Remember the days when being a skate kid was cool? Then you probably also remember when Avril Lavigne came rolling along and ruined the entire culture for everyone. Luckily, after enduring way too many years of the white tank top and black tie combo, it seems that the Avril effect has finally phased out.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre has got another name to add to its fast-growing list of covetable foreign brands that have recently set up shop there. This year alone, they’ve had the popular additions of British mega-brand Topshop and American basics line J Crew. Its newest addition, which opened today (May 4), is Tory Burch — one of the most popular labels to sport on the celeb circuit.
Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. In this edition: A last-minute shopping spree at the Beckerman Bite Plate pop-up shop, Roger Vivier at the Bata, and inspirational tweeting from British Vogue.
We are feeling fairly confident that real summer is just around the corner, even with all the backwards weather we’ve been dealing with lately. So what does that mean? It’s time to open up the T-shirt drawer and refresh! But this is easier said than done if you are a Torontonian who supports “keepin’ it local.” American Apparel? Obviously not. Haines? Not sure where you would even find the brand anymore.
H&M collaborations are nothing new these days, so the retail giant is stepping things up by teaming with flamboyant style beacon and Vogue Nippon Fashion Director Anna Dello Russo.
During the transitioning seasons in Toronto, you never know what’s going to hit you. Sun, snow, heat, hail — these are all things we’ve had to endure from day to day over the past few weeks, making it incredibly frustrating to get dressed in the morning.
Over the second half of Fashion Art Toronto, things got a little bit racier. With the themes of the two days broken down into “Bodyscapes” and “Futurescapes,” very little was left to the imagination. Montreal’s Zent and Pedram Karimi stood out with their distinctive visions, while labels like House of Etiquette and Artifice Clothing brought the likes of PVC and latex down the runway, much to the delight of the crowd.
Every week, we gather our favourite tweets from in and around Toronto’s fashion scene. This week: exclusive deals from @FashionCanada and @ShopDealuxe, and sad news from the Betsey Johnson HQ.
When it comes to fashion, sharing is overrated. Temporary clothing swaps with friends should always be considered with the utmost caution: even if you are the best of friends, you run the risk of never seeing your pieces again, or having them returned with irreparable damage. Trust us, it happens all the time. Because of this, we’ve decided to be up front about our “hands off!” approach to our wardrobe.
Get ready for a media circus: Kim Kardashian is coming to Toronto. The reality TV star and alleged Kanye West dater will be dropping in at The Bay’s flagship downtown store on May 10, according to the Canadian Press.
Once upon a time, I was obsessed with skate culture and had a wardrobe to match. While my days of hanging out at skate parks with bruised and sweaty boys ended 10 years ago, the sound of wheels hitting pavement still makes my head turn. Since I still seem to have a deep-rooted connection to … Continued
Chloé Comme Parris is one of the hottest young Toronto-based labels. Run by sisters Chloé and Parris Gordon, the line has recently moved into a new studio just off Queen West on Ryerson Avenue. We caught up with the sisters to discuss their work, the fashion scene in Toronto and what we can expect from their next collection.
