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Montreal Fashion Week
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| Event Name: MONTREAL FASHION WEEK, LA SEMAINE DE MODE DE MONTR |
| Event Day: Monday , Mar 23, 2007 |
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| Cover: Varies |
| Dress Code: Dress to Impress! |
| Notes: Various shows throughout March 19-23 2007 |
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FULL SCHEDULE / HORAIRE
BSD (CIMM)
Designer : Dekang Gao
BIOGRAPHY:
Always a visionary, Mr. Gao saw that down-filled garments need not be bulky but could be high fashion as well as warm. Today, and for the past ten years, BSD’s haute couture outerwear and sports leisure garments are rated No. 1 and BSD Corp. is the best selling manufacturer in the world.
COLLECTION:
Imagine a cold urban night with ice fog and pale moonlight. Splashes of living greens and regal purples emerge with a hint of hot pinks reminiscent of full lips and smooth skin. Gradually, form-hugging pleats and folds take shape. Rich, vibrant colours seem to wrap the woman’s body in a protective embrace.
BODYBAG by JUDE
Designer: Judith Desjardins
www.jude.qc.ca
BIOGRAPHY:
What Judith Desjardins particularly loves about her career as a designer is the possibility of working many art forms, from fashion design to graphic art, photography and events. Bachelor in communications, clothing is for her the ideal medium to create concepts, images, stories...
COLLECTION:
Titled Hell’s Kitchen, this season’s collection was inspired by the still lives from17th century Hollandic painting. Upon this dramatic but soft ambiance, we can enjoy the ultra feminine silhouettes with the renowned BODYBAG structure. BODYBAG has now its own house on Bernard where the whole BODYBAG concept can be experienced.
CLUC COUTURE
Designer : Cluc
www.cluccouture.com
BIOGRAPHY:
A self-taught couturier trained in costume design, CLUC appeared on the Montreal fashion scene in 2001. In 2005, he launched his first ready-to-wear collection under the brand CLUC Couture. He never looked back. Today, CLUC Couture is worn by Quebec stars, ladies who lunch and martini chicks.
COLLECTION:
The CLUC Couture ready-to-wear collections for men and women are inspired by India in the Victorian Era. Wools and silks are in shades of black, grey and beige - highlighted by saris in sexy flashing colors.
CORAL
Mardi 20 mars 10h30
Designer : Maria D Aleman
www.coralmtl.com
BIOGRAPHY :
Complementing her graphic design studies with experience as a professional model, Aleman, uses her fashion and design know-how to create truly unique jewellery pieces. Maria’s Latin American roots and passion for natural gemstones, serves as her inspiration and enriches her work with originality. This altogether makes her jewellery a perfect match for the latest fashion.
COLLECTION:
“Coral Montreal presents Waterfalls, Fall-Winter collection 2007/2008. Exotic gemstones compose this cascade of brilliant jewelry. A vast array of colors in elegant variations that evoke the beauty of nature’s falls.”
DINH BA DESIGN
Designer : Dinh Ba Nguyen
www.dinhbadesign.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Dinh Ba Nguyen presents his sixth collection this season. Renowned for unique fabric coordination, intuitive cuts and the fluidity of his design, the well-established designer now distributes his collection throughout Canada, from Vancouver to Montreal.
COLLECTION:
Dinh Ba Nguyen professes eclecticism this season: a universe of textures where rags flirt with iridescence, where patchwork meets taffeta and glen plaid for an elegantly ostentatious collection.
ENVERS PAR YVES JEAN LACASSE
Designer : Yves Jean Lacasse
www.envers.ca
BIOGRAPHY:
For the past eleven years, ENVERS by Yves Jean Lacasse has turned the fashion industry upside down. Its style has a traditional and historical undertone, using asymmetry, layering and craft handy work. Considered one of the established values of international couture, the designer combines modernity and the past in a playfully refined way. Promoter of Quebec fashion, his collections have been presented in several cities around the world. He teaches at the Contemporary Textile Center of Montreal and gives conferences and workshops to upcoming designers at home, and abroad.
COLLECTION:
A charming and eccentric couple, young royalty, traveling from village to city, hot to cold, north, south, east and west. Layering with the confidence and imagination of the sweetest fairy tale.
FAIRYESQUE
Designer : Nicole Picard
www.fairyesque.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Nicole Picard, owner and designer of Fairyesque Inc., has developed over the past four years, an eye for detailed and applique designs which enhance her flattering and playful garments.
