Fashion & Style
NADA in 3-D: fashion on the big screen
NADA designer Nada Shepherd grew bored with runway shows, so she decided to go bigger. Way bigger.
For her fall/winter 2010 presentation, Shepherd commissioned a seven-minute 3D film to showcase her clothing. The fashion media filed into the Scotiabank Theatre this week and donned their 3D glasses to get a peek at this fashion first.
Fashion & Style
Evan Biddell opens Oz on Ossington
Beloved enfant terrible Evan Biddell opened Oz, his very own storefront this week, setting up shop in a coveted Ossington space where Cindiloowho used to be.The local fashion crowd piled into the beautiful space (the renovation was done by Biddell's business partner in the venture, photographer Joe Fuda) to sip cider and check out Biddell's latest.
Fashion & Style
Philip Sparks fall/winter 2010 collection sets sail
Philip Sparks' fall/winter presentation was the unofficial kick-off to this month's many stylish soirees, culminating in the spring edition of Fashion Week come the end of March.Sparks eschewed the traditional runway in favour of a small tableaux of about a dozen looks. Sparks -- always a fan of the woolly, the rough-hewn, the clothes tailor-made for a sail around Nantucket on a brisk fall day -- took Moby Dick as his inspiration this season.
Announcements
Affordable Elegance on West Queen West
The yaya & friends space near Trinity Bellwoods has long been deadpooled and in its place the colourful and friendly CORS has arrived. Theory, Diane von Furstenberg and Karen Millen are just some of the lines in store, all at typically-better prices than what one might typically find at other boutiques or department stores in the city.Read my profile of CORS in the fashion stores section.
Announcements
Bloor Street's Vintage Emporium
Toronto is a great city for vintage fashion. And while the original 69 Vintage on Queen definitely holds its own among the city's best, its sibling-store in Blansdowne really has its act together. Under one roof there's not only a curated selection of consignment and locally crafted vintage finds, but also a buy-the-pound option, mending/alterations offering and vintage decor.Find our more in my profile of 69 Vintage Collective in the fashion stores section.
Announcements
A Nue Place for Fashion in the Annex
The Annex will never be confused as a destination for chic, stylish or trendy clothing stores, but with the addition of a new boutique right next to Crystal Rolls at least there's a closer option to grab a new outfit prior to a hot first date at Sushi on Bloor or New Gen.Read my profile of Nue in the fashion stores section.
