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Perusing the photos from Toronto Fashion Week, I couldn’t help but notice the legion of leg-baring minis packing the venue. This Lovely is bucking the trend with slouchy, menswear-inspired attitude. A banker-stripe button-down, an easy pant and an oversized watch = sartorial sophistication.

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Now that we’ve had a chance to mull over the happenings of Toronto Fashion Week (and the two weeks plus of pre-fweek presentations), we’ve whittled down our favourite moments from fall shows. Click the images below to see our picks, and catch up on all our coverage at fashionmagazine.com/attheshows To see the full collection, click […]

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The models at Lucian Matis‘s Fall 2010 show sported oversized Victorian bouffants (à la Road to Avonlea). Photographer Angela Y. Martin went backstage to snap portraits of the models as they got prepped for the show. Click the images below to see just how much backcombing was required to create the look. View the full […]

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We caught up with Lucian Matis after his Fall 2010 show to talk prints, jewellery and why he loves to make dresses. Read the review and see the full collection.

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Comrags always puts on one of the most genuinely fun shows at Toronto Fashion Week. This season, the models were sporting big smiles (due, we’re sure, to the totally reasonable footwear–fur-trimmed flat boots) and big, bobbed masses of kinks and curls.  Photographer Angela Y. Martin went backstage to take model portraits before the show. Enjoy! […]

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We always knew that David Dixon was a popular guy, but the massive crush at the door (we even had to kick a few brazen imposters out of our seats!) was a true testament to his reputation as an established Canadian designer.  The collection was safe, shape-wise, and Dixon focused his lens on blending cultural references for his new “Global Tribe.” This meant showcasing swaths of Spanish woven raffia on cocktail dresses, Japanese print jackets, Canadian wild fur stoles and Indian mosaic tile mirrored dresses to deliver his melting-pot message. But it wouldn’t be a Dixon collection without a little romance, so his finale dresses featured red carpet-ready, fluttering, feather-like appliqués.

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Judging from their Fall 2010 collection of plaid frocks, oversized sweaters and quirky wool skirt suiting, it’s easy to see why Comrags has developed a cult following over their nearly three decades in the biz.  Designers Judy Cornish and Joyce Gunhouse consistently stick to their no-fail formula of texture + simple lines + a natural aesthetic = forever pieces. This season, the latter included a knee-length tartan skirt, several digital reptile print dresses, borrowed-from-your-boyfriend roomy knits and an olive green wool skirt suit. Never one to be overly precious, the Comrags girl throws on her distressed combat boots with, well, everything.  Big love.

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Not that I would have expected a simple camel coat from the likes of Lucian Matis, but after a week–or really, two months–of restrained, neutral taste, Matis’ no-holds-barred embellishment was something of a breath of fresh air. To be sure, Matis’ more-is-more-is-more style isn’t for everyone–certainly not for shrinking violets–and the dress-filled show (Matis saves separates for his Daphne by Lucian Matis line, sold on The Shopping Channel) leaves the over-the-top party-goer with plenty of options.

For his fall collection, Matis took a dip into his Romanian heritage and came out with high necklines, peasant tops and vests and folkloric detailing. Best were pieces done in Matis-designed prints that looked like the interior of a treasure chest, especially a short, one-shoulder number that featured an exaggerated pouf. A column gown done in the same print, laid out in a way that brought to mind–distantly–the alien patterns at Alexander McQueen’s Spring 2010 show, would have been better without an overpowering black shoulder bow. A crinkled leather jacket with embellished sleeves will be easier to wear day to day, paired up with a T-shirt and one of the show’s necklaces, created with Matis by jewellery designer Karen McFarlane and replete with fur and glittering balls and chains and gleaming black beads.

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Montreal designer Andy Thê-Anh showed his Fall 2010 collection in Toronto on Thursday. Thê-Anh was inspired by tango dancers in Buenos Aires and our beauty editor Lesa Hannah went backstage to see how the beauty team reinterpreted the look for the runway. See the full Andy Thê-Anh Fall 2010 collection. Click the images below to […]

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Toronto Fashion Week wrapped up on Thursday and our street style photographer Angela Y. Martin trekked to Exhibition Place to snap the show-goers. Click the images below to see the looks. Get full coverage of Toronto Fashion Week at fashionmagazine.com/attheshows

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Last night, a big crowd came out to support Montreal designer Andy Thê-Anh–the front row was filled with all the clients who will pick up pieces from his tango-inspired fall collection at one of Thê-Anh’s two Toronto boutiques. Patricia Gajo caught the collection when it walked in Montreal in February. Read the review here and see the full collection after the jump.

Get full coverage of Toronto Fashion Week–reviews, galleries, videos and street style–at fashionmagazine.com/attheshows

Beauty editor Lesa Hannah heads backstage at Pink Tartan to talk to the beauty team about the look for last night’s show. Click the images to read the story and check out more backstage coverage from Toronto Fashion Week.

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