Marc Jacobs to exit at Louis Vuitton; Nicholas Ghesquire named successor
STORY BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN A major influence in the fashion industry, Marc Jacobs announced last month that he would be stepping down as creative director of Louis Vuitton after 16 years with the brand. His resignation was fuelled by his desire to focus on his own namesake lines, Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs. […]
Factory Girl, the Swinging ’60s serve as inspiration for Pink Tartan’s Spring/Summer 2014 Collection
BY JESSICA WEINGARTEN The 1960s swung into David Pecaut Square last week. For her spring/summer Pink Tartan collection, Kimberly Newport-Mimran did what she did best – crisp, feminine sophistication with an edge. The scene was set with a video of a sad-looking girl projected onto the nameplate of the runway, along with audio clips from […]
Last stop, Toronto: Flare ends this year’s World Runway Tour
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MAXINE LOWE It’s not every day you can get done up to the nines. But you could have if you were invited to Flare’s second annual World Runway Tour event at the Design Exchange Museum in Toronto on Oct. 25. The event, presented by TRESemmé, showed the latest trends for fall/winter 2013, […]
Toronto designers prepare to show their Spring 2014 collections at World MasterCard Fashion Week
The cobblestone path at David Pecaut Square will soon be covered in luxe white tents and the click-clacking sound of stilettos worn by Canada’s chicest tastemakers when World MasterCard Fashion Week begins on Oct. 21. The Spring 2014 collections, showcased by some of Canada’s most beloved designers, will be shown in the square until Oct. […]
