Jason Meyers, the Project Runway Canada competitor, definitely has his naysayers in the Canadian fashion world: there were several magazine editors and local fashion peeps like Adrian Mainella Twittering about last night's collection's similarity to recent runway shows (including Jil Sander) and general mediocrity, and a few post-show giggles at the designer's trademark sunglasses-and-dangly-earrings look and triumphant fist-pumping at his presentation's conclusion.

But, regardless of what the haters had to say about Meyers, there were a few good pieces in his collection that shows his growth since his stint on Project Runway Canada.

My favourites included slim-fitting lilac pants; a simple pale-pink frock with a waist-height, big eighties ruffle; high-waisted pants paired with a hot-pink big-sleeved bolero; and a fuschia frock with old-fashioned covered buttons all the way up the back and cartoonishly large Jetsons-like shoulders.
Meyers definitely still likes his drama, though: flourishes like haphazardly lining rompers and jumpsuits with pearls, or a shift with one massive ruffle down the side, show that Meyers has yet to learn how to incorporate the more outlandish elements into his work without them looking cheap or overblown.

But, for now, it's a start.

Photos by Mitch Orsatti.