LG FASHION WEEK March 28 to April 2 at Heritage Court (Exhibition Place). Individual show tickets $40 to $50, day pass $200, week pass $675. Lgfashionweek.ca.
Shawna Robinson and Natalie Sydoruk, LABEL (seenolabel.com)
SHOW TIME March 29, 2 pm
We will never design anything made out of…
Prefab printed fabrics. We made that mistake once and saw the same print everywhere.
The most inspirational item on our mood board this season is…
A snapshot of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love kissing.
The fashion slang we overuse most is…
We make a point of not saying “fierce” or “fabulous.” But we do say “I love it!” a lot.
We admire the fashion career of…
Marc Jacobs. We really admire fashion multi-taskers.
Apparently fashion people don’t eat, but we can’t help pigging out on…
A surprising number of tomato sandwiches, candy and coffee.
Ken Chow, Krane (kranedesign.com)
SHOW TIME March 30, 5 pm
Three words that describe my line are…
Progressive, graphic, uniform.
I will never design anything made out of…
Vinyl, because it will not stand the test of time.
If my line weren’t called Krane, it would be called…
Kane.
If I weren’t a designer, I’d be…
An architect.
Fall 2011 is all about…
Greater sophistication in layering.
Sid Neigum (sidneigum.com)
SHOW TIME March 31, 2 pm
My favourite thing to design is…
Leather jackets.
When I need to blow off steam, I…
Get a huge bowl of pho and a Heineken.
The fashion slang I overuse most is…?
“WERQ!” Totally kidding. I don’t think I use fashion slang.
I admire the fashion career of…
Jeremy Scott. I love that he’s from a small town and moved to New York to go to school. It makes me feel good about coming from a small town.
If I weren’t a designer, I’d be a…
A full-time musician. I love music. I’ve played piano and guitar, and I also fool around with DJ equipment quite a bit.
Heather Lawton (heatherlawton.com)
SHOW TIME: March 31, 5 pm
Three words that describe my line are…
Avant-garde, dark, luxurious.
The most inspirational item on my mood board this season is…
A patched leather skirt.
When I need to blow off steam, I…
Hang with my hairless cat, Mr. Hairy.
Apparently fashion people don’t eat, but I can’t help pigging out on…
Ketchup chips. I can’t get them in New York, so my boyfriend orders them for me on a Canadian website and ships them down.
Fall 2011 is all about…
Chunky knits.
Chor-yin Choi, Cydelic by Choryin (cydelic.com)
SHOW TIME: March 31, 7:30 pm
I will never design anything made out of…
Frog skin, because I hate frogs.
The most inspirational item on my mood board this season is…
A poster from the film Pan’s Labyrinth.
The fashion slang I overuse most is…
I revert to “ew”… when I don’t like something. Is “ew” fashion slang?
If I weren’t a designer, I’d be…
Confused. Fashion design is the only thing I know how to do.
Fall 2011 is all about…
My first runway show at LG Fashion Week!
