THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015 TORONTO STAR TORONTO FASHION WEEK
BEAUTY LESSONS MAKEUP MASTER Backstage tips that will change the way you put your face on page 5
NEW DENIM Jessica Mulroney wears Pink Tartan, NOT JUST JEANS showing at World MasterCard The latest silhouettes are Fashion Week, worth living in March 23, 8:45 p.m. page 6 FOR THE LOVE OF STYLE Behind every successful designer is a dedicated following of fans. As some of Canada’s
MONTH’S BEST most exciting labels showcase their latest collections ICEBERG CHIC at Toronto fashion week, we shine a light on three Striking silvers and shimmery coveted brands and the women who collect them taupes are illuminating faces— and climate issues page 4
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TORONTO FASHION WEEK MARCH 23-27 Happy customers For Canadian designers, showing at World MasterCard Fashion Week is a career highlight, but the women who buy their clothes are the real measure of success. We asked three stylish shoppers about the lines they love
BY VANESSA TAYLOR
PRIYA SHAH NARCES
The brand: The shopper: Nikki Wirthensohn’s line of dresses As the events manager for Campari, is inspired by the glitz of Hollywood Priya Shah attends many evening glamour, but the three-year-old soirées as part of her job. “I try to brand remains contemporary with make my outfit unique, with funky its modern designs. Thanks to a pieces, unusual colours or patterns. I flattering fit-and-flare silhouette am always overdressed but I’m okay and keen eye for detail, Narces with that,” says Shah, who used to has become a go-to for evening- work for Wirthensohn’s husband wear and bridal looks, which can at the Toronto International Film be tailored at custom fittings in its Festival. “When his wife launched downtown Toronto studio. her first collection, he invited me to her show. I was hooked imme- Showing: Tuesday Mar 24, 6 p.m. diately,” says Shah, who’s been an unofficial ambassador ever since.
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LEFT: NARCES GOWN, $995, NARCES.COM/SHOP. FAR LEFT: NARCES TEA LENGTH DRESS, $695, NARCES.COM/SHOP. SHOT ON LOCATION AT BAR BUCA, BARBUCA.COM
JENNIFER FERREIRA ELA HANDBAGS
The brand: The shopper: Ela and Martin Aldorsson are the Interior designer Jennifer Ferrei- married duo behind Ela Handbags ra’s airy Toronto apartment echoes (she designs, he does sales and her classic modern style. The marketing). Founded in 2010 on the black and white palette comes idea of exceptional craftsmanship to life with shots of colour like and a sophisticated aesthetic, plush yellow cushions and small the label made it big with its first gold accents. Ferreira has been a clutch, the M.I.L.C.K. (what every fan of Ela handbags since one of woman carries in her bag: money, the brand’s early lookbooks was identification, lipstick, cell and shot in her apartment, arranged keys). Gwyneth Paltrow and Lupita through a mutual friend. “Ela Nyong’o are fans of the made-in- designs the bags with great little Spain bags, but their affordable compartments, which keep me price point means you don’t need super organized,” says Ferreira. “I to make movie-star millions to take like to wear clothes that make me one home from major retailers like feel confident. My Ela handbags Club Monaco, Holt Renfrew and are the perfect way to inject colour Saks Fifth Avenue. and update my wardrobe.”
