FASHION Magazine
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Are bloggers and street style stars the new designers? Introducing 9 labels changing the tide
Kastor and Pollux designers, bloggers Bianca Venerayan and Danielle Roche Since the explosion of street style back in ’09, there’s been much talk of the fashion industry’s climate change. Bloggers in front row, socialites in head-to-toe runway looks—it’s been a transformation to say the least. Lately there’s been another shift with bloggers and street style stars are throwing it back to the runway, harnessing their fame in full fledged collections and labels all their own.
Here are 9 of our favourite bloggers and street style stars turned designers, including a talented few who are on our Style Panel!
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Street Style, Toronto: Bloggers embrace fall trends on the first day of World MasterCard Fashion Week Spring 2014
Photography by Stefania Yarhi See the street style from Toronto Fashion Week »
The Spring 2014 show season has made its stop in Toronto, and while the spotlights are shining on our designers for World MasterCard Fashion Week, we’re doing a little spotlighting of our own outside the shows.
Local bloggers were out in full force on the first day of shows, with StyleBlog’s Nelia Belkova embracing the popular black and white trend in a snowy Chanel monogram jacket with black trim, race stripped leather pants and jeweled satin pumps. Kastor and Pollux’s Bianca Venerayan opted for another of this season’s It trends, grunge, with black combat boots, a pearl printed V-neck dress and grey speckled overcoat. Her look was softened with cherry hued lips, side swept hair and and oh so Canadian toque.
