Minimidimaxi Magazine

A clean crisp fall day comes as very good news, especially if you’re Master of the Hounds.

This fall, Envers by Yves-Jean Lacasse is a luxuriously layered collection that draws upon the richness of Mongolia.

There has always been something about a man in uniform, and designer Ralph Prophete knows it.

For fall, veteran designer Philippe Dubuc presented a nautical-inspired menswear collection aboard a freight ship docked at the Old Port of Montreal.

Melissa Nepton adds a few spatial elements to trendy wrapping and draping to make it figure-friendly for fall-winter 2010.

The light designs of Eve Gravel easily adopt a coy sexiness reminiscent of French New Wave, complete with beret.

Peplum tops with ruffles and lace, rosettes and spangled dresses: seduction is a serious business and Nadya Toto is taking no prisoners.

This season, Christian Chenail enhances his brand’s structured classics with a focus on a strongly fitted silhouette, inspired by German New Wave cinema.

The perfect cure for winter is a walk through Joseph Helmer’s fall-winter 2010, a vivacious celebration of bold colours in patchwork.

Marie Saint Pierre gives us deceptive ease and lightness in ol’ basic black for fall-winter 2010.

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.

Andy Thê-Anh keeps his razor-sharp, sophisticated edge on a platform of finishing and understated detail.

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

Christian Chenail’s Muse celebrated its 20th anniversary with an easy 50s-inspired spring-summer collection in solid colours and a multitude of textures.

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

Simon Chang brings ribbons, frills, and winter wonderland glam to Montreal Fashion Week for fall-winter 2009.

Grey Daze: Dinh Bá extends plaid’s lifeline with pleated precision for fall-winter 2009. Womenswear and menswear.

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

Soïa & Kyo continues its quest for outerwear cuteness in fall/winter 2009.

This funky collaboration of accessories and knitwear delivered a sporty and modern package to Montreal Fashion Week.

Judith Desjardins presented classic and wearable lines for fall/winter 2009, in both her Bodybag and J.U.D.E. collections.

Myco Anna brought patchwork fantasy to the Montreal Fashion Week runway for fall/winter 2009.

A debut menswear collection for fall/winter 2009 that offers both sporty cruise pieces and fall casuals.

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

Sharp classics by Christian Chenail remix two of the most powerful decades of the 20th century for fall-winter 2009.

Dubuc explores utilitarian, 50s-inspired menswear tailoring and gives it a modern twist for fall-winter 2009.

Marie Saint Pierre’s fall-winter 2009 collection bursts with her signature ruffles, and with volume and streamlining in all the right places.

“Wow!” is the password, and mismatching shoes the prerequisite to get into the Helmer fall-winter 2009 fashion party.

[ March 2, 2009 to March 5, 2009. ] Montreal’s turn to strike a pose as the 16th edition of Montreal Fashion Week (MFW) kicks off with some of the best and brightest creative designers here and abroad presenting the 2009-2010 fall-winter collections. March 2 to 5 COMPLETE SCHEDULE

One of our own has been named to the Order of Canada this year, for his lifetime of creative contributions to the fashion industry.