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LEFT: PINK TARTAN LACE PRINT JACKET, $495, TROUSERS, $295, PAUL ANDREW PUMPS, $675. ABOVE: PINK TARTAN MESH COAT, $795, SHELL, $195, TROUSERS, $295, MARC CROSS BAG, $2,495, NO21 LACE PUMPS, $665, (ON COVER) PINK TARTAN STRIPED BLOUSE, $395; WIDE LEG TROUSERS, $325; MARK CROSS BOX BAG, LEFT: ELA M.I.L.C.K. $2,895, ALL PINKTARTAN.COM CLUTCH STUD YELLOW, $398, ELABYELA.COM. BELOW: ELA D/N BAG CLASSIC MICRO PERFO- JESSICA MULRONEY RATED, $568; MINI M.I.L.C.K. CLUTCH STUD YELLOW, $288; M.I.L.C.K. PINK TARTAN CLUTCH BLUE MICRO PERFORATED, $368, ALL FASHION ELABYELA.COM The brand: The shopper Since launching Pink Tartan over “My wardrobe needs to keep up WEEK HUB 13 years ago, designer Kimberley with my busy schedule and help STARTING MARCH 23, Newport-Mimran has built an me make a great first impression GET YOUR DAILY international women’s sportswear by conveying a strong sense of DOSE OF TORONTO empire. The line is revered by retail my fashion identity,” says Jessica FASHION WEEK buyers, fashion editors and busi- Mulroney, public relations, Kleinfeld/ BUZZ INCLUDING: nesswomen alike for its effortless Hudson’s Bay, who relies on the • BACKSTAGE classics and modern silhouettes. label for great staples. “Easy-to- BEAUTY Offering up figure-flattering dresses care-for never hurts, when you • STREET-STYLE and easy-to-mix-and-match sepa- have three children.” Among her STARS rates, Pink Tartan is renowned for current Pink Tartan favourites is a • FRONT ROW fuss-free looks to take you from machine-washable cobalt suit—she HIGHLIGHTS desk to dinner. And it caters to receives compliments each time she customers of different sizes (0-14). wears it. She considers its heritage VISIT THEKIT.CA a bonus: “It’s a Canadian brand, run Showing: Monday Mar 23, 8:45 p.m. and created by a strong woman.” @THEKITCA
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New York fashion week may Ladies and gentlemen Backstage pass Fresh faces Passport to Paris Tent time be struggling to find a venue Canadian designer Hayley Maybelline New York is New designers presenting this We will miss the faces Glass walls along the side to call home, but in Toronto Elsaesser, who first showed running a backstage lounge week include the Gwyneth- of Toronto fashion week of the venue that faces King David Pecaut Square has in Toronto last year, is showcasing the 100th-an- Paltrow-approved athletic alums Kirk Pickersgill and St. W. have been designed housed the event for eight expanding into menswear. niversary packaging of wear line Lolë (they created Stephen Wong of Greta to give passersby a peek at seasons. In fact, this year the One-third of her Fall 2015 Maybelline’s best-selling a five-piece collection for Constantine this week, but the action backstage. Toron- setting has even undergone collection will be bombers products, created by her website, Goop), outer- are thrilled they showed tonians, take a detour on an upgrade. Here’s what’s and sweats for gents, and Brooklyn, N.Y., artist Meg wear brand the Wild North their fall collection at Paris your way home to pick up new this season. some garments will be Lipke and inspired by the and bright and street-style- fashion week at the Hotel Le makeup inspiration. gender-neutral. New York City skyline. friendly Atelier Wonder. Meurice on March 4. —Veronica Saroli PHOTOGRAPHY: KAYLA ROCCA THEKIT.CA / 5
Diane Kendal NARCISO at Thakoon RODRIGUEZ
BEAUTY LESSONS HOW NEW YORK FASHION WEEK CHANGED MY MAKEUP BAG Four tricks I picked up from watching the world’s top makeup artists in action ONE-MINUTE MIRACLE Dear Peter Thomas BY RANI SHEEN hawk at Prabal Gurung, Thakoon, concealer under my eyes without Roth Cucumber Marc by Marc Jacobs, Alexander removing the product altogether, Reporting from backstage at Wang and Tory Burch has which my fingers do. De-Tox De-Puffing New York Fall 2015 fashion changed the way I apply high- Eye-Cubes: week means getting up close and lighter. Using a flat brush, Kendal 4. Boy brows personal with some of the world’s pats on silvery powder (her “Imagine your eyebrows on a boy,” They say the only top makeup artists. There’s favourite one is by pro brand Ben said makeup artist Lucia Pieroni thing cooler than always something new to learn Nye) just above the peak of the backstage at Vera Wang, in an from watching how they work, eyebrows, not underneath them effort to describe the strong-yet- cool is ice cold— and in February I came away on the browbone, as I used