COLLECTION:
Fairyesque’s Fall/ Winter 2007-2008 collection is reminiscent of the late 40’s jazz/ blues period. Sophisticated, sensual, clothing for confident, feminine women who want to express their individuality.
FOXY JEANS
Designer : Franco Di Zazzo
www.foxyjeans.com
BIOGRAPHY:
The Foxy Jeans Company is the realization of the dreams of a young designer and an industry veteran, combining three shared and equally essential ingredients … Desire, passion and the need to flourish creatively. Their dedicated team of stylists not only strive to provide all these elements in order to complement the fit of their garments … but also to deliver it all at a price, which is affordable to today’s true fashionista!
COLLECTION:
Foxy Jeans® celebrates the new season with obvious pleasure by making fashion fun again. A wide array of styles perfectly divine. Denim that is forever chic - for your everyday. Sexy, playful, neo urban pop with a touch of 80’s revival ... a breath of fresh air! Love Always Foxy.
FRANK LYMAN DESIGN (CIMM)
Designers : Frank Lyman & Johanne Baron
BIOGRAPHY:
“Frank Lyman Design came to life in 2001 and from there we are living this dream that has no end”
COLLECTION:
Fall 2007, a season of new proportions, with tunics and dresses layered over leggings. Animals of all sorts embellished with glitter. Stripes and solid knitwear become a must. “So why look good when you could look fabulous”
HELMER
Designer : Joseph Helmer
BIOGRAPHY:
Fashion Designer, Embroder et Taylor, after 20 years of Haute-Couture and Theatrical Costume design in Paris, Helmer has returned to Quebec. Now, he teaches at the "Arts Libres" and he introduces his Fall-Winter-Cruise Collection 2007/2008.
COLLECTION:
Helmer passionately committed to mastering the art of modeling, introduces you to an innovative fashion concept that combines both firmness and suppleness for the ultra-stylish who transcend fashion trend.
MARIE SAINT PIERRE
Designer : Marie Saint Pierre
www.mariesaintpierre.com
BIOGRAPHY :
For over two decades, Canadian designer Marie Saint Pierre has been recognized as an international fashion visionary. Saint Pierre’s clothing is innovative, aesthetic and functional. Her distinct fashions have appeared on catwalks and red carpets around the globe, from the infamous Academy Awards in Los Angeles to the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, and the Cesar Film Awards in Paris. She also has been awarded numerous honours over the years. A dominant, fashion mogul in the Canadian market, Marie Saint Pierre’s couture lines have been presented on international runways, including Paris, New York and Germany.
COLLECTION:
Shapes in motion, simplicity and complexity all embodied in those subtly feminine pieces for women in search of timeless and non-seasonal clothes. Diagonal lines, darts in biais, external seams are elements that dictates movement and textures. Fall 2007 is a collection that is geometrical yet fluid.
M SIAMO
Designer : Marisa Minicucci
www.msiamo.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Marisa Minicucci is both an accomplished designer and savvy woman. With over twenty years experience in fashion industry, she has developed enviable expertise in upscale women’s ready-to-wear clothing. She designs for the modern and intelligent woman, a woman who is confident, free, proud and inspiring without pretension and artifice.
COLLECTION:
Fall 2007 is inspired by big and small dreams, emotions, energies that make humans move. It is a season that enhances feminity to its highest level. Clothing will tell a story of a woman owner of her time.
MUSE PAR CHRISTIAN CHENAIL
Designer : Christian Chenail
www.muse-cchenail.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Since 1989, Christian Chenail (formerly an architect) draws the collection distributed in more than thirty sales points in Canada among which are two MUSE boutiques ( Montreal and Quebec City).
COLLECTION:
Queen of Scots, mix-and-match plaids, high-drama elegance, new power-dressing, romantic atmosphere; charcoal, brown and bordeaux, textured wools, « I feel love » forever!
NEVIK
Designer: Kevin Allwood
www.nevik.com
BIOGRAPHY :
Kevin Allwood's sense of calm is prevalent in the clothes that he designs under the NEVIK label as well as for his signature label ALLWOOD, for men. "Finding the center in everything" is what allows this multi-talented designer to excel in his craft.
COLLECTION:
The NEVIK collection has been striped of all color. Consisting of clean and constructed pieces; where form marries function and style exists through simplicity.
RUDSAK COLLECTION
Designer : Evik Asatoorian
www.rudsak.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Evik Asatoorian is the visionary and business-mind behind the Canadian label RUDSAK. Armed with years of experience and skills in the fashion industry and a dream to build his own brand, Evik launched RUDSAK collection in 1994. A modern lifestyle brand consisting of timeless fashion outerwear and accessories for men and women, RUDSAK is renowned for its signature leather accents and luxurious, high quality leather accessories.
