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They said/We said: Mary Katrantzou breaks the size barrier by creating a larger range for Net-A-Porter
Photography by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Mary Katrantzou has yet to disappoint us: not only has her much-anticipated collaboration with Topshop already sold out in Europe and the U.S. (have no fear, it launches in Toronto on Tuesday!), but now she plans to create her trademark, surreal-print garms in larger sizes for Net-A-Porter.
Being full-figured herself, the designer is no stranger to feeling alienated in an industry that caters to petites. And so it comes as no surprise that she jumped on board when the luxe online shop asked her to produce plus-size attire.
“I was looking at a size 14 woman wearing our dress and I thought, ‘I can’t believe we don’t go bigger than that size!’ because she looked tiny. […] I buy online—I think as a bigger size, you feel more comfortable trying things at home,” she told the Evening Standard.
The clothes will go up to U.K. size 16 (the equivalent of a U.S. size 12), and while the bold prints may seem hard to pull off, the incredible figure-flattering silhouettes and refined structure will make wearing a kaleidoscopic garden a breeze.
Katrantzou and Net-A-Porter have certainly taken the ropes to create a path for plus-size fashion and we can only hope that other designers and retailers will follow suit. You should never have to compromise style because of a number on a label.
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LFW Diary: The last of the scoop from London including standout shows from Mary Katrantzou and Middleton fave Roksanda Ilincic
Photography by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage Quick post today, since a gazillion traffic accidents prevented me from actually getting to half my shows on time—or at all. Regardless, catching Mary Katrantzou’s stunner of a show (which, for the second season in a row, kicked off the last day of London Fashion Week) made it all worth it. Deceived by the first few looks, which were dominated by silvers and shadows, I imagined that this would be a toned down collection (at least in palette). Boy, was I wrong. Stiff pleats and equally stiff peplums were bolstered by every shade of blue, green, and pink you could imagine; if anyone can invent a new colour or colour combo, it’s Mary. Also new were her prints: spoons, pencils, curtain tassels, typewriters, and other household items were blown up and their digitized versions lent the collection a quirky air. The standout pieces for me, however, were the dresses fashioned from layers and layers (I counted four on one dress) of printed mesh—each had a half inch–thick banded hem that curled the edges of each layer, lending enormous volume to the pieces. Nicholas Mellamphy of the Room at the Bay called this series of dresses “mille-feuille,” and that is exactly how they appeared.
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Spring beauty report 2012: Rainbow bright
By Lesa Hannah and Sarah Daniel
Bold, statement-making lips have legs: Witness the tomato-red mouth topped with neon orange powder pigment at Jason Wu, the eight acidic shades at Mary Katrantzou and the magenta mouth with a darkened centre at Prabal Gurung, meant to look like “an orchid coming out of the lips,” says makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury. Whatever the hue or texture, what’s important is that it makes a major impact. But this season, colour wasn’t confined to the face; it migrated to the head. It was first spied at Thakoon, where hairstylist Odile Gilbert applied powdered clay, either dry or mixed with water, to models’ heads in a nod to Holi. Then at Narciso Rodriguez, coiffeur Eugene Souleiman spray-painted conical twists in one of five temporary colours. Three weeks later, Souleiman was at it again at Issey Miyake, referencing the flowers in the collection with tinted, tulip-shaped hairstyles. We especially liked the ones that resembled Triple Rockets popsicles.
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Hello, kaleidoscopic prints: Mary Katrantzou is coming to Topshop!
What winter blues? Visions of spring just got a little bit more vibrant with the announcement of the Bay presenting Mary Katrantzou for Topshop this March at their Yorkdale Mall location!
Dare we dream to get our paws on the designer’s signature porcelain bowl-inspired skirts? You bet! The 10-piece spring capsule collection will be reminiscent of the surreal style we saw for fall, while keeping true to the Topshop girl’s aesthetic. And with prices ranging from $120–630, a Jason Wu for Target–paced shelf clearer is certainly likely.
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Spring trend report: 114 of the top looks from New York, London, Milan, and Paris!
From ladylike lace to colourful clashing prints, we present your complete guide to Spring 2012’s freshest new runway looks.
VIEW BY TREND: SUGAR HIGH | WATER WORLD | GOOD SPORT | FULL BLOOM | CONCRETE JUNGLE | MIX MASTER | GRAPHIC CONTENT | ORANGE CRUSH | WAISTLAND | FINISHING TOUCHES
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From runway to… weight loss commercials? We’re digging the high fashion lipstick in this French ad campaign
Bring on the lipstick! See all the posters »
When you think of beauty trends, weight loss commercials are generally not the first (or even second, third, or fourth!) thing that comes to mind. However, we can’t stop watching this French ad for Weight Watchers—all because of its stunning makeup artistry. Created by Parisian agency Fred & Farid, the commercial and posters are a huge departure from anything we’ve see this side of the Atlantic. Gone are the approachable spokeswomen and their before and after poses. Instead: bright, highly saturated shots of lips and food—with creative lipstick designs at the centre of it all.
