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Touted as “one to watch,” designer Jules Power had a lot to live up to when she faced the fashion squad on Monday evening. What we got was a hodge-podge of felt jackets, cargo shorts, a wacky range of prints (unicorns and leopard, say what?), lumberjack plaids and grey sweatshirt fabrics.  Translation: the collection lacked […]

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Judging by Holt Renfrew‘s early morning (8:45 a.m.!) fashion week kick-off, it’s clear that breakfast is the new cocktail hour. Unlike the department store’s usual après-work pack-’em-in-like-sardines fashion week fete, this season’s mini–fashion show and designer panel (emceed by Fashion Television‘s Jeanne Bekker) was a welcome change for the select group of industry insiders who […]

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Allegations made by models of  Terry Richardson‘s inappropriate behaviour haven’t seemed to effect his career or his reputation, as the photographer was back to work, shooting model Doutzen Kroes for Vogue in Miami yesterday. [Vogue UK]

FDCC prez Robin Kay spoke out at yesterday’s Holt Renfrew‘s media breakfast, which showcased work from five Canadian designers who don’t show at LG Fashion Week. (Watch for our coverage of the event later today.) Holts brought in Vogue writer Mark Holgate, who will not be attending the main event at the Allstream Centre [UPDATE: Mark Holgate attended the IZMA show on Sunday night with Holt Renfrew’s communications director, Moira Wright.] Kay told the Toronto Star: “Holt Renfrew is a sponsor – with their largesse they should have made a point of bringing that gentleman to the site to see that we are a fashion week and to see designers he may not have heard of. That’s a sponsor’s duty and responsibility.” For Holts’ part, their fashion VP Barbara Atkin said: ““[Bringing these designers to fashion week] is something we’ve talked about and we are in discussions about.” [Toronto Star, via Toronto Life]

With J.Crew scouting locations and Victoria’s Secret‘s plans to open four north-of-the-49th stores, Canada has become the ‘it’ place for retailers looking to open international stores–because we’re nearby and not that exotic, apparently. Says the Wall Street Journal: “Canadians tend to be slower, steadier shoppers than Americans, with a preference for higher-quality goods and more interest in outdoor looks.” Gotta love the stereotypes, eh. [The Cut]

Our street style photog Angela Y. Martin caught show-goers heading in to day two of Toronto Fashion Week. Click the images below to see our favourite looks. Catch our full coverage of the week at fashionmagazine.com/attheshows.

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Spurred on by a particularly challenging year (both personally and on the global economic stage), Vawk designer Sunny Fong channeled his trials into a collection that referenced “the beauty of decay and Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow” under the grand spiral staircase at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The fiery shades that punctuated […]

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Bringing in some big guns, Line sent a legion of top girls down the runway. We spied Alana Zimmer (who opened and closed the show), Taryn Davidson and Tara Gill all swathed from top to toe in cozy cashmere confections.  Open weaves, loopy and fuzzed out furs, and heavy knits were crafted into long, luxurious […]

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We caught up with Izzy Camilleri and Adrian Mainella after the debut show for their IZMA line to talk fashion options, custom furs and what’s it’s been like for Mainella on the other side of the runway. See the full photo gallery from the IZMA show. Catch all our coverage of Toronto Fashion Week at […]

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Those who trudged out in the rain to catch the opening show at Toronto Fashion Week with an impeccably-done presentation from IZMA, Izzy Camilleri and Adrian Mainella‘s new line of fur pieces. Camilleri, a leather and fur specialist, and Mainella, a fashion journalist best known for his hosting duties on the now-defunct Fashion File, are […]

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Toronto photog Angela Martin is our eye on street style for Toronto Fashion Week. She hit the Greta Constantine presentation last Friday night to capture the crowd. Click the images below to see some of our favourite looks. See the full Greta Constantine Fall 2010 collection or go backstage at the show. Get all our […]

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On Wednesday evening, I rode the elevator up to Toronto’s the Spoke Club to scope out the fall offerings from Montreal leather goods house Fullum & Holt (fullumandholt.com). If you’re not familiar with the brand, here’s a recap: The company is 113 years old, they have an 80,000 square foot factory in Montreal where they construct all the bags, belts and wallets, overseen by creative director Morgan Lackman. They also make bags for Alexander Wang and have a mini-collection from one of the top names in Canadian fashion, Denis Gagnon.

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Vancouver-based designer Angela Chen first launched her line, Orange, in New York City, where she attended Parsons The New School for Design. She’s dressed Coco Rocha and Chloë Sevigny and next week, she’s bringing her cool-girl minimalism to Toronto Fashion Week for the first time. Chen took our Fashion Week questionnaire. Read all about it, after the jump.

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.

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