Truth.
Designers: Names include Joeffer Caoc, Ines Di Santo, Mark Belford, D’Arcy Moses, Jay Godfrey, Evan & Dean and Thien Le.
Style: A fusion of 19 designers coming together to shine the spotlight on womens' heart health.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past show: Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 3 p.m.
- Label: Zoran Dobric.
Designer: Zoran Dobric.
Style: Romantic and dark art-inspired pieces that look like they come with a history.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 5 p.m.
- Label: Katrina Tuttle.
Designer: Katrina Tuttle.
Style: Bold colours, ruffles, folds and asymmetrical cuts in girly dresses and skirts with trendy silhouettes.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Spring/Summer 2010.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 5 p.m.
- Label: LOVAS Wesley Badanjak.
Designer: Wesley Badanjak.
Style: Wearable womenswear that can carry you from the office to a cocktail party.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 6 p.m.
- Label: Pink Tartan.
Designer: Kimberley Newport-Mimran.
Style: Pretty, polished womenswear that's not without a slightly austere charm.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: Spring/Summer 2010, and Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 8:30 p.m.
- Label: Gaudet.
Designer: Norman and Gio Gaudet.
Style: Ancient techniques meet modern cut and regal prints in outerwear.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Monday, March 29 at 4 p.m.
- Label: Comrags.
Designer: Joyce Gunhouse and Judy Cornish.
Style: Clothes you can live in, with woodsy feminine and masculine elements.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Fall Winter 2008/2009.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m.
- Label: Preloved.
Style: Comfy vintage sweaters and suits stitched into figure-flattering asymmetrical dresses and tops.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Monday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m.
- Label: Attitude. Only at Sears.
Style: Film noir and menswear-inspired tailoring.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Spring/Summer 2010.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m.
- Label: Saniya Khan.
Designer: Saniya Khan.
Style: Fluid and feminine with unique combinations of textiles.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 4 p.m.
- Label: Joe Fresh Style.
Designer: Joseph Mimran.
Style: Casual basics in a rainbow of colours with trendy accents.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: Spring/Summer 2010 and Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 9:30 p.m.
- Label: BASCH by Brandon.
Designer: Brandon Dwyer.
Style: His new collection is inspired by an tumultuous year with muted colours and modern cuts.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 4 p.m.
- Label: Pat McDonagh.
Designer: Pat McDonagh.
Style: A mix of avant garde and romantic modernism.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
- Label: Dimitri-Chris.
Designer: Dimitri-Chris Alexiou.
Style: Traditional tailoring and elegant detail.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Showtime: Wednesday, March 31 at 4 p.m.
- Label: Barbie by David Dixon and David Dixon.
Designer: David Dixon.
Style: Simplified silhouettes and quiet elegance.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collections: David Dixon Spring/Summer 2010 and Barbie by David Dixon Fall/Winter 2009/2010, and David Dixon Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Showtime: Thursday, April 1 at 8 p.m.
- Designers: Ryerson University School of Fashion.
Designers: Freda Tam, Jennifer Allison, Sheila La and Angelene Fenuta, above.
Style: Four capsule collections with a mix of avant garde, edgy, feminine touches and innovation.
Showtime: Monday, March 29 at 7 p.m.
- Label: Lundström.
Style: Well-made minimalist clothes in luxe fabrics.
Read about the Fall/Winter 2010 collection: here.
Past collection: Fall/Winter 2009/2010.
Showtime: Tuesday, March 30 at 8 p.m.
Toronto's fall round-up
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Mercedes-Benz gives new designers a boost
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Images from the Rudsak show
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