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Bringing Fashion Forward


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 […]

skip to my lou lou…with fcuk


RSVP by Wednesday, April 9th to vipevent@fcukcanada.ca
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
5:30pm to 8:30pm
French Connection Bloor Street
11 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON

reality tv takes it to the runway…


Fashion has taken on a new role in the form of the latest pop culture craze that is reality television. Placing raw talent at the forefront of its viewers, it’s been creating a doorway into an industry that is tough to crack. This is no different for Canadian designers, as the first season […]

fashion week happenings


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…

happenings of fashion week


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.

for the love of laing


Taking the fashion world by storm one city at a time, Canadian-born designer, Jeremy Laing is no amateur when it comes to playing dress-up. Sewing by the ripe old age of thirteen, and interning for the likes of Alexander McQueen, its no wonder he’s been out creating a stir in North America’s fashion capital, […]

toronto took it to 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


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 […]

pitching a tent


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 […]

the schedule


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