Minimidimaxi Magazine

Ol Grandeur is a fashion house intent on bringing European flair to the Canadian runway, catering to the contemporary businesswoman. The black eveningwear is the high point of the collection, marrying satin with sharp, angular cuts. One such dinner jacket with asymmetric, swirly neck detail is as elegant and immaculately tailored as the white full-length jacquard dress jacket. Ol Grandeur scores big with prints and stripes. The black and white georgette dresses have a playful edge to offset the inherent seriousness of the collection, while the striped pieces take abstraction to a new level. The square-necked suit jackets with puffy sleeves did not resonate as clearly, and perhaps they introduced an unnecessarily antiquated element.

EVE is a new maternity line founded by management consultants Geetu Pathak and Roanie Levy, joining hands with Ol Grandeur. I could do no better than the press materials in expressing the company’s target market. “They are full of pride, excitement and anticipation and want to show the world they are pregnant while remaining true to their sense of style.” Though the memorable black cutout dress lacked the vitality the label’s philosophy promises, other maternity outfits deliver the goods. The variegated stripe number that uses the belly as a point of axis is an innovative piece that Ol Grandeur fashions in the spirit of such celebration.

Daniel Cox, Fashion Editor
Marek Wlazlo, Photographer