Cynthia Cheng Mintz Toronto-based designer, Sarah Stevenson made her LG Fashion Week debut this past October. An alumna of York University, Sarah actually went to school to study fine art and psychology with the intention of becoming an art therapist. While at school, she realized that her niche and passion were in the creative process […]
Yorkville has just landed a great boutique by a great Canadian designer. Kimberly Newport-Mimran’s Pink Tartan, which is perhaps every preppy girl’s dream line, opened its first-ever store, Seventy Seven, on Saturday at what used to be the Paisley Shop on 77 Yorkville Avenue (at Bellair). Defined as a “Life Style Concept” store, it not only Pink Tartan’s entire line, but […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The biggest complaint I heard from people lining up for the Lanvin (Hearts) H&M event today (Saturday) was the fact that they didn’t know that the stores were opening early for the event (Lanvin for H&M launched today in North America, but will go to the rest of the world on Tuesday, November 23). However, a wrist […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz West coast native, Angela Chen recently debuted her rebranded collection, now called OR, at LG Fashion Week. Her Spring/Summer 2011 collection was inspired by the early 1980s movie, The Blue Lagoon, especially by the lead character, played by Brook Sheilds. The collection is versatile, with the ability to take the wearer throught the […]
Sarah Stevenson The studio was transformed into a garden for the first show of the day. Sarah Stevenson’s namesake line was presented with light French music playing in the background and with models in a collection that is full of lady-like floral dresses (mostly in creams, though there was also one which was dominated by a green) and […]
House of Groves House of Groves presented their spring/summer line in a unique fashion, using a much smaller space – using a small runway with models not leaving after walking down. The collection itself was inspired by two decades – 1930s and the 1970s – and is very wearable for most women. Casual dresses, tops, […]
Toronto’s LG Fashion Week starts next week! This will be our first season covering the shows under the DelectablyChic! name, so watch this space every day for write-ups on what’s going to be in for spring starting October 19! Designers presenting this season include the old favourites such as Pink Tartan and Evan Bidell. Others presenting include […]
Two years ago, brother and sister, Algis Abromaitis and Jolita Abromaityte, launched a hand made jewellery line out of London, UK. Called Jolita Jewellery, these colourful, handmade pieces are created from material sourced globally and are a great way to spice up one’s little black dress. Prices for these pieces start at around $75-80 Canadian. Jolita’s women’s line […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Yorkville’s Eleven Boutique held a fall shopping event on Wednesday to celebrate designers featured in the store. The store, which is located on Cumberland, sells clothing and accessories from Canadian and international brands such as Pink Tartan, LOVAS as well as Lundström and Lundström Collection. The purpose of the event […]
Christopher Massardo The idea of comfortable and fashionable are two words not commonly associated with each other, or done easily for that matter. With the economy still not where we would like it to be, we aren’t always seeing the quality in the tailoring or fabrics in the pieces we would like. In some […]
