Fashion: Montreal Fashion Week 21 Edition

The most exciting week of the fashion industry just ended, but we are still in time to check out what is in fashion for spring/summer 2012. We will take a look at some of these hot designs:

85/86: by Juliette Zakowetz & Aela Lehmann 

 Photo: James Hemelin 

!NU.I By Vickie: by Vickie Joseph - www.nuifashion.ca

Savage Amazon beauties wearing light fabrics with floral, tribal and leopard prints

Make up: bold eyebrows, golden smoky eye and a sunny glow.

Hair: Braids coming from temples attached to a bun in the back to give an indigenous look

Nails: white, blue, and dark-brownish red

Accessories: Long- golden earrings

Anastasia Lomonova : by Anastasia Lomonova - http://www.anastasialomonova.com

• Photography by : Allen McEachern

Anomal Couture: by Sonia Leclair- http://anomalcouture.com/

A designer from Montréal known for her works quality, luxury and exclusivity.

 This collection inspired from Japanese influence leaves us with a feeling of wanting more and more. The designs include very provocative bodysuits to very elegant night gowns.

Annie 50: by  Annie Chagnon and Amélie Gingras-Rioux. www.annie50.com

Also from Montréal, this collaboration of these two designers have combined natural fabrics with flowers, polka dots, lace, and denim in various colors to create a feminine fresh look.

BARILÀ: "live the life you love" designed for real life socially active women who are feminine and edgy. This softly wardrobe is full of floral prints and pastel multi-color stripes. Listen to Sabrina Barila tell you where did  she get her inspiration...http://www.barilaclothing.com/

Les Chats Perchés : From Paris- designed by  Luc Anger and Julie Auxoux. Their collection of women's and men's wear is inspired from a romantic 19th century English poetic circles.  http://www.leschatsperches.com/#/fr/

ChromoZone: by Bernadette Rey, who creates ethical fashion with noble fibres ( linens and air knits)  learn more on http://www.chromozone-spheres.com/

Denis Gagnon:  gives Montreal fashion a fresh floral combination with tuxedo designs in luxurious fabrics.

Dimitri Chris: his men collection and for the first time his mini women collect  ready to wear   " be cool, be casual", as he described it...

DINH BÁ DESIGN:  his men and women collection is full of linear prints with handcrafted details.  The colours of his designs are a combination of black with royal blue, as well as khaki, fuchsia,  and  grey.

DUY: Lightweight cottons, woolens, and silk in the colors of dessert sand, white, black, powdery green, and oasis navy are combined with neoprene  at the shoulders and arms height. Women's dresses have a noticeable zipper and sexy dress cuts on the back and some in the front to accentuate the legs. www.duycollection.com

Finnegan-Bell: by Taekyung Joo  from London, He brings  to us his  inspiration of the weirdest scientist

Harricana: by Mariouche Gagné is well known for her ecological approach to fashion. She designs luxurious creations from recycled materials such as furs. Know her shop a little better in this interview by DistricMontreal done in French. http://www.harricana.qc.ca/en/

Katharina Kruppe: Her collection was inspired by the German song "Buy yourself a colourful balloon", where she portrays through her clothing a sweet childish pink style. http://kkruppe.wordpress.com/

Martin Lim: By the fusion of two fabulous designers Danielle MARTIN and Pao LIM. Their collection was inspired from their recent trip to Europe. Let's see their creation of "fluidity and rigidity" as they put it...http://www.martin-lim.com/

MÉLISSA NEPTON: The designs are intended to be ready- to- wear  for the casual elegant women. These  pieces  in wool and delicate cashmere can be match with what you already  have in your wardrobe  to make  a beautiful match. http://www.melissanepton.com/

( I really want those stockings)

 Monsieur Chat l’Heureux: by Alexandre Chartier (France) who focuses in a fun, colorful brand of boxer shorts specifically for men. You can check them out and buy them online at http://monsieurchatlheureux.com/

Mulcair: by Juliana Bennett  who owns and designs Mulcair, she creates her line thinking about a sophisticated elegant women who is down to earth . In the first video you can appreciate her collection for spring summer, and in the second Juliana shows us her fall winter collection. http://mulcair.com/

Rescued: by Suzanne Bateman is another eco friendly designer whose Spring Summer collection was inspired from the Japanese seaside with full of colors.

Rhum Raisins :by Victoire Vermulen  (France) The founders are three ladies in non fashion backgrounds, Églantine, Myrtille and Eugénie, who have become a sensation in the fashionable industry for their chic and casual feminine line. http://www.rhum-raisins.com/

Ronen Chen :(Israel) Know for his clean architectural cuts on fabrics. 

                                              http://www.ronenchenstoreuk.com/

Samuel Dong: Every luxurious high couture that comes out of his collection is for those women who are"waiting to bloom" This collection had vivid colors, such alarming red, full furs combined with floral and animal prints, plus the colorful glittery leggings. All those marvelous materials combined with colorful eye shadows and big buns made the collection one of dreams and fantasies.  http://www.samueldong.com/

Photography: Jimmy Hamelin

Second: A fast growing brand who once offered women denim's designs  now it has extended for all age groups. http://www.secondclothing.com/

 Simon Chang: Exotic designs from worldwide inspiration is what this collection is all about.http://simonchang.com/ .Photographer : Vincenzo D'Alto

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Thanks,

Lady C