COLLECTION:
Fall 2007 recalls the timeless allure of old Hollywood silver screen starlets. Taking a journey with new shapes and silhouettes, the collection is sophisticated glamour with a young and fresh appeal. Soft, textured, and rich fabrics such as twill, doubled-faced and mohair-like wool emphasize fall hues like soft chino, luxurious taupe, rich chocolate brown, creamy ivory and traditional black.
RUSH COUTURE
Lundi 19 mars a 18h00
Designer : Claudette Floyd
www.rushcouture.com
BIOGRAPHY:
RUSH Couture designs have become synonym with glamour and elegance. Her designs are renowned for flattering the silhouette with structured tailoring as well as pure flowing lines and magnificent textures
COLLECTION:
This season, Rush Couture’s collection is based on textures, shapes and ease.
SIMON CHANG (CIMM)
Designer : Simon Chang
www.simonchang.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Simon Chang is a Canadian pioneer of the “contemporary lifestyle” approach to dressing. He forged a new way of producing women’s fashion in Canada, melding European flair in a practical fashion collection for the North American market.
COLLECTION:
Simon Chang delivers a signature collection for Fall/Winter with new silhouettes, luxurious fabrication and couture details.
SOiA & KYO
Designer : Ilan Elfassy
www.soiakyo.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Since its debut in 2004, Soia & Kyo has been on a steady rise to the top of the fashion outerwear industry. Soia & Kyo’s beautifully crafted coats possess a retro feel combined with up-to-the-minute trends. From Montreal, New York, Moscow to Tokyo, Soia & Kyo is the choice for the chic, modern and urban ladies who want to stay warm while still looking hot!
COLLECTION:
Soia & Kyo continue to evolve with their Fall/Winter 2007 collection. Large decorative buttons, exaggerated collars and interesting pockets are just some of the fabulous details you will find with the new collection. Soïa & Kyo’s fabrics set the trends this season: plaid wools, bold hound’s-tooth, and super-soft cottons; in black, off-white, cherry red, espresso and navy to name a few. Do not miss out on the new collection of classic but modernized trenches with contrasting chequered lining for fall!
SOKÜ
Designer : Patrice Soku
www.soku.ca
BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Congo, Patrice Soku went to Conde fashion school in France, before working as a fashion designer in Egypt. Then, in Israel, he was designer for menswear at shlomo, a couture house. Returning to Paris in 2002, he worked for Jean Paul Gaultier as assistant designer. Immigrating to Quebec in 2003, he founded Sokü at 2004.
COLLECTION:
A collection is inspired from Japanese samurai’s attires, traditional Chinese costumes and Russian military uniforms. The line fuses the chic and refined style of Europe with the sporty urban style of North America by blending perfectly harmonized fabric and impeccable cuts.
TELIO
Designers : Collectif de designers invites
www.telio.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Founded in 1952, Telio quickly made its mark in the textile importation industry and is regarded today as one of its leaders in North America. Telio has always been committed to supporting the next generation of young designers. To this end, it has organized, for its second year, a contest intended to support fashion design students by creating an opportunity to showcase their talents. Three students will be the lucky recipients of the Telio scholarship.
Telio Contest 2007
Telio has partnered with Montreal's Fashion Week to present the creations of its contest's 25 student finalists. The fashion show will be followed by the presentation of 'spring evening-wear' creations elaborated specifically for this occasion by many renowned Quebec designers.
TOUCH OF ME
Designer: Julie Magnan
www.touchofme.com
BIOGRAPHY :
After graduating in fashion design in Studio Bercot in Paris, Julie Magnan specializes in knitwear and creates Touch of me collection in 2002 with its own style, feminine and creative.
COLLECTION :
Knits resolutely feminine, soft and natural matters that awaken senses, a cocoon effect for a modernized version of comfort, this is the essence of Touch of me.
ZEN B. (CIMM)
Designer : Zenobia Bawa
BIOGRAPHY:
Zen B. is a line catering to two top fashion markets: Europe and North America. After launching her first and very successful collection in fall 2006, Zenobia Bawa is now known in two continents. What’s the next step? To be a household name all over the world!
COLLECTION:
Zen B.’s European style collection this season is inspired by three eras combining a Victorian flair, a 60’s feel and a touch of modernism. Here the various shades of grey and black are combined with vibrant reds while chocolate browns come together with oranges to accentuate the whole collection.
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