The year in fashion: From Alexander McQueen to Zombie Boy
Here’s a sneak peak of my review of the year in fashion, from Alexander McQueen to Zombie Boy, to be published Saturday, Dec. 31., plus a little scoop. Here’s the whole story. The big stories:...
View ArticleMontreal Fashion Week: the fabulous finale
I was about to interview Anastasia Lomonova, as a matter of form, really, because I had already done so. (It takes her two or three 16-hour days to create one of her show-stopping bustier gowns, with...
View ArticleFestival Mode: It’s a dazzling Bollywood blast finale
They rushed the runway in a blast of colour and shine, first models and then dancers, as the infectious rhythms of Bollywood beat through the heart of downtown Montreal. So began the dazzling finale of...
View ArticleMontreal Fashion Week: Day 1 reviews
It was a sparkling Montreal Fashion Week opening. The sparkling wine flowed all evening in one of two Target media lounges, a grassy enclave with white sofas and tables, a patio, and red shots of...
View ArticleMontreal Fashion Week Day 2, a triumphant trio – Duy, Denis Gagnon and UNTTLD
The best of Montreal came out on Day 2 of Montreal Fashion Week, Duy with an ode to aqua and the good life in his couture, Denis Gagnon with a sporty chic show modelled by good friends and a few drag...
View ArticleAnd the Target winner is …. Mélissa Nepton
The final show of Montreal Fashion Week, fall-winter 2013/14 edition, may have been the finest showcase of Montreal talent of the entire week. Five finalists competed for the Target Emerging Designer...
View ArticleMontreal Fashion Week Day 1: Nepton, UNTTLD, Karimi, Bodybag
Above and below, UNTTLD’s accomplished collection included black and white prints and disshevelled pantsuits. PHOTOS VINCENZO D’ALTO, THE GAZETTE Melissa Nepton’s waffled skort suit. Despite...
View ArticleFocus on future obscures the fashion at Montreal week
Helmer’s New Look look, shown Thursday at the Arsenal. VINCENZO D’ALTO, THE GAZETTE Much of the focus of fashion week so far has been on the future, not the fashion. Thursday, Sensation Mode announced...
View ArticleMontreal Designers Shine at World MasterCard Fashion Week in Toronto
World MasterCard Fashion week in Toronto was all the buzz in the fashion world last week and I’m proud to report that our Montreal Designers stole the spotlight. The fall/winter 2013 collections of 30...
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