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Hello Darlings,
Yesterday was the opening of Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess Exhibit at TIFF Bell Lightbox. This much anticipated exhibit—which runs through January 22, 2012— was launched by Grace Kelly's son, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and his wife, Princess Charlene in Toronto on November 3rd. Despite being one of the most photographed women of her time, Grace Kelly always was a mystery.This beautifully choreographed exhibit provides an intimate look into the life of Grace Kelly.
With the rarely-displayed items and artifacts ranging from Grace Kelly's days as a leading lady in Hollywood, to a princess of one of Europe's oldest royal families; the exhibition features many of her original dresses, an exact replica of her iconic wedding gown, her signature "Kelly bag", and tiara.
Please scroll through the below gallery for some of my favourite pieces.
Hello Darlings,
With flashy designer labels and a non-stop flow of champagne at the VIP lounge, the biggest downside were the fights over front row seating. The majority of the action took place in the Runway or the Studio rooms. The Runway room, seating over 700 guests and featuring a 90-foot catwalk, was the ideal setting for the biggest Canadian fashion houses to show their spring/summer 2012 collections. Also, new up-and-comers were displaying their collections in a more intimate setting in the Studio, which seats about 350 people. Despite the large seating capacity, space was never enough.
During each Fashion Week it is always a parade of fashion bureaucracy rather than designer democracy. The guests were creating more buzz about seating charts than the actual collections. With Iphone or Blackberry ubiquitous, every diva took an opportunity to bash one thing or another through their social media. Regardless of the seating soap opera, even the most patient of the crowd were disappointed with the wait times.
Hello Darlings,
The day two of LG Fashion Week made for a disastrous evening but more on that later. On the third day, I was invited to attend Pink Tartan and Joe Fresh shows. The husband and wife — Kimberty Newport Mimran and Joe Mimran — team always show their collections on the same day with Joe Fresh's show being the last one.
This year was no different except that I missed Pink Tartan due to heavy storms and terrible traffic. Despite the disappointment, the Joe Fresh show was fun and pleasant with many A-list models strutting in preppy looks.
Hello Darlings,
On the last day of Toronto Fashion Week, I watched the runway shows of Sarah Stevenson, Diepo and Anu Raina. I also stopped by the Spoke Club to check out the Versace fall 2011 show.
Spoke Club, a members- only club located on King Street, always puts on fabulous designer shows with themed evening soirees throughout Toronto Fashion Week; last season I checked out Alexander Wang, and this time around it was all about the glamorous world of Versace House. Of course, having had an opportunity to be surrounded by such wonderful Canadian talent definitely made me feel very patriotic. I am definitely looking forward to next season, and to having my first opportunity to check out Miami Fashion Week this upcoming fall.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="701" caption="Anu Raina...first time sitting front row"][/caption]This being the last Fashion Week post, I wanted to focus not only on the designers but also on the idea and experience of attending a fashion week. I will also break down what the hype is all about…. So here we go! What wear? Who to see?
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