to. The soft brows she was crafting. I’ve and you’re it. Once with some genius ideas that I way this catches the light lifts the been trying to replicate them ever immediately put into practice. face like nothing else I’ve seen. since. Pieroni used light strokes of your pod of green HERVÉ Kendal also dusts the powder Clé de Peau Beauté grey-brown- LÉGER 1. Prime time along the tops of the cheekbones, toned brow pencils and powders liquid is frozen, your I’ve been applying mattifying down the nose and on the centre to make each model’s brows a little blend of soothing primer to the centre of my face of the chin. straighter, a little less arched and after watching makeup artist a little fuller, slightly elongated cucumber and Val Garland do just that at 3. Clean sweep and brushed straight up. The effect energizing caffeine Hervé Léger. She mixed a drop Eye makeup rarely stays neatly subtly frames the face and it’s the of M.A.C’s new Mineralize within the lines—it tends to perfect way to offset pink blush. and green tea makes Timecheck Lotion (in stores migrate, even on makeup artist the perfect remedy April 23) with a bit of dewy Dick Page’s watch. At Narciso foundation and smoothed it Rodriguez, Page lined models’ for tired eyes. You down the T-zone, where skin is eyes with black and dark brown refresh and reduce naturally shinier. She explained cream colour (Shiseido Shim- that this means she needs less mering Cream Color in Shoyu) dark circles, and powder to set and mattify skin and softened it with lip gloss. He that’s what I want to and some sheen remains on the kept a clean, fluffy eyeshadow sides of the face. brush handy and used it to sweep wake up to. away wayward streaks of colour. Thanks, Carly Ostroff 2. High light I’ve taken to keeping one in my Diane Kendal is known for bag for liner clean up, and it works SHISEIDO SHIMMERING CREAM EYE COLOR IN SHOYU, $29, HUDSON’S BAY. PETER THOMAS ROTH CLÉ DE PEAU BEAUTÉ EYEBROW PENCIL IN GREY BROWN, CARTRIDGE $28, CUCUMBER DE-TOX creating perfect no-makeup so well that I’ve added another HOLDER $38, HOLT RENFREW. M.A.C MINERALIZE TIMECHECK LOTION, $53, DE-PUFFING EYE-CUBES, PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES (LEGER). PETER STIGTER (RODRIGUEZ AND WANG). THAKOON COURTESY OF NARS. makeup. Watching her like a one for blending away smudges of MACCOSMETICS.COM. MAKE UP FOR EVER COMPACT SHINE ON, $37, SEPHORA.CA $58, SEPHORA.CA 6 / THEKIT.CA
NEW DENIM Spring refresh We live in jeans, but that doesn’t have to mean the same old pair. From daring new silhouettes (the boiler suit!) to flowing and elegant shapes fit for 9 to 5, denim’s evolution is as stylish as it is comfortable
BY VANESSA TAYLOR
Rigid dress codes are fast becoming a dated concept “premium recovery” (meaning they won’t stretch or in many work environments, and jeans have shifted bag out after you’ve worn them for a few hours). “Jeans from a Friday look to the foundation of our ward- are one of the rare pieces of clothing that need low robes. “As the pendulum swings into a more casual maintenance and make you look good,” says Larissa world, denim, which was once relegated only to Noble, women’s design director for Gap 1969. Even weekend pursuits, has entered the workforce,” says the guru of sportswear himself, Alexander Wang, has Barbara Atkin, vice president, fashion direction at entered the denim game, launching his debut line at Holt Renfrew. The runways are responding appropri- Holt Renfrew this month. ately: The black trouser, once regarded as an essential Jason Trotzuk, founder and creative director of part of a professional look, has swiftly been replaced Fidelity Denim, is particularly happy to see a variety by clean, fuss-free indigo or black denim. “A pair emerging in denim. “Skinny jeans are like the death of jeans with a tailored jacket and chic blouse, with of denim,” says Trotzuk. His major beef: that they the perfect pump, has become an acceptable way of make the jeans secondary to an outfit, rather than its dressing to the office,” says Atkin. focal point. “You wear a high boot and a tunic so you Denim is making its mark in the leisure market, only see about nine inches of the jean.” For spring, he’s too, taking comfort a step further to transcend the most excited about what he calls the anti-fits. “Before, athletic trend. Think slim jogging pants, bomber it used to be a straight leg, a boot cut and a flare. jackets and designer sweatshirts. “Lightweight baggier Now you have a skinny drop [crotch], a boyfriend drop styles are the most comfortable, mimicking the fit of a [crotch], a boyfriend wide—you’ve got all these great jogging pant,” says Atkin. The runway standout? “The looks to choose from.” By tweaking rises, tapering (or track-inspired jean from Fendi’s collection.” Tapping widening) the leg and adjusting the hemline, designers into this theme of comfort, Gap launched a new line bring a slew of new silhouettes into the mix. Trotzuk in February, Resolution Denim, which offers a high sees these new styles as a way to re-energize women’s stretch content, but in an innovative fabric that offers denim—and save us from skinny jeans boredom. 