| EVENT REPORT 03.17.09 2:20 PM |
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Barbie Pop-Up Showcases Furniture Line, Designs From David Dixon's Opening Night Show at LG Fashion Week
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 | David Dixon's runway show
Photo: George Pimentel |
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Furniture bearing Barbie's pony-tailed silhouette, earrings in the shape of black stiletto heels, and Wellington boots adorned with the doll's image—in pink, of course—are just some of the items for sale at Canada's first Barbie Signature Shop. Launched by Mattel on Monday—just hours before Canadian designer David Dixon presented a Barbie-inspired collection to open LG Fashion Week—the pop-up store will house collectible dolls, Dixon's designs, and a furniture line created by his brother Glenn Dixon. The shop, on the main floor of the Bay's flagship store on Queen Street, will be open for the next two months.
"In Canada we always wanted to go after the whole Barbie experience. So we partnered with the Bay to launch this initiative," said Carmen Martinez, Mattel's Canadian licensing manager, who worked with Mattel senior marketing manager Reidin Goode to create a program designed to expand the Barbie brand beyond the doll, and mark her 50th anniversary (which Mattell celebrated in California at a luxe version of the doll's Malibu Dream House earlier this month).
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LG Fashion Week, Fashion Design Council of Canada, David Dixon, Glenn Dixon, Mattel, The Bay, Barbie, Town Shoes, Foxy Originals, Cake |
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| NEWS 10.24.08 2:53 PM |
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Images of Airplane Hangers, African Landscapes Set the Stage at Fashion Week
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 | David Dixon's show
Photo: George Pimentel |
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Due to time constraints—usually about half an hour between shows—and limited space, most designers showing collections at L'Oréal Fashion Week use lighting and music to create ambience for their presentations. For example, Andy Thé-Anh's show included an energetic runway performance by electric violinist Dr. Draw, and Joe Fresh Style prepped audiences for the Zen style of the collection by shutting off the lights and turning on a soothing voice track. A handful of designers, however, chose to use projections and props to add atmosphere to their shows and play on the theme of their collections. Here are a few examples of the week's most interesting set designs.
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L'Oréal Fashion Week, Fashion Design Council of Canada, Bodybag, Bustle Clothing, David Dixon, Desperately Different, Diesel, Nada, Quagmire, Zoran Dobric |
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| EVENT REPORT 03.25.08 10:51 AM |
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Designers Use Street Lamps, Casino Tables to Set the Stage at Fashion Week
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 | Casino Royale
Photo: George Pimentel |
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With only one runway and shows scheduled on the hour every hour, there wasn't much time for designers to construct a set or dress the runway room for the presentation of their collections at L’Oréal Fashion Week, which wrapped up with a brunch at the Drake Hotel on Saturday. For most designers last week, creating ambience involved lighting, projections, and music. However, a few went for more elaborate setups in an effort to set the tone for their collections.
For his show (sponsored by the Bay) entitled "The Long Way Home," David Dixon projected a black-and-white scene of a road leading through a snowy park on the upstage wall. The show, dedicated to "women on the go," began with a narrative on the screen, asking why one would bother to take the long way home: To ponder, to pray, to cry, to reflect, and to be at peace were among the answers offered. Two lit-up old-fashioned street lamps flanked the runway, and models entered as snow fell on the catwalk.
You could say Shawn Hewson and Ruth Promislow took a gamble in presenting their menswear collection for Bustle. The casino-themed show began with a sound clip from a 1954 television production of Casino Royale—"It's made beggars of many and millionaires of a few." Dollar bills lay scattered along the runway, champagne bubbles floated across the backdrop, and a baccarat table surrounded by three stools was positioned at the top of runway. Each model took at seat at the table to play a hand dealt by Stacey McKenzie of Canada's Next Top Model before walking the runway.
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Fashion Week, David Dixon, Bustle Clothing, Zoran Dobric, Nada Yousif, Jeanne Beker, Bratz, Diesel Kids |
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| GUEST QUESTIONS 03.21.08 4:08 PM |
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Fashion Week Tent Poll: What Do You Think of the Shows?
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With 35 shows being held over four days, there's been plenty to see on the runway at L’Oréal Fashion Week. This season's shows have included a mix of newcomers, including Project Runway Canada winner Evan Biddell and established designers Andy Thé-Anh, David Dixon, and Pink Tartan. We asked members of the crowd for their impressions of the fall 2008 presentations.
"I think Toronto Fashion Week is growing up. And being condensed to four days really made a difference because it was hot and heavy every day, so I think it's been great. I think there's been some terrible [shows] like there is in every fashion week all around the world. I mean, Jeanne [Beker] and I were talking about this before: When we go to New York we see the seven or eight major shows, but there's two shows running parallel to each other so there's more bad than there are good. Toronto is no different. There are a lot of people trying very hard who just are not there yet. But there's some outstanding collections. Greta Constantine, world class. They will end up being the next DSquared. They are outstanding. Spectacular."
—Michael King, C.E.O. and co-founder of Kontent Publishing
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Fashion Week, Kontent Publishing, Flare Magazine, Fashion Magazine, Evan Biddell, Andy Thé-Anh, David Dixon, Pink Tartan, Greta Constantine, DSquared, Comrags, Project Runway Canada |
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