FASHION Magazine

  • CIFF blog: Calgary film fest director picks Paul Hardy for the CIFF opening gala

    by FASHION Staff
    The dress and the "wooly mammoth shrug" Dupuis picked for her look. Photography courtesy of Paul Hardy

    By Karen Ashbee

    Last night marked the opening of the Calgary International Film Festival and ten days of non-stop movie going and partying. Having attended at least a dozen film fest galas world wide, Jacqueline Dupuis, executive director of CIFF, knows a few things about getting red carpet ready. Luckily she took a few moments out of her over-stressed and over-scheduled life to give me the lowdown on her look for opening night.

    Posted in Calgary International Film Festival, Celebrity, CIFF, Film, Paul Hardy, Score: A Hockey Musical

  • Toronto: Calgary’s Paul Hardy goes to the fashion circus for fall

    by Bernadette Morra
    PAUL HARDY Fall 2010. Photography by Jenna Marie Wakani

    Calgary’s Paul Hardy swooped into Toronto last night with his fall collection. And in doing so, he expressed a frustration felt by many Canadian designers.

    “I‘m tired of how fractured our industry is nationally,” Hardy remarked after the show. “Every city has its own fashion week and it feels like a circus. Designers are spending tons of money for a show and who are they doing it for? Sponsors and people who pay for tickets to see the shows. So I’m putting out money to entertain people who don’t buy my clothes.” Hardy remedied that this season by having some of his top Calgary clients attend the show.

    Read the rest of the entry and see the collection after the jump.

    Posted in Paul Hardy, Style, Toronto Fashion Week Fall 2010

  • Toronto: Paul Hardy Spring 2010

    by Bernadette Morra
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    PAUL HARDY Spring 2010. Photography by Angela Y. Martin

    Imagine a pack of angels on their way to a workout. That was the image conjured by Calgary designer Paul Hardy’s ethereal collection for Spring 2010. Floating down the runway at LG Fashion Week were military jackets with veil-thin blouson hems, gauzy tunics over knit leggings, lace bloomers, cotton sack dresses and jackets patched together from what looked like bits of handmade paper. Decorative touches included lace jabots tied around necks and waists, and muslin crunched into giant corsages. The palette was all cream and white and as pure as Hardy’s intentions. Following a trip in Uganda in January 2009, the designer is developing privately-funded “green” sewing units that will provide women in East Africa with work. They will produce Hardy’s new Reversal of Fortune collection, a moderately-priced line incorporating recycled fabrics.  Revenue will help establish trust funds to educate African orphans. Sounds like Hardy deserves a pair of gauzy angel wings all his own.
    Check out the gallery after the jump.

    Posted in Fashion Week, Good Deeds, Paul Hardy, Spring 2010, Style, Toronto, Toronto Fashion Week Spring 2010