5 NEW SILHOUETTES TO TRY Stealing a little inspiration from the runway, here are the standout styles (and how to wear them) that will instantly get your denim back in the game
FENDI SPRING 2015
The cut: TRACK & FIELD
Inspiration: Fendi 3 Whether it was the jogging- pant-like softness (and stretch) or subtle sportswear detailing like elastic waistbands, denim has taken on a sporty streak. KAREN WALKER SPRING The cheat sheet: Ace this trend 2015 by focusing on sports-inspired accents, rather than trying solely to mimic the comfort of your Sunday afternoon loungewear. Look to MICHAEL KORS fluid lightweight fabrics that offer SPRING 2015 a fab drape, drawstring waistbands and even elastic detailing at the The cut: hemlines to channel your inner GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND LOUIS VUITTON track star. SPRING 5. ALEXANDER MCQUEEN DENIM, Inspiration: Dolce & Gabbana, 2015 $765, HOLTRENFREW.COM PAUL & JOE Michael Kors SPRING 2015 The cut: 5 1 The wildly successful tomboy-in- WIDE & BAGGY The cut: spired boyfriend cut (meant to look THE LONG SKIRT like you’re wearing a size or two up) Inspiration: J. Crew, Anna Sui, exploded onto the scene last season Inspiration: Kenzo, Chloé, Adam Selman, Louis Vuitton, and continues to be a key silhouette Rag & Bone Paul & Joe The cut: 2 ALL-IN-ONE for spring. Dolce & Gabbana show- Designers set out to rebrand the cased a slouchy boyfriend complete Even though designers weren’t unanimous on the length (they denim skirt this season—freeing Inspiration: Stella McCartney, with heavy embellishment, while 4 ranged from floor-sweeping to it from country-loving college Sonia Rykiel, Karen Walker, Chloé Michael Kors’s higher-waisted girls everywhere. They’ve opted for version had similarities to the cropped just above the ankle), the a full-length or midi hemline and From the utilitarian boiler suit at season’s newest fit, the girlfriend cut message was crystal clear: Wide-leg kept the silhouette tailored, and the Stella McCartney to the pretty (a slimmer fit with a higher rise and denim is set to become an integral result is a subtle 1970s vibe. apron-front styles at Karen Walker, tapered leg). part of your wardrobe. the jumper offers a more stylish The cheat sheet: The new kid The cheat sheet: Look to styles alternative to classic overalls. The cheat sheet: These styles are with a button front that give a fuss-free options for any age and on the scene is the wide-leg crop visually slimming line as well as The cheat sheet: Choose a shape, and don’t save them solely (skip the socks to showcase your controlling how much leg you show. one-piece that has plenty of slouch for casual wear. You’ll earn plenty ankles). The full-length wide-leg If the piece has front pockets, avoid for a cool-girl take on this trend. of style points if you pair girlfriend trouser in clean indigo shades is a ones with flaps or buttons as they Stick to clean, unembellished or boyfriend silhouettes with a heel natural fit for dressy occasions— can add bulk to the midsection. denim in a dark hue to create a or pretty blouse for evening. think brunch with the in-laws and 1. SAINT LAURENT SKIRT, $1,815, long, lean look. 3. FIDELITY AXL JEANS, $198, office meetings. NET-A-PORTER.COM 2. GAP ROMPER, $90, GAPCANADA.CA FIDELITYDENIM.COM 4. A.C.E TROUSERS, $194, SHOPBOP.COM
WEEKEND UPDATE OVER-THE-KNEE BOOTS If your lasting image of thigh-high boots is Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it’s time to revisit this look. Ditch the pantyhose: These full-coverage boots are a staple for transitional dressing, whether worn after work or after hours
BY NATASHA BRUNO
1. Understated shapes 1 2 3 4 Socialite Elena Perminova¹s over- the-knee boots and chunky sweater-dress strike an effort- lessly sexy chord and the nude palette makes the whole ensem- ble feel more spring-like.