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FASHION Plates: 9 ways to combat winter blues
Yesterday, according to experts, was the most depressing day of the year. To combat Blue Monday’s long-term effects, we’re giving all you gloomy readers ways to cheer yourselves up! Don’t look outside for 5 minutes, just click your cares away!
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Toronto shop notes: Blooming notebooks
Thanks to designers like Mary Katrantzou and Jil Sander’s Raf Simons, floral prints bloom on the runways year-round. Carry these bold botanicals over from your wardrobe to your workspace with a Rifle Paper Co. vintage-wallpaper-inspired notebook (shown, $16 for three, drakegeneralstore.ca). Perfect for jotting down New Year’s resolutions.
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Vote! Who takes the cake for best dressed designer/muse duo at the British Fashion Awards?
Left: Alexa Chung and Christopher Kane shot by Mike Marsland/Getty Images. Middle: Kate Moss and Stella McCartney shot by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images. Right: Marc Jacobs and Victoria Beckham shot by Mike Marsland/Getty Images Some of our favourite fashion talents were celebrated last night at the 2011 British Fashion Awards in London, with Sarah Burton, Mary Katrantzou, and Charlotte Olympia (to name a few) coming out on top in their respective categories. As always, what everyone was wearing was equally top of our minds, and we’ve especially enjoyed these neat little red carpet photo combos of megawatt designer avec megawatt muse (or muse-come-designer in Victoria Beckham’s case). In one corner, we’ve got the bright-young-thing duo of Christopher Kane and Alexa Chung donning a look from his Spring 2012 collection, and with Charlotte Olympia kitten heels. In the other, you’ve got the black-on-black pairing of Marc Jacobs and Beckham in her own design (may we just say, Vicky’s looking less extreme than usual, and we like it) The always-cool McCartney and Moss duo triumph with Stella in a sexy-tomboy suit and Kate in all-over fishnet. So, who takes the cake for the best dressed duo?
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TFW diary: Sarah Stevenson lets us into her secret garden
Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani Even though the weather outside was miserable, flowers were in bloom at Sarah Stevenson’s Spring 2012 presentation at LGFW. I’ve seen Stevenson do floral before (her Spring 2011 featured pastels and hand-painted prints) but she does it well. This time around, the flowers were bright and inspired by springtime in her native Toronto. To create the prints, Stevenson combined different mediums mixing photography and digital manipulation a la Mary Katrantzou and watercolours and pencil crayons. Tiny blue and red bouquets covered sundresses and purple and blue petals fell to white on dresses and skirts. One standout dress had leaves draped on one shoulder and matching green butterflies on the front. Accompanied by perfectly mussed-up braids and bright lips, models looked like they emerged from a secret garden. Stevenson’s fresh take on her familiar floral prints had me longing for gardens in springtime on a gloomy October day.
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Inside Vancouver’s all-star The Room opening with Jessica Stam, Brian Atwood, Erdem, and Alexandra Richards
Photography by Phillip Chin/George Pimentel A black carpet, sprinkled with male models in white tuxes, beckoned guests to the second floor of the Bay Downtown Vancouver for the Thursday night grand opening of The Room, the department store’s second den of high fashion. Erdem Moralioglu and Brian Atwood—both on their first visit to Vancouver—Jason Matlo, Monika Deol, and Jessica Stam (to name a few) were among the crowd of well-dressed revellers air kissing, clinking glasses, and noshing on Hawksworth Restaurant–made canapés.
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Go inside Canada’s first ever Topshop (!!!), and peep creative director Kate Phelan’s top 5 picks
The British are coming! Or rather, they’re here. At this very moment, actually, Topshop and Topman are opening the doors to their first Canadian store at Yorkdale Mall. We previewed the shop-in-shop at the Bay yesterday with creative director and former British Vogue fashion director Kate Phelan in tow. As we scurried through the 15,000-square-foot space along with Phelan (lots to see/mentally shop for/freak out over, so little time), we were tickled to see that all the familiar Topshop bases were covered—from the Unique and Boutique collections (Mary Katrantzou, Pamela Love, David Koma, and more collabs coming for the holidays!), to the seizure-inducing shoe wall and makeup. “What you see here is what you’ll see in one of our main stores in [London’s] Oxford Circus,” said Phelan. “Each of the trends is broken up into different stories so that you can pick and choose what you love. Topshop is really about styling yourself and finding your personality and not having to be dictated to.” While we could easily slide a hundred or more items onto our arm for the fitting room (and we did, we really did), Phelan whittled her faves down to a cool five. Buy them now, or we will.
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