Fashion pajamas. What are they? My favourite kind of clothing. They help get me through the day feeling like I’ve spent it in bed, watching TV, without actually looking that way. Fashion pajamas are stylish, cozy and comfy. You could, in fact, sleep in your fashion pajamas, but you wouldn’t want to, because they are actually part of your real wardrobe.
Eccentricity comes easily to many in the fashion world, but let’s face it: few designers match Martin Margiela in that respect. Elusive to the point of near invisibility, Margiela founded Maison Martin Margiela, which is launching an affordable and truly weird collaboration with H&M next week. Incorporating inside-out jackets and sweaters made of scarves, this men’s collection is not for everyone — but there are a few sweet pieces to check out. Herein, our top 12 picks.
Every week, we round up the best events from the city’s fashion scene. In this edition: immunity-boosting smoothies at Lavish & Squalor, 20 per cent off at Tabula Rasa, partying for a cause and more.
This November, you may need to add a layer or two for extra warmth — and we’re not just talking a manly addition to your upper lip
If you recently spotted an increase in women teeter-tottering in sky-high heels (during Toronto Fashion Week, perhaps?) and wondered how they could manage spending the day in those beautiful (but torturous) shoes, we’re going to let you in on a secret. They were hiding flat shoes in their clutches.
My childhood heyday took place during the ’90s, making me a child of grunge through and through. While most girls in my grade five class were obsessing over Backstreet Boys, I was busy daydreaming about Billy Corgan. I owe it all to my mom for handing me Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins, because it was the album that altered my pre-tween life.
It looks like Canadian fashion cornerstone Holt Renfrew is launching a slight counterattack on American fashion giant Nordstrom. According to The Globe and Mail, Holts has released plans to open a series of lower-priced stores, named hr2, early next year. The news comes just as Nordstrom sets plans to move north in 2014. Coincidence?
As the fifth and final day of Fashion Week dawned, many greeted it with a sigh of relief, having reached their fashion fix of the season. Travis Taddeo saw folks piling into the studio space, and after incensed photographers yelled at someone obscuring their shots – in neon runners, but of course – the show began. The young Montreal-based designer put forth a edgy collection, which was influenced by Japonisme, along with a pinch of kink.
Rachel Sin was the first show we took in on the fourth day. For spring, the young designer sent out a series of looks inspired by architect Mies van der Rohe, aiming to translate his architectural lines into her garments.
If Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones can’t do it, what shopaholic can? That is, skip the two-year queue for an Hermès Birkin bag, the ultimate status symbol? Well, Toronto fashionistas will have their chance this weekend.
It can be hard to tap into fall’s military vibe without toeing the line between on-trend and soldier poseur. Enter loden green: a greyish shade of olive drab that won’t get you mistaken for a cadet.
Day three got up and running with Matis, the secondary line from designer Lucian Matis. Shown in the studio space, the collection began on a strong note with a floor-length stunner done in a multihued floral pattern on a white backdrop.
