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Menswear report: The best Fall 2014 shows from Toronto Fashion Week
Photography by George Pimentel See the top menswear looks from Fall 2014 fashion week »
By Derek Lall and Jacky Le
Men’s fashion was given some much-needed attention this season at World Mastercard Fashion Week, as a handful of shows were dedicated to style-enlightened gentleman. In Toronto, we saw a range of menswear styles that were worthy of coveting—from modern contemporary at Thomas Balint to the bespoke luxury at Christopher Bates, we’ve compiled the highlight menswear shows from this fashion week for your viewing pleasure.
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It’s a tie! The Mercedes-Benz Start Up crowns 2 winners for Spring 2014, plus all the looks from the 8 finalists
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani See the Mercedes-Benz Start Up Spring 2014 collections »
It was a tough decision.
So tough, in fact, that choosing a winner of the Mercedes Benz Start Up competition at World MasterCard Fashion Week proved impossible.
So last night, the judges, including myself, did the only possible thing we could think of: we declared two winners.
Edmonton’s Malorie Urbanovitch and Montreal’s Matiere Noire share the prize: mentoring from industry experts, editorial coverage in FASHION Magazine, and a runway show at the Fall 2014 collections in Toronto. Judge and Holt Renfrew’s vice president Ruth Ann Lockart lauded Urbanovitch’s strategic decision to focus her business on washed silks, a market niche. Her pale, loose-cut dresses were topped with chunky Italian-made knits that have a whiff of modern grunge.