Trendology: Hard-Boiled Wonderland by Breeyn McCarney F/W 2010/2011 Collection

Tonight we got invited to Breeyn McCarney F/W show, it was our first fashion show to attend for this year's Toronto Fashion Shows and we had a really great time and met some great people.

Talking about the collection, it was inspired by the novel, Hard-boiled Wonderland by Haruki Murakami.  Personally I haven't read the novel, however I have the knowledge that it's a strange and dreamlike novel.  I have this dreamy and imaginary mood by looking at Breeyn's design tonight.

The used of materials are very soft in this collection; distressed cotton, silk and wool, mohair, cotton/bamboo jersey all gave a very soft touch to all the pieces.  In addition to these materials, Breeyn put a lot of details to make the pieces more than delicate, including hand-beading with vintage pearls, hand-embroidered detail, leather leaf applique, hand-knited silk/wool/mohair, and hand-painted flowers and lace detail.  Adding onto these amazing combinations, the floral accessories, may be very small in comparison,  added a final touch to the dreamlike mood.

We loved all the pieces of this collection, but if we have to pick one, it has to be the beaded dress with 15oz of black seed beads! The beads are hanging down loose from the chest and swings along with the motion.  The beads give a lot of movement to the pieces, yet having this mysterious feeling when it's put together with this very dreamy collection.  Fabulous work!

Breeyn, if you are reading this, we just have to say you have done an amazing job in this collection. We are looking forward to see your next show!

Trendology: Zac Posen F/W 10.11 Collection

Zac Posen is showing some classic cut here in the Fall/Winter Collection.  Even though it's classic cut and simple line, there's a good balance between classy and trendy. The colours of this collection did not take all the attention from everything.  Instead, the uncatchy earthy palette keeps the emphasis on the detailing and structure of the clothing, yet pulling the collection in union. For the evening, Posen played with red velvet and pink floral pattern, replacing the gowns with these flaring skirts. Some more things to note here is the use of fur in the clothing, as well as on the shoes. Also, high-waist trousers are back?