FASHION Magazine

Jason Meyers doesn’t do office. His girls are party girls wrapped up in taffeta, bright colours and big ruffles. Though this collection had its issues (inexpensive-looking fabrics, a ghastly print, shorts that cut into the model’s thighs and some fairly obvious nods to Jil Sander Fall 2009) it was a big step up from the satiny mess he showed for Spring 2009–the last time he presented his label at Toronto Fashion Week. The grape strapless romper was cute (despite the aforementioned tight legs), as was a blush pink peplum dress. More ’80s references were found in high-waisted cigarette pants and a purple knee-length dress with big looped shoulders and buttons down the back. When Meyers is on, he’s on–as he was with one grey mini with giant ruffle up the side and down the back–but he’s letting fit problems and others’ ideas cloud his point of view.
See our gallery from the collection after the jump.

Canadian-style promoters Gail McInnes and Amanda Brugel set up shop at the Hazelton Hotel during TIFF to outfit celebs in homegrown design. Their just-launched red-carpet rentals service, The Style Box, is aiming to get Canadian-made clothing and jewellery onto high-profile names going to high-profile events. At TIFF, their list of wins was long: Kristin Booth, Grace Park, Tara Spencer-Nairn and Ivana Santilli for starters. Check out our gallery of Canadian design at TIFF, after the jump.

EARLIER: Amanda Brugel styles Celest Chong for the TIFF red carpet.

{FASHION WEEK SPRING 2009 TORONTO}

By Sarah Nicole Prickett

Let’s start at the end: when Jason Meyers closed out his Spring 2009 collection with a wedding dress in bright white silk the rest of the show suddenly made sense.