Tag Archives: September 2016

Portfolio, Published Works

Cut From Her Own Cloth.

Defined by its eclecticism and opposition to simple definitions, fashion in 2016 is hard to pin down. With everything from sportswear to 90s goth present, this season’s runways looked like a collage made up of everything from Vogue’s archives. With all designers drawing from different (and often opposing) inspirations, it seems we’ve transcended trends in favour of variety and personalization.

Tempered by this changing climate, Toronto-based fashion and textiles designer Michons Marigot has been employing a varied mix of patterns, colours, silhouettes, time periods, and inspirations in her contemporary clothing. In an era when fashion seems to be drawing from everything to tell multiple stories simultaneously, Michons Marigot strives to provide the tools to piece together a story that is uniquely yours. Embracing and creating a future where off-trend is on-trend, Michons Marigot was made for 21st century fashion.

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Portfolio, Published Works

Iris Apfel Celebrates her Birthday in Style.

Monday was a day to celebrate for icon Iris Apfel. The entrepreneur and fashion legend both turned 95 and launched her fashion collaboration with Macy’s in house brand, INC. While “fashionable” isn’t a term most people associate with women of a certain age, Apfel’s design work proves that stereotype obsolete.

And Iris x INC. dares other women to disprove it too. When asked her thoughts on the concept of women dressing their age she replied “I think that’s stupid. I think [the fashion industry is] all entirely too youth-oriented. I think a lot of designers create very expensive clothes for women 60s and 70s — people who wear them — and they create them for 16- and 18-year-old bodies. The kids can’t afford to buy them and the women look like a horse’s ass if they put it on. So it’s all out of whack.”

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