Two new Fashion Talks™ tapings have also been added to the Toronto Fashion Week schedule for Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. and Sept 6 at 2:30 p.m. On Wednesday, join host Donna Bishop in the RE\SET ™ Studio (upper level of Yorkville Village) as she chats with The Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design (CAFTCAD) on the upcoming exhibit From Concept to Creation (Sept. 4-30 at Yorkville Village). In conversation with some of Canada’s leading film and television costume designers, the panel will discuss the process and power of costume design. On Thursday, Donna sits down with the cast of the new fashion competition series STITCHED, host and fashion model Kim Cloutier (@cloutierkim) and resident judges, style expert Joe Zee (@mrjoezee) and ELLE Canada’s Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Craft (@vanessacraft). Premiering Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Slice, STITCHED is the stylish competition series where skilled fashion designers match wits and stitches in an epic fashion throw-down, facing off in dramatic themed challenges.
Find an updated Toronto Fashion Week schedule below with details on Sid Neigum’s presentation and Fashion Talks™ in conversation with STITCHED and CAFTCAD.
Check your inbox daily for updates on events happening from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 and for event recaps. Tickets are now on sale at TFW.to.
Toronto Fashion Week is made possible through the support of its event sponsors: beautyBOUTIQUE by Shopper’s Drug Mart, Redken 5th Avenue NYC, Lexus, Belvedere Vodka, Her Majesty’s Pleasure x CND, Rogers, FIJI Water, FASHION Magazine, Toronto Life, TITLE Magazine, The Kit, Toronto Star, and Bloor-Yorkville BIA.
Tuesday, September 4
3:00 PM | Fashion Talks | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: hello@fashiontalks.ca
In Conversation with Fashion Activist Elizabeth Peyton-Jones, founder of the Responsible Trust for Models, an international organization dedicated to revolutionizing the modelling industry.
Tickets are available for purchase on TFW.to.
Instagram: @fashiontalkspodcast
4:00 PM | Mikhael Kale | Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @mikhaelkale Twitter: @mikhaelkale
5:00 PM | Victoria Hayes | Runway | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @victoriahayescollection
6:00 PM | Kollar Clothing | Runway | Contact: Shaun@agenceselect.com
Instagram: @kollarclothing Twitter: @kollarclothing
6:30 PM | Namesake | LUMAS Gallery (159 Yorkville Ave.) | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @bythenamesake
7:00 PM | Mani Jassal | Runway | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @manikjassal Twitter: @manikjassal
7:30 PM | DISCOVER THIS: THE COLLECTIONS™ | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
shopRE\SET™ ATELIER GUARIN, HILARY MACMILLAN, SID NEIGUM, MARKOO, MIKHAEL KALE, PEDRAM KARIMI, S.P. BADU, WIL STUDIOS, WRKDEPT, BIKO,
CUCHARA, and DANIEL GREGORY NATALE.
Instagram: @fsncollections
8:00 PM | NARCES | Runway | Contact: karine@karyzmaagency.com
Instagram: @_narces Twitter: @_narces
9:00 PM | Christopher Bates | Runway | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @christopher.bates.official Twitter: @CBatesMenswear
9:00 PM | The Endings Book Launch Event (Invite Only) | Yorkville Village, 136 Yorkville Ave. | Contact: sarah@rockitpromo.com
Instagram: @theendingsbook
9:30 PM | Sid Neigum | Parking Level 2, Yorkville Village (136 Yorkville Ave.) | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @sidneigum Twitter: @sidneigum
Wednesday, September 5
2:00 PM | Fashion Talks | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: hello@fashiontalks.ca
In Conversation with Canada’s leading film and television costume designers on the process and power of costume design.
3:00 PM | Fashion Talks | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: hello@fashiontalks.ca
In Conversation with Caitlin Cronenberg and Jessica Ennis on the power of fashion in their book The Endings: Photographic Stories of Love, Loss, Heartbreak, and Beginning Again
*This Fashion Talks taping will be followed by a book signing with Cronenberg and Ennis
Tickets are available for purchase on TFW.to.
