softbox

shredded tee, thomas; lace bustier, silence + noise

model: colette wright (nam)

hair & make-up: rachael meckling

styling & photography: leigh farrell

revelry

revelry: a mass exodus 2010 fundraiser

friday, november 20, 2009

riva supper lounge

584 college street

10pm-12am

dj'd by meech & rynecologist

$15

contact me for tickets

flare 30th anniversary gala

outside of the ROM - prepping for the flare gala

this past thursday, FLARE had their 30th anniversary gala at the royal ontario museum. i volunteered to work the door and check-in tables, but i made sure to sneak off a few times to grab a few hors d'oeuvres, take a few pictures, and scope out the crowd. mingling was out of the question; first impressions are important and i wasn't about to give myself a bad name in canada's fashion industry by meeting people in a joe fresh volunteer uniform.

the venue was amazing. i'm a huge fan of museums and i'm a huge fan of parties. need i say more? there's really nothing like partying beside a dinosaur...

all the volunteers

jonathan and i in the flare photobooth!

just hanging out with the dinos

michelle and i ruining a nice photo of the ROM

myself, jonathan & michelle

nice shoes

some lovely check-in girls

gift bag distribution

the hard-to-balance mannequins

you're weird

shredded cowl neck tee, downward vest & diagonal shorts, thomas; leggings, american apparel.

wool tabard, complex geometries; shorts, raf by raf simons; leggings, american apparel.

photos: leigh farrell

styling: drew & mikey thomas

hair: blake arsenault

mua: rachael meckling

model: damien kim (elmer olsen)

face value

where's my beer?

LG fashion week - day 3

day three... definitely the best of the three days. we made it just in time to see evan biddell's spring 2010 collection (we had to stand near the media pit...) and we stayed for rudsak afterwards. being hungry, we skipped out on the nada show and went to java house for salad and beer. later we after partied with evan biddell at the drake followed by the usual thursday hotspot, brooklynn. it was a long night... i didn't make it to the tents the next day.

highlights

evan's show was definitely my favourite of the seven shows i saw this week. i loved the geometric space-age statement necklaces and the overall structure of each piece in the collection. i especially liked the one piece cut-out bathing suit.

rudsak was a bit banal for me. it featured leather safari/military jackets and lots of neutral colours. they played it safe and were definitely on point when it comes to hitting their target market. it was a smart, but not innovative or exciting collection.