LG Toronto Fashion Week: Final Thoughts
LG Toronto Fashion Week - Wear Love: Spring 2010 Collections
A week ago, we went into LG Toronto Fashion Week with a single mission: to document the male perspective, and attempt to break the rigid stereotype that menswear is just an afterthought during Fashion Week. So for 5 days, as Toronto showcased Canada’s most prolific designers and their respective collections, we set out on a journey that dared to give voice to men in Toronto. And along this journey, we discovered that, although not represented as much as their counterpart, men in Toronto are extremely passionate about fashion and their appearances. Perhaps, we dare say, more so than women.
What made LG Toronto Fashion Week so incredible was the fact that as an industry, community and city, we all shared the same vision. We all envisioned fashion as something that brought us together, that pushed boundaries and more importantly, to show the world what Toronto is all about. It was a beautiful moment each time a designer got a standing ovation from the audience. It really furthered the fact that as Canadians, we must and shall support our own. Don’t get us wrong, we love the European and American designers just as much as they do themselves. But when it comes down to our home grown talents and their aspirations, it’s personal. The FDCC, even with their lack of effort in presenting more menswear, has truly started a movement in Canada. Birthing it 11 years ago, Toronto Fashion Week is now so monumental that it makes or breaks any burgeoning designer that ever dared to dream.
As we stated many (and many) times during our coverage of LG Toronto Fashion Week, menswear in Toronto is considered to be an afterthought. For too long, men have been somewhat neglected in their own dressings and stripped of the spotlight they rightfully deserve. With only 3 dedicated all-menswear collections that were presented, it seemed like Toronto men weren’t really eager to showcase themselves. But as we were covering Fashion Week and talking to the men in attendance about the relationship between menswear and LG Toronto Fashion Week, it dawned on us that we do have the hunger and passion for menswear. And after the overwhelming response that Bustle Clothing and Gotstyle received after their shows, it was clear that Toronto yearns for more menswear to be showcased. And perhaps this was a call-to-action for all men in Toronto. A loud cry to all the governing fashion bodies to include more menswear. But in the end, it is up to all of us to make that happen. The demand and drive is there, it’s just up to us, as a collective, to champion this duty.
Sharad
Winston
Mo D
Yes ! Finaly I get to splurge my comments on here. First I would like to say that Sharad and Winston are amazing
..seconed LG Fasion Week was great and I enjoyed it. I truely believe that men are really coming into the light and expressing their personalities through their clothing in this millenium. I really loved what some of the designers have created in their 2010 collections. Other than seeing Sharad crop female models out his pictures I loved the whole idea stylish clothing for men. Keep it up guys !