Pink Tartan Does LG Fashion Week

Kim Newport-Mimran for Pink Tartan showed her new fall/winter collection at LG fashion week in Toronto on Wednesday night. Pink Tartan always one of the main attractions for the Toronto shows had an interesting collection of black and hot pink bringing us back to the 80's.



The models walked the runway wearing veils, high hair and pink and black lacy tights. The tights were even paired with pants and leggings. We saw big fur jackets with shiny black leggings, shift dresses and power suits with an edge.

Joe Fresh Style Does LG Fashion Week

The ultra fashionable and ultra affordable line for Joe Fresh Style by Joe Mimran (former designer for Club Monaco) showed at LG Fashion Week on Wednesday night in Toronto. Joe Fresh clothing and accessories are available at the Canadian Superstore and at select Loblaws stores in Canada and offers fashionable and high quality items for a low price.



This years fall/winter show was full of red, white, gray, and black with classic winter coats and sweaters. There were cute white snow boots that looked like figure skates, knee high socks with puffy crinoline skirts, and even skirts to match your puffy coat!

Guilty Pleasures Designer Sale - Toronto

Go out to the Guilty Pleasures Designer sale and support local Canadian designers and get great deals on clothing and accessories. This sale is one day only, on Saturday February 7th from 2pm - 5:30pm at the Drake Hotel (1150 Queen St. West).



Get a free makeover at the DaLish beauty bar and pick up a free issue of Flare magazine. Don't miss this sale of 2 floors of fashion and the Toronto Fashion Incubator silent auction to win some amazing prizes!

Cash sales, some vendors may take credit.

Miss Rowe Trunk Show In Toronto

Come out and view the Miss Rowe spring/summer 2009 collection and have a chance to shop the line from the 2008 lines. The fall line is spectacular in all black, and a perfect place to get great basics. The spring/summer collection is all in white, which is great for those hot days.

Flare magazine described the Miss Rowe label: "The Toronto designer has added fashion fuel to the pale fire by returning to an all-white palette for the season (Rowe switches between head to toe looks in black for fall and white for spring) and from first glance, is a perfectly chic way to step into the light. — Aya McMillan"

The only current retailer is Debut, which is located at 298 Mulberry street, New York, NY.

The show is on Saturday October 4th from 2pm - 4pm. 285 Manitoba Drive, Pod #2 on the Exhibition grounds in Toronto. Cash, debit, Visa, MasterCard accepted.

Loreal Fashion Week - RUDSAK

One of the hit shows at Loreal Fashion Week in Toronto was by RUDSAK. The Canadian label, specializing in outerwear, was started by designer Evik Asatoorian and they have a few boutiques throughout Canada. RUDSAK focuses on leather outerwear and accessories. The fashion week show consisted of mostly grey leather with red leather accessories. The Toronto boutique is located at 315 Queen street west.









Photography by Julie Heffernan

Loreal Fashion Week - Paul Hardy

Loreal Fashion Week in Toronto finished with some of the best shows and top designers. Paul Hardy, a Canadian designer who has been compared to Stella McCartney and Marc Jacobs, showed his fall collection with a palette of nudes, blacks and greys.



Pants are out this season by looking at Hardy's collection. The models wore nude underwear with nylons and big clunky men's dress shoes which looked very clown like on the twiggy legs. If it wasn't the underwear showing it was a nude bustier. Choose what you want to expose, the underwear or the bra.









Photography by Julie Heffernan

Loreal Fashion Week - GSUS

Trendy GSUS Sindustries was started by two Dutch designers, Jan Schrijver and Angelique Berkhout. Together the designers started a store in the Netherlands, selling street wear, called Heaven's Playground. GSUS street wear is retro looking t-shirts, hoodies and tight dresses with funky patterns and images. There was everything from windbreaker dresses, to children's clothes.

The show at Loreal Fashion Week in Toronto opened up with one model doing a back flip down the runway! Each model was decorated in war paint on their faces and long flowing pony tails.











Photography by Julie Heffernan

Loreal Fashion Week - Nada Yousif

Canadian designer, Nada Yousif, showed her fall 2008 collection at Loreal Fashion Week in Toronto on Thursday night. The collection was full of bold colour and fun puffed skirt dresses inspired by candy. Nada Yousif wanted to create bold dresses that make a statement, while everyone else is wearing black. The show was very cute with the glowing street lights along the runway.












Photography by Julie Heffernan

Loreal Fashion Week - Zoran Dobric

Thursday night at Loreal Fashion Week in Toronto, the Zoran Dobric show was a hit with his eastern European inspired patterns and his signature screen prints of his own art work on the fabric. The models wore heavy eye makeup with a braided bun off to the side, just over their left eye.











Photography by Julie Heffernan

Loreal Fashion Week - Comrags

Wednesday night media filled the tents at Nathan Phillip Square in Toronto to see the Comrags show. The Comrags store is located in Toronto's Queen Street West gallery district. The designers for Comrags are Joyce Gunhouse and Judy Cornish. Comrags designs are for the working professional. The fall collection was full of blazers, pencil skirts, and office dresses, all having an earthy edge.











Photography by Julie Heffernan