Dinh Ba Designs While I’m New York City based for the next few days for the legendary New York Fashion Week, I couldn’t leave Montreal without taking in at least the first day of Montreal Fashion Week. With a full day spent at the venue and oodles of images to…
Harricana
One of my favorite shows from Montreal Fashion Week was Harricana. This Montreal based line recycles old fur and reworks it into chic and contemporary pieces perfect for the ski slope or the street. From boots and coats, to trimmed sweaters and scarves, Harricana showed a gorgeous collection that would…
Rush by Claudette Floyd
Held in conjunction with Elle Quebec, Rush by Claudette Floyd has been one of my favorite shows so far. With elegant draping and luxe finishes like lace, beading and fur, the collection was decidedly feminine. Influenced in her early years by Yves St-Laurent, one can see his influence in Floyd’s…
Scenes From Montreal Fashion Week
This week, the Montreal fashion crowd will be convening daily at Arsenal for the shows. This cavernous event space has been transformed into Montreal’s own Lincoln Center with models, industry professionals, and fashion lovers alike streaming in and out and posing for the legions of photographers. The first show that…
Montreal Fashion Week, Day 1
Twice a year, the fashion world convenes for Fashion Week in multiple capitals the world over. Montreal is no different from the major hubs like New York City, Paris, London, and Milan when it comes to showing the latest collections bi-annually. This season, I decided to stay local and balance…
Mulcair: Day 1
The other week I had the pleasure of visiting with the designer behind the absolutely wonderful Montreal-based line, Mulcair. Juliana Bennett is a graduate of Parson’s and a former Vena Cava intern. To say that she has a phenomenal design background is an understatement. I first came across Mulcair last…