Project Runway Canada: Top Designers

I am most definetly a fan of Project Runway Canada. Former Supermodel Iman, is an entertaining host who understands design. The competion has highlighted some wonderful Canadian talent.


Lucian is a designer who is originally from Romania, but he has settled in Canada. With his exquiste tailoring, he has been my favourite designer throughout the competition. He has been critiqued for too much embellishment, but he has a distinctive style that you either love or hate. I personally love it. He is a perfectionist, whose work is always feminine and haute couture.


Shernett Swaby is a successful designer who has her own line and store "Swaby". She is the most focused designer on the show She is extremely determined to win, and I think she could pose a serious threath to Lucian. Her casual outfits are always wearable and stylish. However, her eveningwear tends to be too theatrical and not very flattering.


Despite Megan's sloppy tailoring and unimaginative design she has continued to be passed through each stage of the competion at the expense of talented designers. On the 6th episode, Carlie was let go for poor execution of her design. This was very disappointing. I had picked Carlie to be one of the top three.


In place of Carlie, my next choice is Bidell. He has a street style, which reminds me of former Project Runway winner Jeffery Sebelia. He is a very fast worker, who does a lot of creative designs. I would love to own the skinny fit pants with the puff pockets.

Byblos Spring 2008 RTW

Italian fashion house Byblos' latest collection is up to the Byblos standard. While not as dramatic as their Fall 2007 collection it is equally as impressive. Byblos is luxurious, refined and stylish. The Byblos woman is always well put together. Ornate detailing is the Byblos signature.


The fan like pleating design was the most outstanding feature of the collection. It made the pieces very deliciate and feminine. The strappy sandals are a little touch of sexy. I even like rope belts which completed some outfit.





The jackets were extremely well tailored. They were modern yet sophisticated. The sleeves of some of the shirts were almost otherworldly but still very wearable.

Louis Vuitton 2007 RTW

People are going to hate me for saying this, but I'm really not a huge Marc Jacobs fan. He does design wonderful purses, but when it comes to clothing, nothing he makes seems very flattering. I have to wonder if it weren't Marc Jacobs, with his popularity with the stars and it was some other unknown designer- would people really get so excited about his clothes?



The problem with his collection, in my non-designer opinion, is that it isn't very interesting. It is not something that I would look up and say "Oh I have to have that!" It is just typical Marc Jacobs. I think I would even prefer his grunge period, because at least that was different. Above is the what I thought was the best look of the collection- minus the hat.



So, the tagline for his show was "Girl with a monogrammed handbag" however I'm thinking it should have been "Girl with a floppy hat" There were flopply beret style hats on nearly every model! Why? Not a good look! The few monogrammed handbags were quite nice though.



Here's a close up of one I wouldn't mind owning!

Hermes Fall 2007 RTW

Well, like most collections this season the Hermes show was composed of neutrals and earth tones with hints of colour. Accessories were almost as important as the clothes themselves, with nearly every model outfitted in hats and gloves.



Leather, leather everywhere! This is quite nice actually, I love the warm brown colour and the pleating at the end of the skirt. Although everyting is the same colour, it still looks interesting becasuse of the differnt textures-the satin blouse, camel coat and leather skirt.



The equestrain look. Neutral fibres which are highlighted with the leather vest and riding boots. Here's an idea; matching your gloves with your jacket colour instead of the boots- I think this looks much better. Otherwise you look overly coordinated with all your accessories in the same colour.



I really love this muff, it is made to look like a purse.... I wonder if you can put anything in it?



Of course, no collection would be complete without the seasons singature hint of colour and dark stockings. This is the ever popular navy blue in suede.

Giambattista Valli Fall 2007 RTW

Giambattista Valli showed today in Paris for fashion week. This is the designer who created the dress Victoria Beckham wore to the TomKat wedding. Well, I loved this collection. It was really subdued- clean lines a lot of black and neutrals with hints of red and yellow.

I couldn't believe the shoes! I love them. They are 6 inch heels- impressive! Normally I'm not a fan of open-toed shoes with stockings, but coming down the runway they looked amazing. I'm not sure how well that would translate on the street though.

So is this the new vogue? Open-toed brightly coloured shoes with dark stockings?

Elie Saab Spring 2007 RTW

Well, the theme was most definetly gold and sequins! That's why he is Beyonce's favourite designer. It was a bit too flashy for me. However, I really loved the chiffon dress, which wasn't gold but a warm yellow. I love the empire waist style with the layering of the chiffon for the skirt.