Archive for the ‘Women’s Wear’ Category
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KnowShow SS13
We always look forward to the bi-annual KnowShow in Vancouver – amidst the bevy of friendly and handsome men you’ll meet – it’s the place to be to scope out next season’s lifestyle, fashion and sports wear. With headspace still in summer bikini mode it was a delight to preview Spring/Summer 2013 from over 300 exhibitors. With cocktails, beer and hotdogs in hand, and live music spinning in the background, we captured what’s to come in the new year. See images here.
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Lifetime Collective: Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming
There’s no denying the bond between Reid Stewart and Trevor Fleming is like those you see on screen, The Odd Couple, Ocean’s Twelve, you get the point. The cool and laid back duo are the creative behind Lifetime Collective. Fast-track 10 years to today, the collective houses two menswear collections, a women’s line, an in house zine to curating their own shows in music and art. What else could be missing? Possibly a good beer. So pop open a brewski as we get acquainted with the men (and star signs) at Lifetime Collective. Continue…
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THVM denim
Having graced the pages of Vogue, Nylon, GQ to Wallpaper*, LA brand THVM (pronounced “THEM”) denim is ready to release their fourth issue of THVM RAG, their biannual publication. With only a teaser photo of Kate Harrison shot by Eliot Lee Hazel on their homepage, we’ll just have to satisfy our next coffee table read with a new pair of coloured denims from THVM’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection. See the lookbook here…
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Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012
Three words sum up Paris Fashion Week: laissez faire tailoring. Make way for loose and angular cut garments for Fall/Winter 2012. Where shades of gray, mixed prints, faunas and floras, and Doodlebop colours dominated the Parisian runway. Continue for photos…
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Marni x H&M
We’re six days away from the much anticipated Marni for H&M collection (in stores March 8). If the Sofia Coppola commercial didn’t tickle your fashion senses hopefully these images will. We haven’t stopped cooing over the checker and circle patterned frilled bathing suit and wooden platforms. Continue for photos and video…
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New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012
Yesterday New York Fashion Week came to a wrap and there were many memorable pieces for Fall/Winter 2012. Anna Sui channeled ’70s go-go dancers and crafted adorable appliqué owl toques. There was an endless supply of fur at Band of Outsiders and Michael Kors. While Victoria Beckham (debuting her diffusion line Victoria) and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Elizabeth and James) presented clean sophisticated lines for winter. But it was Jeremy Scott’s ode to unicorns and Bart Simpson that turned heads. Continue for photos…
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KNOWSHOW F/W2012
The first trade show in the New Year, Vancouver’s bi-annual KNOWSHOW at the Vancouver Convention Centre brought a little bit of LA with them this time around. Showcased inside a refurbished shipping container was Comune’s Throttled exhibit by Ray Gordon; photography celebrating hot rods, motorcycles and the people behind the scenes. See our full coverage here. -
Holiday Gift Guide
With a week left until Christmas, here are our picks for those still on your list. Read more …
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YSL Fall/Winter 2011-2012
You might remember their recent work with CFDA for their annual Journal, but Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin’s latest fashion fame is capturing Raquel Zimmermann in Yves Saint Laurent’s Fall/Winter 2011-2012 campaign. Watch Zimmermann don on multiple outfits in the short fashion film, while “I Can Change,” by LCD Soundsystem plays fittingly in the background. Continue…
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CFDA x Vitamin Water
Vitamin Water challenged six Council of Fashion Designers of America to each create a t-shirt inspired by the shades found in the nutrient enhanced H2O. Designs by Chris Benz, Richard Chai, rag & bone, Derek Lam, Shipley & Halmos, and Vena Cava. You have until today to buy these $25 tees from eBay’s Fashion Vault. Continue…
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NYFW S/S 2012 Recap
New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2012 came to a close last night and there were many standout and buzzed about collections to anticipate for next season. Crochet and floor grazing maxi skits from Band of Outsiders, Bill Blass’ naval jackets, Marc by Marc Jacobs’ bright neon suits, threeASFOUR’s Islamic printed bathing suits, to Robert Geller’s floppy-styled fedoras (lots of chapeaux seen on the runway); like a box of assorted chocolates Spring/Summer 2012 was a smorgasbord of trends. Continue…
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Rodarte x Opening Ceremony
Just when we thought summer was starting to get a little bit boring, Rodarte surprises us with these new images. Continuing their collaboration with Opening Ceremony, Fall 2011 is full of ethereal dresses mixed with gothic romanticism. Our favourite? The black goat hair tailcoat. Continue…
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Pringle of Scotland A/W 2011
Tilda Swinton can do no wrong. Having stared as the female lead in Ryan McGinley’s short film for Pringle of Scotland’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection as a haunting figure that lures us into the moors of Scotland, Swinton returns once again for the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2011 campaign. Photographed by Walter Pfeiffer, Swinton models alongside Glasgow School of Art graduate Jim Lambie. Watch the behind the scenes making of the A/W11 campaign. Continue…
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S/S 2011 Boy by Band of Outsiders
Kirsten Dunst perfectly plays up the role of a horticulturist for Band of Outsiders latest Spring/Summer Boy collection. With form-fitting military suits to whimsical dresses, we can’t help but lust over every item in the Polaroid captured lookbook. Cue the afternoon tea parties and let us eat cake. Continue…
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Acne Spring/Summer 2011
From thigh-high men’s shorts to light-weight body-skimming denim pantsuits, Acne has us cooing for their Spring/Summer collection. With comfort knits to Gatsby inspired evening wear, we can’t wait for summer patio parties and beach days at the Hamptons. Continue… -
The Nine with Will Broome
Will Broome, best known for illustrating the Miss Marc collection for Marc by Marc Jacobs, is an artist whose illustrations are no doubt reflections of his own quirky personality. Broome, a self professed cross between British children’s character Zippy, and the film Night of the Living Dead, carries an impressive collaborative roster: Missoni, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Harvey Nichols, Topshop, and (of course) Marc Jacobs. Don’t be alarmed if the next words to catch on in to his work have to do with clean underpants. Read about the St. Martin’s graduate and take a peek into his studio in, The Nine. Continue…
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ffiXXed
For Australian-duo Fiona Lau and Kain Picken, naming their label ffiXXed wasn’t difficult. “We needed a name that could represent different things we wanted to do,” says Picken. “Something that had no real meaning, and ffiXXed is what we came up with.” The fashion/art collective – now into its fourth collection, surviving sustainability:__________, a Spring/Summer collection methodically constructed to suit our everyday needs (think pickpocket-proof pieces) – is busy preparing an exhibition (tentatively titled, Thanks for the Dinner and Sex) opening this month in Hong Kong’s fashion and design retailer, Kapok. While busy designing a limited edition dinner set for the show, Lau and Picken took the time to discuss their label and Lil’ Wayne. Continue…
