LACERDA, TAI, GALLAGHER AND BALINT

FROM FASHION:

Designers on our radar for Fall 2013

By Caitlin Agnew | March 12th, 2013 | 3:00 pm

 

LACERDA

Designer: Vinicius Lacerda, 23

Aesthetic: The high school uniform of the coolest girl you knew in the '90's.

Bio: Born is Sao Paulo, this Toronto-based designer cut his teeth at Line Knitwear.

This is his debut collection.

What to Expect: Clean silhouettes, eccentric prints and textures, menswear-inspired tops and pleated, knee-length skirts.

 

 

STEVEN TAI

Designer: Steven Tai, 28

Aesthetic: Geek chic with a hint of Celine.

Bio: Born in Macau and raised in Vancouver, Tai attended Central Saint Martins before showing his debut collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin. He's also interned at Chalayan, Viktor & Rolf and Stella McCartney and counts Yohji Yamamoto as a fan.

What to Expect: The colourful, oversized pieces were made with a trip to the Alps in mind and feature experiments with customized silicon and showpiece embroidery.

 

MAISON MATHEW GALLAGHER

Designer: Mathew Gallagher, 26

Aesthetic: Old World elegance meets twenty-first century minimalism.

Bio: This Canadian designer spent time in New York, Halifax and Montreal before moving to Milan in 2008 where he attended the Isituto Europea di Design and worked as a freelance illustrator for Ports 1961. He launched MMG in 2010.

What to expect: Sophisticated evening wear in a palette of neutrals,with pops of maroon and a sexy thigh-slit or two.

 

THOMAS BALINT

Designer: Michael Thomas Balint, 28

Aesthetic: Dark and stormy with a Hungarian twist.

Bio: Trained in sculpture at OCAD University in Toronto, Balint co-founded Thomas in 2010 before striking out on his own. He also mans a flagship location in a second-floor studio on Queen West.

What to Expect: Androgynous pieces built for a multifaceted layering inspired by the designer's background in sculpting.

For full article with images:
http://www.fashionmagazine.com/blogs/fashion/at-the-shows/2013/03/12/toronto-fashion-week-new-designers-fall-2013/5/

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