Minimidimaxi Magazine

Denis Gagnon’s fall-winter 2010 collection was a moving display of raw and refined sensitivity, as fringe and leather make an otherwise unlikely union.

Rudsak seduces with simple classics and a touch of glamour in a soft neutral palette and bright accents

Schiaparelli was the first designer to put zips on dresses, but Montreal designer Denis Gagnon turned it glamorously organic for spring-summer 2010.

Rudsak gives us hooded soldiers dressed to the nines for fall/winter 2009, in a collection of layered leather and wool.

Contrasting hardy with light and sophistication with ease, Denis Gagnon’s fall-winter 2009 offering exudes an energy all its own.

Todd Lynn plays Leader of the Opposition for fall-winter 2009, bringing a classic black and white duel to light. London fashion week coverage.

Rudsak maintains its spell over outerwear aficionados with a spring/summer 2009 collection that sizzles.

spring/summer 2009 runway images

Evik Asatoorian uses the ‘opposites attract’ theory to take a stab at reinvention.

Denis Gagnon turns leather, wool, and chiffon into his playthings for fall/winter 2008.

Mackage delivers a fall/winter 2007 collection of trimmed-down silhouettes, outerwear with an urban edge.

What seems like repetition may simply be Rudsak narrowing down and focusing on what they do best, in light of stiff competition in the Canadian outerwear market.

Izzy Camilleri ministers to her faithful for fall/winter 2007 with a collection in sinister black, banking on the allure of sleek lines and batgirl chic.

For treated leather outerwear so delicious-looking you want to eat it like a Fruit Roll-up, Rudsak’s spring/summer 2007 collection serves up all you’ll probably need.

Rudsak delivers a tight collection for fall/winter 2006, brandishing black as both weapon and lure.

If Blade Runner had been directed by Fellini, this is the costuming we might’ve gotten. The surprise hit of Toronto Fashion Week, Izzy Camilleri shows how fierce and sophisticated a fall/winter 2006 collection can be.

Eran Elfassy and Elisa Dahan get funky with silhouettes and styles for fall/winter 2006, challenging our ideas of what a Mackage coat should be, with mixed results.

Rudsak gets back to basics with their spring-summer 2006 leather collection, using ice cream pastels that make you want to reach out and taste them.

Forever devoted to blending leatherwear and ready-to-wear, designers Elisa Dahan and Eran Elfassy blur those boundaries even further with Mackage’s spring-summer 2006 oeuvre.

For dresses dripping with glitter and grace, Izzy Camilleri is the one to turn to. Spring-summer 2006 looks like it’s going to be one roaring ball.

Danier brought their spring-summer 2006 leather finery to an eager outdoor audience at Montreal’s Jaguar Fashion and Design Festival.

Denis Gagnon’s ready-to-wear maintains the unmistakable couture look for Fall 2005, while simplifying many of the designer’s ideas.

Mackage’s seeming allergy to full-length silhouettes is in full bloom for Fall 2005.

For spring 2005, Rudsak streamlines their leather delectables while keeping an eye on the power of colour.

The collection is literally a breath of fresh air, and this is clearly apparent in the women’s line.

David Spencer added a touch of leather sizzle to Toronto Fashion Week with his spring 2004 collection.

‘White Time’ is Rudsak’s theme for Spring 2004, a vote of confidence in the colour white to demonstrate the epiphany of freedom

Mackage Spring 2004 takes streamlined fashion to an exciting new threshold.

From clingy jersey to deconstructed swaths of linen to silk-screened chiffon, this collection speaks volumes with discipline.

The label’s leather output is kept to a minimum as other fabrics, like wool, take precedence.