Cynthia Cheng Mintz Now that New York Fashion Week is over, we take a look at the our likes and our dislikes the shows: These Badgley Mischka looks were among our favourites Some of our favourite things include: Translucent, chiffon sleeves 1970s-inspired artsy looks Wider-legged pants (we are sooooo over skinny pants – we do worry, […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The 1970s ruled once again Thursday at the presentation of Son Jung Wan’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection. This cool, winter-inspired collection had a colour palette of grey as well as mauve, lavendar and just a hint of fall camel. 1970s-inspired wide-legged pants, long, flowing skirts and draping fabrics, as well as shine and glitter were […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Anna Sui‘s Fall/Winter 2011 collection says several things, including Woodstock Chic and shimerly shine. From hippie-inspired tunics, peasant blouses, eastern-inspired tops and wide-legged pants modelled by girls with very long, straight hair to dresses with shiny fabric, there were also pops of old world glamour with light, creamy furs. Of course, the bohemian look is not unfamilliar […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Winter whites opened Nanette Lepore‘s Fall/Winter collection with brilliant shine, giving off a cool, yet confortable feel. With soft, flowing fabrics, there was a feeling of a beautiful winter wonderland which was emphasized even on the models’ legs with white tights. Later pieces included some greys, blacks as well as teals towards the end of the […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz Celebrating his 30th anniversary this year, Michael Kors presented his Fall/Winter 2011 collection with a palette consisting predominantly of neutral greys, camels, whites and blacks along with a pop of colour (blushes, purple and two very eye-popping red pieces) here and there for the women’s collection. With both work-appropriate as well as evening, the styles […]
Ottawa like many great Canadian cities has its own gems to be shared to those for when they visit. Now when visiting a city what’s more important than where to eat and where to shop? Maybe where to sleep but that’s your problem (just joking). Here are some of the most fashion forward, vintage, unique […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz The theme for Herve Leger by Max Azria’s Fall/Winter 2011 line was “The Glamazon” according to pre-show interviews. Not straying too much from past collections of uber-tight dresses, Fall/Winter 2011 consisted of a great deal of bling and shine. Unlike many other collections, there is an emphasis of showing off the knees, […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz With drapey, shiney pieces, Badgley Mischka’s Fall/Winter 2011 sparkled down the runway. Lady-like and sophisticated in both evening gowns and daywear, every piece looked like it could have been from a different era, yet modern at the same time. Colours, though predominantly black, had pops of pink, teal as well as pale mauve. […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz If it takes confidence for a woman to wear Monique Lhuillier’s Elmoesque dress, then it takes even more to wear just about anything from Betsey Johnson’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection. As usual, the “wild child” of New York fashion shows a collection of pieces that are a little on the alternative side, yet […]
Cynthia Cheng Mintz With Marilyn Manson’s “Beautiful People” blasting, Marc Jacobs‘ fall/winter line strutted down a U-shaped runway with pillars running down the middle. Filled with sleek pencil skirts and dresses as well as military-inspired jackets, the collection also consisted of interesting looking polkadot pill box hats which sort of distracted the collection a little. Much of […]
