Pop quiz, Toronto Fashion Week: We ambush the models, designers and style mavens on the street!
For a few days every six months, Toronto’s brightest fashion talents and most enthusiastic onlookers descend upon David Pecault Square for World MasterCard Fashion Week. And then with one ceremonious poof, they’re gone. This season, we’re setting out to capture the one-week-only burst of energy by ambushing 5 of the people who help make it happen, from the gatekeepers aka. public relations mavens to the designers to the models to the backstage artists and more.
Ty States, Model with Sutherland Models
What are you wearing and why?
“Topshop jacket, Costa Blanca sweater, Sutherland T-shirt, H&M skirt, Woolworth socks and Topshop shoes.”
Favourite thing you are wearing?
“I had a casting earlier and I was asked to wear a black skirt, so I put some stockings on cause it was cold and I thought this would work.”
What are you doing at the tents?
“Modelling for Beaufille.”
What you like about Toronto Fashion Week?
“I really love how they showcase up and up and coming designers. It’s a great stepping stone.”
What’s your favourite fall trend?
“I just wear black all the time.”
Parris and Chloe Gordon, Beaufille co-designers
What are you wearing and why?
Parris: “I am wearing Beaufille Spring 2014 because it makes me feel like superwoman”
Favourite thing you are wearing?
Parris: “Two rings from our Littledoe x Beaufille collaboration”
What you like about Toronto Fashion Week?
Chloe: “I love the energy, pride, and support felt in Toronto Fashion Week.”
What’s your favourite fall trend?
Parris: “I don’t look to trends but the babydoll grunge look is forever.”
Zeina Esmail, Fashion editor-at-large at FASHION Magazine
What are you wearing and why?
“Pink Tartan sweater, Balmain jacket, Proenza Schouler leather pants, Manolo Blahnik black pumps.”
Favourite thing you are wearing?
“A little leather never hurt anyone.”
What are you doing at the tents?
“Styling the Pink Tartan show.”
What you like about Toronto Fashion Week?
“It’s such a good stage for emerging and the established, incredible Canadian designers to show how talented they are. A great platform for Canada to stand up and show the world how amazing we are.”
What’s your favourite fall trend?
“Is fur too politically incorrect?”
Carly Ostroff, Account coordinator at NKPR
What are you wearing and why?
“A rag & bone long sleeve shirt, 3.1 Phillip Lim T-shirt, Kova & T leather leggings, Kors Michael Kors wedges, J. Crew chambray top and necklace and Rag & Bone leather vest, because why not?”
Favourite thing you are wearing?
“It’s a tough choice between the leather vest with removable wool sleeves and my Alexander Wang Rocco bag. I mean removable sleeves; it’s a two for one!”
What are you doing at the tents?
“I work at NKPR as part of the Essie PR team. During fashion week you can generally find us backstage coordinating media interviews, sharing the latest runway nail trends with editors and debuting the Essie’s latest colour collections.”
What you like about Toronto fashion week?
“Working with the Essie team. We have a great group working together to make it all possible from backstage to the runways including Essie’s lead nail artist Rita Remark, essie’s director of communications at L’Oreal Katie Green, the team at NKPR and our photographer. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that we always have the best nails onsite.”
Renée Rodenkirchen, Videographer
What are you wearing and why?
“A Zara jacket, vintage blouse, pants from a shop in London and shoes from Topshop. It’s important for me to dress comfortably when I’m working.”
Favourite thing you are wearing?
“My camera!”
What are you doing at the tents?
“I’m filming video for The Coveteur.”
What you like about Toronto Fashion Week?
“My favourite thing so far was going to see Mikhael Kale’s show.”
What’s your favourite fall trend?
“I love the grunge throwback feel that’s happening right now. Also, living in Canada, layering never goes out of style.”