Talent Moda Milano

Italy’s Fashion Organization Talent Moda Milano flew in their new up and coming designer graduates from some of Milan's top fashion schools, and to show and innovative, ethereal, captivating collection. The various designers showed their collection alongside established and up-and-coming Canadian talent. Talent Moda Designers collection was refined, stylish, and quirky, with and Avant Guard look all in one. These designers are most defiantly ones to watch. 

IED (Istituto Europeo di Design)

DA (Domus Academy)

Istituto Carlo Secoli

 

NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti)

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Preloved by Julia Grieve & Peter Friesen

As a designer I am so not into cutting old clothing and then reconstructing them, but Preloved does one of the best jobs in reconstruction of old clothing. Their Jean Jackets and Jean skirts were supper cool with their obi belts, wrap tops and funky sweaters. After seeing the Preloved collection, I know I will always prelove anything they put down the runway. 

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Evan & Dean by Raymond Boutet & Lyle Reimer

Quality, originality describes up and comers Raymond Boutet & Lyle Reimer’s Evan & Dean’s collection of wearable tops, dresses, jackets and pants, With slinky cool, prints and spacey plastic like looking coats, this collection evoked a 70’s vibe mixed with a modern appeal.

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Lewd -lust for life

Lewed most defiantly has a lust for life. This one named designer had the funkiest, lesser fair attitude, about her collection. The collection was casual with a twist because most of the pieces could be worn out to a party or a club, and still be used for the office or chilling. The best pieces for the women were her stretched, and knit dresses, and for men, her knit sweaters and hoodies.











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Hibebe By Salem Moussallam

Enchanting is what I can say for Salem Moussallam’s Fall 2008 Collection. Though Salem did not get the glory of presenting his collection on the runway, he was able to show pieces of well put, elegant, gowns and cocktail dress in the L’Oreal Fashion Week tent entrance. My faves were his pouf beige tube dress, black asymmetrical dress, and silver slinky dress.










 
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Joe Fresh Style by Joseph Mimran

Joseph Mimran's Joe Fresh Style line evoked semi equestrian with a popish feel of the swinging sixties London laced with semi hippy prints. The most amazing thing about this affordable collection is how expensive it looked. It was like quality was not spared for the sake of making it affordable to the general public. There were some neutral pieces mixed with the vintage look. Like boxy tweed jackets, pared with black hipster pants, fuchsia sweater dresses, and shirts, big sweater dress, a bright yellow coat, and Coco Rocha, yes Coco Rocha, Canada’s world famous Über model strutted down the run way in a brown mod dress looking Über cool.....here are my faves.....











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Denis Gagnon

The enfant terrible of the Canadian Fashion Industry, Denis Gagnon had a collection that was tamer than usual, given his often Avant Guard pieces. I am not saying that it was not Avant Guard because that is pretty much how all of Denis’s collections are....but it was all very well.....wearable and cool while still being Avant Guard, something Alexander McQueen, could never pull off (the wearable part), but as always Denis shines again with stretch wool tops and dresses, fur vets, shiny viscose dress and leather tops, pants, dresses, and jackets. His leather pieces were so exquisite, it made me remember why, I cannot and will not give up wearing leather.....here are my faves....











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Nadya Toto

Gothic lace inspired by a hippy printed top and dress, was presented at Nadya Toto’s Fall 2008 collection. The Gothic look did not take away from the elegant tops, skirts and dresses that skewered down the runway with French pizzazz chic and crimped eighties hair. Nadya’s top looks were the gypsy estaque hippy print tops, and black cocktail dress that would make any girl want to dress in black all the days of her life.








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Mellinda-Mae Harlingten

All I can say for Mellinda-Mae Harlingten’s collection is casual cool with a hint of sexy vibe. The Vancouverite presented pieces in black white red and gray with fabrics of jersey, chiffon, wool knits, wool gabardine. I just loved her high waist pants, skirts, and hey stylized coats, but one of my faves was the red, chiffon halter hoody, and the red chiffon ruffled dress (which has been done before but no less looked good).








 
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