2. Between-season tool Sleek heeled boots allow Miranda Kerr to make the most of new spring pieces during cooler temperatures. By choosing a dress that extends below the knee, Kerr keeps her look demure and ladylike.
3. Keep it classic If over-the-knee boots and a skirt feel a bit much, try dark skinnies, a turtleneck and a The It item statement cropped jacket like These sleek pull-on Kate Moss, for a no-fail off-the- suede boots are clock outfit. backed with a stretch Lycra panel that fits like 4. Night fever a legging—regardless Camel and brown suede, open of your calf size. The toes and a silver heel give these lower heel can easily be boots mega edge. Paired with dressed up or down. a sheer floral tunic dress over a STUART WEITZMAN ELENA MIRANDA KATE KENDALL miniskirt, Kendall Jenner’s outfit LOWLAND BOOT, $898, PERMINOVA KERR MOSS JENNER is ready for the party circuit. STUARTWEITZMAN.CA PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER STIGTER (KORS, FENDI AND VUITTON); GETTY IMAGES (PAUL & JOE AND WALKER PERMINOVA); RUNWAY, KEYSTONE PRESS (JENNER, KERR, MOSS). THEKIT.CA / 7
DRESSING UP Put a ring on it One nose-ring rookie takes the fake-piercing trend for a spin Editor-in-Chief Christine Loureiro BY VERONICA SAROLI @CLoureiroTO Creative Director Jessica Hotson During the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which stays on all day, easily comes off at @jesshotson craze, I bought a pair of Doc Martens, in night and feels more authentic than the Senior Editor Alex Laws the hope that they would lend me the pluck lip ring. Still, neither feels out of place @LexLaws of Lisbeth Salander, the bleached-brow on a late-morning stroll, and they stay on Fashion Editor heroine with a grand total of four facial during a light smattering of rain. Vanessa Taylor adornments. But even with my Docs, I New York-based jeweller Catbird @vanessa_tweets didn’t have the nerve to take the piercing released its first ear cuff in 2012, and it Beauty Editor Rani Sheen plunge. Luckily for me, now I can satisfy remains a favourite among fans like Olivia @ranisheen my rebellious side with enough faux facial Wilde and Kate Bosworth. “We were Digital/Special piercings to rival the Swedish anti-heroine. exploring new ways to layer jewellery,” says Projects Editor From Daria Werbowy to Zoë Kravitz Sriya Karumanchi, designer of Catbird. Michelle Bilodeau @mbilodeau to FKA Twigs, jewellery’s popularity on “It’s a great way to fake an extra piercing Assistant Digital Editor lobes and noses is evident. and add in a mismatched element.” Carly Ostroff Alongside this is the rise of faux-pierc- After piling on ear cuffs from conch to @carlyostroff ings, for those too timid to commit—like helix (parts of my ear I didn’t realize had Assistant Editor Rihanna in her Meadowlark septum ring names) I was ready to move on to a mini Natasha Bruno @Natashajbruno on a night out last summer in L.A. and silver septum cuff from British jewellery Assistant Art Directors Jennifer Lawrence sporting an ear cuff brand Regal Rose. With the trinket, I feel Sonya van Heyningen at the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 cool and I find the piece surprisingly versa- @svanh7 premiere in November 2014. tile with my wardrobe. I wear it with ripped Kristy Wright (on