Minimidimaxi Magazine

Judith Desjardins is running brisk business in Quebec.

Andrew Majtenyi serves up a streetwear tribute to the motoring age with Bruzer fall/winter 2002.

C’est Pas Grave menswear by Fong presents “High Rollers”, a fun and dressy collection inspired by casino life.

Catherine Brulé’s Fall/Winter 2002-03 collection is a vivacious one, resurrecting some design features while debuting a few of her own.

The company’s second Toronto Fashion Week appearance did, showcases some desirable separates.

Crystal Siemens’ penchant for presenting her collections in outlandish production settings has caught the eye of Canadian film director Bruce McDonald.

The melancholic strains of a string octet welcomed David Dixon’s powerful statement of black as a rite of passage, ‘12:01 midnight. A brand new day.’

Dominic Bellissimo kicks off another season in the quest of shrinking the gap between refined outerwear and luxury urbanwear with ‘Raw’

Dubuc pulled out all the stops to show both spring and fall to a voracious crowd.

Once again taking us into uncharted territory, Yves-Jean Lacasse spins world histories with his own fashion-architecture studies

Tyala Brown’s Fidel added a touch of young, urban style to Montreal Fashion Week.

Frëtt Design by Michelle Secours staged a lavish show at the Spectrum, performance venue extraordinaire, for Montreal Fashion Week.

“There is a beauty in sadness.” So says Shelli Oh of her fall/winter 2002 collection.

Hilary Radley kicked off Montreal Fashion Week’s with a sharp reminder that Canadian outerwear has been building an name for itself for decades, if not longer.

Chaotic styling rained thick on the Hoax runway, playing on themes of deconstruction.

Jean Airoldi brought his brand of Quebecois chic to Toronto Fashion Week for fall 2002.

Welcome to the Total Look by Luk. Luc La Roche introduces sleek streamlining and a women’s line in ‘Hick Chic’ Fall/Winter 2002-03.

Welcome to ready-to-wear in its finest hour. In arguably the most stunning collection of the Fall/Winter 2002.

Marilyn Brooks crafts another carefree womenswear collection for fall 2002, a colourful tribute to 60’s abandon.

Misura by Joeffer Caoc closed Toronto Fashion Week with a bang, as droves of fashionmongers huddled in a chilly warehouse of surreal proportions.

‘Zhivago’, the theme of this season’s Muse collection, plays variations on the fallen aristocracy of Russian bourgeois chic.

Nadya Toto explores the casual chic in her Fall/Winter 2002-03 collection, melding vintage collage, evening silhouettes and northern luxury.

Carla Romagnoli, Sarah Fugulin, Myco Anna

In a season where the big engines of Canadian fashion deliver solid collections, there is a refreshing amount of room for rising stars.

Nunavut Inuit Collection 2002

Olena Zylak treated the Toronto Fashion Week crowd to an intimate installation (in collaboration with Response) that represented a trip into her formative childhood.

Andy The-Ânh bucks the trend currents with a brilliant take on the life of Frida Kahlo. P.O.W. stands for Power Of Women, and it shows.

Accessories are always a Paula Lishman specialty and this season is no exception.

Collections takes another positive step into cross-seasonal terrain with ‘Central London’, Mark Peros’ statement of Marianne Faithful chic.

Report is a ready-to-wear collection produced in Montreal by Modextil, and has swept through a bevy of international markets to gain 600 points of sale to date.