Greta Constantine Spring/Summer 2010 Collection

Posted by Briony
October 19, 2009

greta constantineGreta Constantine once again held the unofficial kick-off to Fashion Week in Toronto. Co-designers Stephen Wong and Kirk Pickersgill eschewed as usual the tents of LG Fashion Week, this time landing at the Audi dealership, of all places.

The Greta boys are renowned for their flowing jersey pieces and a draped Grecian-style silhouette--this was present in their Spring/Summer 2010 presentation, but it was joined by a new men's line, as well as a few more structured pieces continuing the robo-hot look of their last season's collection and its recognizable seatbelt-couture tops worn by Coco Rocha, Fritz Helder, and Yasmin Warsame.

greta constantine

greta constantine

A modified version of this top emerged with a giant neck, but it was the pieces that showed an interesting contrast that I liked, such as the combination of an ethereal ice-blue feathered top and a shirred shiny black skirt, or the bright-white piping running up and down a slick black jumpsuit.

I also liked the pairing of more angular lines with the standard Greta swathes of material, come to life, for instance, in a shiny grey blazer with pointed shoulders (echoes of Balmain's excellent fall shoulder) and an acid-yellow skirt.

greta constantine

greta constantine

Colour, by the way, was fabulous here--I especially liked the bright Missoni-like dashes of colour on a short skirt, or a flowing tunic.

The men's palette was much more sober--even for spring--and definitely came from the more architectural side of the duo's design MO, with strappy chest-pieces, bejeweled trunks, and shiny tanks.

Maybe the battle between structure and flow is heating up for Greta Constantine. I'll continue to watch--we win either way.

greta constantine

greta constantine

greta constantine

greta constantine

Photos by Paul Flynn.

Jonathan on October 19, 2009 at 3:35 PM

First photo, far right - is that...AEON FLUX?!

; P

jonathan@blogTO

keven on October 19, 2009 at 4:32 PM

Wow! Some stunning people and fashion in this post. Great photos.

jack on October 19, 2009 at 4:38 PM

now, that's everyone should wear on the street

pennylane on October 20, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Wow, This collection is great its right on Queue with PARIS and LONDON. Very daring for a Canadian crowd but I love it!
Her White Cashmere Collection addition was so avant garde!

MelS on October 20, 2009 at 3:17 PM , replying to a comment from pennylane

I'm in complete accordance with you; after reading your comment, I had to do a lil ol' search on the interwebs and this is what i found: http://www.cashmere.ca/wcc/francais/2009.php?Designer=6 absolutlety stunning. the flared shoulders were incredible, and made with bathroom tissue! I'm a fan!

jameson on October 29, 2009 at 1:29 PM

Penny - thanks for the link! Absolutely amazing. And made from such an unconventional fabric. Wow. The other designs on the Cashmere site are just as inspired.

There is also a contest where you can win a trip to Paris and a 10 thousand dollar shopping spree or an instant win cashmere scarf...

http://www.cashmere.ca

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