Bellevance and Steven Tai at The Shows Toronto!

The Toronto Fashion season is of to a great start with The Shows! This year The Shows took place at a new venue - The Story's Building on King Street West; a change from the Andrew Richard Designs venue we visited in previous years.

This year we saw the familiar faces of Bellevance designers Nolan Bellevance and Ava Hama. The two designers debuted their Fall/Winter 2013 collection at Milk Studios in February 2013, and their collection was purchased exclusively by Opening Ceremony. The aim of their collections is to make clothing that is approachable and aspirational. This year we saw more of the sleek and modern silhouettes that Bellevance is known for. We also saw many of the models wearing black and white kitten heels which seem to be rising in popularity on runways these days. The craftsmanship in these designs was spectacular as always!

Bellevance

Steven Tai

Vancouver-born designer Steven Tai presented at The Shows again this year. This is the fourth season for his self-named collection. Before launching his own line in 2012, Steven worked for some of the top design houses, including Viktor and Rolf and Stella McCartney. His Autumn/winter 2014 collection consisted of bold and playful floral patterns and some very fantastic trench coats. All of pieces are uniquely designed and made to make the modern woman stand out in a crowd. Love that yellow trench!