Local designers brought all the city’s fashionistas to the tents at David Pecaut Square – even in the -10° weather.

Canadians have had it with this year’s enduring winter season and are ready to welcome warmer temperatures. Local fashion designers are already yearning for the nippy weather we’ll receive later in the year.

Fall 2015 will be promising and full of ready-to-wear trends, including the return of 70s style. We’ll have fringe, winter pastels and 50 shades of red. These trends can take you from school, to date night and anything in between.

This season’s Toronto runways saw fashion meet fast food, embellishment, tailored coats and lots of fur.

VAWK designer, Sunny Fong, teamed up with Subway Restaurant for his Fall/Winter (F/W) collection. His show began with the Subway logo adorned on the wall, followed by the logo stitched across the tops of his models. A collective favourite was the “lettuce dress,” that looked like the model was emerging from the head of romaine.

The actual VAWK collection was Sunny Fong’s DOT du JOURS collection inspired by the animated movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. There were vibrant colours and flirty silhouettes. Designers heartily embraced colour in their collections.

The week also celebrated the 20th anniversary of fashion veteran David Dixon. His Joan of Arc inspired collection was true to the edgy and feminine style he spent his entire career perfecting.

It was a great showcase of Canadian fashion.

We’re three days into Toronto Fashion Week and we’ve seen 12 amazing collections, including VAWK, LINE Knitwear, Sid Neigum and Mikhael Kale who kicked off the week in true style. The busy streets of Toronto have been full of stylish fashion lovers and they’ve all come together to admire the beautiful designs of some of Canada’s greatest talent. World MasterCard Fashion Week runway trends that we’re seeing are a lot of oversized pieces, exquisite details, lower hemlines, punk rock looks, and lots of black.

VAWK designer, Sunny Fong, incorporated dark hues, like black, leather and sheer fabrics also. A few of the looks were high-low which had the trains floating behind the model as they walked down the runway. The details in the garments, like the understated statement collar, inverted triangle patterns and fur panels, created visual interest for plain silhouettes.

With winter showing no signs of letting up, even though it’s (almost) spring, Line Knitwear would be the perfect collection for Torontonians to be wearing to keep warm. The LINE Knitwear collection is for the stylish modern woman. It features head-to-toe looks that are feminine and plays with different textures. Even though the typical fall colours are dark, the designers threw in some pink and blue hues to brighten the looks.

Sid Neigum’s runway show featured a string performance and designs that were captivating. The collection was full of bold, metallics and architecturally detailed dresses, coats, and capes in an autumnal palette. It was all about transforming two dimensional into three and this was done with lazer cutting and mathematical pattern design.

Mikhael Kale treated the audience to a whirlwind of colour and ruffles in the form of an edgy and feminine collection. Lavish patterns, luxurious layers, studded trenches and fantastic bomber jackets came down the runway. Leather jackets are definitely a must for next Fall.

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