Instagram: @fashiontalkspodcast
4:00 PM | ZOFF | Runway | Contact: zoya@shaban.com
Instagram: @zoffranieri Twitter: @mzoffranieri
5:00 PM | Alex S. Yu | Runway | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @alex.s.yu
6:00 PM | Hilary MacMillan | Runway | Contact: gail@magnetcreative.ca
Instagram: @hilarymacmillan Twitter: @hilarymacmillan
6:30 PM | Tara Rivas | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @tararivas Twitter: @tararivas
7:00 PM | Hayley Elsaesser | Runway | Contact: shaun@agenceselect.com
Instagram: @hayleyelsaesser Twitter: @hayleyelsaesser
8:00 PM | WRKDEPT | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @wrkdept Twitter: @wrkdept
9:00 PM | Christopher Paunil | Runway | Contact: gail@magnetcreative.ca
Instagram: @christopherpaunil Twitter: @chrispaunil
10:00 PM | HENDRIXROE | Runway | Contact: jordan@hendrixroe.com, rachel@hendrixroe.com
Instagram: @hendrixroe Twitter: @hendrixroestyle
Thursday, September 6
2:30 PM | Fashion Talks | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: hello@fashiontalks.ca
In Conversation with STITCHED cast, host and fashion model Kim Cloutier and resident judges, style expert Joe Zee and ELLE Canada’s Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Craft on how media content democratizes fashion.
4:30 PM | Fashion Talks | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: hello@fashiontalks.ca
In Conversation with Dr. Alexandra Palmer, Nora E. Vaughan Senior Curator, Textiles and Costume at the Royal Ontario Museum on the importance of Fashion and Textile collections for Museums and for its visitors. The ROM holds the largest collection of fashion and textiles in Canada and is the third largest in the world.
Tickets are available for purchase on TFW.to.
Instagram: @fashiontalkspodcast
6:00 PM | Daniel Gregory Natale | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com/ anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @danielgregorynatale
7:00 PM | WIL Studios | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @wil.studios
8:00 PM | Pedram Karimi | RE\SET™ Studio | Contact: dani@nordstrommatte.com / anya@nordstrommatte.com
Instagram: @pedramkarimi_ Twitter: @pedramkarimi
6:30 PM - 10:30 | Best Dressed 2018 Presented by Toronto Life and FASHION (Invite Only) | Yorkville Village, 136 Yorkville Ave. | Contact: jfink@stjosephmedia.com
Instagram: @torontolife / @fashioncanada Twitter: @torontolife / @fashioncanada
ABOUT TORONTO FASHION WEEK®
Toronto Fashion Week®, an event showcasing fashion, art, music and culture takes place in Yorkville, Toronto’s revitalized and most prestigious luxury retail neighborhood. The bi-annual event hosts national and international designers, entertainers and the fashion community to create a touchpoint where fashion is embraced and celebrated. As the leading fashion event in Canada, Toronto Fashion Week creates a catalyst for media engagement, retail activity and global connectivity.
The founding partners are Yorkville Village, The Hazelton Hotel, Freed Developments and Hill & Gertner – an ownership group comprised of several of the country's top companies in real estate, development and luxury hospitality.
Website: TFW.to
Instagram: @tfw
Twitter: @tofashionwk
Facebook: @tofashionwk
Hashtag: #tofw
ABOUT RE\SET™
In February 2017, THE COLLECTIONS™ launched RE\SET™ a platform offering designers an opportunity to present their collections direct to consumer and the industry. RE\SET™ currently takes place bi-annually in September and February (prior to New York Fashion Week) and is in partnership with the official Toronto Fashion Week located in Yorkville. RE\SET™ provides designers with a variety of presentation formats including:
traditional runway, static presentations, a designer showroom model and has cumulatively featured over 100 participating designers.
Website: reset.fashion
Instagram: @resetfsn
Hashtag: #resetfsn
ABOUT FASHION TALKS™
Fashion Talks™ is the podcast that observes the world through the lens of fashion. Founded in 2017, creator and host Donna Bishop interviews designers, stylists, academics, industry insiders and leaders outside of the fashion industry to reveal insights, observations, personal stories and historical moments on how fashion helps to shape the world we live in and how our world shapes fashion and the clothes we wear. Fashion Talks™ is available for download on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and to stream at fashiontalks.ca. While the majority of listeners are from Canada and the US, Fashion Talks boasts regular listeners from Japan, Germany, France, Italy and the UK. Proudly produced in partnership with CAFA, Fashion Talks™ strives to shine a spotlight on the cultural relevance of fashion while highlighting the rich expanse of the Canadian industry.
Website: fashiontalks.ca
Instagram: @fashiontalkspodcast
Facebook: /fashiontalkspodcast
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