Tuesday may have been a rainy day in Toronto, but that didn’t stop L’Oreal Fashionweek from rocking out another day of pure cutting-edge style! There were a number of jam-packed shows that the media, industry and public flocked to come and see. I couldn’t help but overhear residual rave reviews about Denis Gagnon’s show from Monday…which kept me intrigued to see how Tuesday’s lineup would unfold.

The day started off with the collection from Lewd, a line that was created by a Montreal-based designer named Vicky Kelechian. The collection had a colour story of blacks and greys that were accented by traces of red, green and inky blue. The overall style of the line was edgy, unruly and androgynous. The show featured hooded cloaks, high-waisted denim, colourful tights, chunky patent platform pumps in vivid hues, stripes, bows and suspenders. I got to meet Vicky after the show and she was lovely! I asked her which show she was most excited to see this week and she said she already had…Denis Gagnon!


Later in the day, preloved dazzled the audience with their fall collection that featured asymmetrical lines, deep v-necklines, pencil skirts, trenches with bold collars and cowl neck sweaters. The fashions were amazing, but the great appeal to preloved is that this season’s collection is made out of recycled fabric. For example 60,000 wool sweaters, 12, 000 t-shirts, 5,000 cotton dress shirts and 6,000 trench coats were re-used in the manufacturing of this particular line!—These stats were pulled from the preloved press kit I received.


The last show I was able to see today was Lucian Matis. I have to say this was my very, very favourite show of the day…and it happened to be the busiest! Lucian Matis released The Black Collection upon an eager audience and if I only had one word to describe this line it would be absolutely exquisite…okay, okay…that’s two words...but I swear I can’t help it. It was. The line consisted of the most amazing gowns I have ever seen. He used sheer fabrics, fur trimmings, black sparkling sequins, black lace and rich fabrics such as wool and even leather. Matis had successfully struck a balance between hard and soft. The hair, the makeup and the accessories were perfect. I felt honoured to be able to witness this brilliant victory first-hand.