The Jumpsuits
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Mugler at Paris Fashion Week
Anticipation was high for this Fall/Winter 2011 RTW runway show at Paris Fashion Week, namely due to the fact that Lady Gaga, close friend of Mugler’s designer Nicola Formichetti, was rumoured to walk the runway. The rumours were correct, and The Fame Monster closed the show with a bang. However, Formichetti didn’t need Gaga to make his runway…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Vintage Jumpsuit at Toronto’s Kensington Market
Courage My Love is Toronto’s oldest vintage store. Their second-hand clothing is all hand-picked, and much of the jewellery and decor that they sell is selected by founder Stewart Scriver on treasure hunting trips in Mexico and East Asia. Though Kensington Ave. is cluttered with various vintage stores, Courage My Love doesn’t hack up the prices of their thrifted…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Salvatore Ferragamo at Milan Fashion Week
Massimiliano Giornetti, creative director or Salvatore Ferragamo sent a stunning collection down the runway last Sunday at Milan Fashion Week. He used blacks, whites and greys in a variety of shades, prints and textures to create fashion forward separates, dresses and gowns. In fact, there was no colour to be seen throughout the entire show! However,…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Alberta Ferretti at Milan Fashion Week
Alberta Ferretti showed her Fall/Winter 2011 ready-to-wear collection on February 23rd at Milan Fashion Week. Ferretti used strong and vivid colours- bright reds and purples, and electric blues and greens. Models had their hair pulled back and side-swept, and walked the runway in thigh-high velvet boots. This jumpsuit combines three of my personal favourite design elements…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Central Saint Martins at London Fashion Week
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a cutting edge school based in London, England. Each February, the creme de la creme of the fashion program’s graduating class show off their work at Fashion Week and last month, the class of 2011 sent a collection comprised of 204 looks down the runway at London Fashion Week. Designer Viktor Smedinge…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: New Line- Le Grana Clothing
These two jumpsuits, named Naomi (left) and Irene (right), are from Grana Khan’s Le Grana Clothing lookbook. The black designs evoke beauty and boldness, while at the same time remaining tasteful and elegant. Grana became trained in the art of fashion at Ryerson University and the International Academy of Design and Technology, and she’s worked in fashion in both…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Emporio Armani at Milan Fashion Week
Armani showed his Fall/Winter 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday. Blacks and greys dominated the runway, with a few pops of electric blue. The chiffons, silks, velvets and sequined embellishments accompanying the classic workwear materials showed the sheer versatility of the brand, in addition to its unwavering skill to incorporate glamour into the wardrobe…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Brooklyn Decker decked out in Berlin
Brooklyn Decker stars alongside Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman in Just Go With It– a romantic comedy released in theatres earlier this month. Last Monday, at the film’s premiere in Berlin, Germany, Decker arrived in this purple silk jumpsuit, slightly upstaging her fellow cast members. Aniston on the other hand opted for an LBD…but with ruffles,…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: Charles Anastase at London Fashion Week
Charles Anastase showed the world his Fall/Winter 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection at London Fashion Week on Saturday. A variety of colours and textures were sent down the runway, so diverse that it was hard to pinpoint a single look or theme; but at best, it could be described as schoolgirl meets Lolita meets country-girl couture. These two…
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Jumpsuit of the Day: 3.1 Phillip Lim at NY Fashion Week
Designer Phillip Lim showed these two jumpsuits with his Fall/Winter 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection last Wednesday at New York Fashion Week. His colour palette consisted of bright blues, lime greens and subdued neutrals, with some touches of burnt red. He drew his inspiration from the concept of fashion on two wheels. “It’s about these chic women who ride bikes to work,…
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