Calla in Flare

Love this Calla Paris fashion week diary in Flare. Calla's ANDAM nominated collection and great inspirations came to life nicely in these pages. Maria Felix and me in the same story: grand.

CALLA Printemps Été 2011

Paris Vogue ANDAM feature with lauréats CALLA and Mark Fast

Here the pages from June's Paris Vogue ANDAM feature of the nominees CALLA and Mark Fast.

One word: AMAZING

CALLA & Mark Fast nominated for ANDAM!

Said it a while back...the Canadian School of Fashion is having a moment. Let's say this is their year. CALLA & Mark Fast (Ontario & Winnipeg) get nominated for ANDAM, the young French designer award. Congratulations to both!

Good excuse

Canadian artist Terence Koh with lady Gaga and the infamous defaced Birkin Purple Diary

I was busy defacing all my designer bags...not really. I was just working on something pretty big for the past 2 weeks, it involves Canada + Fashion. That is my good excuse for not posting for so long... the big reveal will come soon.

I will just say for now that this is Canada's year in fashion. Mark my words.

On the not so latest news:

Already mentioned it, but must say it again Erdem wins the British Fashion Concil/Vogue award: "the biggest sum ever awarded to a fashion designer" in that country. Flower Dressing: Why Erdem is a winner. The Times

CALLA in the New Designer Alert Hintmag

Rad Hourani writes about his one and favorite color: Black is the New Black. T Magazine

Paris Preview

I was working on a Paris preview but what are the odds...Calla and Nicolas Andreas Taralis in today's WWD Ones to Watch Paris preview!

A Canadiana roundup

Calla gets her first feature in France's version of Nylon, Jalouse magazine

Marc by Marc Jacobs for Holt Rendrew; a limited edition t-shirt celebrating the winter season.
Club Monaco brings back the crest sweatshirts. It brings back memories...

Canadian model Stam shot by Terry Richardson for Canadian shoe company Aldo.

It occurred to me I should check what Le Château is up to and I found they are in a Paris state of mind.

How appropriate!

Calla's First magazine feature: Canadian Elle

This just in, Calla's first magazine feature. I know there will be many more in the coming months.

This season should shape up to be very busy for her showroom during Paris fashion week!

Calla's Hair Inspiration

I loved this weekend's write up of Calla's collection in one of my favorite sites Refinery29. What did I like about it? The fact that they caught the intricacy of the model's hair; Calla had a very specific idea and inspiration on what she wanted for the hair, think Big Love.

Canadian Winter Coats

Erdem

Jeremy Laing

Todd Lynn

Pink Tartan

Smythe

Lida Baday

Comrags

Harricana par Mariouche

Krane

Klaxon Howl

Fur traders dressed in the original Canadian Trapper look

No Canadian fashion story would be complete without talking about the Hudson's Bay Company, the oldest commercial company in North America and one of the oldest in the world, the Canadian department store had its roots in fur trading in the 17th century.

Last year The Bay under their HBC label was in charge of the this year's Canadian team uniforms for theWinter Olympics in Vancouver, as well as the luxurious redesign of The St Regis Room, considered one of the country's first designer destinations which carries exclusively collections like Balmain and Givenchy, as well as a great range of younger designer like Erdem and Calla. (I was of course obliged to include these names).

To celebrate the launch of their newest product range -the Hudson's Bay Company Collection- The Bay commissioned a series of Canadian designers to do one of a kind coats featuring the iconic HBC point blanket.

Todd Lynn, Jeremy Laing and Erdem were in the mix that included well established Canadian household names like Pink Tartan, Smythe, Lida Baday, Comrags, Harricana par Mariouche, Krane and Klaxon Howl.

via: Glamour and Glitter

Canadian Fashion & Lady Gaga

Mark Fast recently declined a Lady Gaga wardrobe request citing he does not want to be part of "Fast-Food Fashion", he is just doing Faster; but the godfathers of Canadian fashion Dean and Dan happily had her guest star in their new show Launch My Line.

All is well with Gaga and Canada, and if the pop start or Illuminati messenger ever wants anything printed Calla will be happy to lend her clothes.

Canadian School of Fashion Chart

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The Canadians in Fashion Now

New York

Jeremy Laing

Rad Hourani

London

Erdem

Mark Fast

Todd Lynn

Paris

Calla Haynes

Nicolas Andreas Taralis

Here are the young designers of Canadian origin that are in the world of fashion. They do not belong to a school of design but are certainly building their brands internationally around the same time (excluding Lynn and Taralis whom have been around for a while). I would like to know if I am wrong -do not know a lot about Canadian fashion design in the 60s or 70s- but I think this is the first time designers from this country are having a moment in fashion internationally in such large numbers. Canada constantly has a moment with models, but with designers this would be it.