Pat McDonagh:
The Public Eye’s Latest Love Affair
When asked to select one word to describe herself for her portrait in the Luminato exhibit, Toronto’s Mille Femmes, Canada’s long-standing fashion designer, Pat McDonagh, came up with the word ‘Patastrophe.’ Ironic for a woman who has not missed a beat throughout the past forty years showcasing a […]

Len Henry of Fashcam recently did an interview with myself on Canadian Fashion and madglam.com for Canoe TV…check it out! And, if I may add I am well aware that designer Derek Lam is not Canadian…(video editing may have you thinking otherwise…).
COMING LATER THIS SPRING:
*Jason Kearns’ latest editorial, shot by Richard Dubois, entitled “Beyond […]

HAUTE COUTURE THEATRE: Fashion Photojournalist, Raymund Galsim, capturing the drama, artistry and theatrics of fashion shows in a pure photo-journalistic style.
Act I is about L’Oreal Fashion Week Toronto, and he has already begun working on Act II, covering Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York. The book will be released on limited copies […]

Yes, I was at the tent for L’oreal Fashion Week representing madglam…when I was not working the shows, and in between shows…of course…getting the scoop on all in attendance…
Here is what I saw…

Toronto’s L’oreal Fashion Week for the Spring/Summer 2008 Collections was a smashing success thanks to so much local talent that made it all come together. Heather Marks (pictured above), Canadian-famed supermodel, opened the week for Joe Fresh creating quite a buzz throughout the tent.

This season’s Fashion Week was a smashing success as the FDCC took it to the tent! Check out the latest in beauty trends throughout the week covered by Chick Advisor, and get the latest runway photos from Canada’s finest…
Stay tuned for my exclusive coverage coming this weekend!
Myself pictured above closing Ula Zukowska’s show, image […]

T’was the night before fashion week and all through the Square,
Not a soul in site, just a tent standing there.
The models were tucked soundly in their beds;
Except for me, who’s writing this instead:)
The collections were complete and ready to go,
Toronto was ready for one hell of a show…
The FDCC changed the venue around,
And reality television […]

My my my…there seems to be much talk about fashion week, and tents, and worry-some remarks about a future disastrous catastrophe…PEOPLE!!! RELAX!!! The tent is currently in progress, and Toronto’s designers are in the process of completing their Spring/Summer creations.
In fact, even the tent supplier took a few moments out of their ‘fashion […]

L’ORÉAL FASHION WEEK SPRING COLLECTIONS 2008
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MONDAY OCTOBER 22 L’Oreal Paris Presents Opening Night
5:30 pm -Holt Renfrew Media Cocktail (Offsite) (BIO)
8:00 pm -Joe Fresh Style
9:30 pm -Project Runway Canada
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 4:00 pm -Nada
5:00 pm -Zoran Dobric
7:00 pm -SAND
8:00 pm -Bustle
9:30 pm -Joeffer Caoc

Myself and Andy The-Anh, one of my favourite Canadian designers, before his fall/winter ‘07 fashion show at fashion week last March.
Image by Fashion Photojournalist, Raymund Galsim
Toronto’s L’oreal Fashion Week is just around the corner. Castings have begun, designers are hard at work, and the FDCC has found a new venue…