Pumping up the volume at Toronto's Fashion Week
Volume was the buzzword at LG Fashion Week in Toronto this season: Not only did designers such as Evan Biddell and Pink Tartan's Kimberly Newport-Mimran exaggerate fall's silhouettes to bigger and bulkier degrees, but the event's venue, the Allstream Centre, was among its largest ever, comfortably seating 1,200. (Too bad more designers than ever chose to present offsite this year.)
Evan Biddell played with exaggerated volume by sculpting clothes away from the body. Unusual fabrics, like the cork shown here, were manipulated into shapes that ranged from highly wearable to downright outrageous.Chris Young/The Canadian Press
The fur flew at Pink Tartan and Jules Power, but things got hairiest at Izma, Izzy Camilleri and Adrian Mainella's showing lush, luxurious wild furs.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
Jules Power's uniquely polished casual pieces boast easy familiarity, as her glammed-up swat pants paired with tailored tartan riding jackets demonstrated.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
Pink Tartan's aviation theme was reinforced with flappy hats and harnesses, some of which were trimmed along the back in fur to create a wing-like effect.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press