leave) Designers have jumped on board the jeans to my book club and with a long skirt @creativewithak faux-piercing train as well. At the Spring out for dinner. My friends want to know Designer Amber Hickson 2015 shows, we saw painted-on gold lip where to get one and say I should do it for @amblynncreative rings at Dries Van Noten and multi- real—and no one mistakes me for an actual Publisher, The Kit ringed brows at Rodarte. Makeup artist rabble-rouser. It’s no pain, all gain. Giorgina Bigioni James Kaliardos, who devised the Rodarte Associate Publisher brows, referred to the rings as “a cool facial Tami Coughlan FROM LEFT: REGAL ROSE accessory” and described the look as pretty ANNORA MINI SEPTUM RING, Project Director, versus punk. “I just want [the models] to $40, REGALROSE.CO.UK. Digital Media CATBIRD EAR CUFF, $91, Kelly Matthews look beautiful, not grungy,” he said back- CATBIRD.COM. MEADOWLARK DIAMOND LIP RING, $265, Direct advertising stage, and with their creamy skin, groomed MEADOWLARKJEWELLERY.COM inquiries to: lashes and soft-plum lips, grungy they were AND LATESTREVIVAL.COM. Marketing Manager MAKE UP FOREVER AQUA Evie Begy not. “This time around it’s more about high LINER, $27, SEPHORA.CA [email protected] fashion, whereas in the ’90s it was a bit The Kit is Canada’s more punk,” says Claire Hammon, creative Beauty Authority director at Meadowlark. (c) 2015, The Kit, a division of Toronto Star Never has it been so easy to fake it. I’m Newspapers Limited. someone who does not like needles, but nothing now prevents me from adorning my upper ears, nose and lip. My attempt to mimic makeup artist Peter Philips’s drawn-on gold lip rings at Dries Van Noten using Make Up Forever’s Aqua Above right: Jennifer Lawrence President, Star wearing her ear cuff. Above: MORE DRESS-UP Media Group Liner is immensely fun, but it requires Veronica Saroli trying out a FOLLOW US AS WE John Cruickshank TEST DRIVE TRENDS patience and a very steady hand. Inspired fake septum ring and ear cuff. Editor-in-Chief, by this, I recreate a nose stud using a small Right: Zoë Kravitz with AT THEKIT.CA Toronto Star PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES (KRAVITZ AND LAWRENCE). gold dot from a temporary Flash Tattoo, a (real) septum ring. Michael Cooke AD# 43543 WEEK: B507 NAME: WHAT’S NEW INSERT DATE: MAR 19
NEW AT HUDSON’S BAY SIZE: CUSTOM (9.88 X 20.25) MARKETS: ON - TST (THE KIT) THE LATEST LAUNCHES AND NEW ARRIVALS FOR SPRING KAELEN ERIN KLEINBERG Toronto-bred, New York-based Kaelen Haworth’s spring 2015 collection is full of fluid, easy separates with some hothouse sex appeal, as embodied by this swingy matched set (top $340 and pants $410). Also known as a co-founder of the closet-cataloguing blog The Coveteur, Toronto designer Erin Kleinberg’s spring 2015 collection includes feminine full skirts and a ruffled take on shirting ($412). Available in April at Hudson’s Bay Toronto Queen Street
SEVENTIES SHOW DIANE VON FURSTENBERG FASHION JEWELLERY Famous for the flattering wrap dress she launched forty years ago, today Diane von Furstenberg is introducing a line of accessible accessories — (at left, $128 and $198) perfect for the ’70s revival currently happening in fashion. Shop select stores and thebay.com
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