Fashion Au Courant- April 3-11

Before I begin, just wanted to apologize for the lack of a post last weekend... exam season, you know how it goes...sorry again!

And here now is this week's fashion news...

I. LG Fashion Week

So LG Fashion week ended last weekend, so many great designers showed off their F/W 2010 seasons. One that I thought was interesting is Sunny Fong, a former contestant on Project Runway Canada. He chose to showcase his VAWK label at the Royal Ontario Museum [ROM]. I liked it as it reminded me of Paris and how they use culture rich places like the Louvre as venues.

Designer Sunny Fong

Models Strutting at the ROM

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II. Ryerson's Mass Exodus

Ryerson certainly lived up to all expectations this year at their Mass Exodus. For those who don't know, the Mass Exodus shows the designs of Ryerson's fourth year fashion students, this year's theme was "In Bloom", symbolizing a feeling of organic transformation.

Jeanne Beker commented on the show saying, "It’s a shame we didn’t see more of this level of theatrical fare at LG Fashion Week. This is the future of Canadian Fashion!" 

Gorgeous Backdrop at the Mass Exodus Show

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Designers that everyone is talking about: 

Amanda Lew Kee- minimalist collected of layered chiffons, stretch nylon and nappa leather

Genevieve Pearson- used different types of leather to make some really cute and flattering jackets with silver finishing details

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III. Being Fashion Conscious- New face of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer

I'm sure that many of you have been seeing the new Fashion Targets Breast Cancer with Kim Cattrall. What many of you may not know is that this campaign was created by Rethink Breast Cancer, which is a Toronto based Breast Cancer Foundation. 

The women who run it are amazing, and always doing inventive things to raise money. Right now they've teamed up with Kim Cattral for their new line of Target T-shirts, as well as Harley Davidson. T-Shirts are available for purchase May 1st at Joe Fresh locations.